This is the video you didn't know you needed to watch today. It's 1985, and Paul and his little sister are going to perform a new song from Van Halen. '40 years ago, my sister and I made this 1980s music video for "Jump" by Van Halen. It was April 3, 1985." These cute kids capture the essence of Van Halen! And remind us of how life was growing up in the '80s. We … [Read more...]
Producer John Shanks Details the Making of the Final Van Halen Studio Album
Super Producer John Shanks (Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Doobie Brothers) sat down with Jeff Goebel on the 'Van Halen Stories' Podcast to discuss the making of Van Halen’s final record, A Different Kind Of Truth. Shanks walks through the sessions and reveals his mornings with Van Halen, and late evenings with David Lee Roth. For 6 months, John worked … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ‘Panama’ Cover on Violin & Ukulele
A Different Kind of Cover... Van Halen's 'Panama' performed on Violin & Ukulele! Would Diamond Dave, Edward, Alex, and Michael like this? We think so! Performed by Sav Madigan (of The Accidentals) and Patty PerShayla. … [Read more...]
How Might Eddie Van Halen Look in Your Favourite Cartoon Series? [Photo Gallery]
Van Halen fan, Mark Shepard, was having some fun with an AI image generator, and came up with images of Eddie Van Halen in the style of various popular cartoons. If you've ever wondered what Bart Simpson's guitar-slinging brother, Eddie, might look like? Or an anime version of Eddie might look like, here you go! (And, if you haven't, you just might enjoy these, … [Read more...]
16-Year-Old Attempts Van Halen’s ‘Live Without a Net’ Solo at School Talent Show
Eddie would be so proud! We love to see how Edward Van Halen's works influence the younger generation! YouTube user Flakeybiskits, an aspiring 16-year-old guitarist, has racked up a quarter-of-a-million views on a video of himself performing Eddie Van Halen’s mythical Live Without a Net solo at his high school talent show. Some comments from YouTube: "EVH is alive and … [Read more...]