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January 28, 2002
David Lee Roth werkt momenteel aan een groot multimediaproject. Hij doet dat samen met onder anderen Lars Ulrich en Kirk Hammett van Metallica, Joe Cocker en Chic-voorman Nile Rodgers, zo meldt Sp!ts. De officiële website www.davidleeroth.com laat foto's zien die een indruk van het werk moeten geven, maar verder is er geen informatie over te vinden. Wel heeft de ex-zanger van Van Halen naar eigen zeggen een miljoen dollar in het project gepompt.

Volgens David Lee Roth is het een oogverblindend spektakel waarbij film, beats en onvervalste Roth-hilariteit de boventoon voeren. Het is nog niet bekend wanneer het multimediaproject gepresenteerd wordt en bij welke platenmaatschappij het wordt ondergebracht. Wel is de producer bekend: Bob Rock (bekend van onder meer Aerosmith, Metallica en The Cult).
Link: www.veronica.nl

January 26, 2002
Happy 47th birthday to Edward Van Halen today!

According to Van Halen News Desk Van Halen have split with Warner Bros. Records.

This unofficial, but reliable, site received confirmation from Brad Starks, webmaster of The Official Van Halen Web Site that this is indeed true and that it actually happened in December last year.

Van Halen decided against posting the information on their web site because they didn't think it was newsworthy. Brad Starks added that Warner Bros. Records did not drop Van Halen.

Once Van Halen decide who the next singer (or their next move) is going to be, they will most likely hold a press conference or issue a press release. Until that happens, treat everything you read (including this web site) or hear as an unsubstantiated rumor.

January 19, 2002
Van-Halen.startkabel.nl verkoos The Dutch Van Halen Web Site tot Site Of The Month van Januari 2002.

Na maanden van afwezigheid is The Dutch Van Halen Trade Site weer terug op internet te vinden dankzij Govert Jansen die zijn domein beschikbaar stelde. Bedankt namens alle Van Halen traders!

January 06, 2002
Allereerst een gelukkig, gezond en, laten we hopen, Van Halenized 2002 toegewenst!

Het is zo zachtjes aan wel tijd aan het worden dat we meer duidelijkheid krijgen over de toekomst van Van Halen hetzij met David Lee Roth of met Sammy Hagar na het vertrek van Gary Cherone eind 1999. Was het Edward Van Halen zelf niet die ons via een video presentatie op de NAMM 2001 het onderstaande vertelde?

"We are currently working on some really, really cool stuff that I am very, very thrilled, excited about and I think by the time it's crash tested and, you know, basically taken on tour and ya know, just to make sure it works the way I would like it to. By the time it gets to you it will be bullet proof and do everything I would like it to do and I hope it will do some things that I probably didn't think it would do that you come up with. So, that's all I have to say. See you next year, right? Have a good one, thanks for your continued support."
Link: Edward on NAMM 2001

Van Halen, wij zijn er klaar voor! Show the world what you've got! Right Now! ;-)

Afgelopen weekend onving ik onderstaand e-mail van Associate Press Release Int. Hoewel het niet direct betrekking heeft op Van Halen wil ik het jullie niet onthouden mede omdat het over een vooraanstaande David Lee Roth / Van Halen fansite gaat:

Author: Assoc. Press Rel., Int.
Subject: www.dlrarmy.com & www.hardknockz.com shut down!

Hollywood Jan 2nd.

- Today Emerald City Recordings of Hollywood has issued a statement to the effect of www.hardknockz.com and www.dlrarmy.com have been forcibly shut down and removed from the internet via the server company they host.

- Issued statement from the Emerald City camp states the two websites have been systematically posting harassing, libel, defamation and slanderous writings on both websites message forums. The two were on the same server and were effectively shut down January 2nd.

- Emerald City Recordings of Hollywood have been under attack by the webmasters of both URL's as far back as 2 years said a spokesperson for the independent label. "We have had enough of this and there are several other internet businesses/people we will be coming after as well. We consider these internet terrorists taking Freedom Of Speech for granted kinda like the Taliban and we (Emerald City) are the United States Army and were coming after you... Mr. Dickinson your next just like Sadam."

- The incidents stem from a battle over rock radio station KNAC who Emerald City claims tried to charge them for posting on a free message board about a release from one of their artists. "Basically KNAC (Rob Jones) thought we were stupid enough to fall for that extortion and we told them no, were not interested in your station and we don't need KNAC. KNAC holds no power over making or breaking a band." Since that time listeners and staff members have been going online posting hatred, malicious rumor, slander etc. regarding one of Emerald City's artists. Dave Strong webmaster of www.hardknockz.com has been harassing the Emerald City label since. Another KNAC fan Daniel Sarhad an employee at The Arizona Republic (Gannet) was also fired because of his activities in harassing Emerald City.

- The www.dlrarmy.com is owned by Chris Stuckey of Denver Co. He also hosts www.hardknockz.com on his server for Mr. Dave Strong. If there's anything to be learned here kids it's don't metal with evil over the internet. "Mr. Strong and some of the employees at UVDI (Ultra Violet Devices Inc. in Valencia) have purchased several domain names claiming they are going to launch them if we don't purchase them, one being held by another internet terrorist named Saeid Yomtobian of Malibu Ca. Mr. Yomtobian has a long track record of trying to impersonate companies by buying up miss-spelled URL's that closely resemble the trademarked version. He wants $250.00 per name... He has been sued many times. When asked why he's attacking Emerald City by trying to extort money from them to stop these offensive URL's from being opened his reply was, "my boss asked me to do it."

- Emerald City Records spokesperson said they have tried contacting David Lee Roth's management to see why an official Roth site would condone such activity but have had no reply. www.dlrarmy.com claims to be Dave's official website. Would he appreciate the way his name is being used? I wonder.

Associate Press Release Int.

January 05, 2002
The 2002 NAMM convention takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA from January 17-20. Michael Anthony will be on hand to sign autographs at the following booths on January 18:

St. Louis Music: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Dean Markley: 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Yamaha: TBA

Don't miss your opportunity to meet the Mighty Michael Anthony!