Columns
Monday, March 5 2012
I Heard You Missed Us (Says Van Halen and Many, Many Others) -- We're Back!
The David Lee Roth-fronted Van Halen returns after a 28-year absence. Who else has made fans wait that long? Quite a few, it turns out.
Reviews
Friday, March 9 2012
Van Halen: 1 March 2012 - Live at Madison Square Garden, New York
Everybody wants some, indeed. And even 40 years after they first got together in Pasadena, California, Van Halen can still give it to them.
Monday, February 13 2012
Van Halen: A Different Kind of Truth
A Different Kind of Truth is a return to form, but that doesn't mean it captures the brilliance of Van Halen's early recordings.
Blogs
Wednesday, January 11 2012
Van Halen Finally Gives the World a New Tune with "Tattoo"
Fair due – "Tattoo" ain’t no instant classic. It is, however, Diamond Dave, Eddie Van Halen; loud, gonzo – and about bloody time.
Thursday, March 31 2011
The Ugly and Unlistenable Death Spiral of Eddie Van Halen
Has there been anything else remotely akin to the waste of potential, time, and opportunity that we’ve had the last two decades with Eddie Van Halen?
Monday, July 19 2010
Getting the Word Out: Discovering Music Through Advertisements
The television and radio commercials that we see every day are selling more than just the products in the ad -- sometimes they're selling an artist as well. It may not be the traditional way for musicians to get their songs to their listeners, but it works.
News
Friday, February 24 2012
Van Halen timeline: Hits, ego wars and revolving door singers
CHICAGO — OK, Van Halen fans, be honest: Nobody really laments the end of the “Van Hagar” era, do they? Sammy Hagar was the veteran…
Tuesday, February 7 2012
Van Halen gets with the times
VAN HALEN “A Different Kind of Truth” (Interscope) 2 1/2 stars ——— On “A Different Kind of Truth,” the first studio album from Van Halen…
Wednesday, February 1 2012
David Lee Roth is on the loose with Van Halen on album and tour
PASADENA, Calif. — It’s an old joke, but when David Lee Roth delivers the punch line it sounds more like a mission statement: “How many…
