David Lee Roth: Last News

Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin have delivered yet another cover – this time of Van Halen‘s classic ‘Jump’.The cover arrives as part of the duo’s second-annual Hanukkah Sessions, where the Foo Fighters frontman and the superstar producer perform covers of songs originally performed by Jewish artists.

“Don’t Tell Me How to Live” featuring Monster Truck, and he surely isn’t holding back on the, er, imagery.

Sammy Hagar has opened up about his thoughts on Van Halen’s original frontman, David Lee Roth, saying he ultimately has “no problem” with the hard-rock mainstay.At the end of October, Hagar kicked off a six-date residency at Las Vegas haunt The STRAT, with a set of performances billed as ‘Sammy Hagar And Friends’ set to run until November 13. Plugging the gigs in an interview on KKLZ program The Mike & Carla Morning Show, Hagar said (as transcribed by Blabbermouth) that he and Roth “don’t even have a feud”.He elaborated: “To be honest with you, I have no problem with Dave.

James Bond on the big screen in 1962 on Dr No. A lot of the Bond actors who have followed have taken inspiration from the Scottish star, including the latest 007 star Daniel Craig.

David Lee Roth is retiring.

DAVID Lee Roth has announced he's planning to retire early next year, a year after the death of bandmate Eddie Van Halen.  The 66-year-old rocker, who joined Van Halen in the early 1970s, confirmed that his final performance will be in Las Vegas early next year.  The Van Halen hitmaker will bid adieu to the world of rock 'n' roll with five solo shows at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay, starting from New Year’s Eve to Saturday, January 8.  Confirming his retirement, David told the Las Vegas Review-Journal: "I am throwing in the shoes. I’m retiring.

David Lee Roth has announced his imminent retirement, 49 years after he first kicked off his storied career in music.In lieu of the traditional ‘farewell tour’ that most rock ’n’ roll greats embark on, Roth will instead close out his tenure with five shows at Las Vegas’ House Of Blues. The first two will go down on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, respectively, with the remaining three taking place on Wednesday, January 5, Friday 7 and Saturday 8, 2022.Tickets for all five shows – dubbed ‘David Lee Roth Rocks Vegas’ – are on sale as of today (October 2) from the House Of Blues’ website.

in a phone call with the Las Vegas Review-Journal recently.“I am throwing in the shoes. I’m retiring,” he said.

David Lee Roth was asked to open for the joint Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard tour but reportedly turned it down.Roth turned down the offer of opening for the two acts after Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx says he reached out to Roth.Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Sixx revealed that when Mötley Crüe offered Roth the opening slot on the tour, he responded in the negative, reportedly saying: “I don’t open for bands that I influenced.”Sixx meanwhile recently shared a powerful message on the 20th anniversary of him being sober.Taking to social media last month (July 2) to mark the milestone, Sixx discussed his journey over the past two decades and encouraged anyone who has overcome alcohol dependency issues to “give back” and throw anyone still

Gene Simmons has publicly apologised after David Lee Roth took offence to comments Simmons made about the Van Halen frontman in a recent interview.Last year, Roth opened for KISS on their ‘End of the Road’ farewell tour before it was called off due to the pandemic. When the tour recommenced earlier this month, Roth was not present, and Simmons went on to confirm he was no longer on support duties in an interview with Rolling Stone.“It bears noting that during Dave’s heyday, nobody did what he did,” he said.

David Lee Roth has responded to the insulting comments that Gene Simmons made against him recently.During an interview with Rolling Stone, Simmons confirmed that the Van Halen frontman would no longer be supporting KISS on their farewell tour. “But it bears noting that during Dave’s heyday, nobody did what he did,” he said.He went on to say that Roth was once “the ultimate frontman”, adding: “Not [Robert] Plant, not Rod Stewart, nobody.

Had things gone differently, Aerosmith may have taken a page from the Van Halen playbook and replaced its original singer with Sammy Hagar, as the “Jump” rockers famously did after parting ways with David Lee Roth.

Beastie Boys bash, hosted by the music channel, came to look an awful lot like the band’s raucous “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)” video.“Things on that trip could have resulted in dangerous outcomes,” an MTV producer who asked not to be named told The Post.It was 1987 and someone at the network had the bright idea for the  band to “kidnap” a fan and take the guy to Spring Break in Daytona Beach, Fla.“Kids were having sex on nightclub dance floors, the Beasties got the winner drunk and put him into a hot tub with a bunch of girls, kids were jumping off of balconies,” recalled the producer. “O.J.

Van Halen’s David Lee Roth has released a new song titled ‘Giddy-Up’.The track was originally issued to accompany his interactive graphic novel The Roth Project, which debuted online last November.The Roth Project incorporates illustrated visuals with music and narration, all made by Roth. The story blends classic Western with sci-fi themes, imagining a future where artificial intelligence has gained the capability to imitate human behaviour.

Grammy winner Sammy Hagar reconnected with his late, great bandmate Eddie Van Halen before he passed away, age 65, on October 6 following a decade-long battle with cancer.The 73-year-old singer-guitarist famously replaced Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth from 1985–1996 and then reunited with the rock band from 2003–2005 before Eddie 'broke my heart.'After Sammy's desperate calls to Van Halen's brother, manager, and friends went unreturned - comedian George Lopez contacted Hagar.

Van Halen reunion tour would have been a “dream come true.”Hagar was responding to news that the late Eddie Van Halen had thought about a “kitchen sink tour” which would have included bass player Michael Anthony and vocals from both Hager and David Lee Roth.Speaking on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Hagar was asked if he knew about the tour. He replied: “It was totally on my radar.

Wolfgang Van Halen has responded angrily to rumours that he is set to take over his recently deceased father’s lead guitarist role in Van Halen in a new incarnation of the band. “This is just a shitty lie attempting to capitalise on these awful times”, he said on Twitter.Originating in a Facebook fan group, the rumour was then shared by the website Metal Sludge on Twitter.

Eddie Van Halen and his family had to deal with racism growing up due to their mixed-race background, former bandmate David Lee Roth said in a resurfaced interview. The acclaimed Van Halen guitarist died last week at age 65 following a long battle with cancer.The legendary rocker was born to mother Eugenia, who was born in Indonesia, and father Jan, who was born in the Netherlands.

who has died of cancer aged 65, was a leading pioneer of rock guitar playing in the post-Jimi Hendrix era – and gave his name to one of the world’s most energetic and exciting hard rock bands.After Van Halen’s formation in the mid-1970s, he provided the driving force behind the extrovert stage antics of original frontman David Lee Roth – and became famous for popularising the technique of “two-hand tapping”, using both on the fretboard of his instrument.The Dutch-born guitarist was influenced by seeing the “reckless abandon” of Jimmy Page performing a solo on Led Zeppelin’s song “Heartbreaker” – and said the result helped to make his own band sound like “Godzilla waking up” as it mixed hard rock and heavy metal.An early example of the style

died on Tuesday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 65.Van Halen's son and bandmate, Wolfgang — whom he shared with ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli -- announced the news on social media.«I can't believe I'm having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning,» he shared.

Following the sad news of Eddie Van Halen's death yesterday (Oct. 6) at the age of 65, fans will be flocking to streaming services to remember the amazing body of work that he created. But which songs of Van Halen's have stood the test of time with modern-day music listeners?