The city of Pasadena recently asked residents to name a new city park and Eddie Van Halen ranked high on the list of suggestions. Eddie, author Octavia Butler and the Playhouse Village garnered the most submissions in a survey conducted by the city as they seek to find a name for a park to be located on Union Street. Close to 50 names were proposed among the 725 submissions, … [Read more...]
Watch Sneak Peek Of REELZ Documentary On David Lee Roth
The REELZ network has released a sneak peek of this weekend's documentary on David Lee Roth! The episode titled David Lee Roth Van Halen Frontman premieres on Sunday (December 12th) at 8 pm (ET)/5 pm (PT). It's part of a four-episode series titled "Frontmen". The clip below posted by Radar Online includes veteran rock photographer Mark "Weissguy" Weiss, journalist Susan … [Read more...]
Drummer Kenny Aronoff On Van Halen: ‘Every Single Player In That Band Was THE REAL DEAL!’
Drummer Kenny Aronoff talked about the influence of Van Halen a.k.a. "The Real Deal" during a recent interview with Sunset Sound Recorders. Check out Aronoff (John Mellencamp, John Fogerty, Chickenfoot) talk about the genius of Eddie Van Halen, the distinct, identifiable sound of Alex Van Halen, the "Rock God" showmanship of David Lee Roth, the impeccable vocals and bass … [Read more...]
Debunking David Lee Roth’s Frankenstein Stripes Origin Story
Chris Gill, author of Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen and EVH guitar expert, says: "C'mon Dave....gimme a break!" This past weekend David Lee Roth released a video in which he told the story of how Eddie's iconic red, black and white Frankenstein guitar design began. Roth claimed that sometime in the mid-70s he told Eddie to pinstripe his white guitar since it … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Adds Four More Shows To Vegas Residency
David Lee Roth has extended his upcoming Las Vegas residency with four additional shows. Roth's previously announced five shows (December 31st, January 1st, 5th, 7th & 8th) at Mandalay Bay's House of Blues have since sold out. As a result, Roth will return again on January 14th, 15th, 21st and 22nd. Roth made his announcement on his official website and via an audio … [Read more...]