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EDDIE VAN HALEN On Reunion With DAVID LEE ROTH: 'Everything Is Up In The Air'

Brian Hiatt of RollingStone.com reports: The reunion that VAN HALEN fans have been awaiting for twenty-two years began in December, when David Lee Roth walked into Eddie Van Halen's Hollywood home studio. There he rejoined the band for a rehearsal, singing fourteen VAN HALEN classics. "They totally...

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Report: VAN HALEN Featuring DAVID LEE ROTH To Embark On 40-Date Summer Tour

Ray Waddell of Billboard.com reports that a contract could be signed as soon as today for Live Nation to produce a 40-date amphitheatre tour by VAN HALEN this summer, with original frontman David Lee Roth back in the fold for the first time in more than 20 years. As previously reported, guitarist Ed...

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SAMMY HAGAR's WABORITAS To Take Most Of 2007 Off

Sammy Hagar has issued the following update: "The [WABORITAS] [Hagar's band] are going to take most of this year off except for the cruise, March 16 show in Cabo and The Tahoe Wabo's third-anniversary shows on May 4, 5, and 6 and my birthday bash October 6, 8, 9, 12 and 13. There may be ...

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SAMMY HAGAR: GARY CHERONE 'Was Really Just A Moment In VAN HALEN'

Sammy Hagar recently spoke to James Montgomery of MTV.com about VAN HALEN's upcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "The talk amongst us so far has been that we're probably not going to play, because of the awkward situation with [bassist] Michael [Anthony], and the situation with Da...

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SAMMY HAGAR Considering Recording With Ex-VAN HALEN BASSIST And RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Drummer

Launch Radio Networks reports: Sammy Hagar won't be on the road much this year, besides a few gigs with his group the WABORITAS and his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of VAN HALEN. But that's not to say that he doesn't have plans to make new music. Hagar ...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Issues Statement On VAN HALEN ROCK HALL Induction

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has issued the following statement regarding this week's announcement that VAN HALEN will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: "I was very excited and honored to learn that VAN HALEN would be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this March....

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SAMMY HAGAR Humbled By VAN HALEN's Election To ROCK HALL

Launch Radio Networks reports: Sammy Hagar has never been the shy, retiring type, but the official announcement that he'd been elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of VAN HALEN knocked him back on his heels. Hagar's been staying and playing at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Mexico since t...

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SAMMY HAGAR Hopes VAN HALEN Will Take High Road At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that VAN HALEN's appearance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on March 12 "could go a lot of different ways," according to Sammy Hagar. That said, Hagar — the group's second frontman, from 1985-96 — tells Billboard.com he has high hopes that the...

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It's Official: VAN HALEN To Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that VAN HALEN, R.E.M., PATTI SMITH, THE RONETTES and GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame March 12 during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. To be eligible for induction, this year's class ha...

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Ex-VAN HALEN Bassist Attends Glendora's VILLAGE ART WALK; Photos Available

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony attended Glendora, California's annual Village Art Walk on December 8, 2006 to promote an interest in and appreciation of the arts. Michael took part in the festivities and had a collection of his basses on display at The Village Goldsmith, including the Jack...

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SAMMY HAGAR On Possible VAN HALEN / ROTH Reunion: 'I Don't See It In A Million Years'

John Soeder of Cleveland's The Plain Dealer reports: VAN HALEN scored a landslide victory in The Plain Dealer's seventh annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame poll. The newspaper asked readers and visitors to www.cleveland.com to tell it which nominees on the latest official Rock Hall ballot are most wor...

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Former VAN HALEN Bassist To Ring In 2007 With HAGAR At Cabo Wabo

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony will be jetting down to Cabo San Lucas to jam with Sammy Hagar and the WABOS for the Red Rocker's annual New Year's party at the Cabo Wabo. Watch for Mike to rock the house on December 31, January 2, 3 and 5. Check www.redrocker.com for ticketing ...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN: The Ball Is In DAVE LEE ROTH's Court

Eddie Van Halen spoke to Guitar World magazine about the current status of VAN HALEN following the departures of vocalist Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony. Rumors continue to swirl that original singer David Lee Roth, who was replaced by Hagar in the mid-1980s, will return to the fold, despit...

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FU MANCHU Frontman Comments On VAN HALEN, CARS Covers

FU MANCHU — recently described by the Los Angeles Times as "Southern California sludge-merchants (who) deliver riff-heavy rock straight out of the '70s" — have frequently covered other artists’ music over the course of their career. In addition to their well-known take on BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's "Godzill...

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Ex-VAN HALEN Bassist To Take Part In Glendora's VILLAGE ART WALK

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony's web site has been updated with the following message: "The city of Glendora is holdilng their annual Village Art Walk to promote an interest in and appreciation of the arts. Michael is taking part in the festivities and will have a collection of his basses...