Your host, David Lee Roth, speaks about the processes of creating films and music videos, including Van Halen's "Jump" as well as his version of "California Girls." … [Read more...]
1983: A Day With Eddie Van Halen in Rio
From Playadelnacho.com: This is an article originally conceived in Portuguese by Brazilian journalist LUIZ ANTONIO MELLO, translated by me [English is not my first language, so bear with me] for your entertainment. Basically, these are his memoirs from a day with EDDIE VAN HALEN back in 1983, during the infamous –and only EVER- Van Halen South American Tour. Photos posted … [Read more...]
Photo: Eddie Van Halen Backstage with Smashing Pumpkins
Eddie Van Halen hangin with Smashing Pumpkins at the Gibson Amphitheatre. Sunday, Oct. 14th, 2012. By the way, Smashing Pumkins founder, Billy Corgan's favorite Van Halen album is Fair Warning. Read what he has to say about it here. … [Read more...]
Van Halen: Exuberant California, Zen Rock ‘n’ Roll
New Van Halen book takes an unconventional look at the band's origins From The Examiner: John Scanlan's Van Halen: Exuberant California, Zen Rock 'n' Roll (Reaktion Books – Reverb) is a different kind of book. Instead of the typical rock bio that documents the chronology of the band's rise to fame and inevitable excesses and egos while at the top, Scanlan took a unique … [Read more...]
Audio: Mitch Malloy’s Audition for Van Halen (1996)
Hear Mitch Malloy Perform "Panama" With Van Halen! Van Halen fans all know the the two major eras of the band — the original era featuring lead singer David Lee Roth, the “Van Hagar” era with Sammy Hagar. And there was also the album and tour with Gary Cherone. But most fans are unaware that during the Summer of 1996, the band auditioned singer Mitch Malloy. Surprisingly, … [Read more...]