The YouTube channel Rock N' Roll True Stories has released a video recalling two times Van Halen stood up for the fans and gave the big ole "FU" to authorities in the early 90s. Both stories took place in 1992 while Van Halen was on tour promoting their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. The first occurred when the band played at the Five Seasons Center outside Cedar … [Read more...]
Listen To The Invincible Czars Prog Rock Cover Of ‘Right Now’
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the release of Van Halen's "Right Now", the art-rock group The Invincible Czars have released their own version of the song featuring a dueling violin-guitar solo. According to the band's Facebook page, the track (above) features Chuck Fischer on vocals and drums, Phil Davidson playing the piano part on violin and Henry Q Vines on … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Sings DLR-Era Van Halen With The Circle In Vegas [VIDEO & SETLISTS]
Sammy Hagar & The Circle busted out plenty of Van Halen classics during their recent residency at the Strat in Las Vegas and they weren't all Sammy era. On Saturday night (February 12th) Michael Anthony took lead vocal duties on a couple of David Lee Roth era VH songs - "Runnin' With The Devil" and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love. Below are videos from those performances … [Read more...]
Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ Featuring Eddie Van Halen Solo Released On This Day In 1983
February 14th, 1983. The day the King of Pop and King Edward would team up to make rock and pop history. Michael Jackson's "Beat It" was released 39 years ago today. It would go on to become a number one single for three weeks and win two Grammys thanks in big part to the song's now iconic guitar solo performed by Eddie Van Halen. Did you know that Pete Townshend was … [Read more...]
Stephen Pearcy On The First Time Seeing Van Halen Live, Becoming Friends With Eddie
Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy recalled the time he had his mind blown by Van Halen during a recent interview with Metal Edge. Pearcy, who is from Long Beach, California, formed a band out of San Diego in 1977 called Mickey Ratt. In 1980, he decided to move his band to Los Angeles after seeing Van Halen for the first time. It was at a legendary club on the Sunset Strip in … [Read more...]