Eddie Van Halen Was Contemplating A ‘Kitchen Sink’ Tour With David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony

Eddie Van Halen Was Contemplating A ‘Kitchen Sink’ Tour With David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony

Eddie Van Halen was considering a reunion tour featuring all of the past members of his iconic band, his son Wolfgang revealed. The legendary Van Halen guitarist, who died of cancer in October at age 65, had reportedly talked about a “kitchen sink tour” that would have included fired original bassist Michael Anthony, as well […]

David Lee Roth & Sammy Hagar Post New Tributes To Eddie Van Halen: ‘The Music Will Live Forever’

David Lee Roth & Sammy Hagar Post New Tributes To Eddie Van Halen: ‘The Music Will Live Forever’

David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar posted new tributes to Eddie Van Halen as they mourned his death this week. The Van Halen lead singers followed up their initial tributes to their legendary collaborator with new posts on social media as the impact of his death continued to make headlines around the world. Roth — […]

David Lee Roth Speaks Out On The Death Of Eddie Van Halen

David Lee Roth Speaks Out On The Death Of Eddie Van Halen

David Lee Roth has spoken out on the death of Eddie Van Halen via a simple Instagram post. The original lead singer of Van Halen shared a black-and-white photograph of the two men taken in what appeared to be a backstage area either before or after a performance of the iconic heavy metal band. They […]

David Lee Roth Declares Van Halen Is ‘Finished’

David Lee Roth Declares Van Halen Is ‘Finished’

David Lee Roth thinks Van Halen is done. The California hard rock band’s longtime frontman had a lot to say in a recent interview with the Talkin’ Rock With Meltdown podcast on 101 WRIF – and none of it was good news for Van Halen fans. In the interview, Roth said the band he famously […]

Ex-Van Halen Bassist Michael Anthony Shoots Down Rumors He’s Rejoining Original Band For 2019 Reunion Tour

Ex-Van Halen Bassist Michael Anthony Shoots Down Rumors He’s Rejoining Original Band For 2019 Reunion Tour

Van Halen fans have been doing a happy dance ever since David Lee Roth and Eddie Trunk made some cryptic comments alluding to a possible reunion of the band’s classic lineup, but Michael Anthony is here to bring fans back to reality. “The only comment I have is that I haven’t spoken to any of […]

Which Van Halen Singer Has Rocked More Audiences – Roth Or Hagar?

Which Van Halen Singer Has Rocked More Audiences – Roth Or Hagar?

Like two aging grizzly bears well past their prime but refusing to retire gracefully, David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar have fought a long and bitter war about who is the best man to front Van Halen. In the blue corner is Diamond Dave, the flamboyant verbal virtuoso, martial arts expert, and ladies man whose […]

Nirvana Slammed For Making Bizarre Rider Requests Back In The Day

Nirvana Slammed For Making Bizarre Rider Requests Back In The Day

During their heyday, Nirvana was forever snipping at cliched rockstar behavior and the egotistical demand of showbiz divas, so recent revelations that the punk trio once insisted upon having several bags of M&Ms on their rider with all the green ones taken out comes as something of a shock. That is until you realize it’s […]

According To Sammy Hagar, A Van Halen Reunion Has Gone From ‘Kind Of Inevitable’ To ‘It’s Over, Man’

According To Sammy Hagar, A Van Halen Reunion Has Gone From ‘Kind Of Inevitable’ To ‘It’s Over, Man’

One of the best-selling American rock bands of all time, Van Halen first became a household name in the United States with its self-titled 1978 album. The hits kept coming with multi-platinum efforts like Diver Down and 1984. Van Halen experienced even more monumental commercial success after Sammy Hagar joined the band in 1985, replacing […]

Sammy Hagar Says Time Is Running Out For His Dream Van Halen Reunion Lineup

Sammy Hagar Says Time Is Running Out For His Dream Van Halen Reunion Lineup

Sammy Hagar has long been talking about a Van Halen reunion, but now the band’s former lead singer admits time is running out. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Hagar confirmed he has not spoken to Eddie Van Halen in 13 years. While a Twitter birthday exchange between the two musicians made headlines a […]

Van Halen Reunion? Sammy Hagar Has One Condition And It Involves David Lee Roth

Van Halen Reunion? Sammy Hagar Has One Condition And It Involves David Lee Roth

Is Van Halen reuniting? Again? As classic rock bands reunite left and right, sometimes adding new members to the lineup or asking other iconic musicians to sit in on a tour, there’s greater pressure than ever to offer up a final tour or a new chapter. In many cases, band members have to come to […]

Blake Shelton And Adam Levine Leaving ‘The Voice’ Following Season 12?

