. Here's a 4-page excerpt from the new book on Eddie Van Halen entitled, Edward Van Halen: A Definitive Biography. CHAPTER 14 Public Relations The Diver Down tour, nicknamed the “Hide Your Sheep Tour,” was the biggest tour of its kind to date with over 170 tons of equipment required to put on the stage show. The tour didn’t kick off until July—much later in the year … [Read more...]
Beach Boys Confirm Grammys Surprise Was To Be The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys confirm that the "mystery" band that was rumored to reunite at the Grammy Nominations Concert Live event in Los Angeles on Nov. 30th was to be themselves, not Van Halen. From WENN.com: Former The Beach Boys star Al Jardine has revealed his band was supposed to be the subject of the Grammy Awards' big reunion announcement last month and he has no idea why … [Read more...]
Videos: Creation of the EVH Brand & EVH 5150 III Design
Guitar Player magazine meets with the EVH design and support team: Keith Chapman, Chip Ellis, Chris Cannella, Matt Bruck, and Mike Ulrich. … [Read more...]
A Look Back At Van Halen’s 1984
From Ultimate Classic Rock: In anticipation of the expected 2012 release of the first Van Halen studio album to feature David Lee Roth on vocals in almost 30 years (and in honor of this being our 1,984th published story), we’re going to take a look back at the original lineup’s last record together, ’1984.’ It’s really hard to find bad things to say about any of the … [Read more...]
Unearthed Photos: Van Halen 1978 In-Store Appearance
Here's something very cool from the VHND.com archives...15 photos of Van Halen making a special in-store appearance at a record store during their first world tour back in 1978! A promotional flyer on the wall shows an image of Van Halen's only album cover and reads "APPEARING IN STORE FRIDAY 2:30 - 4:00". Check out all the teenage fans who showed up. Can you imagine hanging … [Read more...]