From Russ Weakland at HollywoodLife.com: Van Halen is set to rock the Staples Center on June 1 in what can only be described as breathtaking. Do yourselves a favor and get tickets now! This years Van Halen tour in support of their fantastic album, “A Different Kind Of Truth” hits the Staples Center both on June 1st and the 9th. And if its anything like last week at the MGM … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s Babysitter
The band's record label assigned Ted Cohen to go on tour with them in their glory years. Here's what he saw. From LAweekly.com. By Michael Wilton Thursday, May 31 2012 On the first night of Van Halen's 1978 world tour, in Madison, Wis., the band burst into the hotel room of their artist development director, Ted Cohen, and threw all of the furniture out of the … [Read more...]
Van Halen Interviews, Part 5 (Video)
The fifth and latest in a series of "interview" videos from Van Halen features Ed, Al and Dave sitting on stools around the camera talking about the good old days. This segment, which covers their earliest musical influences, starts off with the guys talking about the first record they ever bought. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
“Stay Frosty” This Summer!
The time will soon come for Van Halen to reach in to their bag of tricks and choose another gem from A Different Kind Of Truth that will become the album's third single. First there was was "Tattoo", then "She's The Woman." That still leaves 11 songs left to pick from. But which song should they choose? Two months ago, the Van Halen News Desk conducted a poll where we … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rocked and Ruled Vegas
In what many fans are calling one of the best concerts of the current tour, Van Halen pulled out all the stops at the sold out MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday night (May 27th). From all accounts, Eddie, Alex, and Wolfgang Van Halen were an unstoppable musical powerhouse, playing like the virtuosos they are. Eddie matched up to his living-legend status on the … [Read more...]