Sammy Hagar

MUSIC NEWS - Rockers " Chickenfoot " were named 2009's 'Best New Band' by Classic Rock Magazine at the UK publication's annual awards ceremony that was hled at London's Park Lane Hotel. Thouhg the band was unable to attend the ceremony, they recorded a personalized video acceptance speech which played out to rapturous applause. The star studded event was attended by such legends as Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Pete Townshend of The Who, Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones, Brian May of Queen, Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Jeff Beck, Paul Rodgers of Bad Company, Iggy Pop, Slash of Guns N' Roses, Tony Iommi ... Read Full Story

I must admit I stumbled upon this by visiting Joe Satriani’s Web Site and seeing the graphic for Chickenfoot. Huh - what the hey??? Chicken foot??? The link said CLiCK HERE to VISIT CHICKENFOOT.US and had the names Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith … hmmm… them there are some Van Halen band names and Chad Smith turns out to be the drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers. I love him! WOW! This really did sound like a hot line up - so I clicked over andmust say I really digged the video they showed on the front page for”Sexy Little ... Read Full Story

LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the biggest names in rock have banded together to form a new supergroup. They call it Chickenfoot, a name they readily admit is "silly." While the name may not be to everyone's taste, Van Halen veterans Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and virtuoso guitarist Joe Satriani rose high in the U.S. charts with their eponymous debut album this month. "We called ourselves Chickenfoot as a kind of a joke, and people started digging it, and so Chad's going, 'Let's start a real band'," Hagar said during a boisterous interview with the band ... Read Full Story

Billboard — Sammy Hagar isn’t all tequila and sunburns on his first solo disc in eight years: This new set kicks off with a lightly industrial collaboration with young Iraqi songwriter Steven Lost that finds him reviving the “Right Now” approach to addressing deeper issues than the nation’s unreasonable speed limits. Hagar spends half the record in such uncharted waters, but before things get too serious, there’s “Loud,” a Spandex-and-codpiece rocker that teleported in from 1986; a cover of “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!),” which did the same; and a country track called “When the Sun Don’t Shine,” basically a tribute ... Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS -" Chickenfoo t", one of 2009's biggest, new rock bands, made up of drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), bassist Michael Anthony (ex-Van Halen), guitarist Joe Satriani and vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen), today announced an October 26th (order below) release of a new " Deluxe Edition " of their self-titled debut album. After the album's initial release in June, Chickenfoot hit the road on a huge world tour, selling out every show across USA and Europe to rave critical and fan reviews. The limited edition 2-Disc Deluxe set will include a bonus DVD disc with over 60 minutes of exclusive ... Read Full Story