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FAIR WARNING … Michael Anthony opens up about long overdue phone call with Alex Van Halen

  FAIR WARNING  Michael Anthony opens up about long overdue phone call with Alex Van Halen   Van Halen News Desk — Former Van Halen and current Chickenfoot and The Circle bassist Michael Anthony was interviewed by the one and only Eddie Trunk on the latter’s new Trunk Radio show on SiriusXM channel Volume 106 on October 21, 2016. A recording of part of the interview has surfaced on YouTube via Sam Alvarado and was recently posted by[…]

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A look back with Mitch Malloy, who for a fleeting moment was Van Halen’s new lead singer

YOU REALLY GOT ME Metal Sludge looks back with Mitch Malloy, who for a fleeting moment was Van Halen’s new lead singer     LOS ANGELES — It’s the 20th anniversary of Mitch Malloy almost being in Van Halen. In 1996, Malloy, then 34 and an unknown, won the gig as Sammy Hagar’s replacement — but only for a matter of days before leaving in a huff following an MTV appearance with Van Halen and[…]

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SOMEBODY GET RID OF ME STALKER! David Lee Roth needs help

SOMEBODY GET RID OF ME STALKER! Van Halen famed frontman David Lee Roth has a serious stalker and needs your help   Ultimate Classic Rock — David Lee Roth says a stalker – “a very real one” – has called his phone number 75 times in the past four months. In a blog post on his official website, the Van Halen star asks for help identifying this person, who the singer says is somehow keeping his or her number off[…]

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VAN SORRY … Sammy Hagar apologizes to Ed and Alex Van Halen

VAN SORRY Sammy Hagar apologizes to Ed & Alex Van Halen   Blabbermouth — Sammy Hagar has apologized to his former VAN HALEN bandmates, explaining that he just wants to be “friends.” In a clip from this week’s episode of “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” airing on OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), Hagar says (see video below): “The whole VAN HALEN issue, I really put that behind me, and I’m proud of what we did. So I’ve[…]

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I CAN’T DRIVE 65 … Eddie Van Halen gets a speeding ticket voided after doing 95

I CAN’T DRIVE 65 Eddie Van Halen gets a speeding ticket voided after doing 95   Car And Driver — Like any red-blooded kid growing up in Pasadena, California—hometown of that famous little old lady—Eddie Van Halen had a taste for hot cars. After his band’s self-titled debut album went platinum in 1978, he cycled through a collection nearly as exceptional as his guitar playing, from a succession of 12-cylinder Lambor­ghinis and Ferraris to his current favorite,[…]

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RIP … Legendary Hollywood club owner Filthy McNasty of FM Station

RIP Legendary Hollywood club owner Filthy McNasty of FM Station   Hollywood, CA — The Southern California club scene has lost another legend as Filthy McNasty has passed away. According to a posting on the former club owner’s Facebook earlier today, it appears he passed away on April 13th. The update notes he had been battling cancer. McNasty was the owner of FM Station which closed it’s doors at the North Hollywood location in 1997. The[…]

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GUNS N’ ROSES Felt Like GUNS N’ ROSES Again At First Official Comeback Concert >Review<

GUNS N’ ROSES Felt Like GUNS N’ ROSES Again At First Official Comeback Concert   By Clay Marshall — What a difference a quarter-century makes. After one of the most peculiar launches imaginable — one that, following a press release which raised more questions than answers, saw a high-profile late-night television appearance scrapped at the last minute, a curious concert cancellation by the group’s original drummer, a shocking flirtation with AC/DC that threatened to control the narrative, a[…]

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Jani Lane goes Vinyl with “Catch A Falling Star”

Jani Lane goes Vinyl with “Catch A Falling Star” covers LP   Los Angeles — Deadline Cleopatra Records gives Jani Lane’s cover song catalog a new life with vinyl release “Catch A Falling Star”. The classic voice of Warrant had recorded several cover tunes for tribute records during the 90’s and early 2000’s. Now those tracks have been packaged and released on CD and Vinyl too. The vinyl craze has come full circle with many bigger artists releasing their[…]

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EAT THIS AND SMILE David Lee Roth stops show twice, confronts monitor man and beer throwing fan

EAT THIS AND SMILE David Lee Roth stops show twice, confronts monitor man and beer throwing fan YouTube — David Lee Roth still has it. What is it? Dave has the ability to command the stage like no other and seemingly has grown with grace and ease more than most 80’s iconic rock stars. Dave is definitely the man, the myth and a legend as he drops some knowledge on an unknown fan during a[…]

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SAMMY HAGAR to EDDIE VAN HALEN: ‘F!?k You. You’re A Liar’

Pants Of Fire — Former VAN HALEN singer SAMMY HAGAR has called EDDIE VAN HALEN “A liar” in a recent online video statement found on the artist’s official Youtube account. The Red Rocker boldly points at the camera and says: “Fuck You Eddie Van Halen for saying that about Mikey (Anthony). You’re a liar.” HAGAR is responding to a recent interview VAN HALEN did with Billboard.com where the legendary guitarist took several pot shots at[…]

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