The Mighty VH Podcast
This ain’t yer mom's podcast.This is a high-voltage, back-alley, nitro-burning, chrome-plated oral history of the loudest, proudest, most uncontainable rock band ever to plug in and blow the doors clean off the building.Every episode, your hosts Tommy London & Tor kick open the vault, flash a fake backstage pass and stroll past the velvet rope like they own the place. Albums get peeled apart track by track. Tours get relived night by night, bruise by bruise. Legends get mythologized, demystified, and then mythologized again.The Mighty VH Podcast is where the riffs sweat, the stories stretch, and the tr...
Ep: 004 Eat 'Em & Smile VS. 5150
What happens when the two most anticipated albums in Van Halen history arrive just months apart?
In Episode 004 of The Mighty Van Halen Podcast, hosts Tommy London and Tor dive headfirst into the ultimate 1986 showdown: David Lee Roth’s Eat ’Em and Smile versus Van Halen’s 5150. Following one of rock’s most dramatic breakups, both camps had something to prove and neither disappointed.
From the musicians and producers involved to the songs, tours, sales, videos, and cultural impact, Tommy and Tor compare these landmark releases and discuss how each album helped shape the future of the V...
Ep: 003 What Happened at the Legendary US Festival?
If you’re like us, you can’t hear the words, “Memorial Day Weekend” without thinking of Van Halen playing the US Festival in 1983.
Between the epic tour they had just come off of, the music they were in the middle of creating for their next album (1984) and their massive pay day, amongst many other things, the band had their hands full when they hit the stage on that faithful day.
Would they rise to the occasion and make rock history or … forget “the f**king words!”
The answer is, both.
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Ep: 002 Viral Sensation VANAMA and creator, Ryan Richardson
Jump back, it’s Episode 002 of the Mighty VH Podcast. Tommy London and Tor keep the moving parts clean and see what makes viral sensation VANAMA run. From the paint job to what’s really powering this thing under the hood, the guys take a ride straight into one of the most creative and unexpected VH inspired creations to hit the internet in a long time.
The episode also touches on the new Walgreens commercial featuring Van Halen’s “Right Now,” proving that “right now” the music of Van Halen still finds new ways to roar through pop culture de...
Ep: 001 "Always Meet Your Heroes... (Especially if they're in Van Halen)"
Co-hosts, Tommy London & Tor share their stories of how they came to met the members of Van Halen over the years. From a 3 hour conversation with David Lee Roth to dinner with Sammy Hagar and a chance meeting of Alex Van Halen in a supermarket. All of that and more in this, the very first episode of The Mighty VH Podcast.
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