Topix — Brad Paisley is proud to be a country star, but his musical influences range from Little Jimmy Dickens to Eddie Van Halen. more info

Topix — Van Halen's original singer, David Lee Roth, will join the band to play an Australian music festival. more info

ContactMusic — Van Halen are in negotiations to play their first shows in three years at the touring Soundwave Festival in Australia in September (11). Reports suggest brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen will reteam with frontman David Lee Roth and Eddie's son... more info

Metalsucks — Don’t you love classic Van Halen? It’s amazing how that band’s music can just save your day. It’s been my go-to cure for post-American Idol misery; it’s Listerine for the ear, and a reminder of what true excellence sounds like. It’s Proza... more info

ContactMusic — Rock veteran Sammy Hagar has revealed he was offered the chance to replace Steven Tyler as the frontman of Aerosmith, but snubbed the opportunity because it would have been a "difficult" transition. The former Van Halen singer claims he has... more info

Metalsucks — Flip flops, the preferred summer season footwear of douche bags and date rapists everywhere, just got metallier: yesterday Van Halen unveiled a line of flips flops modeled on Eddie Van Halen’s famous “Frankenstein” guitars. And they’re great... more info

Metalsucks — It’s no secret that Sammy Hagar is no super-brain, but I read his interviews lest they include some sort of hint to his achievement of mega-wealth. How, I ask myself every payday, does a bimbo like Hagar fall assbackwards into riches so throughly a... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar is still confused and "angry" about his departure from the band and he's convinced they could have achieved great things if he had stayed on as singer. more info

CNN Showbiz — Rock singer Sammy Hagar, a little older since his Van Halen days but still featuring bountiful blond curls, touted single moms, family and sex Monday night on the premiere of HLN's "Dr. Drew." more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Sammy Hagar's autobiography has topped the New York Times bestsellers list for Hardcover Non-Fiction. Red My Uncensored Life In Rock was released on 15 March (11) and an excerpt about the star's time with Van Halen... more info