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Michael Anthony Bemoans Van Halen’s ‘Sad’ Rock Hall Induction

Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony sees the band’s 2007 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a missed opportunity.During an appearance on The Hook Rocks podcast, Anthony lamented Van Halen’s inability to get along.“Even when the band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,” the bassist recalled. “Sammy [Hagar] and I were the only two from the band that showed up, and we […]

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Did David Lee Roth Help Write Songs for Van Halen’s ‘5150’?

How much progress had Van Halen made on their seventh studio album before parting ways with David Lee Roth in 1985, and how much of that work made its way onto 5150, the band's first album with singer Sammy Hagar?Naturally, it depends who you ask. Nobody disputes that the band's original lineup had begun writing some songs for the follow-up to 1984's smash hit 1984 before personality conflicts and a […]

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Alex Van Halen’s Memoir Is a ‘Love Letter’ to His Brother Eddie

The upcoming memoir of Alex Van Halen is a “love letter” to late brother Eddie, according to the first details to appear.Due on October 22, the book – simply titled Brothers – runs to 384 pages in hardcover format. Van Halen News Desk reported it had uncovered the product description, which is yet to appear on publisher HarperCollins’ website.The story will follow the Van Halens from their birthplace in the […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024 1

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Wolfgang Posts Tribute on Eddie Van Halen’s 69th Birthday

Wolfgang Van Halen is remembering his father Eddie Van Halen with a heartfelt tribute on what would have been the Van Halen musician's 69th birthday.The Mammoth WVH leader has often shared how much his father meant to him, with the very first song that kicked off his Mammoth WVH career, "Distance," serving as an ode to Eddie Van Halen."I wish you were here so I could give you a big […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024 3

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The Night Van Halen’s Concert Got Rocked by a Snowstorm

You know what Van Halen probably didn't need during their already troubled 1995 summer tour? A snowstorm.But that's exactly what hit them on Sept. 20 at the Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, just outside Denver. An unseasonal blizzard dumped up to eight inches of wet snow on the area, knocking down power lines and damaging millions of trees, hit harder than usual as they were still fully leafed.Despite these unusual circumstances, Van Halen went […]

todayJanuary 15, 2024 1

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Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ Video Points to End of an Era

By waiting until January 1984 to issue their 1984 LP, Van Halen broke an impressive one-album-a-year streak that dated back to 1978. They made up for it by picking up their first No. 1 single in the U.S. with the record's lead-off single, "Jump."The December 1983 release was accompanied by a cheerfully low-budget video that showed the band goofing around on a sound stage, with David Lee Roth pulling out […]

todayDecember 21, 2023 1

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Valerie Bertinelli Makes Cameo in Son Wolfgang Van Halen’s New Music Video

Bertinelli turns up in the music video for Mammoth WVH's new song, "I'm Alright." Valerie Bertinelli might be busy with her many food TV shows, but she's not too busy to make a cameo in one of her son Wolfgang Van Halen's music video. The young musician's band, Mammoth WVH, recently dropped their new video for the song "I'm Alright," in which the rocker and his bandmates are preparing for […]

todayAugust 4, 2023 1

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