Comedian Jim Florentine is disgusted that the NFL chose Beyonce for the Super Bowl over a band like Van Halen. In his recent podcast, the co-host of VH1's 'That Metal Show' goes on a long, hilarious rant about it. "Did ANY male heterosexual football fan get excited when they heard that it was Beyonce doing the halftime show? NOBODY. Van Halen would have been … [Read more...]
New Audio Interview with Wolfgang Van Halen
Wolfgang Van Halen was interviewd by Mick Burgess from Metal Express Radio on Oct 15th while he was on a short UK tour with Tremonti Project. Wolf talks about how he landed the gig with Mark Tremonti, the current and future situation with Van Halen, and Wolfgang doing backing vocals for Halestorm's latest release. Regarding Eddie Van Halen recovering from surgery for a … [Read more...]
Photos: David Lee Roth in Japan
David Lee Roth was spotted yesterday in a tiny little yakitori shop in Tokyo. These two photos were posted on the facebook page of local resident, Reiko Okuno. [Rough translation of captions]: Photo 1: Ta~da! ! ! ! ! ! ! Diamond Dave, vocalist of of Van Halen, and "Jump" ~ David Lee Roth's Yo~o ? ? ? ? I was so happy afterwards as I got to hear an a cappella song, and got … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth’s “One Piece Thermo-Molded Country Plastic Chair”
Something different from David Lee Roth today. As part of "The Roth Show" series, here's a new song from Dave, showing his mellower side. "One Piece Thermo-Molded Country Plastic Chair" is a beautiful acoustic piece he co-wrote with Scotty Emerick. He wants to dedicate it to all who are affected by and recovering from Hurricane Sandy. … [Read more...]
Vinnie Paul on His Favorite Band, Van Halen
Vinnie Paul (Pantera, Damageplan, Hell Yeah) contributed to the hardcover photo book, Van Halen: A Visual History 1978-1984, by Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on his story: "Van Halen was and still is my favorite band of all time. Me and my brother always modeled ourselves after them. They were without a doubt our biggest influence. We … [Read more...]