Engineeer Ross Hogarth says whatever criticism Eddie Van Halen faced for replacing Michael Anthony with his son Wolfgang in 2007 was unmerited. Hogarth recently appeared on the Anthony Merinelli Music YouTube channel to share stories from his experience as engineer on Van Halen's last-ever studio album and first with David Lee Roth since 1984 - A Different Kind Of Truth. It … [Read more...]
Satriani Having Amp Built To Replicate Eddie Van Halen’s Sound
In a new interview with Australian Musician, Joe Satriani said he's having a special amp built to replicate Eddie Van Halen's sound for the upcoming Best Of All Worlds tour. "What I learned from 'The Howard Stern Show', besides it's still important to rehearse and you can't do gigs without rehearsals... But what, what it confirmed was a couple of things I was thinking about, … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Taught Me How To Fly
Long-time Van Halen fan Debbie Pinkney has shared her heartfelt story with the Van Halen News Desk as a reminder of just how much the music of our favorite band has meant to people around the world and how Eddie Van Halen inspired her. Eddie Van Halen Taught Me How to Fly VAN HALEN INVITED ME TO THE PARTY…NO ONE WAS GOING TO TELL ME I DIDN’T BELONG Eddie … [Read more...]
Behind-The-Scenes With David Lee Roth & Eddie Van Halen
Credit: Neil Zlozower You want David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen stories? Frank Meyer's got the stories! Just recently, the VHND's Eric Senich had the opportunity to interview Darren Paltrowitz, author of the new book DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed the World. Paltrowitz shared a few David Lee Roth stories from the book courtesy of author/musician/documentarian … [Read more...]
DLR Drummer Francis Valentino On The Challenging Changes Of ‘Unchained’
David Lee Roth drummer Francis Valentino says the most challenging of all DLR songs to perform is "Unchained". The reason? Nothing stays the same. Valentino, who was part of Roth's shows on KISS' End Of The Road World Tour in early 2020, was a recent guest on Paltrocast with Darren Paltrowitz. Paltrowitz asked Valentino to name the hardest DLR song to play. "That would be … [Read more...]