From the L.A. Times: David and Eddie, together again Give credit (or blame?) to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: David Lee Roth is back with Van Halen and planning to tour. The mercurial Roth, who officially left Van Halen on April Fool’s Day in 1985, will reunite with his old band for a [...]
Vegas, Baby …
January 26, 2007 1 Comment
Rolling Stone: “Van Halen Plot Reunion”
January 25, 2007 Leave a Comment
From RollingStone.com: Van Halen Plot Reunion: David Lee Roth Plans to Join Eddie and Alex for Major Summer Tour The reunion that Van Halen fans have been awaiting for twenty-two years began in December, when David Lee Roth walked into Eddie Van Halen’s Hollywood home studio. There he rejoined the band for a rehearsal, singing [...]
Van Halen Reuniting With Roth For Tour
January 24, 2007 Leave a Comment
From Billboard.com: Sources tell Billboard.com a contract could be signed as soon as today for Live Nation to produce a 40-date amphitheatre tour by Van Halen this summer, with original frontman David Lee Roth back in the fold for the first time in more than 20 years. As previously reported, guitarist Eddie Van Halen’s 15-year-old [...]
Eddie performs at NAMM
January 22, 2007 1 Comment
Eddie was on hand Friday (1/19) for the annual NAMM show, during which he and Fender officially unveiled the new Frankenstein-replica guitar. Fender posted a bunch of video clips from the event, the most worthwhile of which is the one embedded above. There rest are available at YouTube via these links: Part 1 Part 2 [...]
Eddie and Fender unveil new Frankenstein replica
January 22, 2007 5 Comments
PRESS RELEASE
Eddie Van Halen and Fender, Together at Last
Friday January 19, 9:01 am ET
Fender Custom Shop to Create 300 Limited-Edition Replicas of Iconic Eddie Van Halen “Frankenstein(TM)” Guitar
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hold on to your whammy bars: In one of the most anticipated events in electric guitar history, Eddie Van Halen and the master builders of the Fender Custom Shop in Corona, Calif., have teamed up to introduce EVH® brand guitars, amps and musical products, beginning with a painstaking recreation of one of the most recognized guitars in the world: the red-black-and-white striped “Frankenstein(TM)” guitar played by Eddie throughout his remarkable career.
Sammy taking it easy in ’07
January 18, 2007 1 Comment
Rock Hall reactions from Sammy, Michael & DLR
January 11, 2007 1 Comment
Van Halen headed to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
January 8, 2007 1 Comment
Janie Liszewski official publicity rep for Eddie Van Halen
January 8, 2007 4 Comments
Ed’s girlfriend, Janie Liszewski, has made her move from working PR for the adult-film industry to focusing exclusively on representing Eddie. The following article was published on AVN.com: CHATSWORTH, Calif. – Publicist Janie Liszewski has left the adult industry and her company High Profile Media to embark on a new chapter of her career. Effective [...]
Halfin posts more new Eddie Van Halen photos
January 5, 2007 3 Comments
Eddie Van Halen on new Guitar World cover and CD-ROM
January 2, 2007 4 Comments
As mentioned in the previous post, photographer Ross Halfin shot Eddie last month for the cover photo shown above. Yesterday, Ross posted the cover at his website, along with this intriguing message: My picture of Edward on the new Guitar World cover. I’ll be putting some interesting new pictures of the band up soon …” [...]
