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Ten 13 Debuts Nov 1, 2000 - Sammy Hagar's Ten 13 debuted this week at #52 on the Billboard album chart, with sales of 25,061. Marching To Mars, Sammy's 1997 solo album debuted at #18. 1999's Red Voodoo debuted at #22 with first week sales of 48,043. Did You Know?Nov 2, 2000 - According to the RIAA, Van Halen are currently equal third behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley in the tally for the most multi-platinum (2 million units shipped) albums. The Beatles have 23 multi-platinum albums, while Elvis has 19. Van Halen, Garth Brooks, Led Zeppelin and Barbra Streisand all have 12 multi-platinum albums. Sammy SpottingNov 12, 2000 - Sammy Hagar was in attendance at the Lewis vs Tua fight in Las Vegas over the weekend. Earlier in the night he had to cut short his show due to technical difficulties. He has promised to do a free show in Phoenix later in the tour to make up for the shortened show. Guitar LessonNov 14, 2000 - Guitar.com is currently featuring an exclusive interview and guitar lesson with Sammy Hagar. Dave SpottingNov 14, 2000 - David Lee Roth and Billy Sheehan were spotted at the Gig in Hollywood last Saturday night. They were there to see an L.A. band called Floor, who are managed by famous rock photographer Neil Zlozower. Coverdale Says Roth Is BackNov 15, 2000 - David Coverdale is promoting his new album across the USA right now, and still fielding questions about his rumoured involvement with Van Halen. Yesterday on WFYV's Lex and Terry show, Coverdale denied ever working with Van Halen. However, he did say that he'd heard the previous day that David Lee Roth was officially back in the band. Coverdale didn't reveal his sources. Aussie NewsNov 20, 2000 - Melodicrock.com reports that according to Warner Australia, the Van Halen remasters are set for release in Australia next February. Sammy Hagar InterviewNov 20, 2000 - Last month, Sammy Hagar was interviewed by Jon Zahlaway from LiveDaily. You can now read the full, unedited interview here. Thanks, Jon! Me Wise Magic Fan VideoNov 22, 2000 - As you are probably aware, there were plans to make a video for Me Wise Magic in 1996. Unfortunately, the original Van Halen couldn't stay reunited long enough for that to happen. Now, following in the footsteps of David Lee Roth's latest video offering, a fan has put together a video for Me Wise Magic using video editing software on his computer! To watch the video, right-click on the link below and save the file to your hard drive. Real Player is required to view the file. Thanks to Jon Hamilton for creating the video!
- Download Nov 23, 2000 - Bart Walsh, David Lee Roth's 1999 world tour guitarist, has opened his own web site. To catch up with what Bart has been up to recently, add bartwalsh.com to your bookmarks. 'N SyncNov 27, 2000 - Eddie Van Halen, his wife Valerie and son, Wolfgang were spotted at the 'N Sync concert last Friday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Eddie watched the show from the side of the stage, while Valerie and Wolfie were photographed by Reuters in the crowd. |
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Napster To Blame For Poor Sales?
November 3, 2000 - Sammy Hagar's Ten 13 debuted at a disappointing #52 on the Billboard album chart this week, with sales of 25,061. Marching To Mars, Sammy's 1997 solo album debuted at #18. 1999's Red Voodoo debuted at #22 with first week sales of 48,043. On September 19, Launch.com printed an interview with Sammy where he expressed his concerns about Napster: "My CD's been on there - every song - for weeks." "We'll see. If my first record sales aren't comparable to what my past is, then I'll say Napster hurt me." Sammy may have a valid point, but how many of you went out and bought the album after previewing the songs on Napster? Sure, there are some people who would have downloaded the album without buying it, but there would also be many who used the service to hear the album before shelling out the money to buy it. There is currently no way of determining how many people used either method, so complaining about poor sales seems a bit odd. The question that should be asked is this: how did the entire Ten 13 album get to Napster over a month before its release date?
