Here's an excellent cover of one of the most powerful anthems of all time, Van Halen's "Dreams" from the "5150" album! This was performed by three young mates in Australia (Josh Gallagher on drums (who we've featured previously with his friend Jacob Deraps), his brother Luke Gallagher on guitar, and Sal Abate on vocals. They're premiering the video exclusively for … [Read more...]
Watch ‘Dinner At The Van Halens’ – the Classic ‘Saturday Night Live’ Skit
31 years ago tonight, Valerie Bertinelli appeared on Saturday Night Live. Her then husband, Eddie Van Halen, accompanied her to the taping of the episode. Eddie wound up not only jamming an instrumental with G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live band, but performing in a skit as well. The skit, entitled "Dinner at the Van Halens'", was a humorous poke at a … [Read more...]
Van Halen Producer John Shanks on Making ‘A Different Kind of Truth’
For the 5th anniversary of A Different Kind of Truth, we're featuring this new, EXCELLENT (and unexpected!) interview with Van Halen producer John Shanks. This is possibly our favorite interview conducted by the "Dave & Dave Unchained" Van Halen podcast. John Shanks rarely talks, and now sheds some light on the making of the record. This interview is precisely the kind of … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Helps Bring Music Back to Schools (New CNN Interview)
CNN reports today: Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Eddie Van Halen credits music with keeping him out of trouble -- and he asks an important question: "Could you imagine a world without music?" "It's a must," Van Halen told CNN's John Vause during an interview Tuesday. "It has to be taught." In an era when schools are forced to cut budgets, it's often non-essential … [Read more...]
Top Van Halen Love Songs
Valentine’s Day — make that Van Halentine's Day— is here, and to celebrate we’ve rounded up the most lovey dovey Van Halen songs for ya. What's that? You don't like that idea? You don't like to focus on love songs? We'd like to point out that Van Halen’s dozen studio albums are absolutely loaded with all kinds of love songs. It seems that both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar … [Read more...]