This great book is now BACK IN STOCK at Van Halen Store after their first two shipments sold out quickly! (Released in Dec. 2018) Van Halen fans.... there's a great new Van Halen book that is being released this month, and VHND has an exclusive interview with the author, Martin Popoff, a veteran music journalist who is the author of 78 books on hard rock, heavy … [Read more...]
Van Halen 1979 Los Angeles Bootleg Video, Synced with Sound
Some fans are familiar with the short clip of bootleg footage from Van Halen's 1979 "CaliFFornia World Music Festival" performance, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It's rarely seen, blurry, and even worse, has has no sound. (Probably recorded on an 8mm camcorder with no sound capability). Well, VHND regular, Chris Bennett, has attempted to make this footage more … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Eddie says hello. He posted the following on social media: Happy Thanksgiving! Thankful for friends, family and fans. #happythanksgiving #thankful … [Read more...]
Wayne Charvel’s Home, Guitar Workshop Destroyed In California Wildfires
First, we’d like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. We would like to apologize for the lack of updates this month. We're busier than ever running Van Halen Store lately, and gearing up for what looks to be a really busy Christmas season, which is already in full gear. And that’s great, because the store keeps VHND going, but we hate to see the News … [Read more...]
When Ozzy Went Missing on the ’78 Black Sabbath/Van Halen Tour
40 years ago today, Ozzy Osbourne went missing during the legendary Black Sabbath / Van Halen 1978 tour. Here's the funny story in David Lee Roth's own words, newly-unearthed newspaper articles, and a rare audio recording of the makeup show. Enjoy! David Lee Roth shares a tale from Van Halen's first world tour: There is an old science-fiction movie from the fifties called … [Read more...]