Two Mammoth WVH songs are among the 20 best rock songs released during the first half of 2021, according to Ultimate Classic Rock. While "Don't Back Down" placed at #16, "Think It Over" ranked #6 on UCR's list. Both songs come off of the debut Mammoth WVH album released on June 11th. Here is what Matthew Wilkening had to say about each track: "Don't Back Down" … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Announces Surprise Mammoth WVH Debut Headlining Concert, Happening Tomorrow Night In Kansas!
Wolfgang Van Halen has just announced that his band Mammoth WVH is the "Secret Show" headliner tomorrow night (Wednesday, July 27th) at The Bottleneck club in Lawrence, Kansas. This will be the band's first ever concert! Wolfgang posted the news to his Twitter page just a few hours ago. The show has since sold out: Here we gooooooo!!! ? https://t.co/tbTK9AGqU8— Wolf Van … [Read more...]
Miles Copeland On Eddie Van Halen, Sammy Hagar & Hagar’s One-Time Opening Act Steven Seagal
Legendary music manager and label owner Miles Copeland has worked with many of the biggest artists in music history including The Police, The Go-Go's, The Bangles and R.E.M. One musician he wishes he could have worked with but never had the chance to was Eddie Van Halen. "He's an artist I would have liked to have worked with because he really was a great guitar player and he … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar On 2004 Van Halen Reunion: ‘I Really Wish We Would’ve Made A Whole New Record’
Seventeen years ago this week Van Halen released its two-disc best of collection titled The Best Of Both Worlds. While Sammy Hagar did get to record three new tracks with the band, he said he wishes there could have been more. "Looking back now, I really wish we would've made a whole new record," Hagar said in a recent post to his and Michael Anthony's Van Hagar/Other Half … [Read more...]
43 Years Ago Today: Van Halen Performs At ‘Day on the Green’ Concert In Oakland, California
Van Halen performed Bill Graham's Day on the Green in Oakland, California on July 23rd, 1978. Here's the story of that day along with a plethora of photos! Over 57,000 rock fans (57,512 to be exact) witnessed this legendary show. General admission tickets were $11, and the lineup was AC/DC, Van Halen, Pat Travers, Foreigner, and Aerosmith. Eddie Van Halen also gave … [Read more...]