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BACKSTAGE PASS: Chickenfoot... Hagar and the Boys Rock Mohegan Sun Casino

Bill_Robinson | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Steve Vai, Van Halen, Mohegan Sun Casino, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot, Entertainment News

Chickenfoot is the band resulting from the loose configuration of a number of successful musicians from other bands. Like Blind Faith, Chickenfoot is sometimes referred to as a "supergroup."

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LISTEN: Memorial Day Playlist

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 05.25.2012

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It's Memorial Day weekend, which means it's time to fire up the grill, grab the beers and hit the beach. But every epic weekend needs an equally epic ...

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Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love: Sammy Hagar Not Surprised At Van Halen Woes

AP | WAYNE PARRY | Posted 05.19.2012

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Right now, Sammy Hagar is awfully glad he's not in Van Halen anymore. The legendary rock band he led for more than a deca...

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(R)evolution in Rock: The Art Takes Los Angeles by Storm

Lisa Paul Streitfeld | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Andy Warhol, Rock N' Roll, The Art, Los Angeles, Motley Crue, Marcel Duchamp, Vicky Hamilton, Geffen Records, Lady GaGa, Kill City, Bar Sinister, Ron English, Australia, Jim Morrison, Marilyn Mason, The Beatles, The Doors, Rodney Bigenheimer, Rodney on the Roq, Twilight of the Idols, Nietzsche, Guns N Roses, American Idol, K-Rock, Joan Jett, Hollywood, Rockpaper Coffeehouse, Abstract Art, The X Factor, Van Halen, Arts News

Such scrappy behavior -- hopeful, yet realist in a "turning world" -- is what propels this Down Under band over the precarious tightrope navigating the middle ground between dreams and nightmares on their journey to define a rock 'n' roll (r)evolution in the 21st century.

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Van Halen's Big Comeback

AP | By ALEX VEIGA | Posted 02.06.2012

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-- Van Halen, "A Different Kind Of Truth" (Interscope) Let's face it, for many fans, Van Halen without founding singer David Lee Roth just isn't Van...

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Eddie Van Halen Donates 75 Guitars To L.A. Schools

NoiseCreep.com | Posted 01.12.2012

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Everyone knows the guitar is the coolest instrument in the school band, but kids in the greater Los Angeles area now have even more incentive to pick ...

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Lullaby... and the Cradle Will Rock

Jon Chattman | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Barney, Valerie Aiello, Bob Marley, Raffi, Rockabye Baby, Kanye West, Baby, Lullaby, Rockabye, David Lee Roth, Van Halen, Babies, Pearl Jam, Lisa Roth, Parents News

Having a child shouldn't mean your musical taste should lose its flavor. You shouldn't have to subject yourself and your baby to listening solely to Raffi, Barney and Disney tracks 24/7.

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Van Halen Unleashes First David Lee Roth Song In 16 Years!

Posted 03.11.2012

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Close your eyes and it just may feel like it's 1984 again. Van Halen has reunited once again with original flamboyant frontman David Lee Roth and, ...

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David Lee Roth Wants To See Your Tattoo

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 01.10.2012

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The David Lee Roth/Van Halen reunion is officially on, with a new single off their upcoming album A Different Kind Of Truth, complete with a black and...

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The New Music You'll Love

news.bostonherald.com | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Leonard Cohen, Van Halen, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Music, New Music, 2012, Bruce Springsteen, Huff/Post50 News

It seemed most baby boomer rockers retired in 2011. Turns out they were just catching their breath (and maybe waiting for the Black Eyed Peas to go aw...

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WATCH: Van Halen Reunited In New York

AP | By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 01.06.2012

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NEW YORK -- They'll be playing arenas when they tour next month, but on Thursday night, a regrouped Van Halen provided thrills in a tiny club where a ...

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Ready For A 'Stairway To Heaven' Lager?

www.esquire.com | Posted 12.20.2011

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Something to look forward to for fans of both craft beer and rock-'n'-roll anthems: Lost Abbey, a fine California brewery we've touted before, has ann...

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Mick Fleetwood and Nicole Atkins Bond in First Episode of Cabo Wabo's "Off The Record" Series

Taryn Haight | Posted 12.11.2011

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WATCH: Michigan Town Pulls Off City-Wide Lip Dub

Posted 10.01.2011

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Many of us wish life was more like a movie, but the residents of Traverse City, Mich., made that wish a reality at least for a day. In an impressi...

