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"I'm ready to go. Let's do this": David Lee Roth says he's up for joining Sammy Hagar on tour next summer to honour Van Halen
By Paul Brannigan Published
David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar have never been the best of friends, but summer 2024 could see them unite to celebrate the music of Van Halen and honour Eddie Van Halen's memory

“It’s crazy to think that it’ll be 20 years since Mikey and I played these songs with Van Halen": Sammy Hagar announces The Best of All Worlds Tour with Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani and Jason Bonham
By Paul Brannigan Published
"The music we created is going to outlive us all" says Sammy Hagar as he plots Van Hagar-era arena tour

If you ever wondered how Rage Against The Machine would sound with Godfather of Soul James Brown on vocals and Eddie Van Halen on guitar, we finally have the answer
By Paul Brannigan Published
The funkiest, grooviest, most soulful piece of righteous rap-metal you'll hear today, or any other day, to be honest

Sammy Hagar says it's "ugly" that a tribute concert in honour of Eddie Van Halen hasn't taken place
By Stef Lach Published
Red Rocker Sammy Hagar thinks a concert in Eddie Van Halen's memory should happen – but says it's not his job to arrange it

David Lee Roth launches exuberant, previously unreleased track Manda Bala
By Fraser Lewry Published
Is there a hidden message to Sammy Hagar in the timing of the release of Manda Bala after 16 years in the David Lee Roth vault?

10 cover versions absolutely hated by the people who originally wrote them
By Dave Everley Published
Good or bad, it didn’t matter – these cover versions attracted the ire of their original authors

Eddie Van Halen: game-changer, tone-chaser, riff machine, songwriter, composer, avant-garde artist and genius
By Grant Moon Published
Like Jimi Hendrix a decade earlier, Eddie Van Halen revolutionised the guitar. Three years on from his death, we continue to celebrate the late, great six-string icon who changed rock’n’roll forever

The final word on Van Halen's Sammy Hagar era: it's a bit corporate, a bit rock-by-numbers, a bit... uneventful
By Geoff Barton Published
A five disc roundup of Van Hagar: four studio albums and a disc of rarities, but every home shouldn't have one
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