For months, fans have been speculating about the mysterious project that Alex Van Halen has been developing with longtime friend Steve Lukather. Now, Lukather has offered his clearest explanation yet of what the project actually is — and what it isn’t. Speaking with Guitar Player, the Toto guitarist emphasized that the music is not a […]
Steve Lukather Clarifies Alex Van Halen’s Upcoming Project: “These Are Finished Tracks With Ed And Al”
When Van Halen Rocked Memorial Day Weekend 1983: The US Festival Revisited
On its 39th anniversary, we look back at the biggest concert of Van Halen’s extravagant career! The footage embedded above is a segment of Van Halen’s appearance at the US FESTIVAL in 1983. Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth “drop in” by helicopter at the venue ahead of US Festival ’83. Acclaimed inventor Steve Wozniak, […]
Van Halen Performing ‘Mine All Mine’ Austin 1995 Video
“Today we celebrate the 38th Anniversary of OU812 with this live performance of “Mine All Mine” from the vault! September 30, 1995 – who was there?” Sammy and Michael have uploaded a pro-shot video of Van Halen performing “Leonel mine”Mine All Mine” in Austin Texas, on September 30, 1995, during the Balance tour. Watch the […]
A Look Back: Van Halen’s ‘OU812’ Released On This Day In 1988
“Oh, You Ate One Too!” Released 38 years ago today – May 24th, 1988! ‘OU812′ was the second Van Halen album to feature Sammy Hagar as lead singer. It reached number one on Billboard (the band’s second consecutive #1), sold over 4 million copies in the US and featured six songs that landed on the Billboard […]
30 Years Of VHND: Because Too Much Van Halen Is Never Enough
On May 21, 1996 — before Google existed, before social media, before YouTube, before streaming music, before message boards and Facebook groups, and before most people even understood what a “website” was — the Van Halen News Desk officially launched online. Today marks 30 years. Thirty years of reporting on the world’s greatest rock band. […]
“Our Knees Would Touch” — David Lee Roth Gets Emotional Remembering Eddie Van Halen
Fans attending David Lee Roth’s show last night in Glenside, Pennsylvania, got something far deeper than a typical concert introduction. Before performing Van Halen’s “Ice Cream Man,” Roth delivered a heartfelt and often funny six-minute story about writing songs with Eddie Van Halen — recalling the tiny Pasadena space where the earliest Van Halen songs […]
Van Halen Runnin’ With The Devil: Rhythm Scholar Rock ‘n’ Roll Inferno Remix (12” Version)
Hear This Wild Remix Of Van Halen’s ‘Runnin’ With The Devil’! Van Halen fans are usually pretty protective of the band’s classic recordings – especially anything from the groundbreaking 1978 debut album. But every once in a while, a remix comes along that’s so creative, so over-the-top, and so unexpectedly fun that even diehard purists […]
Alex Van Halen: ‘We Did Call Mike’ Before Wolfgang Joined Van Halen
Alex Van Halen has revealed a surprising detail about the lineup shakeup that led to Wolfgang Van Halen joining Van Halen in 2006. During an interview from earlier this year with Brazilian journalist Igor Miranda, Alex said that he and Eddie Van Halen actually attempted to contact longtime bassist Michael Anthony before bringing Wolfgang into […]
40 years Ago: ‘Why Can’t This Be Love’ Reaches No. 3
40 years ago today, “Why Can’t This Be Love” climbed to #3 on Billboard’s Hot 100 — becoming the first major hit of the Van Hagar era. Do you remember what it felt like hearing the “new” Van Halen for the very first time in 1986? Here’s the “Why Can’t This Be Love” entry from […]
National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day
It’s ‘National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day.’ What can you to be a good neighbor? Go ahead, surprise ’em!
