By Tim Parsons Lake Tahoe Action Independent filmmaker Murray Wasylnuk is making a documentary about Sammy Hagar fans who are proud to call themselves Redheads. Some bands’ fans are extra fanatical. The Grateful Dead didn’t have great mainstream success, but they had the most devout fans of any rock group. Tens of thousands of them each went to several hundred … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar News
The former Van Halen frontman recently released his acoustic solo album, "Lite Roast". In 2015, he's touring with his band "The Circle", featuring Michael Anthony, Vic Johnson, and Jason Bonham. His other band, Chickenfoot, is on hiatus indefinitely.
Sammy’s Holiday Greeting 2010 and “Santa’s Going South For Christmas”
From Redrocker.com: Redheads! What a great event we had this past weekend in Mill Valley. Great food, great music, and a preview of the new film. We collected an unbelievable pile of toys and raised much needed funding for our friends at Homeward Bound, Ritter Center and the 142 Throckmorton Theatre Scholarship fund. It always feels great to give a big check to … [Read more...]
“Red Rocker” edition Talon Motors Invader
From Autoblog.com: Three-wheeled vehicles are apparently back in vouge. Yesterday we told you that Morgan is reviving its classic Threewheeler, and now SEMA offers up a trike of its own. Talon Motors has unveiled its Invader, and we have to admit that the specs on it are pretty impressive. Much more so than Talon's last creation, the Street Quad. Power for the … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, and Michael Anthony ink deals with Warner/Chappell
Some interesting behind the scenes business going on... Warner/Chappell recently inked deals with legendary rockers David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, all of Van Halen fame. As part of the new agreement, Warner/Chappell acquired the entire catalog of songs written by Sammy Hagar — songwriter guitarist, and former lead singer of Van Halen (1986 through 1996) … [Read more...]
LSU Football & Van Halen – The Best of Both Worlds
Jacques Doucet, sportscaster at WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge and VH fanatic, is posting a five-part series this week on "LSU Football & Van Halen - The Best of Both Worlds: Rock Gods, successful/highly maligned replacements and the passionate fans that fight and argue over both." It is basically a buildup to this Saturday's LSU/Alabama game. The premise is this....Nick Saban … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar’s 2010 Birthday Bash Photos
From Redrocker.com: 2010 Birthday Bash Photos Are Up! The Official 2010 Birthday Bash photos have been posted! Relive your memories or check out what you missed here: Cabo Wabo Cantina - Birthday Bash 10-08-2010 Cabo Wabo Cantina - Birthday Bash 10-12-2010 Cabo Wabo Cantina - Birthday Bash 10-13-2010 … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar’s Birthday Bash 2010 Recap
It was another ridiculously fun time down in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, for Sammy Hagar's Birthday Bash this year. As usual, the Wabos and Michael Anthony were there to partake in the festivities. On one day during the weeklong bash, a bunch of fans who were partying at a beach bar all day where pleasantly surprised when none other than Michael Anthony and his entire family … [Read more...]
Sammy Joins Camp Freddy in San Francisco
From RedRocker.com: Sammy jammed with Camp Freddy at a private party this past Friday, October the 22nd, 2010. Sam is joined here by by Stevie Stevens (Billy Idol), Billy Morrison (Billy Idol, The Cult), Dave Navarro (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s Addiction), Matt Sorum (The Cult, Guns & Roses, Velvet Revolver), Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction, Alanis … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday David Lee Roth & Sammy Hagar!
The VHND wishes Happy Birthday to Dave Lee Roth (Oct 10th) and Sammy Hagar (Oct 13th). We salute you both! VHND staff is currently down in Cabo celebrating Sammy's annual Birthday Bash. Full report coming in a few days. … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & Steven Tyler
From Redrocker.com: Future in the Past It was 1973 and I was on my first national tour. Montrose was a helluva band but then so was Aerosmith. I will never forget when we played Cobo Hall in Detroit that summer. They called it Rock City and we certainly did our part to make that the truth. Now it's four decades later, it's the Wabos doing Rock Candy not Montrose, but some … [Read more...]
Chickenfoot to move on without drummer Chad Smith?
Are Chickenfoot thinking about replacing drummer Chad Smith? It appears so. The band – also featuring Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani and Michael Anthony – are hoping to record their second album in the fall, but Smith might not be available. Hagar told The Pulse Of Radio: "Chad's a problem, I'm gonna tell everybody straight up. To me, Chad is Chickenfoot. But Chad’s, you … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar on Sharing Chickenfoot Drummer with Chili Peppers, Autobiography
From Billboard.com: by Gary Graff, Detroit August 30, 2010 Chickenfoot is four songs and "seven pieces of new music" into its second album, according to frontman Sammy Hagar. But he acknowledges there's some concern about keeping that not-so-old gang of theirs together. The challenge is drummer Chad Smith and his regular gig with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who are … [Read more...]