From CBS 8: (CBS8) - After a long night running with the devil in Austin nearly 12 years ago, a David Lee Roth fan paid for his partying -- he lost his camera. But little did he know someone else still partying like it was 1984 found it. Now to add to this rock legend, the search for this "Mystery Rocker" just went viral. In November 1999, David Lee Roth rocked … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Forgets Lyrics, Butchers National Anthem During Giants’ World Series Ring Ceremony
From NESN: The San Francisco Giants had a tremendous ceremony on Saturday night to celebrate their World Series championship as the players were given their rings. It was a tremendous ceremony until Sammy Hagar took the microphone. The former Van Halen singer was tabbed to sing The Star-Spangled Banner at AT&T Park before the game, and he did his best to … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Makes a Wild Child Out of Valerie Bertinelli — Twisted Tales
From Spinner.com: Thirty years ago, the hard rock powerhouse known as Van Halen was just coming into its own, and by April of 1981, the original group was already in deep trouble. At the end of the month, Van Halen would release its fourth album, 'Fair Warning' and the last track, sung by frontman David Lee Roth, was called 'One Foot Out the Door.' The timing of the band's … [Read more...]
Is 1984 a Flawless Album?
Crawdaddy! Magazine featured Van Halen’s 1984 in their latest “Weakest Cut” column. A fun read, but they made the mortal sin of declaring "Drop Dead Legs" the weakest cut. Blasphemy! Any VH fan worth their salt knows "Drop Dead Legs" is nothing short of a slice of heaven... From Crawdaddy.com: The Weakest Cut: 1984 By: James Greene Jr. Our musical heritage is littered … [Read more...]
Abom Goes “Inside” for 25th Anniversary of Van Halen’s 5150
From Ain't It Bale News: “Hello, bayyyyyy-beh!” Sammy Hagar was riffing on 1950s disc jockey-turned pop star Jiles “Big Bopper” Richardson when he let out the banshee wail kicking off one my favorite rock records of the 1980s. One of my favorite albums of any kind, of any time, period. And to think, 5150 was a record that almost didn’t happen—created by a band … [Read more...]