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"Too Darn Hot": A Cool Playlist for These Overheated Times

David Wild | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: The Rolling Stones, Tea Party, The Who, Van Halen, Paul McCartney, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Summer Heat, Snoop Dogg, Brad Paisley, William Shakespeare, Entertainment News

With all the heat currently being felt in Washington -- and in so many places around the country -- let's all look out for ourselves and even for each other. Please stay cool as possible, America.

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From Heart to "Heartbreaker" and a Side of Canucks: Chatting With Loverboy's Mike Reno

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.28.2011

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It used to be everybody was "Working For The Weekend." Now, everybody is working on the weekend.

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Stevie Nicks In Your Dreams and Conversations with Matt Nathanson, Roger McGuinn and My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.19.2011

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EXCLUSIVE: Adam Carolla & Sammy Hagar Talk Van Halen

The Adam Carolla Show | Posted 06.19.2011

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When Adam Carolla says he can't get a handle on Eddie Van Halen's personality, Sammy Hagar explains that the guitarist is actually two different people: the humble genius of the band's early days, and the overly controlling, paranoid 'monster' of latter day Van Halen.

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Van Halen Rocker: I Was Abducted By Aliens

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sammy Hagar truly has had The Best of Both Worlds. Or so he claims, anyway. The former Van Halen frontman is out promoting his new memoir, "Red: My...

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'Who's Crying Now': A Teary Playlist for House Speaker Boehner

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Beatles, John Boehner House Speaker, Van Halen, Prince, The Cure, John Boehner, Chris Isaak, Fox News, Journey, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, Buck Owens, John Boehner Cries, John Boehner Crying, Entertainment News

John Boy, crank out these tunes on your best house speakers and pull yourself together, man. You've got a big country to save or screw up.

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Dukes of September, McCartney's Guitarist & An Australian's Tourabout: Conversations With Michael McDonald, Brian Ray, and Xavier Rudd

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to singer Michael McDonald, "I remember thinking, 'God, why [is Motown] asking me to do this?' At the same time, I wanted so badly to do it and I wouldn't allow myself to say no."

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Angelina Jolie's Cockroach, Clinton's Cupcakes

Posted 05.25.2011

The new book "What The Great Ate: A Curious History Of Food & Fame" tells you that Madonna, when she was struggling to make ends meet, used to pick Fr...

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"A Little Less Conversation": A Playlist to Encourage a New Generation to "Do Something"

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, The Felice Brothers, Rob Thomas, The Eagles, Pete Seeger, Travie McCoy, Jackie DeShannon, The Beatles, The Weavers, The Who, Utopia, Vh1, Natasha Bedingfield, Journey, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Do Something Awards, Glee, B.B. King, Infant Sorrow, Bob Marley, Neil Diamond, Van Halen, Aimee Mann, Vince Gill, Carole King, Mos Def, Jane Lynch, Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Harrison, Twilight, Jersey Shore, Canned Heat, The Youngbloods, Billy Swan, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, The 5th Dimension, Elvis Presley, Kellan Lutz, Bruno Mars, Gogol Bordello, Bill Withers, Friend & Lover, Bret Michaels, U2, Thunderclap Newman, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Jakob Dylan, Tears for Fears, Frank Sinatra, R.E.M., James Taylor, Allen Toussaint, Bruce Springsteen, Lifehouse, Entertainment News

Today, I have a semi-modest proposal for those same young Americans who will likely inherit this big mess: do something, and do it with "A Little Less Conversation" and little more action.

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A Girl Talks to Rob Sheffield about Duran Duran (and His New Book)

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 05.25.2011

In his brilliant new coming-of-age-in-the-1980s memoir, Talking to Girls About Duran Duran, Rolling Stone columnist Rob Sheffield calls 1985 "the year of the awesomeness drought."

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Brown M&Ms, or What Van Halen Can Teach You About Book Marketing

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 05.25.2011

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Van Halen used to insist that concert venues have bowls of M&Ms without the brown ones. If there were brown M&Ms, the venue hadn't read the contract and other things were likely overlooked too.

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