If it were up to Wolfgang Van Halen, the lead single off of Van Halen's 2012 album A Different Kind Of Truth would have been "She's The Woman" instead of "Tattoo". "['Tattoo'] was a song I didn't think should be at the beginning or the first [single] released," Wolfgang recently told Ultimate Classic Rock's Gary Graff. "It's still a great song. I was really happy with it. It … [Read more...]
A Video Tour Of Alex Van Halen’s Drum Sets Through The Years
Credit: Neil Zlozower The YouTube channel 65 Drums has gone back through the legendary career of Alex Van Halen to highlight each and every drum set he used from his early pre-fame days right through to 2012's A Different Kind of Truth! Here's the complete video with a chapter breakdown below: CHAPTERS Early Years :44Bands Leading To Van Halen 1:41Early 70s … [Read more...]
LISTEN: ‘Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen’ Authors Exclusive Interview
The VHND's Eric Senich talked with Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen authors Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill for an exclusive, in-depth discussion of Eddie Van Halen's legendary career! Throughout the interview Tolinski and Gill give their insight and opinions on a wide range of EVH topics including: Eddie's childhood days overcoming his shynessHis relationship … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview: ‘Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock’ Author Michael Christopher
The Van Halen News Desk's Eric Senich talked with music journalist Michael Christopher about his new book Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock! Below is the complete interview conducted by Senich for his podcast Booked On Rock. Christopher discusses a wide range of topics related to Van Halen including: The band's early days in Pasadena and original bassist Mark … [Read more...]
LISTEN: Unearthed 1991 Australian Radio Interview With Eddie Van Halen [RARE VIDEO INCLUDED]
A rare 1991 interview featuring Eddie Van Halen on an Australian radio station has surfaced. The interview took place in July of '91 while Van Halen was rehearsing for their upcoming tour to support the For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge album. Van Halen fan Adam Roach not only uploaded the interview (above) but also included some rare video he filmed of Eddie and his bandmates … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Tells The Stories Behind ‘Mammoth WVH’ & ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’ Songs
Wolfgang Van Halen shared the stories behind the songs from both his upcoming ‘Mammoth WVH’ album and the 2012 Van Halen album ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’ during a new interview with Songfacts. Here are excerpts from Greg Prato's interview: On 'Mammoth WVH' Songs Greg Prato (Songfacts): Let's discuss the lyrical meaning behind several of your tunes, starting with … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Looks Back On Album Released Nine Years Ago Today: ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’
Wolfgang Van Halen remembered Van Halen's 'A Different Kind Of Truth' via Twitter today on what is the album's ninth anniversary. "It’s not everyone’s favorite, but I’m proud of my contribution to the formula and process," said Wolfgang, who played bass on the album. "The following tour was also one of my favorites. Wonderful memories I’m eternally grateful for. Time … [Read more...]
Loudersound Picks Out The Best Of Van Halen Album Catalogue
The staff at Loudersound has gone through their Van Halen album collection to highlight the ones they say are most worthy of a needle drop. "Van Halen albums have it all: One of the most innovative guitarists of all time, your choice of rock star frontmen, and some great tunes," writes Paul Elliott. "If ever a back catalogue epitomized the American Dream, it's the albums of … [Read more...]
Van Halen Scores Two ‘Best Of The Decade’ Songs With ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’
Van Halen's comeback album, ‘A Different Kind Of Truth,’ released on this day in 2012, featured the return of David Lee Roth. The highly-anticipated album was a dream come true for fans. It also received high praise from music critics. As the decade recently came to a close, a pair of the music industry’s biggest magazines cited two of the album’s tracks as two of the … [Read more...]
Van Halen Producer John Shanks on Making ‘A Different Kind of Truth’
For the 5th anniversary of A Different Kind of Truth, we're featuring this new, EXCELLENT (and unexpected!) interview with Van Halen producer John Shanks. This is possibly our favorite interview conducted by the "Dave & Dave Unchained" Van Halen podcast. John Shanks rarely talks, and now sheds some light on the making of the record. This interview is precisely the kind of … [Read more...]
‘A Different Kind of Truth’ (‘Dave & Dave Unchained’ Podcast)
The all-Van Halen podcast "Dave & Dave Unchained" has released episode #2. After a successful debut, the "Dave & Dave Unchained" podcast has returned for more mammoth madness on episode 2. This time around the duo focuses on the underappreciation of VH's 2012 studio album, "A Different Kind of Truth." As the Daves breakdown the album song-by-song, they analyze the … [Read more...]
Watch Van Halen & Ted Templeman Talk “Jump” Origins & More
Here's a new Japanese TV special featuring three different Van Halen interviews. David Lee Roth and the Van Halen brothers sit back at David's house and reminiscing about old times. Guitar World's Editor-in-Chief Brad Tolinksi talks Van Halen. And new interviews with Ted Templeman are also interspersed. The band delves into the origins of "Jump." Dave explains the meaning of … [Read more...]