Amidst the screams of sweat-soaked teenaged fans, fists raised high in the air, comes the voice of Van Halen's toast master David Lee Roth giving his bandmate Alex Van Halen the cue: "Help 'em dance the night away Al!!!" And with that, the party raged on... It was on this night in 1979 that Van Halen brought their very first headlining tour into Rochester, New York for a … [Read more...]
All 12 Van Halen Studio Albums Covers Ranked
What's your favorite Van Halen album cover? What's your least favorite? The website Classic Rock History has made their choices. In fact, they've come up with a ranking of all twelve of the band's studio albums. Before you give us your list, let's take a look at the Van Halen album covers that ranked in the top five as chosen by CHR's Brian Kachejian: #1 - … [Read more...]
Watch: ‘Panama’ Cover By Guitarist Sophie Burrell
Meet Sophie Burrell. She is currently Britain's rising star of the guitar and, as you're about to find out, well versed in Van Halen. Burrell releases a series of videos on YouTube featuring covers of classic guitar rock songs; among them are nearly a handful of Van Halen songs. Her most recent (above) is of "Panama". Burrell, now 21, has gone from launching her own … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH To Perform At Louder Than Life Festival This Fall
Mammoth WVH will be among the performers at this fall's Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. The festival, headlined by Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and KORN, will take place Thursday September 23rd through Sunday the 26th at the Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center. Mammoth is set to perform on Sunday. The festival will feature nearly 70 music acts over … [Read more...]
Van Halen Performs First Of Two ‘Live: Right Here, Right Now’ Concerts On This Night In 1992
Twenty nine years ago tonight (May 14th, 1992) Van Halen performed the first of two shows at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. They would go on to make up the band's very first live album - 1993's "Live: Right Here, Right Now". The audio of the concerts, mixed by Eddie and Alex Van Halen along with engineer Jon Ostrin at 5150, were first heard courtesy of the … [Read more...]