Van Halen News

Marc Maron: The TVD Interview

A garage, two microphones, and a laptop might not seem like a recipe for media dominance, but then comedian Marc Maron doesn't do things in a normal way.

Fourteen Year-Old Girl Shreds Through Van Halen’s “Eruption”

This video of a fourteen year-old girl known only as "Tina S." has been blowing up on the net, and it's easy to understand why.

‘I warned him in the beginning’: Kiss’ Gene Simmons predicted trouble for Van Halen, David Lee Roth

Gene Simmons confirms that Eddie Van Halen, frustrated over his relationship with David Lee Roth, approached him about joining Kiss in the early 1980s.

The Five Best and Worst Replacement Singers

It's not that we hate him — no benevolent VH fan should — but pity is one word to describe our feelings.

‘Ed, he turned on me, man’: Sammy Hagar opens up about the split with Van Halen

The rift between Sammy Hagar and his bandmates has become the stuff of legend, up to and include their fractured induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — which saw only Hagar and Michael Anthony appear.

Van Halen adds a couple one-off gigs to summer plans

Van Halen has unveiled a couple of domestic shows that will follow a mid-June trip to Japan, all in support of last year's release, "A Different Kind of Truth."

‘There is no Van Halen without Roth’: David Lee Roth on the road back to his old band

David Lee Roth explores the things that ripped Van Halen apart, and the shared camaraderie that reunited them — asserting that the group was never the same without him.

Eddie Van Halen Explains L.L. Cool J Collaboration in New Interview

Eddie Van Halen teamed up with L.L. Cool J to collaborate on two tracks for L.L.'s new album, Authentic.

‘Most artists are dead and gone in three and a half years’: David Lee Roth on his celebrated return to Van Halen

David Lee Roth, in his own inimitable way, discusses his blockbuster reunion with Van Halen — comparing it, by turns, to training for a bike race, a game of chess and even a gridiron film.

‘You learn a lot’: For Wolfgang Van Halen, touring with Tremonti was a different kind of truth

For bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, who started his music career playing in sold-out arenas with his father's band, joining Tremonti was a learning experience.

‘That stuff is way downtown’: Is Van Halen’s David Lee Roth set to front the Duke Ellington Big Band?

Van Halen fans are rightly thrilled with the news that David Lee Roth is retaking the road after Eddie Van Halen's recent health scares.

Eddie Van Halen Talks About Working With LL Cool J

Music legends, Eddie Van Halen and LL Cool J , have teamed up for two songs on LL's upcoming new album Authentic , set to release on April 30.

Andy Johns Dead: Rolling Stones, Van Halen Producer Passes Away at 61

English-born producer and recording engineer Andy Johns, who had an impressive classic rock resume, working with the likes of the Rolling Stones , Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix through the years, has died at 61.

‘I would be in that band if we could get along’: Sammy Hagar on lingering bad feelings with Van Halen

As Sammy Hagar worked on plans to celebrate his four decades in rock, the former Montrose and Van Halen singer says he lit on the idea of presenting a set that moved through each of his hitmaking eras — with special guests to match.

Eddie Van Halen teams with LL Cool J

"This album was born out of my true love for music and I knew Eddie shared that same vision for authentic music," LL Cool J added.

Six-Year-Old Drummer Plays Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, and More

Avery Molek is a six year old who does drum covers of various metal and hard rock hits, including songs by Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, and Stone Temple Pilots (the “sex type thing so I guess Avery learned about the birds and the bees the hard way: from Scott Weiland), amongst others. Why does he do this? No idea. I suspect because his parents really want to be famous themselves and so they make the kid be their dancing monkey to get attention. In any case, whatever — lil’ dude is pretty goddamn good. He should be playing drums for Slayer or Guns N’ Roses in no time. Or, if he’s really, really lucky, one of David Draiman’s bands. Watch:

Van Halen singer David Lee Roth claims he had his penis insured

Van Halen singer David Lee Roth has claimed he once took out insurance on his penis before going on tour.

WATCH: Van Halen Frontman Had Insurance Policy For WHAT?

Listen to Samples of the Songs LL Cool J Recorded with Eddie Van Halen

Van Halen News Desk has landed a ninety-second sample of "We're the Greatest," one of two new LL Cool J songs on which Eddie Van Halen plays.

