During a recent appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready expressed his love of Van Halen and his chance meeting with Eddie Van Halen. From Ultimate Guitar (contributed to the VHND by Greg Prato): Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready is best known for his Jimi and SRV soloing style played on a variety of battered Strats. So it may come as a … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Recalls Bloody Van Halen Tour Injury
Sammy Hagar recently recounted the time he fractured his tailbone during the opening night of a Van Halen tour. In the latest episode of his "Storytime" series on YouTube, Hagar looked back on the opening night of Van Halen's Monsters Of Rock tour in 1988. During the opening song "Summer Nights", Hagar took a fall backward onto a set of metal stairs and injured his … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony, Green Day Members Perform Van Halen, KISS Hits
Michael Anthony joined Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt on stage this past Saturday (April 20) to perform a few Van Halen classics! Armstrong and Dirnt have a side project called The Coverups, who played a gig at the Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa, California. Anthony and The Coverups performed "Dance The Night Away", and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" along with KISS's … [Read more...]
Roth After Canceled 2015 ‘Eat ‘Em And Smile’ Concert: ‘Perfect, Even More Press!’
It may very well be the most publicized non-concert in rock history. On November 25th, 2015, a one-off reunion concert featuring the members of David Lee Roth's Eat 'Em and Smile band was canceled at the last minute by the fire marshal at the Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood. The show would have marked the first time in 30 years that Roth, guitarist Steve Vai, bassist Billy … [Read more...]
Docuseries To Spotlight Wolfgang Van Halen
Paramount+ announced this week that the groundbreaking docuseries Behind The Music will premiere exclusively on the service next month. Among the new episodes will spotlight Wolfgang Van Halen. Behind The Music will premiere exclusively on the service in the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday, May 1 and in the UK, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, … [Read more...]