Wolfgang Van Halen and the Van Halen family have made a $100,000 donation to the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation to benefit music programs in schools. The financial contribution kickstarts the nonprofit’s “Adopt a School” campaign.
The donation will be spread across 100 schools across the country, with each school receiving $1,000 toward its music program.
“Music has been a huge part of my life, and it is our family’s great pleasure to help support music education programs and bring the gift of music to students across the country,” said Wolfgang. “Music education has proven to be a huge contributor toward a student’s success in school and in life.”
Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation CEO Tricia Williams added, “Our mission is to make sure there is an instrument in the hands of every student who needs and wants one. By increasing schools’ inventories of quality, playable instruments, music teachers will...
The donation will be spread across 100 schools across the country, with each school receiving $1,000 toward its music program.
“Music has been a huge part of my life, and it is our family’s great pleasure to help support music education programs and bring the gift of music to students across the country,” said Wolfgang. “Music education has proven to be a huge contributor toward a student’s success in school and in life.”
Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation CEO Tricia Williams added, “Our mission is to make sure there is an instrument in the hands of every student who needs and wants one. By increasing schools’ inventories of quality, playable instruments, music teachers will...
- 3/7/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Six weeks after David Lee Roth released a profanity-laced video that targeted and teased Wolfgang Van Halen, the Mammoth Wvh rocker has finally responded to his former band mate’s “This Fuckin’ Kid” clip.
Roth’s video, posted seemingly unprovoked in January, also called Wolfgang a “schlemiel” (“fool” in Yiddish), mocked him for benefiting from nepotism, and griped about Wolfgang allegedly ordering the removal of an accountant from a backstage area after supposedly mistaking her for Roth’s girlfriend.
In an interview with Atlanta’s The Morning X, Wolfgang acknowledged...
Roth’s video, posted seemingly unprovoked in January, also called Wolfgang a “schlemiel” (“fool” in Yiddish), mocked him for benefiting from nepotism, and griped about Wolfgang allegedly ordering the removal of an accountant from a backstage area after supposedly mistaking her for Roth’s girlfriend.
In an interview with Atlanta’s The Morning X, Wolfgang acknowledged...
- 3/7/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Wolfgang Van Halen has reacted to a recent rant in which he was verbally assaulted by David Lee Roth for incidents that allegedly occurred when they were both in Van Halen.
Back in January, Diamond Dave posted a video to his YouTube channel that essentially served as a long voice-over monologue insulting Wolfgang. The clip started with Roth suggesting that the late Eddie Van Halen’s son benefitted from nepotism, and then went on to accuse the young musician of trying to throw Roth’s guests out of Van Halen shows. Throughout the entire rant, Roth continuously referred to Wolfgang as “this fuckin’ kid.”
In a new interview with the radio show The Morning X With Barnes & Leslie (as transcribed by Blabbermouth), Wolfgang was asked why he thinks Roth would spew such “vile” venom toward him. He responded, “I guess I’m honored he even thinks about me as much as he seems to.
Back in January, Diamond Dave posted a video to his YouTube channel that essentially served as a long voice-over monologue insulting Wolfgang. The clip started with Roth suggesting that the late Eddie Van Halen’s son benefitted from nepotism, and then went on to accuse the young musician of trying to throw Roth’s guests out of Van Halen shows. Throughout the entire rant, Roth continuously referred to Wolfgang as “this fuckin’ kid.”
In a new interview with the radio show The Morning X With Barnes & Leslie (as transcribed by Blabbermouth), Wolfgang was asked why he thinks Roth would spew such “vile” venom toward him. He responded, “I guess I’m honored he even thinks about me as much as he seems to.
- 3/6/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth Wvh have announced a Fall 2023 headlining North American tour, featuring support from Nita Strauss.
The outing kicks off November 4th in Milwaukee and runs through a December 9th show in Los Angeles. A Live Nation pre-sale begins Wednesday (July 19th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster using the code Legend, while general sales start on Friday (July 21st). Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
The headlining run comes in addition to Mammoth Wvh’s previously announced dates supporting Alter Bridge and Metallica. Overall, Mammoth have more than 50 North American shows on their upcoming schedule.
The new Mammoth Wvh album, Mammoth II, will arrive on August 4th. It once again features Wolfgang handling all vocals and instruments on every track.
Nita Strauss, who is touring extensively...
The outing kicks off November 4th in Milwaukee and runs through a December 9th show in Los Angeles. A Live Nation pre-sale begins Wednesday (July 19th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster using the code Legend, while general sales start on Friday (July 21st). Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
The headlining run comes in addition to Mammoth Wvh’s previously announced dates supporting Alter Bridge and Metallica. Overall, Mammoth have more than 50 North American shows on their upcoming schedule.
The new Mammoth Wvh album, Mammoth II, will arrive on August 4th. It once again features Wolfgang handling all vocals and instruments on every track.
Nita Strauss, who is touring extensively...
- 7/17/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
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