A fundraiser for Jason Becker is set to take place on July 15th with the proceeds to provide for Becker's ongoing battle with ALS. Becker was David Lee Roth's guitarist on the 1991 album A Little Ain't Enough and became a close friend of Eddie Van Halen in the years following his ALS diagnoses. Below is the press release: Legendary guitarist/composer Jason … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & Friends To Launch Las Vegas Residency This Fall [UPDATE: MORE SHOWS ADDED]
Sammy Hagar will launch a Les Vegas residency this fall and some surprise special guests are expected to join the party. Sammy Hagar and Friends will launch Halloween weekend in the Strat Theater with the first shows set for October 29 and 30 and November 5 and 6. The shows will feature Hagar and his Circle bandmates Michael Anthony, guitarist Vic Johnson, drummer Jason … [Read more...]
The Van Halen Easter Eggs In ‘Mammoth WVH’ Album
Ultimate Classic Rock has been doing some Van Halen Easter egg hunting! A recent video uploaded to UCR's YouTube channel brought attention to a handful of nods and subtle tributes Wolfgang Van Halen gave to Van Halen in his debut Mammoth WVH album and below are the five they came up with. #1) The first Van Halen Easter egg is one the Van Halen News Desk and Van … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH Announce Headlining Concert Dates
Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth WVH will headline over a handful of shows beginning this August. The concerts will be in Cleveland, Seattle, Tucson, Austin, Cincinnati, Louisville, and Orlando. The shows will come on the heels of the band's first three dates opening for Guns N' Roses upcoming summer tour, which is set to kick off on July 31st in Hershey, PA at the Hersheypark … [Read more...]
June 29th, 1976: Van Halen Rocks The Starwood
Summertime on the Sunset Strip with Van Halen….gu-gu-gu-gauranteeeeed to satisfy! Forty five years ago tonight Van Halen performed at the legendary Starwood nightclub in West Hollywood. It wasn't too long before this gig that the lineup of David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony had been been confined to playing mostly cover songs but the tides … [Read more...]