Edward Van Halen has donated a guitar to the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund Guitar Auction and the online bidding has begun. The Fund: Formed in honor of the legendary singer who lost his life to stomach cancer, The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable fund dedicated to support cancer prevention research, raise … [Read more...]
The Roth Show, Episode 5: Cafe Wha? / ‘Eat ‘Em And Smile’ Origins / ‘Goin’ Crazy!’ Video w/ Commentary / DLR Art Gallery
In Episode 5 of The Roth Show, your host, David Lee Roth, discusses NYC's Cafe Wha? and the origins of the Eat 'Em And Smile album. Also included, the music video for Goin' Crazy! (starring the Fabulous Picasso brothers!) with commentary from DLR. We also get a guided tour of Dave's art collection. … [Read more...]
Ted Nugent: “Godspeed, Eddie Van Halen”
Ted Nugent contributed to the new hardcover photo book, Eddie Van Halen, by Neil Zlozower. VHND.com has the exclusive on what he had to say about Eddie Van Halen: "Van Halen opened up for my band in the late 1970s, and this fuckin’ kid started playing shit I’d never heard before, and I was like, 'Oh, I think I’m a bad motherfucker, but there may be an element of me sitting … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ the “Number One Album of 2012” According to Ultimate Classic Rock
Popular rock news website Ultimate Classic Rock has listed their TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2012. Guess which album they liked the most this year? From their article, here's their intro and their Number One pick: "Our list of the Top 10 Albums of 2012 features some of the biggest names in classic rock history. Perennial favorites like Van Halen, Bruce Springsteen, Dylan and Rush have … [Read more...]
1962 Photo: The Van Halen Family On a Boat to America
This historic photo was taken on the very boat that carried the Van Halen family to America (Feb. 1962). It was a nine-day boat ride, and to help pay their fare, Jan, Edward, and Alex provided the ships musical entertainment. Special thanks to Jan and Eugenia for taking their two beautiful boys and risking everything by immigrating to America with their nothing but 75 Dutch … [Read more...]