Michael Anthony, Steve Smith, Neal Schon, and Eddie Van Halen on tour together in 1978 First, we at VHND want to congratulate JOURNEY for their recent Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction. Well deserved! Before supporting Black Sabbath, Van Halen opened for Journey and Montrose for a few months. (Montrose was touring as an instrumental band, after Sammy Hagar departed). … [Read more...]
Video: Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Beat It’ Solo Played on Bottles
And now for something completely different. Ever blow into empty bottles and notice the wide range of tones you can produce? Well, the "Bottle Boys," as they're called, have turned it into an art form. They cover famous songs using nothing but bottles. They blow into different types of bottles to produce specific tones. They recently accepted a challenge to cover Michael … [Read more...]
Looking Back at Eddie’s 1995 Rolling Stone Interview
“You’re either rock and roll or you’re not,” Eddie Van Halen said in this 1995 cover interview with Rolling Stone, which hit newsstands on this day in 1995. We read the whole interview today, for the first time in years. There's actually lots of interesting stuff, especially in light of everything that has happened since then. Not too surprisingly, there was the quote about … [Read more...]
Watch this Strange ‘Hot For Teacher’ Cover by a Heavy Metal Mariachi Band
Sit down, Waldo. Now put on your sombrero, and watch one of the strangest Van Halen covers you will ever see! Van Halen's 1984 epic "Hot For Teacher" has now been covered by a heavy metal mariachi band. (You read that right). And they've gone to the trouble of creating a professional video to accompany it, complete with in-your-face pelvic thrusts from a trumpet player … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen “Strike” Instrumental from ‘The Wild Life’ (Exclusive)
Let's get to more of Eddie Van Halen's music from The Wild Life! Here’s what we call “Strike,” a short but sweet guitar track from the 1984 movie The Wild Life. This has never been heard in full until now. (This track was only played for a few seconds, as someone in the movie bowls a strike at a bowling alley). Our guess is that this piece might be one of the first recordings … [Read more...]