Wolfgang Van Halen's debut single 'Distance' has landed at number one on the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart dated November 28th according to Billboard. Credited to his band Mammoth WVH, "Distance" collected 826,000 U.S. streams and 13,000 downloads sold in the week ending November 19th, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The song also drew 1.6 million airplay audience … [Read more...]
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Wolfgang Van Halen Announces First Mammoth WVH Show
Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth WVH band is set to perform its first-ever concert at the Aftershock Festival next October. The festival is set to run October 7th through October 10th in Sacramento, CA. Mammoth WVH will be performing on the final night of the festival which also includes Metallica, My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, My Chemical Romance, Rancid, Seether, Volbeat, … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Tells L.A. TV Station How He’d Like Pasadena To Honor His Father
While the city of Pasadena continues to decide on how best to memorialize their hometown legend Eddie Van Halen, there's one person whose vote should carry some extra weight - Eddie's son Wolfgang. Wolfgang appeared on Fox 11 Los Angeles Friday and during the interview (at the 5:00 mark of the video above) he was asked about the Pasadena City Council recently coming together … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen: ‘Van Halen’s Music Will Live On Forever, But There Is No More Band Without Eddie’
Wolfgang Van Halen told Entertainment Tonight that while he needs to figure out how to move on without his father, Van Halen fans also need to do the same when it comes to their favorite band. "I think a message to the Van Halen fans [would be that] some things just really suck," said Wolfgang. "I don't have a Dad anymore and I have to figure out how to process that and deal … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Talks Solo Debut, Missing His Dad, Planned VH Reunion & More To Rolling Stone
Wolfgang Van Halen spoke with Rolling Stone recently to talk about the passing of his legendary father Eddie, his new solo project, David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony, the once possible Van Halen reunion and more. Wolfgang began the interview by commenting on the overwhelming responses he's received from fans regarding both the loss of his father and the release of his brand … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Appears On TODAY Show, ‘Distance’ Hits Number One On iTunes [VIDEO]
Wolfgang Van Halen's TODAY show appearance this morning was a bittersweet one. This was Wolfgang's first television interview since Eddie Van Halen passed away. After his emotional interview concluded, however, host Carson Daley announced that Wolfgang's new single "Distance", dedicated to his father, is now number one on iTunes. "The breaking news that I wanted to share … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen’s Howard Stern Interview – Video, Complete Audio
Video highlights from Howard Stern's interview with Wolfgang Van Halen today have now become available. Below are the segments followed by the entire audio interview: Revealing There Was A Van Halen Reunion In The Works: On Writing “Distance” As A Tribute To His Father: On The Rumors He’ll Replace His Dad In Van Halen: On Waiting To Go … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Debuts Touching Single, ‘Distance,’ Dedicated to His Father
The wait is over. Wolfgang Van Halen's brand new single, "Distance," dedicated to his father Eddie Van Halen has been released. Check out the official video for the new song at the end of this post. He wrote the song while his late father battled cancer, “imagining what my life would be without him, and how terribly I’d miss him,” as Wolfgang explained in a statement. “I … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen To Appear On Howard Stern Show, Debut New Single ‘Distance’ On Monday
Wolfgang Van Halen will be releasing his debut single "Distance" on Monday. That same morning he'll appear on Sirius/XM's The Howard Stern Show. Below is the statement released by Wolfgang's label Explorer1 Music Group: "Distance" is a a song that was initially written for the debut album, but was going to be held for a later time. "As my Pop continued to struggle with … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Exposes Online Scammers Using His Father’s Name
Wolfgang Van Halen has called out an unidentified company for trying to sell their CBD (Cannabidiol) oil product by creating a fake story using his father's name. The article, which falsely claimed to be published by People magazine, even went as far as to include fake quotes from Eddie himself. Below is a portion of the fabricated article: While many might not be … [Read more...]
Steve Lukather On Eddie Van Halen: ‘Performing With Wolfgang Was His Greatest Pride And Joy’
Toto guitarist Steve Lukather opened up about the many sides of his friend of 40-plus years Eddie Van Halen. "He loved everybody, but he kept his cards to himself," Lukather told PEOPLE. "He was a family man. That was the only thing that mattered. He was all about his son Wolfie. And his wife Janie, when she came along." Lukather added that performing with Wolfgang during … [Read more...]
Valerie Bertinelli Shares Family Photos In Tribute To Eddie Van Halen
Valerie Bertinelli has shared some rare family photos of herself, Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen during happy times together over the years. She posted this photo video on her Instagram page yesterday. It's set to the music of the Eddie Van Halen instrumental "316", titled in honor of Wolfgang's date of birth - 3/16/91: View this post on Instagram A post … [Read more...]