Rock & Roll can be a small world. Just ask Twisted Sister’s Mark Mendoza. Before he gained fame as the bassist in Twisted Sister, Mendoza was a member of a New York City punk band called The Dictators. On one particular night in the mid 70s, Mendoza and his bandmates were in Los Angeles and just happened to catch a local band on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip called Mammoth … [Read more...]
Wolfang Van Halen On ’07 Van Halen Reunion: ‘It Was Inevitably Going To Be Roth’
Wolfgang Van Halen said Van Halen's 2007 reunion with David Lee Roth was inevitable and an idea he initiated. Wolfgang told Rolling Stone's Andy Greene the seeds of the reunion began in 2006 when he, Eddie and Alex Van Halen started jamming together at 5150 Studios. Soon after, Wolfgang offered up the idea of bringing Roth back to the band. "Initially it was all for fun … [Read more...]
Neil Zlozower Preparing New Eddie Van Halen Photo Book!
Exclusive: Legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower reveals to the Van Halen News Desk that he's started work on a new Van Halen coffee table photo book! The upcoming book will be his second on Eddie Van Halen. Zloz tells VHND that he's been raiding his extensive photo vault for never-before-seen shots of "Father Ed" that have never been published, and adding … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH Debut Album Tops Digital Download Charts
The debut Mammoth WVH album opened to "mammoth" digital download numbers after its release Friday. On the same day the album dropped Wolfgang Van Halen posted the good news to fans on his Twitter page: Number one in all genres on @iTunes.Thank you ?#MammothWVH pic.twitter.com/wCj6zoBrUz— Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) June 12, 2021 The album's success also … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth In The Movies (?)
Wait a second. David Lee Roth was in Taxi Driver? Jurassic Park? Titanic too? This weekend the Van Halen News Desk came across something too funny to resist sharing. Let's put it this way. We think you'll get get a real "kick" out of what you're about to hear. Check out these recent clips coming from "Randy Baumann and the DVE Morning Show" on WDVE 102.5 FM in … [Read more...]