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Sammy on Stern March 05, 1999 - Don't forget, Sammy Hagar will be appearing on the Howard Stern radio show on March 9. Red Voodoo will be released worldwide on March 23. Mike Hartman InterviewMarch 05, 1999 - Last night we spoke to former DLR guitarist Mike Hartman. His first solo album, Black Glue will be released on April 6. The 2 hour plus interview covered all topics, including Hartman's stint in Roth's band and his relationship with musicians such as John Christ and Steve Vai. You can read the interview here on the VHND in the coming weeks. You will also be able to download an MP3 file of Pooh's Day Off the first single from Mike's album, courtesy of Fuel 2000 records. Sammy BookMarch 09, 1999 - A new book will be out soon telling the life story of Sammy Hagar. Entitled Red Storm Arising, the book is reported to cover everything from the Red Rocker's beginnings in music, right up to his forthcoming album Red Voodoo. Fans will no doubt be very interested in the chapter outlining Hagar's departure from Van Halen in 1996. We hope to have more information on the book over the coming weeks. Sammy CompetitionMarch 17, 1999 - Click on the link below to go to the MCA Records web page. There you can enter the "your turn to be a Red Rocker" Sweepstakes. First prize is a Red Rocker Washburn guitar plus a Crate Red Voodoo amplifier, valued at approximately $2000 each. The competition closes on April 9. The winner will be drawn on April 13. Link: MCA Records Movie AwardsMarch 18, 1999 - MovieFone today announced the winners of its 4th annual American Moviegoer Awards. The awards, voted on by the public, aim to recognize the most outstanding films and performances during the past year. Adam Sandler won the Outstanding Line In A Movie award for this line from The Wedding Singer: "Now please get out of my Van Halen t-shirt before you jinx the band and they break up!" Hagar on LenoMarch 26, 1999 - Sammy Hagar will be appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno next Tuesday, March 30. |
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Hagar Rocks The HRC
March 12, 1999 - Sammy Hagar's Hard Rock Cafe tour kicked off last Sunday night with his performance in Atlantic City, NJ. VHND correspondant and photographer Mitch Gerber attended the Red Rocker's New York show on Tuesday night and was very impressed. Sammy's New York show (where these photos are from) was filled with his Van Halen and solo classics, including Cabo Wabo and an acoustic version of Right Now. He also gave the small crowd a sneak preview of new tracks from Red Voodoo. If you have the opportunity to catch one of Sammy's HRC shows, don't let it pass. No official tour dates have been announced yet, but the Hard Rock Cafe tour will continue through March. Here are the dates, courtesy of redrocker.com:
Special thanks again to Mitch Gerber for snapping these exclusive photos and sharing them with us. Click on the photos to view the full sized images. Click here to pre-order Red Voodoo from CDNOW.
Van Halen Honoured With Diamond Award 
March 17, 1999 - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently introduced a new Diamond Award for record sales in the USA. The Diamond Award supplements the existing Gold (500,000 copies) and Platinum (1,000,000 copies) sales landmark. For a release to achieve Diamond status, it must sell 10 million copies in the USA. 
Members of Van Halen were present at the inaugural Diamond awards ceremony at the Roseland club in New York this past Tuesday to receive two diamond awards. Van Halen (1978) achieved the 10 million sales milestone on August 7, 1996. As we reported here last month, 1984 was certified 10 times platinum on February 17, 1999. Diamond Award Design (RIAA): "The crystal Diamond Award is adorned with a 728-ct. crystal diamond placed in a faceted sterling silver setting. Each setting is engraved with the RIAA logo and the initials of the designer. The 12î high award sits atop a black tapered, 3 1/2î high base, engraved with artist presentation text." Unfortunately, Kenny G dropped (and broke) his diamond award when it was presented to him!
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