Amazingly, Nike went ahead and mass-produced some shoes that feature the trademarked Van Halen stripes! From KTLA News: LOS ANGELES -- Guitarist Eddie Van Halen filed a lawsuit against Nike in Los Angeles Friday, alleging the company used the trademarked striped design from his guitar on their new line of "Dunk Lows" tennis shoes. The Nike shoes feature red, white and … [Read more...]
Bocephus on his video with Van Halen
Back when Sammy was a new member of Van Halen, the VH boys would get good and crazy pretty often. They called their good-old boy humor together "Bocephus mode," in honor of country star Hank "Bocephus" Williams, Jr, who they considered the craziest mofo on the planet. When Hank got wind that they were using his nickname as a call to party, he invited Van Halen across the … [Read more...]
Flashback: Van Hagar Talk Synths, But Not Diamond Dave on “ET”
From Rolling Stone: There’s been so much negativity in the Van Halen universe this week — Eddie claims bassist Mike Anthony quit, Anthony says Eddie forced him out, the Guitar Hero: Van Halen video game features Wolfgang but apparently not Sammy Hagar, Anthony or Gary Cherone — that this week’s Flashback showcases the band at a happier time. The year was 1986, Van … [Read more...]
Chickenfoot shirts available!
Van Halen Store is proud to offer officially licensed CHICKENFOOT T-shirts! SIZES: Small through 4XL in some designs. PRICE: Just $19.95 each. (The Longsleeve is $24.95) Like all shirts for sale at Van Halen Store, these shirts are high quality, 100% pre-shrunk cotton & regular, standard fit. Order the Black Chickenfoot shirt with white logo: Order the Black … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Thanks God for Sobriety and Guitar Riffs
From Spinner.com (now defunct). (VHND.com notes: This interview was conducted sometime before the interview that Eddie did with Rolling Stone two weeks ago [May 2011]) Between Jimi Hendrix and Slash, there was Eddie Van Halen. For rockers who came of age in the late '70s and early '80s, EVH was the ultimate guitar hero. From his showcase piece on the first album's … [Read more...]