On today's Rock it Out! Blog episode, I review the new album from Van Halen, A Different Kind Of Truth.
The best way to describe this album is to compare it to an American muscle car. It's strong, fast, nice to look at and rides like a demon. It's a great comeback album from a band we haven't heard from in 14 years.
What are your thoughts on the album? Read More
On today's RiO!B episode, I wanna know from you what albums you're looking forward to this year. A lot of bands are expected to release new music this year so what ones are you hoping to get in 2012? Read More
So here it is, everyone. The first new single from Van Halen featuring Diamond David Lee Roth called "Tattoo" is in music video form and available to check out up top. It's obvious from the song that Eddie can still play guitar. But it seems that Roth has decided to drop the martial arts in favor of old man dancing moves. It seems as if he's trying to channel James Brown while singing about people getting tattoos. Personally I'm not a fan of this track. If this is the first single off the new album, A Different… Read More
If you want to see Van Halen live this year you're gonna have quite a few chances to do so. The band has revealed the dates for their upcoming North American tour and, man, is it a big one. 46 shows in 45 cities and it all kicks off on February 18th in Louisville, KY at the KFC Yum! Center (which is still one of the worst names for a venue I've heard in my life.) All the dates are listed down below and tickets go on sale starting January 10th as part of an American… Read More
Van Halen is playing in NYC at Cafe Wah? tonight but according to David Lee Roth the band will be back in the Big Apple real soon. Up top, via Van Halen News Desk, is a fan shot video featuring Roth signing some autographs. As the fans clamor for information about anything regarding VH, Roth lets it slip that the band is playing Madison Square Garden on February 28th and March 1st. Tickets for Van Halen's forthcoming tour go on sale starting January 10th so prepare yourself to be super fast on your mouse to… Read More
On today's episode of the Rock it Out! Blog, I ask if band reunions even matter. Black Sabbath, Van Halen, The Stone Roses and the Rolling Stones are reuniting/touring in 2012 but do people care anymore?
I took a comparison of YouTube video views featuring announcements of tours from Sabbath, Van Halen and the Stone Roses and compared them to other YouTube videos. The results are rather interesting. Read More
Will Van Halen's new album be the first major album of 2012? It seems that way. According to the graphic up top (via Van Halen News Desk), the band's first new album featuring singer David Lee Roth will be released on February 7th. VH's last album with Roth was 1984 which was released in 1983. It's also being reported by the site that the… Read More
Well we all knew this was coming but now it's been made official. Van Halen is touring in 2012 according to their announcement video up top featuring a dancing David Lee Roth. No tour dates have been announced yet but tickets are going on sale starting January 10th so those dates should be coming pretty soon. We should also be getting some information on VH's forthcoming album that's also expected to be released in 2012. The band recently signed a new record deal with Interscope and this will mark the first… Read More
