20 years ago today, Van Halen and Sammy Hagar parted ways. (It was Father's Day, June 16th, 1996) "I remember nine-and-a-half great years, and one horrible year. But it’s so much easier remembering rolling out of the limo, the four of us, laughing so hard that we couldn’t even walk into the show half the time because we were having such a good time. And I can remember songs … [Read more...]
Runnin’ With the Devil: Eddie Van Halen Shreds Tires, Too
From CarAndDriver.com: From the July 2016 issue of Car And Driver magazine (all links within are CarAndDriver.com's) Like any red-blooded kid growing up in Pasadena, California—hometown of that famous little old lady—Eddie Van Halen had a taste for hot cars. After his band’s self-titled debut album went platinum in 1978, he cycled through a collection nearly as … [Read more...]
Watch These Kids’ Incendiary Cover of Van Halen’s ‘On Fire!’
A couple years back, we featured some Van Halen covers by Jacob Deraps, a young Canadian guitarist who's absolutely tearing up Van Halen classics. In the new video above, Jacob once again collaborates with Australian drummer, Josh Gallagher, and together they perform an incendiary cover of Van Halen's "On Fire." The results should make you proud of how this younger … [Read more...]
New EVH Board Shorts!
Gear up for Summer in the new EVH Board Shorts with the iconic Eddie Van Halen stripes! Perfect just about anywhere ... as swim trunks or shorts. Drawstring waist with velcro. Made of quick drying, moisture wicking microfiber (85% polyester, 15% nylon). Your new, favorite shorts — just in time for summer! Update 2018: We now have new & improved EVH Board Shorts … [Read more...]
‘A Different Kind of Truth’ (‘Dave & Dave Unchained’ Podcast)
The all-Van Halen podcast "Dave & Dave Unchained" has released episode #2. After a successful debut, the "Dave & Dave Unchained" podcast has returned for more mammoth madness on episode 2. This time around the duo focuses on the underappreciation of VH's 2012 studio album, "A Different Kind of Truth." As the Daves breakdown the album song-by-song, they analyze the … [Read more...]