It was on this hot "Summer Night" in 1986 that Van Halen performed in New Haven, Connecticut for what would become the band's first-ever commercially released concert - "Live Without A Net". This was the second of two consecutive nights Van Halen performed in New Haven before 12,000 crazy, flipped out 5150s at the now-defunct Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which officially … [Read more...]
Gene Simmons Apologizes To David Lee Roth
Gene Simmons has apologized to David Lee Roth. "I am so sorry and ashamed, actually, that I hurt David's feelings," Simmons told US Weekly. The apology (in the video above) comes after Simmons made some unflattering comments about Roth during a Rolling Stone interview posted last week. Roth had performed as the opening act for KISS's “End Of The Road” tour … [Read more...]
“Dear Charlie. Godspeed.”
"Dear Charlie. Godspeed." -Alex Van Halen We received the above message from Alex Van Halen's camp today. Charlie Watts, whose strong but unflashy drumming powered the Rolling Stones for over 50 years, died on Tuesday in London. He was 80. His death, in a hospital, was announced by his publicist, Bernard Doherty. No other details were immediately provided. The … [Read more...]
Paul Stanley On David Lee Roth: ‘On Stage He’s Still Diamond Dave!’
Diamonds are forever, so says Paul Stanley. Stanley took to social media recently to offer up his support for Roth after his bandmate Gene Simmons made some rather disparaging remarks about the Van Halen frontman. Early last week during an interview with Rolling Stone, Simmons confirmed that Roth was no longer touring with KISS adding, "During Dave’s heyday, nobody did what … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen On Including Van Halen’s ‘Sunday Afternoon In The Park’ Synth On Mammoth WVH Song ‘Mr. Ed’
Wolfgang Van Halen says he was just waiting for the right moment to insert his dad Eddie's synthesizer into a Mammoth WVH song. That moment arrived with the track "Mr. Ed". Just in case you haven't picked up on it yet, Wolfgang used the original Electro-Harmonix Micro-Synthesizer Eddie used on Van Halen's "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" from Van Halen's 1981 album Fair … [Read more...]