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RV Chart Debut April 1, 1999 - Sammy Hagar's Red Voodoo debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart this week at #22. The Red Rocker's latest solo album sold 48,043 copies in its first week of release. SH Tour DatesApril 1, 1999 - Our Sammy Hagar Tour Page is now online. This new section will be updated as more dates are added. CFTH ScriptApril 6, 1999 - A partial script of David Lee Roth's movie Crazy From The Heat is now available on the web! Click on the link below to visit the David Lee Roth Army site. The script is in the articles section. Link: DLR Army VHE ContestApril 7, 1999 - Do you want to win a free copy of the Van Halen Encyclopedia? All you have to do is write an essay with a Van Halen theme. The best essays, as judged by the VHE author, will win a free copy of the book. Details below... Link: VHE Site RV Chart UpdateApril 8, 1999 - Sammy Hagar's Red Voodoo dropped to #52 this week on the Billboard album chart with sales of 34,871. EVH InterviewApril 8, 1999 - The June 1999 issue of Super Chevy features an interview with Edward Van Halen. The magazine is on newsstands now. (Thanks to Max and Tom for pointing it out!) New Video ClipApril 13, 1999 - We've added another video clip from the 1998 world tour to the video page. Check out Mean Street, performed live in Chicago on 5/16/98 via the link below. Link: Live Videos 30% Off HagarApril 15, 1999 - If you haven't purchased Sammy Hagar's Red Voodoo yet, now is the time to pick up a copy. CDNOW are offering the album for 30% off the normal price for a short time only. Link: Red Voodoo RV Chart UpdateApril 16, 1999 - Sammy Hagar's Red Voodoo dropped from #52 to #67 on the Billboard album chart this week, with sales of 21,531. Stomp MP3April 16, 1999 - Another track from the new Mike Hartman solo album is available for download in MP3 format from this site. Click on the links below to download Stomp, Mike's original version of the DLR Band track King Of The Hill.
Stomp - Hi Quality April 23, 1999 - Sammy Hagar's Red Voodoo had a small drop this week on the Billboard album chart. With sales of 18,891, the album dropped from #67 to #73. Total US sales after four weeks of release: 123,336. New Video ClipApril 24, 1999 - There's a new video clip in our Live Video section. This one is a special treat for the collectors, featuring a song from the 1983 South American tour. Van Halen DVDApril 29, 1999 - Van Halen's Live: Right Here, Right Now home video will be released in DVD format on June 8. RRP will be $24.95 Details are in the press release below: Van Halen A-ZApril 29, 1999 - Toronto's Q107 will be playing the entire Van Halen catalog from A to Z all this weekend, starting at 3pm on April 30. Listen: Q107 Live Guitar PollApril 30, 1999 - Rock Network in the UK are conducting a poll at their web site to find your all-time favourite rock guitarist. Edward Van Halen and Steve Vai are among the contestants. Currently EVH has 2.7% and Vai has 1.4% of the vote. Click on the link below to help them win. Link: Guitarist Poll |
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Mike Hartman Interview
April 6, 1999 - On March 5, 1999 I interviewed former David Lee Roth Band guitarist, Mike Hartman. The chat lasted for approximately two and a half hours, with topics ranging from rehearsals with Roth to Cystic Fibrosis. Parts 1 and 2 of the chat transcript are now available exclusively from the Van Halen News Desk.
MH Interview - Part 2 Special Offer! Mike's new album, Black Glue was released today through Universal/Fuel 2000 Records. Mike and Universal/Fuel 2000 have generously allowed the first single from the album, Pooh's Day Off, to be made available as a free download from this web site. All you need is an MP3 player such as WinAmp or MacAmp. Click on the appropriate link below to download the file.
Van Halen Update 
April 16, 1999 - As you can probably tell from the lack of recent updates, news from the Van Halen camp is quite hard to come by at the moment. The official Van Halen site had a short update yesterday, confirming that the band were in the studio rehearsing and cutting demos. We've attempted to find out the song titles that may appear on the new album, but have been unsuccessful so far. We will continue to try. This album may be the most important in the band's 20+ year career. Sales of Van Halen III were the lowest of any Van Halen album to date. Many critics gave the album less than favourable reviews. Nobody knows what direction the band will take with their next effort, but we can be sure that Van Halen will give it 110% and put out the best performance possible.
Roth To Play Festival 
April 17, 1999 - It looks like the wait may finally be over for David Lee Roth fans. News broke today that Diamond Dave and his DLR Band have been booked to play the Sweden Rock Festival. (Van Halen were scheduled to appear at the same show last year, but were unable to play due to Alex Van Halen's arm injury.) The festival will take place on June 11 and 12, 1999. The Sweden Rock Festival web site is not written in English so we were unable to get many details from it, but we did manage to extract the names of the David Lee Roth band line-up advertised to play the gig:
Bart Walsh is currently the guitar player in the LA-based Van Halen Tribute band, the Atomic Punks. Marco Mendoza, a member of a recent Thin Lizzy lineup, has worked with everyone from John Sykes to former DLR Band guitarist Mike Hartman. Ray Luzier played drums on Roth's latest studio effort. He also plays drums with Freak Power Ticket.
Roth Tour Announced
April 30, 1999 - Davidleeroth.com has announced the long awaited 1999 David Lee Roth world tour! Check our 1999 Roth Tour page for the complete list of dates. Diamond Dave will be headlining three dates in Europe before heading to the US to fill the opening slot for the Bad Company tour. As was the case with the 1998 Van Halen world tour, readers who attend the shows are invited to submit reviews, set lists, photos and especially videos! The first five reviews we receive will be published. There is still no official word on the DLR Band line-up, but we believe Ray Luzier (Drums) and Bart Walsh (ex-Atomic Punks, guitar) are locked in. |
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01/08: antiMUSIC 12/07: MJ Message 10/30: Melodicrock 10/13: KNAC.COM 8/23: KNAC.COM 8/09: HardKnockz 8/01: Miss Truth 7/24: Hard Radio 7/24: Mtl. Hammer 7/24: Metal Edge 7/18: HardKnockz 7/15: NY DailyNews 7/13: Melodic Rock 6/12: Miss Truth 6/07: Miss Truth 5/20: Rolling Stone 5/16: KNAC.COM 5/10: DLR Army 5/02: Melodic Rock 5/02: KLOS 4/03: Chicago S-T 4/02: Orange C-R 4/01: NY Post 3/31: ChartAttack 3/30: WMMS 3/24: Daily Breeze 2/29: Allstar 2/25: Miss Truth 2/22: Miss Truth 2/14: NAMM Review 2/14: HardRadio 2/14: KNAC.COM 2/09: KNAC.COM 1/31: Sonicnet 1/31: KNAC.COM 1/31: Jam! 1/28: Rolling Stone 1:28: Launch 1/27: Allstar |
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