VanHalen

The first time he set foot in Cafe Wha? -- a tiny basement space in New York City's Greenwich Village -- David Lee Roth was 7 years old. His uncle Manny ran the joint, and the future Van Halen frontman carved his name into one of the bannisters...

Tomorrow night, when New York City journalists pack themselves into Cafe Wha? to watch Van Halen play an intimate gig, it's a safe bet Al Roker won't be among the invited guests. As the New York Post reports, the TV weatherman recently ran afoul of founder Alex Van Halen, refusing to swap seats on an American Airlines flight ...

If the rumors are true, and Van Halen kicks of its 2012 reunion tour with a special show this Thursday (Jan. 5) at Cafe Wha? in New York City, David Lee Roth had better watch it with the high kicks. The tiny venue only holds 250 people, and someone might lose an eye...

This has been an exciting week for Van Halen fans. First news surfaced that the hard rock titans would be releasing a new studio album and touring in 2012, and now there's word that Van Halen has been rehearsing two or three times a week at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, Calif...

Van Halen has just confirmed that they'll be touring in 2012. The legendary hard rockers revealed the news this morning via a video on their official site. It will be the first time Van Halen has toured together in five years. Although the exact dates have yet to be announced, the first batch of shows will go on sale on Jan...

Back in the day, Van Halen set the gold standard for outrageous rider requests, although according to legend, their most famous demand -- no brown M&Ms -- wasn't outrageous at all. As the story goes, the band slipped in that seemingly inconsequential detail as a test to see whether the venues they were visiting had adhered to more important considerations regarding safety and treatment of the

While fans wait and wait and wait some more for news of a Van Halen album and tour, the group has leaked some big and rather exciting news. VH will headline the 2012 Grammy Awards, set to take place in February 2012. The official announcement is expected to be revealed on Nov...

Next week Chickenfoot will be releasing 'Chickenfoot III,' their sophomore album (Yes, they skipped #2). Featuring Michael Anthony (Van Halen), Joe Satriani, Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Sammy Hagar (Van Halen, Montrose), the group's 2009 debut full length went Gold on the strength of their hook-heavy brand of hard rock...

Although they formed in 2004, Saviours dish out the kind of songs that wouldn't sound out of place in a mid-'70s biker flick. The Oakland-based combo's four studio albums are packed with one sleazy guitar riff after the other...

Australia's Soundwave Festival, which was to be headlined by the one and only Van Halen, has been canceled. The traveling festival was to run for five dates and was to be the band's first headline show in three years. It was slated to kick off this September in Brisbane but alas, the fest 'tis no more...