As we bid farewell to Van Halen’s lengthy tour in support of A Different Kind of Truth, David Lee Roth provides some insight into the delicate balance of power the band has always had. You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again) WhyRead More

After a short break, Sammy Hagar’s Four Decades of Rock concert series gets underway again later this month — touching on most every era of his career. Except Chickenfoot. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping FirstRead More

Readers flocked to content focusing on Led Zeppelin solo projects, partial Journey reunions, Sammy Hagar’s Van Halen years, a key late-period Bob Dylan project and the Beatles, of course. But Miley Cyrus? You May Also Like: Paul McCartney, July 25, 2017: Shows I’ll Never Forget Something Else! Columnist Kit O’TooleRead More

Van Halen has been one big happy family over the past few years, as David Lee Roth returned for the well-received Different Kind of Truth album and tour. It wasn’t always that way, of course. You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again)Read More

Through Van Halen was coming off its first-ever No. 1 single when Sammy Hagar joined in 1985, he said their union was as equals. Together, he says, they reached undreamt of heights. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown Van Halen’sRead More

You could be forgiven for wondering, after absorbing the idea of David Lee Roth as Japanese hitman in his weirdly transfixing new short film, whether that giant tattoo on the Van Halen frontman’s back is real. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’Read More

We’d like to make the argument for those times when Sammy Hagar’s edition of Van Halen, affectionately known as Van Hagar, was pretty good.

Van Halen belatedly began its 2013 tour of Japan with a jumbo set that expanded to include “Jamie’s Cryin,’” “Atomic Punk” and — just before the timeless “Ice Cream Man” — a special showing of David Lee Roth’s cool short film “Tokyo Story.” See video from today’s performance of “Panana”Read More

While other rockers of his vintage seem to be slowing down, Van Halen’s David Lee Roth is still living it up — or, at the very least, still talking a very good game. You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again) Why ComplaintsRead More

For drummer Gregg Bissonette, as a youngster, Van Halen was the pinnacle. There was one problem, of course. You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again) Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown Van Halen’s ‘Runnin’ With theRead More