Guardian Music — He's been up, he's been down. And in recent years he's also been a medical technician. Now he's back with Van Halen and has much to say about the band's glory days. First, though, he wants to chat about, erm, sheepdogsThere's something to clarify bef... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Rocker Sammy Hagar has blasted his former Van Halen bandmates' comeback album, revealing it left him cold and unimpressed when he heard it. more info

Starpulse — Rocker Sammy Hagar has blasted his former Van Halen band mates' comeback album, revealing it left him cold and unimpressed when he heard it. The band's former frontman was not asked to be part of... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Sammy Hagar has blasted his former Van Halen bandmates comeback album revealing it left him cold and unimpressed when he heard it The bands former frontman was not asked to be part of the groups 2012 plans and now hes glad he missed out becaus... more info

Stereogum — We’ve already heard, and rendered judgement on, “Tattoo,” the first single from the forthcoming Van Halen/David Lee Roth fence-mending effort A Different Kind Of Truth. And now Van Halen have posted a 90-second preview for the portentously titl... more info

Stereogum — Earlier today, Van Halen released the video for “Tattoo,” their first song with David Lee Roth since those cuts from Best Of Volume I. But as it turns out, that new song might not actually be a new song. According to Rolling Stone, former Van Hal... more info

Stereogum — It’s been a long, long time since Van Halen released an album with their cartoonishly awesome first frontman David Lee Roth. Diamond Dave and the band parted ways spitefully after they released the 1984 album 1984, and then the band went on to make... more info

ContactMusic — Paul McCartney has been named Artist of the Year at the inaugural Ultimate Classic Rock Awards The 69-year-old musician beat off strong competition from Motley Crues Nikki Sixx Chickenfoots Sammy Hagar and Alice Cooper to take home the honour wit... more info

Metalsucks — The ink is barely dry on Van Halen’s new record deal with Interscope. So, of course, it’s time to start speculating about the actual contents of the band’s new record, which will be their first with David Lee Roth in almost three decades, and t... more info

Metalsucks — Here’s a fun quote from a recent Sammy Hagar interview with Attention Deficit Delirium. Discussing the possibility of a reunion of the original Guns N’ Roses, Hagar says: “They’ve proved it again and again and again that it ain’t [about] t... more info