There's a brand new David Lee Roth interview in VOGUE. But before you read it, we have a bit of exclusive VH & DLR news. Van Halen is still a thing. (They are on their regular hiatus, but not retired) Yes, David Lee Roth is still in Van Halen Now that we got the Van Halen part out of the way, we can tell you that Dave has been keeping very busy while Van … [Read more...]
Unearthed Video: Van Halen Live in Montreal, 1982
An upgrade of a Van Halen bootleg concert video surfaced this week - Van Halen performing at the Montreal Forum, Oct 27, 1982. This recording first circulated in bootleg collector circles many years ago, but everyone's copy was blurry from being generations away from the bootlegger's master tape. This week, someone uploaded it to YouTube from a much cleaner source, … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s Iconic Frankenstein to Exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art
From RollingStone.com: Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstein guitar will be displayed at the Met as part of the museum's new exhibit on rock & roll instruments. The first major art museum exhibition dedicated to the instruments of rock & roll will go on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art starting April 8th, 2019. The exhibit, titled Play It Loud: Instruments of … [Read more...]
What’s In Van Halen’s Vault? Michael Anthony Talks Unreleased Concert Footage
Went went straight to Michael Anthony when we wanted to talk Van Halen bootlegs, and what the band might have in its vaults. In the video below, you can listen to Michael talk with Jeff Hausman from the Van Halen News Desk, about one of the fans' favorite subjects to ponder. We had a chance to ask Michael about the pro-shot footage from 1979, the pro-shot footage from the … [Read more...]
Early Sammy Hagar Footage Discovered
We've discovered some decent quality footage from Sammy Hagar's first decade as a solo artist, and we've decided to feature it. We don't normally feature stuff from Sammy Hagar's solo career, but we found this interesting, because we've never seen pro shot footage from Sammy Hagar's 1979 tour. (Not that we've searched for it much, but it's still cool to see, nonetheless). We … [Read more...]