Seventeen-year-old alternative pop star Billie Eilish was asked if she's ever heard of Van Halen during her Jimmy Kimmel interview. Her answer shocked many, and led to an off-the-rails debate on twitter, which caused 'Van Halen' to actually become the #1 trending topic on Twitter today! When Jimmy Kimmel asked Billie Eilish to name any member of Van Halen on his show a few … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen News
That Moment a Fan of Another Band Asks You to Take a Picture of Him, Not Knowing You’re Eddie Van Halen
Stranger things have happened, but… During last night’s Tool concert in Los Angeles, a die-hard Tool fan asked a fellow concert goer to snap a pic of him with the stage in the background, not realizing he was asking none other than Eddie Van Halen! Wolfgang, who attended the concert with his legendary dad, captured the moment perfectly on his Instagram. View this … [Read more...]
The Story Behind Edward Van Halen’s Most Personal Song: ‘316’
Edward Van Halen's 1978 groundbreaking instrumental "Eruption" symbolized the birth of a whole new generation of guitar rock, but there would be another instrumental to come years later, that, for Edward, would symbolize a far more important birth. On March 16th, 1991 Edward Van Halen and his then wife Valerie Bertinelli welcomed their son Wolfgang into the world. It was for … [Read more...]
Wolf Confirms Long-Awaited Solo Project Ready to Mix
Flashback: In February 2015, Eddie Van Halen announced during his interview at the Smithsonian that son and Van Halen bassist Wolfgang would be releasing a solo album . Of the album, Eddie threw some hype Wolfie's way, telling listeners, “Wait until you hear his record! This is not pop talking, this is REAL talk. It blew my mind." But, the hype was quickly overshadowed, as a … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Sneak Peek!
A sneak peek to start your week ?? pic.twitter.com/QnIsV58hQ4 — Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) December 11, 2017 Wolfgang has been recording his solo album. The video above is a 17-second sneak peek that he posted on social media. What do you think? Sounds like his solo project is really coming along. Earlier this year, VHND received confirmation that the talented … [Read more...]
Watch Wolfgang Van Halen Play ‘Eruption’!
You may be cool, but you're not "playing 'Eruption' on the original Frankenstein in honor of its 40th anniversary" cool. Wolfgang Van Halen just posted a short, seemingly casual video of him playing his father's classic guitar instrumental, "Eruption." His social media post reads, "In honor of Eruption being recorded 40 years ago today, here's me playing it on the guitar … [Read more...]
10-Second Sneak Peek of Wolfgang Van Halen’s Music
Update 8/28/17: Wolf tweeted it today. Embedded above. Listen to a 10-second sneak peek of Wolfgang Van Halen's solo project in the video above. The snippet was posted by Wolfgang himself this week as an Instagram Story. All Instagram Stories are automatically deleted by Instagram 24 hours after they're posted, but – wouldn't you know it – someone grabbed the audio and … [Read more...]
Wolfgang: ‘Shouldn’t Be Too Much Longer’ Until Solo Album Finished
Wolfgang posted the following message today on social media, along with the above photo: "Progress. Shouldn't be too much longer until everything I've been working on is done." Sounds like his solo project is coming along. Earlier this year, VHND received confirmation that the talented 26-year-old, who's been playing bass in Van Halen since 2006, is doing it all (bass, … [Read more...]
Gettin’ ready to turn ISIS into WASWAS
Father and son having some fun on a Sunday! Wolf Van Halen posted to Instagram tonight: "We out here gettin' ready to turn ISIS into WASWAS." … [Read more...]
Never Seen Photo: Ed playing 316 for Val & Wolfie…
Valerie Bertinelli posted a CLASSIC photo today on her Facebook: "Ed playing 316 on my growing tummy, before he knew he would call it 316 #HappyBirthdayWolfie!" … [Read more...]
Van Halen Family Photo
A Van Halen family photo by Nigel Parry. … [Read more...]
Studio Talk: Wolfgang Van Halen
Wolfgang Van Halen was just interviewed by BASS GUITAR MAGAZINE about his work in Van Halen and Tremonti. Here's an excerpt: In Van Halen, a song I very much enjoy playing is ‘China Town’ off of the A Different Kind Of Truth album: a wicked uptempo song that’s got a lot of fun parts to play, especially the tapping intro that I need a capo to do. The crazy tapping at the end … [Read more...]