Former music journalist Blair R. Fischer has revealed e-mail exchanges with Eddie Van Halen over the last five years of his life, saying Eddie was ready for "a whole new beginning" just a year before he passed. Fischer had e-mail exchanges with Eddie from 2015 to 2020 and has just shared what was in them to Rolling Stone, a magazine he once worked as editor for the … [Read more...]
How Alex Made Van Halen Swing! [VIDEO]
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing and, damn, could Alex Van Halen SWING!! YouTuber Fran Capitanelli has put together a fantastic video breaking down Alex's ability to swing like no other. "An intense romp through some of Alex Van Halen"s greatest drum tracks and how he manages to make everything swing," posted Capitanelli along with the video. "Grab your … [Read more...]
WATCH: Peanuts Gang Performs Van Halen’s ‘Dreams’
Who knew Charlie Brown could hit those high notes? Check out this fantastic video created by YouTuber Garren Lazar featuring the Peanuts gang led by good ole' Charlie performing Van Halen's "Dreams". The video was originally posted in 2020 in memory of Eddie Van Halen but was removed due to YouTube's then fair-use policy. Thankfully, Lazar was able to repost it this week so, … [Read more...]
What Are The Ten Best Van Halen Deep Cuts?
Just how deep will you go when it comes to your Van Halen fix? Of the 131 songs in Van Halen's catalogue, 56 of them were released as singles. That leaves another 75 songs that can be referred to as "album tracks" or "deep cuts". Just recently, Metal Injection's Andrew Kapper posted his own ten best Van Halen deep cut list, which included the tracks "Baluchitherium", … [Read more...]
Howard Stern Show Revisits David Lee Roth’s Acoustic Medley Of Van Halen Classics From 2002 [VIDEO]
The Howard Stern Show just reached into their video archives to bring back a rare acoustic performance from David Lee Roth exactly twenty summers ago! The video, released via Stern's YouTube channel this weekend, comes from Roth's September 6th, 2002 appearance on Stern's radio show. He had just wrapped up the highly-publicized summer tour with Sammy Hagar appropriately … [Read more...]