UPDATE 12/3/13 at 7am MST: Van Halen is still trending at #3, and David Lee Roth is trending at #2! Anybody that thinks Van Halen is just some classic rock band that sold millions of albums that is not relevant anymore, think again! Van Halen is the number one Trending subject on Yahoo right now, and it's been that way all day long! This is due to David Lee Roth's recent … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Van Halen Visits KATT-FM, 1978
November 20th, 1978; Van Halen at "Oklahoma's Pure Rock Station," ROCK 100.5 "The KATT." The band made this radio appearance before jumping in a limo and heading straight to their in store appearance at Sound Warehouse. Thanks to R. Galbraith for the photo, which has never been seem anywhere before. “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every … [Read more...]
New Van Halen Music and Tour in 2015?
A (somewhat recent) interview with David Lee Roth is currently making the rounds on music news websites. The interview one one that David Lee Roth did with Jim Florentine (from That Metal Show) for Ozzy’s Boneyard on SiriusXM. In it, David mentioned that the four members of Van Halen were beginning to work on new music. He implied that Van Halen could possibly release new music … [Read more...]
31 Years Ago: Eddie Van Halen Collaborates with Michael Jackson for Thriller
31 years ago today (Nov 30) Michael Jackson's colossal album, Thriller, was released. Eddie Van Halen collaborated with Jackson on the album's third single,"Beat It," and wrote and performed the guitar solo for the song. Upon the song's release on the radio, Eddie remembers standing in line at Tower Records when ‘Beat It’ started playing. “The solo comes on, and I hear … [Read more...]
7-Year-Old Drummer Avery Tackles Van Halen’s “Outta Love Again” (VIDEO)
Our favorite little drummer is back! And this time, he attempts another Van Halen deep track; the insane "Outta Love Again" from Van Halen II. How do you think he did? Share your thoughts in the comments section. Related Avery Molek Stories: Our original feature on six-year old drumming prodigy Avery Molek, 6-Year-Old Drummer Shreds Van Halen’s ‘Hot For Teacher’, was seen … [Read more...]