Blake Shelton And Adam Levine Leaving ‘The Voice’ Following Season 12?

The Voice has seen its share of stars come and go in its eleven seasons on the air. With Season 12 premiering in a few days, coaches Blake Shelton and Adam Levine discussed who they would nominate to take their places if they ever left the show. According to Yahoo, Levine and Shelton have never […]

Is Blake Shelton ‘Sleeping On The Couch’ Because He Forgot Valentine’s Day?

Is Blake Shelton ‘Sleeping On The Couch’ Because He Forgot Valentine’s Day?

Blake Shelton is reportedly in the doghouse after forgetting about Valentine’s Day. During an appearance with Carson Daly and Matt Lauer on Today, Gwen Stefani revealed that the country crooner wasn’t even in the same state as her on the big day. Is this why he’s sleeping on the couch? According to E! News, Stefani […]

Van Halen For Super Bowl 52? Eddie Van Halen’s Dog Thinks So

Van Halen For Super Bowl 52? Eddie Van Halen’s Dog Thinks So

Van Halen could headline the Super Bowl 52 halftime show next year — if Eddie Van Halen’s dog has anything to do with it, that is. Radio station Big 100 reported that Eddie Van Halen’s wife, Jane, who’s also his publicist, is already lobbying for Van Halen to perform at the high-profile NFL halftime show […]

David Lee Roth Unearths Rare ‘No Holds Bar-B-Que’ As A Freebie For Fans

David Lee Roth Unearths Rare ‘No Holds Bar-B-Que’ As A Freebie For Fans

David Lee Roth gave fans a July 4th treat. The longtime Van Halen frontman resurrected his rare 2002 video package, No-Holds Bar-B-Que, and posted it on his YouTube page in its entirety. According to the rock website Anti Music, Roth’s rarely-seen production was written, directed, and produced by Diamond Dave himself and mostly filmed at […]

Dee Snider Nails His Colours To The Mast In Van Halen Feud: ‘Sammy’s A Bad A** And Eddie Van Halen’s An A-Hole’

Dee Snider Nails His Colours To The Mast In Van Halen Feud: ‘Sammy’s A Bad A** And Eddie Van Halen’s An A-Hole’

Dee Snider has put on his big size nines and waded into the ongoing Van Halen feud by siding with Sammy Hagar, who “sings his a** off,” while at the same time branding Eddie Van Halen an “A-hole.” Never one to shy away from putting his foot, or, indeed, an animal bone in his mouth, […]

Is Eddie Van Halen Forgetting His Own Music?

Is Eddie Van Halen Forgetting His Own Music?

In all the bombast surrounding the feud between former Van Halen bandmates lately, there have been a few curious details that have slipped through the cracks. The big story has been that Eddie Van Halen gave an interview in Billboard magazine in which he characteristically talked smack about Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and even his […]

Van Halen Trying To Stop Sammy Hagar From Playing His Own Songs?

Van Halen Trying To Stop Sammy Hagar From Playing His Own Songs?

The course of Van Halen’s history never did run smooth. Ever since the early 1980s — with a brief respite in the 90s — there has been some sort of feud going on between current and/or former members of the band. There’s nothing you can do today. Your dad is bummed because Van Halen won’t […]

Sammy Hagar Calls Eddie Van Halen A Liar As Feud Rages On

Sammy Hagar Calls Eddie Van Halen A Liar As Feud Rages On

Sammy Hagar and the members of Van Halen have been exchanging barbs recently, and their feud has escalated this week after Hagar threw in his two cents about a Billboard interview. Eddie Van Halen said in the interview that he had to teach his former bassist, Michael Anthony, how to play every note he ever […]

Eddie Van Halen Says David Lee Roth ‘Does Not Want To Be My Friend’

Eddie Van Halen Says David Lee Roth ‘Does Not Want To Be My Friend’

Long-time fans of Van Halen will remember that Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth had a falling out years ago and that incident led to Roth being booted from the band. In truth, there had been ongoing dissension between David and the rest of Van Halen’s members that ultimately led to David Lee Roth […]

Sammy Hagar Compares Van Halen To The Mafia: Does That Make David Lee Roth The Godfather?

Sammy Hagar Compares Van Halen To The Mafia: Does That Make David Lee Roth The Godfather?

In an extraordinary rant, Sammy Hagar has compared his old band Van Halen to the Mafia and has accused original lead vocalist David Lee Roth and the rest of the Van Halen family of trying to silence him. Hagar fronted Van Halen between 1985 and 1996, which many David Lee Roth fans regard as the […]

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