Happy Father's Day! To celebrate, this week's All Access Photo is a picture of Eddie and his father, Jan Van Halen. Early on, Jan and Eugenia Van Halen impressed upon their sons a love of music that originally meant classical training. In Alex's case this meant playing classical guitar. He didn't take to it, though, and preferred playing his brother's drums. When Eddie … [Read more...]
Jerry Cantrell Recounts Van Halen VS Alice In Chains Prank Battle
In a recent interview by Jim Dunlop, Alice In Chains lead guitarist Jerry Cantrell recounts the prank battle between Van Halen and Alice In Chains as they toured together in 1991: "A lot of pranks get pulled on stage, it’s kind of a tradition to fuck with each other at the end of the tour, especially the opening bands. I remember the Van Halen guys got us like four times in … [Read more...]
Anniversary of Van Halen’s 1981 Oakland Shows: Watch Highest Quality Footage!
From June 11-13th, 1981, Van Halen performed three shows in front of sold out crowds of 11,300 people each night at California's Oakland Coliseum. The Oakland '81 shows have become legendary, thanks to the band deciding to preserve some of their performance to film. The footage was edited into three videos which aired on MTV as promos for the Fair … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth’s Tokyo Hi-Power Style Radio Show #3
Episode 3 of David Lee Roth's Tokyo Hi-Power Style Radio Show has arrived. You can listen to or download the show here. Want more episodes of the radio show? You can also check out Episode 1 and Episode 2. … [Read more...]
20 Years Ago: David Lee Roth’s ‘DLR Band’ Released
Twenty years ago this week, David Lee Roth released what we think is one of his very best solo albums... (if not THE best!) ... DLR Band. Released on June 9, 1998, DLR Band was his fifth full-length album, and has to be his most Van Halen-sounding solo album since 1986's Eat 'Em And Smile. DLR Band was recorded and mixed in ten days, a similar technique to 1979's Van Halen … [Read more...]