They're making a "spiritual sequel" to the 1993 classic Dazed And Confused, and the upcoming film is getting a Van Halen-inspired title! Everybody Wants Some, a title borrowed from a track on Van Halen’s 1980 LP Women and Children First, makes perfect sense to us... Richard Linklater, the writer and director, is done shooting the movie, which is said to be out this fall. … [Read more...]
Watch All Van Halen Appearances on David Letterman
It's the end of an era! David Letterman ended his incredible 33-year career in late night on Wednesday, after nearly 20,000 guests! During 1985 through 1995, Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, or the entire band were on the show a total of five times. We've assembled all of these classic appearances below for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! 1/1/85: David Lee Roth's Hilarious … [Read more...]
How Eddie Van Halen Hacks a Guitar
From Popular Mechanics: The guitar god is also an inventor and patent holder who has spent the better part of 35 years in this shop, rebuilding guitars and amps, searching for his signature sound I've always been a tinkerer. It comes from my dad. Growing up, we lived in a house in Pasadena that had no driveway. You used an alley that ran through the middle of the block, … [Read more...]
Video & Photos: Van Halen Kicks Off Billboard Music Awards with a Bang!
UPDATED WITH BETTER VIDEO! The 2015 Billboard Music Awards Kicked off with a BANG tonight with Van Halen absolutely knocking it out of the park with their performance of “Panama.” Video above, and photos below. This video is better quality than the others going around right now, but we'll have have better quality video as soon as it's available. Taylor Swift announced … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rehearses for the Billboard Music Awards
The 2015 Billboard Music Awards Kicked off with a BANG tonight with Van Halen absolutely knocking it out of the park with their performance of “Panama.” Check out Video & Photos HERE. Taylor Swift announced them as, "one of the greatest rock bands in the world, The Mighty... VAN HALEN!" Today's Billboard Music Awards show marks the third and final TV appearance before … [Read more...]