New DLR Single Released To Radio 
November 8, 2000 -
Look At All The People Here Tonight is the title of the latest song by
David Lee Roth. The song isn't available in shops - the only way you can
hear it is by calling your local radio station and requesting it. If they
don't know what you're talking about, tell them to email tk@slawterhouse.com
(Dave's webmasters) with their station details and they will be provided with a copy.
The song may surprise Dave's die-hard fans. In a huge departure from his trademark sound, the new tune doesn't have conventional lyrics, and is set to an electronica-style techno beat. Over the top of the beat are a number of "Daveisms", sampled from Van Halen's US Festival and Argentina shows in 1983. A video montage has been created to accompany the new song. To view it, go to the WAZZUP! section of Dave's site. According to Roth's webmasters, the song is the first from his forthcoming album. They have assured me that the rest of the songs on the album are closer to the DLR Band sound. No title or release date for the album have been given.
Dweezil Spills The Beans 
November 23, 2000 -
Dweezil Zappa, son of the late Frank Zappa and extraordinary guitarist in his
own right, has joined the growing list of musicians who are openly
speaking about the still-unofficial reunion between David Lee Roth
and Van Halen.
Dweezil dropped by the KNAC.COM studios on Tuesday November 21 for a chat with Managing Editor, Frank Meyer. After pursuading Zappa into playing a few Van Halen riffs on his guitar, the conversation turned to the impending Van Halen reunion with original frontman, David Lee Roth. According to this report at KNAC.COM, Dweezil confirmed there would be a new Van Halen album with David Lee Roth on vocals. He didn't come out and say it outright, but when quizzed if he was "informed", Zappa "gave a wink and a knowing glance, as if to say 'yes'". Automatic, Dweezil's latest album, was released on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label on November 21. Click here to purchase it from Amazon.com KNAC planned to interview photographer Neil Zlozower last night. "Zloz" is well-known for his exceptional photographic work with many major rock artists, including Van Halen. Lonn Friend planned on playing the Zappa interview to Zloz on the air to get his thoughts on the VH reunion. Check KNAC's web site for a possible update on this tomorrow. In other news, the most recent edition of industry newspaper Radio & Records previewed the first quarter album releases for 2001. According to R&R, Warner Bros. have a new Van Halen album set for a Q1 release. If that's the plan, the year-long "no news is good news" policy should expire very soon!
Hagar Update 
November 29, 2000 -
Sammy Hagar's new single, titled Let Sally Drive has been released via the
Internet on music site MP3.com. To hear the song,
head over to Sammy's page
at MP3.com.
Sammy's November 18 show in Chicago may be released on DVD in 2001. It was announced today that digital entertainment company MCY.com had acquired a package of exclusive worldwide digital, broadcast, cable, satellite, DVD, home video and radio rights to the show. The press release states that MCY's webcast of the concert, including exclusive footage and interviews, was expected in early 2001. |
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01/08: antiMUSIC 12/07: MJ Message 10/30: Melodicrock 10/13: KNAC.COM 8/23: KNAC.COM 8/09: HardKnockz 8/01: Miss Truth 7/24: Hard Radio 7/24: Mtl. Hammer 7/24: Metal Edge 7/18: HardKnockz 7/15: NY DailyNews 7/13: Melodic Rock 6/12: Miss Truth 6/07: Miss Truth 5/20: Rolling Stone 5/16: KNAC.COM 5/10: DLR Army 5/02: Melodic Rock 5/02: KLOS 4/03: Chicago S-T 4/02: Orange C-R 4/01: NY Post 3/31: ChartAttack 3/30: WMMS 3/24: Daily Breeze 2/29: Allstar 2/25: Miss Truth 2/22: Miss Truth 2/14: NAMM Review 2/14: HardRadio 2/14: KNAC.COM 2/09: KNAC.COM 1/31: Sonicnet 1/31: KNAC.COM 1/31: Jam! 1/28: Rolling Stone 1:28: Launch 1/27: Allstar |
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