Where DOES the time time go?! Chickenfoot's incredible 2009 debut album turns sweet 16 this year!! This means in 2025 it too can now complain about driving 55 MPH and decide on Turnin' Left whenever it so chooses!! 

In this celebration of the supergroup's EPIC debut album, the Bo-Hosts reminisce on that era in Sammy's life & career, and provide an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the official animated music video for "Get It Up"!  As some of you may already know, Bo-Host Darin conceived, produced and directed the video for the band alongside Sammy's lifelong friend and 2-time manager, the man everyone called "Carter". Darin shares making-of stories, a never before heard alternate-edit of "Get It Up", original production art, and reveals for the first time anywhere, concept artwork/tests that was supposed to be used for the sequel video, "Bigfoot", which unfortunately never came to pass due to the untimely passing of Carter. Plus, Darin also shares a some very interesting tidbits on other possible supergroups that Sammy could have participated in way back then!

Sit, back, crack open your favorite Sammy-libation of choice and crank it up! 

Be sure to check out our official YouTube channel - and our official Facebook page - for the companion video  in order to view the artwork and render tests in all their glory!

S5/Ep003: Official YOUTUBE CHANNEL Video companion: 

https://youtu.be/A-Ohb0vm3Xg

Here's the Official Get It Up" Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca83JiOVXM4

Here's the Beatles Rock Band Trailer Darin pitched to Carter as reference:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbe5mpI16KA

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Whoa! 2025 is off to a great start for Redheads as Friday Jan. 31st we got the surprise new track "Fortune Teller Blues, featuring Sammy and blues wunderkind, Joe Bonamassa. But what IS this tune?!? Where did it come from?!? It sounds a bit like...Deep RED...or is it...RED Country Communion!?!  

In this impromptu reaction/review the Bo-Hosts speculate on the origins of this truly epic, and very inspiRED, tune and try to piece together the tangled timelines of how - and why - we got this surprise track right now..without any, ahem, fair warning??!

( Not that we're complaining, and we'll gladly take more of it Sam! )

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"BALANCE" turns 30 today!! Wow, where did 3 decades go?!?  
In this bittersweet episode the Bo-Hosts wax nostalgic on this most epic of albums and look back on what was a turbulent era for their favorite version of the band.  The Bo-Hosts also discuss Balance's place in landscape of Rock N Roll circa 1995,  the interesting origins of certain tracks, Eddie's personal challenges, his gear &  evolving tone, and we also hear from friends & listeners on what the album means to them.  

Sadly, Balance was Van Halen's final, full-length studio album with Sammy, and as we would soon learn, the cracks that are now easily visible were about to break wide open, setting the stage for, as friend of the show, Martin Popoff, calls "Van Halen's Dark Ages". As the saying goes, "Hindsight's always 5150!"

Enjoy, and today, be sure to spin "Balance" at full volume in salute to this monster disc!

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Here we are again in that kinda awkward stretch between Christmas and New Years. All the presents have been unwrapped, all the yuletide tidings have been exchanged and the family gatherings are getting fewer and farther between.

Well fear not as your intrepid Bo-Hosts have gotcha covered! As the snow falls and the temperatures drop, the Bo-Hosts crank up the heat with a special "Bonus" Otis Mini-Episode recorded face down in Cabo!
 
In this episode, a vacationing Bo-host Brent again met up with Cabo Wabo Cantina co-founder, manager, and friend of the show, the alway awesome Jorge Viana! Jorge is always a fun hang and has much to say, so kick up your new slippers, slide on your new housecoat and whip up a fresh Waborita for a bonus episode so hot you'll need to apply sunscreen liberally!

Thanks again to all our listeners and our guests for your continued support! 
2024 was truly EPIC and we wish everyone an incredible 2025!

HNY from the Bo-hosts!

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Get out your comfy soft pants (preferably RED) and mix-up your Sammy favorite libation of choice as it's a super-sized "SAM-Stravaganza" Season 4 finale! 
To wrap an incredible Season 4, the Bo-Hosts look back at the sensational "Best Of All Worlds" summer 2024 tour and Bo-Host Brent provides a backstage (and sidestage) recap of it's final stop in St.Louis; the Redhead capital of the USA! 
Also, the Bo-Hosts welcome fellow longtime card-carrying Redhead Wes Combs, from Springfield, Missouri, who runs the Sammy-dedicated Instagram tribute page: red_rock_fanpage1013! It's 120 minute epic blow out- you won't be boRED!

For more on Wes's  awesome tribute page please visit:
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In this episode the Bo-Hosts welcome fellow content creator, podcaster, gearhead  and mega VH fan, the incomparable Johnny Beane!  Johnny is also the host of his own popular YouTube channel; JohnnyBeane TV, where you will find weekly LIVE Guitar & music conversations, plus LOTS of EVH & Van Halen Guitar chats!  Johnny's a fun hang and the conversation meanders from our fav Sammy albums, to AVH's new book, a pit stop at Satch and the BOAW tour, reminisces on what could have been after Balance, and we go WAY down the rabbit hole of EVH guitars, gear and chasin' tone!

More on Johnny Beane:
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http://johnnybeane.tv
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In this episode the Bo-Hosts are joined by musicologist, YouTube content creator and fellow RedHead, Tim Durling, author of the recently released RED ON BLACK: The Listener’s Guide to Sammy Hagar!   Tim stops by to give the Bo-Hosts the skinny on how he discovered Sammy Hagar, how the book came together, the endless Capitol-era "Truck Stop Tapes"  that have been released and reveals his favourite/least-favourite songs & albums! Tim also weighs in on AVH's book launch interview comments and much, much more! Grab a Red Rocker Lager and crank it!

To order Tim's book:
https://www.amazon.com/RED-BLACK-Listeners-Guide-Sammy/dp/B0DJQG2V48?ref_=ast_author_mpb

Be sure to visit Tim's awesome YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/TimsVinylConfessions

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Sigh....it's tough being a Van Halen fan ain't it?

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Can Season 4 get any BIGGER? After an epic run of special guests, including the CEO of ROCK N' ROLL himself, the Bo-Hosts welcome back Sammy's longtime friend, percussionist and drummer David "Bro" Lauser for a discussion that tries it's very best to stay focused on the 40th Anniversary of 1984's "VOA"!  As the classic Geffen-era album and it's mega-single "I Can't Drive 55" both celebrate the quadruple- decade milestone, Bro discusses the record's development, the recording process, and all his iconic drum fills that open the Sammy tunes we all know and love!! Even though "VOA" was the intended topic of discussion, the Bo-Hosts "go with the Bro" and follow Lauser's meanderings down all avenues of his history with Sammy, the Geffen era demos, his latest creative endeavors and beyond!  So, put one foot on the brake and one on the gas and raise the checkered flag for Bro's RED recollections!

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In this most EPIC of episodes, the Bo-Hosts sit down with fellow Redheads Chris Heathcoat and Greg Dulberg!  These gents are not only longtime friends of the show and a great hang, they are also some of the main men helping keep the RED flame eternally burning for RedRocker Riders; Sammy's incREDibly rare, highly sought after and heavily customized RED & blacked-out mountain bike!

Produced in VERY limited quantities from 1988-1992, the RedRocker mountain bike was the result of Sammy's passion for riding and was a bad motor scooter there at the dawn of the now globally-recognized sport.  So fill your water bottles (with a Sammy libation of choice), oil your derailers, and check out the amazing history of another cool - and very collectible- item from Sammy's illustrious- and adventurous- career!

Website:
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Mountain Bike Hall of Fame:
mmbhof.org

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