‘Might as well!’: David Lee Roth on the philosophy behind Van Halen’s 1984 hit ‘Jump’

You may have listened to "Jump," Van Halen's lone charttopping hit from 1984, without stopping to realize the deeper philosophical message laying just beneath the surface.

LL Cool J, Eddie Van Halen: Hip-Hop and Rock Legend Collaborate

A photo of LL and the famed guitarist was posted to Eddie's Twitter account on March 14 with a simple message -- "Authentic 4.30.13."

Eddie Van Halen to appear on new LL Cool J album 'Authentic'?

Eddie Van Halen is rumoured to be appearing on the new studio album from LL Cool J. The guitarist sparked rumours he will appear on 'Authentic' when it is released in April after posting a picture of himself in the studio with the rapper on Twitter.

Van Halen to announce major European tour

David Lee Roth leaked the news on Monday that Van Halen would be playing a lengthy tour of Europe this year.

‘Lead, bass, drums and howling at the moon’: Van Halen’s return has David Lee Roth all amped up

Outside of a few pick up dates in the U.S., which David Lee Roth attributes to filling in when somebody else dropped out, Van Halen is going to focus on dates outside of the U.S. in 2013.

‘I loved the vocal harmonies’: Wolfgang Van Halen’s childhood music passion? You won’t believe it

You might have expected the youthful Wolfgang Van Halen, scion of the hard-rock guitar god Eddie Van Halen, to have been into some kind of horns-throwing metal group.

Van Halen: The Studio Albums 1978-1984, album review

Taken all at once, it's easy to see how Roth's pop ideals slowly push their way through Van Halen's heavy rock.

Van Halen, Billy Joel to Headline Stone Music Festival

Van Halen and Billy Joel have been tapped to headline the new two-day Stone Music Festival in Sydney, Australia, which takes place on April 20 and April 21.

Wolfgang Van Halen on Joining Tremonti, His Bass Influences + Why He Got Kicked Out of 5th Grade Choir

"I've always been a huge Alter Bridge fan and on the 2007 Van Halen tour we happened to be in the same city, so I went to go see them play and we met for the first time. We got along really well and kept in touch after that. I'm honored to be in his band now. Mark [Tremonti] is still one of my guitar idols," Wolfgang Van Halen tells Noisecreep.

‘We’ll start talking on the phone, exchanging ideas’: Michael Anthony says Chickenfoot to gather again soon

Bassist Michael Anthony says Chickenfoot is ready for a return to the studio for what will be its third release.

‘There hasn’t been any response’: David Lee Roth tries to broker unlikely Van Halen reunion with Michael Anthony

Van Halen fans aren't the only ones lobbying for the return of original bassist and background vocalist Michael Anthony.

Bret Michaels Teams Up With KISS, Van Halen Legends on '80s Remake

It's going to be a busy few weeks for Bret Michaels.

‘Don’t break into the house and try to steal them’: Van Halen’s David Lee Roth on gold records, good times

The latest episode of the Roth TV shows finds David Lee Roth giving a brief tour of the long hallway that leads across the length of the second-floor in the Van Halen's flamboyant frontman's mansion — affectionately known as the Mojo Dojo. As Roth walks toward his bedroom, he surrounded on both sides by framed records — one after another after another.

‘It shows you what I know’: Sammy Hagar hated the concept for Van Halen’s biggest video ever

With its high-concept series of contemporary on-screen messages, "Right Now" was, Sammy Hagar admits now, "the biggest video Van Halen ever had."

I Love Bombastic Rock Bands — Who’s With Me?

You know, if someone wrote an essay insisting Thin Lizzy provided the backbone for his teen experience in the mid 1970s, every rock critic in America would nod their head in agreement.

‘I can’t think of a better axiom’: Beer-swilling David Lee Roth talks Van Halen’s ‘Stay Frosty,’ and a certain tattoo

By drinking a tall boy beer and discussing a favorite tattoo.

A ‘Super Terrific New Year’s Eve Dance Party Spectacular’ with Van Halen’s David Lee Roth

Only Van Halen's David Lee Roth could put on a New Year's gala this gloriously weird.