Sammy Hagar says Ted Templeman was able to "crack the code" and help capture the classic Van Halen vocal sound on his latest album with the Circle. For Crazy Times (due out September 30th), the album's producer Dave Cobb was determined to make the most of Michael Anthony's vocals. He wanted to hear Mikey sound like he did on all of the classic Van Halen records. He and Sammy … [Read more...]
Podcast Releases Never-Before-Heard Steve Vai ‘Eat ‘Em And Smile’ Interview With Greg Renoff From 2016 [AUDIO]
The podcast "The Tapes Archive" has just released author Greg Renoff's complete 2016 audio interview with Steve Vai all about David Lee Roth's classic 1986 album Eat 'Em and Smile'! From "The Tapes Archive"/YouTube: In this never before-heard 2016 interview, Vai talks with author Greg Renoff about the landmark David Lee Roth album Eat ‘Em and Smile. At the time, it … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH Announces Deluxe Edition Of Debut Album With Previously Unreleased Tracks
Wolfgang Van Halen's self-titled debut Mammoth WVH album will be re-issued in deluxe edition format on November 11th with three bonus tracks. The deluxe edition will feature the bonus track from the Japanese version of the album - "Talk & Walk," along with two previously unreleased tracks - "As Long as You're Not You" and "Goodbye." To coincide with … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Releases Second Live/Studio Recording: ‘Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love’
David Lee Roth is back with another "Roth Lives! Studio Live" classic Van Halen track. This time it's 'Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love'! On September 1st, Dave released a new studio version of Van Halen's 1984 classic ‘Panama'. Dave and his band recorded a total of 14 songs in two hours on May 3rd, 2022 at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, CA. From Dave's … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & The Circle Get ‘Funky’ On Latest Track [VIDEO]
Sammy Hagar & The Circle are back again with a new track titled "Funky Feng Shui" and it arrives via an official video. Sammy: "Funky Feng Shui was the first song I started writing for the 'Crazy Times' record. We recorded just the two verses I had written for the first Lockdown Sessions. When we got in the studio David Cobb loved this song so we finished it and it made … [Read more...]