TMZ — Before this Van Halen loving little girl was a celebrity singer she was just another sweet little girl rockin' an awesome '80s shirt in Waco, Texas. Can you guess who she is? more info

Stereogum — The Foo Fighters pulled out all of the stops at a “surprise” benefit concert at the Forum in Los Angeles last night to celebrate Dave Grohl’s 46th birthday. Among the guests that came out on stage to perform were Paul Stanley, Alice Cooper, Per... more info

The Telegraph — From Van Halen's self-titled to Led Zeppelin II, Marc Lee picks the best heavy metal albums of all time more info

Stereogum — Take a brief moment and thank the year 1974 for its existence. Aside from being the year that saw the Ramones and Van Halen play their first gigs, Queen tour North America for the first time, Stevie and Lindsey join Fleetwood Mac, and Rush release th... more info

Reuters — (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday revived a defamation lawsuit against rocker Sammy Hagar, former lead singer for Van Halen, by a one-time Playboy bunny who claimed he had fathered her son. more info

Mercury News, California — Candlestick Park hosted the Beatles final concert, as well as performances by Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Van Halen, Metallica and the Rolling Stones. more info

The Telegraph — Neil Young is a master musician, but there was enough guitar soloing at this gig to fill out a Van Halen album more info

Mercury News, California — Dead Kennedys, Velvet Underground and Van Halen also make our list of bands that had a hard time transitioning between lead vocalists. more info

Mercury News, California — AC/DC, Van Halen, Genesis, Black Sabbath and many other acts have found success with replacement vocalists. more info

Stereogum — Foo Fighters were the headliners on Friday Night at Firefly in Delaware and they took the occasion to have some fun: after running through a 16-song set filled with classics, they came back on stage for their encore and introduced themselves as a bar... more info