Van Halen is an international hard rock band formed in the early-1970s, originally called Mammoth (before being called Van Halen, one of the band`s ideas for a name was Rat Salade). The band`s first studio album, "Van Halen", released in 1978 is widely regarded as a milestone in rock music. With this first release, the band, featuring David Lee Roth on vocals, Michael Anthony on bass, and Dutch-born Edward Van Halen on guitars (and also keyboards later) and brother Alex Van Halen on drums, established itself as a leader in the emerging and commercially successful U.
Van Halen hit the road on July 5th and shows no signs of slowing down! Saturday night Van Halen played on the hallowed grounds of Glen Helen Regional Park at the San Manuel Amphitheater. Thirty-two years ago Van Halen headlined the biggest hard rock and heavy metal show of that era, the famous US Festival,… Read more »
Sunday July 5th, 2015 in Auburn, WA Van Halen took the stage on the first run of their tour and wasted no time in getting the crowd on their feet, as they pumped out an ultimate classic Light Up The Sky from their 1978 hard rocking album Van Halen II, which was last performed in 1980…. Read more »
Friday June 18th, 1986: 19-year old Billy Columbo just got out of working in the meat department at Tops Friendly Markets in Rochester, New York. He just got paid $88.22 for the week and he felt rich. The sun was shining, and he had a cold 12-pack of Keystone Light in the back seat of… Read more »
Germans are known for many things; great composers such as Bach and Mozart, scientists and engineers like Einstein and Gutenberg (Johannes not Steve), but they’re generally not known for their comedy! Herman Rarebell, 20-year drummer of the Scorpions is truly a funny German. While on tour promoting his new book, And Speaking Of Scorpions, Rarebell… Read more »
