"Pretty maids, all in a row..." Feast your eyes on a real treat! Here's some incredibly cool photos from 5150 studios that have just emerged, offering glimpses of many of Eddie Van Halen's rarely seen guitars. These are definitely some of the very best (and only!) photos of Eddie's axe collection that have ever come out of 5150. You just don't get to see many photos of the … [Read more...]
Van Halen Plays a Converted Barn on This Day in ’78! (UPDATED)
On Thursday and Friday, August 10th & 11th, 1978, Van Halen performed at a small bar in Wisconsin that was a actually converted barn. Yes, a BARN! The band arrived in a van and played on a small stage up in the hay loft! Tickets were six bucks, burgers were a dollar, and hay covered the floor. This show has to be one of smallest and most unique gigs of their entire … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Mike & Playboy Bunny Backstage
We'd like to think that if you were to walk into the hallowed backstage area of an early Van Halen gig at any given time, you'd be greeted by something like this. “All Access” Photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we feature a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many are never-seen-before exclusives. Tune in every weekend for more! … [Read more...]
Awesome Van Halen “Romeo Delight” Video Montage
Kick off your weekend with this KICK ASS video for Van Halen's "Romeo Delight!" A fan did an especially good job compiling a bunch of Van Halen concert footage into his own video for this classic track from Women And Children First. Although all the footage has previously circulated, he did a superb job editing it together, giving us a fresh video to go along with the … [Read more...]
Van Halen Tops Guitar World’s List of Best Albums of the Eighties
In early 1990, the editors of Guitar World magazine sat back, grabbed some coffee and painstakingly selected what they considered the top 50 guitar albums of the just-ended Eighties. Van Halen's magnificent 1984 topped their list as the #1 album of the Eighties! And not only that—Van Halen was the only band that three albums that made their list. Women And Children First and … [Read more...]