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CD Review: Van Halen, “A Different Kind Of Truth”
Popdose reviews the big Van Halen/David Lee Roth reunion. Was it worth it
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Greatest Un-Hits: Nerf Herder’s “Van Halen” (1996)
In 1996, after a decade and a half of high but rapidly diminishing record sales and influence, Van Halen was suddenly a hot band again, and it was because of, and this almost never
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2012 Outlook: Van Halen’s PR Company Is Sybil
So VH is hitting the road! Maybe! Unless they deny it! Again!
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Sammy Hagar, “Halfway to Memphis”
Death by Power Ballad returns, with Rob Smith discussing Sammy Hagar's book, unheralded albums, and terrific power ballad "Halfway to Memphis."
Read More »Basement Songs: Van Halen, “Little Guitars”
A strong, effective piece of songwriting that blended hard rock with some new wave leanings, you hear an unexpected poignancy in "Little Guitars." That’s right, a Van Halen song that actually has feeling
Read More »New Music: The Happy Hollows, “Spells b-sides”
Crazy cat ladies, candy corn campfires in the clouds... it can only mean two things: new music from the Happy Hollows, and Michael Fortes is bloody mental!
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Van Halen, “Love Walks In”
Rob Smith gets back into the "Dave vs. Sammy" argument in this week's Death by Power Ballad column on Van Halen's "Love Walks In," on on Popdose.com
Read More »Caught on Tape: New Orleans, Van Halen Style
Steven Rosen's series of journalistic remembrances continues with a look back at a wild weekend spent in the company of the one and only Edward Van Halen
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