It's a photo Van Halen fans have seen many times over the years. Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth standing under the McDonald's arch grabbing a bite to eat on a cold, gray winter day. While many have seen it, few know just where that photo was taken. Until now. A brand new mini-documentary from the St. Louis Classic Rock YouTube channel has been released and in it is the … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen: ‘Music Is A Beautiful Thing’
If there's anything that can lift spirits up and bring people together it's music. Nobody knows that more than Wolfgang Van Halen. "I think music is a beautiful thing," said Wolfgang Van Halen during a recent interview with KaaosTV. "It's a universal language. You don't need to know how to speak it in order to enjoy it. It's a really important thing that everyone should … [Read more...]
Van Halen/Metallica Mashup: ‘Enter Panaman’
Hush, little baby, don't say a word, and never mind that noise you heard. It's just mom and dad rockin' out to the latest Van Halen mashup! Coming off the heels of mashups with Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ("Tears Of A Panama Clown") and Stevie Wonder ("Chained Uptight") is "Enter Panaman". YouTuber Mike from The-Art-of-Guitar combined Van Halen's "Panama" with … [Read more...]
WATCH: Drummer Brian Tichy Plays Along To Van Halen’s ‘I’m The One’
Drummer Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Ozzy Osbourne) has shown his love for Alex Van Halen with a play along video to "I'm The One"! Tichy posted the video along with the following comments on his YouTube page: Alex Van Halen rules! Always been in my top 3 favorite drummers! Always creative add always exciting and you always know it’s him! Modern Drummer asked me … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar On ‘Blissful’ Ride With Van Halen, Regrets Over VH Comments In Autobiography
Sammy Hagar said the good times he had while in Van Halen were so good he doesn't give the bad ending any thought at all. "It was just eight, nine years of pure bliss," Hagar said during his appearance on Spotify's Rock This With Allison Hagendorf. "And then the tenth year it went sideways. But that’s alright. I don’t even care about the bad times." Hagar said the good … [Read more...]