Over the last three years, the VHND has kept up with three young musicians who've been performing excellent Van Halen covers, but always having to do them long distance, as two of them live in Québec, and one lives in Australia. This summer, however, they all got together for the first time — to perform several gigs as the Jacob Deraps Band! Watch their latest Van Halen cover, … [Read more...]
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The Yin and Yang of Van Halen’s Allure
Our friends and VHND fan favorites, Jacob Deraps & Joshua Gallagher, have made a couple cool videos that we thought would pair together nicely for VHND. (Also, we've got some exciting news about these guys at the bottom of this article)! Jacob’s guitar video shows off some of the riffs that made Eddie Van Halen famous, while Josh’s four-screen a cappella showcases some of … [Read more...]
Van Halen ‘Dreams’ Cover From Down Under
Here's an excellent cover of one of the most powerful anthems of all time, Van Halen's "Dreams" from the "5150" album! This was performed by three young mates in Australia (Josh Gallagher on drums (who we've featured previously with his friend Jacob Deraps), his brother Luke Gallagher on guitar, and Sal Abate on vocals. They're premiering the video exclusively for … [Read more...]
Watch These Kids’ Blistering Cover of Van Halen’s ‘5150’!
It's 5150 time! Premiered exclusively on the Van Halen News Desk, watch this brand new video by guitarist Jacob Deraps and drummer Josh Gallagher, where they rip through Van Halen's "5150"! From the original Tama Rosewood Snare, to the Germino 1968 Plexi Replica, as well as the performance and energy, they have it all to make it a very enjoyable quality cover to watch and … [Read more...]
Watch These Kids’ Incendiary Cover of Van Halen’s ‘On Fire!’
A couple years back, we featured some Van Halen covers by Jacob Deraps, a young Canadian guitarist who's absolutely tearing up Van Halen classics. In the new video above, Jacob once again collaborates with Australian drummer, Josh Gallagher, and together they perform an incendiary cover of Van Halen's "On Fire." The results should make you proud of how this younger … [Read more...]
Watch These Teens’ Cover of Van Halen’s ‘Loss of Control’
Last year we featured some Van Halen covers by Jacob Deraps, a young Canadian guitarist who's absolutely tearing up Van Halen classics. Now we're featuring him again, because this time Jacob collaborated with another teen, and the results should make you proud of how this younger generation not only swings, but also is waving the Van Halen flag while keeping the rock and roll … [Read more...]