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...]
Ray Luzier Performs Classic Van Halen on Alex’s Kit
Modern Drummer has released the second in a series of videos dedicated to their 2023 Hall-of-Fame inductee Alex Van Halen. Long-time David Lee Roth drummer Ray Luzier (currently with Korn) gets behind Alex's 2012 kit in the latest video to perform some Van Halen classics. From Modern Drummer: In the second episode of "Live from IronShore Studios: A Tribute to Alex Van … [Read more...]