Two clips from new songs on the forthcoming Van Halen reunion album with David Lee Roth A Different Kind of Truth will be featured tonight (January 25, 2012) on the television program “CSI.” It’s big news for fans eagerly awaiting the Feb. 7 release date for the first new full-lengthRead More

At Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana: I was 15 and the concert experience was pretty new to me when my aunt pointed her Mustang down I-20 toward Shreveport with her best friend and her nephew (that would be me) in tow. You May Also Like: No related posts.

It’s been kind of a fun week in music, mostly because of all of the buzz surrounding Van Halen’s tour and new album announcement. Yessir, Roth is back You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again)

A long-waited reunion with original lead singer David Lee Roth has Van Halen back in the news … and us digging through some old albums. You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again)

Van Halen’s first reunion gig with original lead singer David Lee Roth included plenty of parachute-pantsed favorites, but there was also one new track. Hear the original demo! You May Also Like: No related posts.

There was an article out this past week by Steven Hyden at the Onion A.V. website entitled How long does it take to “get” an album? Interesting stuff. I’m not sure I agree with the whole “professional critic” vs. “regular person” deal, but I can see Mr. Hyden’s point whenRead More

NICK DERISO: Go into this hidden-away New Orleans gem expecting blues — what with Jim Dickinson producing and East Memphis Slim as a sideman — and you’re in for a big surpise. The House Levelers were more of a thumpy roots-music outfit, one that was at once sharp as scissors,Read More