Gene Simmons performed Van Halen's demo version of "House Of Pain" live during a recent solo concert in Milwaukee. According to Setlist.fm, this marked the first time Simmons ever performed the song in concert. The fan-shot video above was from The Gene Simmons Band's show at the Rock & Brews restaurant Wednesday (July 3rd). Simmons' connection to the song dates back to … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Teases Best Of All Worlds Setlist In New Video
Sammy Hagar has posted a setlist teaser video from the final day of rehearsals for his upcoming Best Of All Worlds tour. Hagar posted this clip to Facebook today (July 5th) along with a comment: "here's a sizzle from last day of rehearsal with the boys. can you pick out the songs? we're giving you a little sneak peak! enjoy! See if you can catch the songs included! … [Read more...]
Hagar/Anthony/Satch/Bonham – ‘Poundcake’ Live Rehearsals 2024
Video of Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, and Jason Bonham performing "Poundcake" was shared to Instagram this week by Hagar. He posted the video to Instagram Tuesday (July 2nd) during rehearsals for the Best Of All Worlds tour, which kicks off on July 13th in Florida. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sammy Hagar (@sammyhagar) … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony On Failed Van Halen Tribute: ‘I Heard About It In The Press’
Was Michael Anthony to be part of the failed Van Halen tribute project in 2021 or was it Jason Newsted? Three years ago, Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth were planning a Van Halen/Edward Van Halen tribute tour with Joe Satriani on guitar and either Newsted or Anthony on bass. This story first broke in April of 2021 when Newsted told The Palm Beach Post that he had been … [Read more...]
Band Wanted to Name Publishing Company ‘David Lee Roth Is God Music’
In Dave We Trust... The Los Angeles punk rock band Jughead's Revenge once requested that their music publishing company be named after the exalted one himself - David Lee Roth. During a recent appearance on The Paltrocast, Randall Wixen [the founder of Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. and Wixen Music UK Ltd.,] shared the DLR story with host Darren Paltrowitz. "One of our … [Read more...]