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August 1997 Snippets
VH Tribute Album

August 1, 1997 - A Van Halen tribute album is on the way. Titled Everybody Wants Some, the album will feature several Boston-based bands (Gary Cherone's home town) including Elbow, Fuzzy and Captain Rock. More details, including a track listing can be found at the Allstar News site. The album is due to be released on October 7.

Crazy From The Heat

August 7, 1997 - Check out MTV News for a sneak preview of Dave's upcoming autobiography, including cover art.

Live! Sammy

August 8, 1997 - Live! magazine this month features an exclusive interview with Sammy Hagar. Check it out!

VH Convention

August 14, 1997 - If you're interested in attending a Van Halen convention in Amsterdam, send an email to here with the message body:

subscribe vh-eurocon

This will subscribe you to the Van Halen Eurocon Mailing List.

Gary Cherone Info

August 23, 1997 - A lot of people have been emailing us asking "Who's this Gary Cherone dude?". Well, he used to be the singer in Extreme. If you want to find out a little bit more about Gary, check out this mini-biography written by Carla Moreira da Silva in Brazil.

Aussie TV Update

August 25, 1997 - Australian cable viewers will be treated to a premiere Van Halen special on Tuesday September 9 when Channel [V] airs the Van Halen - Egos and Icons special at 10:30pm. Channel [V] is available on Foxtel cable and Galaxy/AUStar MDS/Satellite.

Sammy on PI

August 30, 1997 - Sammy Hagar appeared on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher last Thursday night. For a full transcript of the show, click here!

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August 1997 News Archive
Album Update

August 1, 1997 - It now looks like Van Halen's new album, titled 3, Van Halen III or Mach III, depending on who you listen to, may now be released in January or February next year. In other news, Edward Van Halen still hasn't had his hip operation, but sources say he's planning on having it real soon now.


Dave Update Graphic: David Lee Roth

August 15, 1997 - October 10 sees David Lee Roth celebrating his 44th birthday with the release of his new single, Don't Piss Me Off to radio stations across North America. Dave's busy month will continue on October 23 when his autobiography, Crazy From The Heat hits the book stores, followed by the release of his greatest hits album, now titled The Best. No word yet on whether Dave will tour to support the new album.


Australian Tour

August 16, 1997 - Van Halen have announced their plans to finally tour Australia!!! According to the Official Van Halen Web Site, the boys will start their 1998 World Tour down under. This is great news for long-time Australian fans of the band whose only taste of live Van Halen came via David Lee Roth's Skyscraper tour in 1988.


Guitar World Presents

August 30, 1997 - As mentioned here last month, Hal Leonard Publishing has released a new book titled Guitar World Presents: Van Halen. The 208 page book contains all of Edward Van Halen's interviews with Guitar World magazine over the years, and retails for $14.95

For a limited time, Amazon Books will have the book on sale for $11.96
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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
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1/27: Allstar
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