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Chickenfoot wraps up tour with surprise guest, looks towards the future

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Drummer Jason Bonham (son of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham) took over the drums for Chickenfoot’s encore (with Chad Smith on guitar!) at the Las Vegas Hard Rock on Saturday, Dec. 5th. “Rock ‘n’ Roll,” “Star-Spangled Banner”, and the group-participation-drum-mayhem were a fitting end to Chickenfoot’s last show of the tour. Chickenfoot’s 2010 Plans: As for [...]

Rock veterans team up to form energized, inspired Chickenfoot

From Las Vegas Review Journal:

“We’ve all done our stuff in the past with Van Halen, we’ve made money, so we can do this purely just to hang out as friends and have a good time,” he says. “And, man, you look at it a whole different way when it’s like that, because you don’t feel the need to have to do anything or prove anything to anybody. Everybody just brings their own deal to the table, and it gives you a kick in the butt. It gets me all inspired and makes me realize why I got into doing this in the first place, and that was just to have fun and make music, you know?

-Michael Anthony

Read the article here.

Kenny Chesney Jams With Sammy Hagar in Vegas

From TheBoot.com: One could only imagine the collective gasp of millions of heartbroken fans all across the country earlier this year, when Kenny Chesney announced he wouldn’t be touring in 2010. But last Friday night on the Las Vegas Strip, there was a collective gasp of quite a different kind, when Kenny strolled onstage unexpectedly [...]

Neil Zlozower L.A. book signing this Saturday

Famous rock photographer Neil Zlozower will be at Mr. Music Gallery in Los Angeles this Saturday, Dec. 5th from 2-6pm to sign copies of his latest book, Six-String Heroes.

Zlozower is the author of Van Halen: A Visual History, 1978-1984, the definitive Van Halen hardcover coffee table photo book. The 232 page treasure is jam packed with hundreds of classic and never before published photos, and is a must-have for any fan of VH.

His newest release, Six-String Heroes (Chronicle Books), is a stripped down collection of live, candid and studio shots of 150 of the greatest guitar players to ever live. The book is a must have for every guitar enthusiast and anyone who knows one. The dynamic assortment of players includes Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, John Frusciante, Les Paul, Slash, Joe Satriani, Dimebag Darrell, Chuck Berry, Zackk Wylde, Tom Waits, Ratt, and countless others. Six-String Heroes features a foreword by Steve Vai and includes text from countless unpublished interviews throughout the book by music journalist Steven Rosen. The December book event co-sponsored by Guitar Center will feature all of Zlozower’s books. Fine art photographs of famous Zlozower images will be on display.

  • To obtain a SIGNED copy of Van Halen: A Visual History, 1978-1984, visit Van Halen Store, the only place you can purchase an autographed copy.
  • To read the press release containing all the details on the Dec. 5th L.A. book signing, click here.

Glee cast covers Van Halen’s “Jump”

The cast of Glee covers the Van Halen classic, “Jump”

David Lee Roth’s artwork

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From DavidLeeRoth.com: David Lee Roth has recently released dozens of his own drawings and artwork, which he calls “authentic originals and incompetent imitations.” He offers them up as, “An official answer to the question ‘what do you do in your spare time?’” The Van Halen frontman always been into art. Throughout his whole life, while [...]