Van Halen's 2012 tour srtarts TONIGHT! From courier-journal.com: Written by Jeffrey Lee Puckett In the winter of 1978, the heads of teenage boys began exploding nationwide because of something called the “brown sound.” You can look it up. The guilty party was Eddie Van Halen, who happily confessed and then blew up some more. The weapon was Eddie’s guitar, delivered … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Explains “Stay Frosty” (Video)
Below is David Lee Roth's latest video to the fans - the 'Song By Song' for "Stay Frosty". "Stay Frosty" is already a fan favorite. Even Rolling Stone magazine loves it - check out what they said about the song in their album review: "Toward the end [of the album], Roth reaches down between his legs, eases the seat back and shifts into "Stay Frosty." It's not just the … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’: #1 Rock Album on Billboard!
That's right, Van Halen's new album is at the top of the Billboard's Rock Album list! It's the week's top-selling album across all rock genres, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. … [Read more...]
ESPN’s Van Halen Tattoo Contest
With the release of Van Halen's new album, A Different Kind of Truth, and the new single "Tattoo", David Lee Roth has worked with ESPN to give you a chance at a meet-and-greet, and free Van Halen tickets. It's a tattoo contest! From ESPN: "If you have a tattoo that relates to sports in any way (teams, towns, favorite type of hockey stick, etc.), you are ready to win a … [Read more...]
Slash: “New Van Halen CD is Pretty Badass”
Slash (Guns 'n' Roses, Velvet Revolver) posted yesterday, "New Van Halen cd is pretty badass. In my humble opinion. iiiI; )'” Eddie Trunk responded with "I agree Slash! MUCH better than first single led me to think!". Trunk also said, "Nice to see nearly 200,000 copies of the new VH sold in first week. Very impressive in 2012 for a hard rock album. Equivalent to 900K in … [Read more...]