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by Tommy London & Tor
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 truth comes flying in sideways wearing ass-less chaps. You want news and rumors? We tell you what’s real, what’s noise, and what’s pure beautiful nonsense, with a wink and a raised eyebrow. This is the place where genius gets examined, ego gets celebrated, and excess gets its rightful crown. Where guitars talk, drums thunder, and the spirit of rock and roll doesn’t politely knock, it jumps the fence, cannonballs the pool, and steals your girlfriend’s attention span.
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As many times as we tried to bring this episode in for a landing, the stories just kept getting better and better! Join Tommy & Tor as they welcome Michael Starr, frontman of Steel Panther and founding member of the legendary Van Halen tribute band Atomic Punks, for an unforgettable conversation filled with incredible stories, plenty of laughs, and a whole lot of Van Halen. From his early days performing the music of Van Halen with Atomic Punks to his rise to rock stardom with Steel Panther, Michael shares behind-the-scenes stories, memorable encounters, and his unique perspective on the music, personalities, and legacy of the mighty Van Halen. Along the way, we explore how Michael and Steel Panther have helped keep the spirit of Van Halen alive on the Sunset Strip and beyond, carrying on the band's larger-than-life attitude, musicianship, and sense of fun for new generations of rock fans. What started as a conversation about Van Halen turned into one of those episodes we simply didn't want to end! Follow us on Instagram @mighty_vh_podcast Email us: themightyvanhalenpodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tommy and Tor take on the entire Van Halen catalog, breaking down and ranking every album cover from the legendary 1978 debut all the way through Tokyo Dome Live in Concert. Episode 023 explores the artwork, photography, concepts and stories behind the covers that helped define Van Halen's visual identity across nearly four decades. From the classic David Lee Roth era and some of the most recognizable album covers in rock history, through the Sammy Hagar years and a completely different...
Guitarist, EVH artist and Nerd Halen founder Caleb Rapoport joins us for a conversation filled with personal stories, chance encounters and, of course, Van Halen. Caleb takes us back to his teenage years and a chance encounter that would change the course of his life: spending several hours with Edward and Alex Van Halen during a taping of One Day at a Time. He shares what it was like meeting his guitar hero at such a young age, the impression Edward left on him, and how that experience help...
What’s Sammy doing in Las Vegas? What’s Alex doing in the Netherlands? And what’s Dave doing…period? In Episode 021, Tommy & Tor are back with a Fall 2026 Van Halen News Round Up, covering the latest from Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth, along with the upcoming return of A Different Kind of Truth on vinyl and a few other stories making news in the Van Halen universe. There’s plenty happening, plenty to talk about, and as always, Tommy & Tor have some thoughts. Follow us...
40 years ago, Van Halen gave fans a front-row seat to the 5150 tour with Live Without a Net, a concert film that became one of the defining documents of the Sammy Hagar era. In this episode, Tommy and Tor focus on everything that made Live Without a Net so memorable. From the performances, gear, stage setup, and band chemistry to the camera angles, editing, production choices, and packaging, they look at the concert from every direction. Four decades later, Live Without a Net remains a fascin...
In the spirit of “Back to School” season, Tommy & Tor head back to the classroom for a deep dive into one of the great anomalies in rock music: Van Halen’s “Hot for Teacher.” From Alex Van Halen’s legendarily epic opening drum assault and Edward Van Halen’s blistering guitar work to David Lee Roth at his most outrageous, the guys break down a song that somehow became a Van Halen classic despite sounding like almost nothing else heard on rock radio before or since. And then there’s the v...
Plenty of legendary bands have changed lead singers. Some survived, some became even bigger, and others were never quite the same. But decades later, few of those changes continue to generate headlines, arguments and passionate reactions the way Van Halen’s still does. For the first-ever Mighty VH Round Table, Tommy and Tor are joined by comedian Don Jamieson and SiriusXM’s Keith Roth to ask a different kind of question about the great David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar debate: Why are we still e...
What if Sammy Hagar turned down the offer to join Van Halen? What if Van Halen fully reunited in 1996? What if the band never recorded “Jump?” In this episode of The Mighty VH Podcast, Tommy and Tor head into the alternate universe of Van Halen history and ask some of the biggest “What If?” questions from throughout the band’s legendary career. From lineup changes and missed opportunities to songs, albums and decisions that could have completely altered the course of the band, they explore ho...
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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 truth comes flying in sideways wearing ass-less chaps. You want news and rumors? We tell you what’s real, what’s noise, and what’s pure beautiful nonsense, with a wink and a raised eyebrow. This is the place where genius gets examined, ego gets celebrated, and excess gets its rightful crown. Where guitars talk, drums thunder, and the spirit of rock and roll doesn’t politely knock, it jumps the fence, cannonballs the pool, and steals your girlfriend’s attention span.
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