"Oh, You Ate One Too!" Released 30 years ago today - May 24th, 1988! OU812 was the second to feature Sammy Hagar as lead singer. The number 1 album sold over 4 million copies in the US and featured 6 songs that landed on the Billboard Hot 100 and/or the Mainstream Rock Tracks! This interview with Martin Popoff, Sammy Hagar gives a thorough retrospective of Van Halen's OU812 … [Read more...]
Shooting the Skyscraper Album Cover
From the thread, "Some Bass ass dude from the past" posted by WBraun on Supertopo.com. Wbraun was hired by David Lee Roth in 1987 do shoot Roth's Skyscraper album cover in Yosemite: I remember this guy. A trip down the memory lane ……for anyone who even cares ……… David Lee Roth hired Ron Kauk and me to help Galen Rowell do this album cover. His production people got him … [Read more...]
Classic Rock magazine’s Van Halen Buyer’s Guide
From ClassicRockMagazine: With a consummate showman, the guitarist of a generation and some classic tracks, they revolutionized hard rock. If ever a rock band epitomized the American Dream, it’s Van Halen. Formed in Pasadena, California in 1974 by four teenage kids from families that had migrated across the Atlantic in the pursuit of a better life, Van Halen were loud, … [Read more...]
Top 50 Concert Tours of Decade
By The Associated Press (AP) The Top 50 Concert Tours of Decade ranks artists by total box office gross and includes the total tickets sold for shows in North America. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. TOP 50 CONCERT TOURS OF DECADE 1. Dave Matthews Band; $529.1 million; 11.6 million. 2. … [Read more...]
Happy New Year From Van Halen
Los Angeles, CA -- December 29, 2009 Happy New Year to our fans, friends and family. May 2010 bring health, happiness, peace and love to you and yours. Keep Rockin' Dave, Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang … [Read more...]