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Guitar Hero Van Halen Demo
December 9, 2009 4 Comments
Chickenfoot wraps up tour with surprise guest, looks towards the future
December 8, 2009 49 Comments
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
December 8, 2009 29 Comments
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
December 7, 2009 29 Comments
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
December 3, 2009 27 Comments
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”
December 3, 2009 75 Comments
David Lee Roth’s artwork
December 1, 2009 119 Comments
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 [...]
Van Halen songs in the movies
November 29, 2009 58 Comments
The following is a list of all the Van Halen, David Lee Roth, and Sammy Hagar songs that were featured in movies throughout the years. A “*” indicates that the song was released on the official soundtrack for the film. Thanks to Dave Vincent and to the Van Halen Encyclopedia for this list. This is [...]
Michael Anthony interview with Ultimate Guitar
November 28, 2009 53 Comments
UltimateGuitar.com conducted a new interview with Michael Anthony that’s mainly about Chickenfoot. Here’s the Van Halen segment:
Michael Anthony: ‘It Is An Unusual Mix Of Characters That Make Up This Band’
Ultimate Guitar: With all your years with Van Halen, what do you consider one of your most treasured memories of your time with the band?
Michael Anthony: It is probably when we walked out on stage in Southern California at the US festival in 1983. There was like 300,000 to 400,000 people there as we walked out on to that stage. I mean my mouth just dropped wide open. It was Woodstock times ten to me.
Ultimate Guitar: My personal favorite Van Halen album of all time is the Fair Warning album.
Michael Anthony: Cool, Fair Warning is my favorite Roth era album.
Ultimate Guitar: I really think that album has been highly under rated over the years. Looking back now, what do you remember about the making of that album?
Michael Anthony: After having had made a few Van Halen records, we were obviously becoming a lot more comfortable in the studio. I think at that stage, as players, we were really becoming more accomplished as far as playing better than we have ever had as a unit and as a band. I just remember it was all good times. One great thing about a lot of that early stuff too is that we never, or used very, very few, overdubs, guitar overdubs. We always wanted to play it live, like we did on stage because that was how we would ultimately end up playing it to the people anyway. At that stage we were also learning a lot of the technical stuff, all the magic and all the stuff, the fairy dust that you can spread on stuff in the studio, but we always wanted to maintain that raw type sound. I think at that point we were probably rocking as a band.
Ultimate Guitar: Finally having been in this industry for many, many years now, what advice would you offer on the business side of things to up and coming musicians?
Michael Anthony: To probably go with what you feel in your heart to do. Like we [Van Halen] had management and record companies try and sway us one way or the other, but Van Halen, we always stuck to our guns and recorded the kind of music that we wanted to play. We never sold out to doing what was happening in the industry at the time or what everybody else was buying. Sometimes you may suffer or starve a little bit, but it is always more satisfying to play what you feel in your heart and what you love to play rather than trying to second guess and please anybody.
Click “Read the rest” for the full interview.
Official Chickenfoot Tour Merchandise
November 24, 2009 44 Comments
All the Official Tour Merchandise from everyone’s favorite NEW rock ‘n’ roll band is now available at Van Halen Store! All items are in stock and shipping now. Chickenfoot Hoodie $39.95 SOLD OUT! Chickenfoot Longsleeve Shoulder Logo $24.95 M, L, XL, 2XL Chickenfoot Jammin’ Tee $19.95 M, L, 2XL Chickenfoot White Logo Tour Tee $19.95 [...]
Gibson article about the early years of Van Halen
November 24, 2009 55 Comments
From Gibson.com. [The PHOTO of young Alex and Eddie Van Halen is from the (out of print) Official Van Halen magazine, The Inside.] The Early Years of Van Halen: A Paper Route, a High School Essay, and a Couple of Lucky Breaks Jerry McCulley | 01.23.2008 It took a decade of false starts, misfires, and [...]
Miniature Chickenfoot Bass Replicas
November 22, 2009 35 Comments
These Miniature Chickenfoot Bass Replicas are officially licensed reproductions of the two bass guitars that Michael Anthony currently plays on stage with Chickenfoot. Available at Van Halen Store. Scale: 1:4 Height: 10.5″ tall Color: White with Black Chickenfoot logo Includes: Adjustable Display Stand The replicas were created exclusively for Mad Anthony by Axe Heaven Miniature [...]
