UPDATED WITH BETTER VIDEO! The 2015 Billboard Music Awards Kicked off with a BANG tonight with Van Halen absolutely knocking it out of the park with their performance of “Panama.” Video above, and photos below. This video is better quality than the others going around right now, but we'll have have better quality video as soon as it's available. Taylor Swift announced … [Read more...]
The Eddie Van Halen Tremolo Mechanic — Video
From Guitar World: Van Halen’s recent Jimmy Kimmel Live performance affords an almost perfect glimpse of Eddie Van Halen’s legendarily unique approach to tremolo picking. The incredible speed and consistency of his take on this technique has been a source of fascination for 35 years. In Van Halen’s approach, the picking hand hangs suspended in mid-air, with no anchoring or … [Read more...]
Video: Van Halen Performs “UNCHAINED” & “AIN’T TALKIN’ ‘BOUT LOVE”
Here’s THE BEST Van Halen footage this week! Watch "UNCHAINED" & "AIN'T TALKIN' 'BOUT LOVE" from Jimmy Kimmel Live. EPIC! Van Halen shut down part of Hollywood Blvd. to perform on Kimmel’s show to support their new live album, “Tokyo Dome Live in Concert,” and a recently announced summer tour (tickets go on sale this Saturday). Over 6,000 die-hard fans turned up for the … [Read more...]
Video: Van Halen Performs on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’!
Watch Van Halen perform "Jump" and "Dance The Night Away" on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'! Roth: “This is the most auspicious way of starting the tour. We’ve never played American television before, and it was our idea that you couldn’t possibly pick a better audience than this here. This is our Ed Sullivan Show! This is James Brown on The Ed Sullivan Show. This is the Beatles. … [Read more...]
Jimmy Kimmel Explains David Lee Roth’s Nose Injury During Hollywood Blvd Concert
In the above video, Jimmy Kimmel addresses the viral discussion about why David Lee Roth wore a bandage over the bridge of his nose during Van Halen's Hollywood Blvd concert Monday night. During recent Van Halen tours, Roth displays a stunning routine of spinning a chrome microphone stand at insane speed—along with a series of martial arts moves—to the amazement of the … [Read more...]
Van Halen on Kimmel, Part 2: ‘Hot For Teacher,’ ‘Eruption & ‘You Really Got Me’
Here's Part 2! Watch “Hot For Teacher”, “Eruption” and “You Really Got Me” from last night’s performance. Van Halen shut down part of Hollywood Blvd. to perform on Kimmel's show to support their new live album, “Tokyo Dome Live in Concert,” and a recently announced summer tour (tickets go on sale this Saturday). Why does David Lee Roth have a bandage on his nose? He as he … [Read more...]
Do You Have a Van Halen Tattoo? (Video)
A ton of hardcore Van Halen fans came out for their concert on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday. So they went out to Hollywood Boulevard and asked people “Do you have a Van Halen tattoo?” Watch the results above! Related: Watch Van Halen's LIVE performance of “Panama” and “Runnin’ With The Devil” HERE. … [Read more...]
Watch Van Halen on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (Official HD Videos, Part 1)
On Monday, Van Halen shut down part of Hollywood Blvd. to perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live to support its new live album, "Tokyo Dome Live in Concert," and a recently announced summer tour (tickets go on sale this Saturday). "Panama" and "Runnin' With The Devil" can be viewed below. Why does David Lee Roth have a bandage on his nose? He as he was spinning his microphone stand … [Read more...]