Last week, the VHND featured an unreleased instrumental written by Edward Van Halen entitled "Ripley" that was written for the 1984 movie, "The Wild Life." The movie's soundtrack contained just one song by Eddie Van Halen, "Donut City": … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2010
Gibson.com’s Top 50 Guitar Solos
From Gibson.com: Gibson.com's Top 50 Guitar Solos: Full List, Readers Poll Revealed 50. "Beat It," Michael Jackson (Eddie Van Halen) When fans think of Eddie Van's best solos, they often forget his guest turn on Michael Jackson's crossover classic "Beat It." Van Halen's solo cuts through the song like a chainsaw, before his fast fingers erupt into a frenzy not normally … [Read more...]
New amateur video: Front row from Van Halen’s 2007 tour
Longtime VHND reader, Craig N., wants to share this with all fellow fans: "After reading the most recent news of the fan meeting DLR on VHND and being told we will be hearing from Van Halen in the next 7-8 months, I could not help but think back to the 5 awesome shows I saw in 2007. I want to share this great video I took in October of 2007 in Toronto from the first row … [Read more...]
New Eddie Van Halen Shirts
Van Halen Store has two unique Eddie Van Halen shirts just added to their selection. 5150 Army Shirt (Small - 2XL, Slim-Fit, $24.95) Join the Van Halen Army, Code 5*1*5*0!! The front text is red with black and white stripes, just like Eddie Van Halen's legendary original guitar. The back of the tee has a small red "EVH" logo and the slogan, PLAY FAST, WEAR STRIPES. … [Read more...]
Unreleased Van Halen instrumental; “Ripley”
UPDATE: We just learned that Alex Van Halen is indeed playing the drums on "Ripley." That is one of the few tunes—and possibly the only tune— from the "Wild Life" sessions that had Alex playing. The others were Ed programming a LINN DRUM machine! "The Wild Life" movie score is legendary to Van Halen fans, as Eddie Van Halen wrote the score for the movie (Universal Pictures, … [Read more...]
Santana’s cover of “Dance The Night Away”
Carlos Santana and Train’s Pat Manahan cover Van Halen’s “Dance The Night Away.” From Santana’s new covers album, Guitar Heaven, out everywhere Sept. 21st. … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony on Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp
From Mad Anthony Cafe: On October 16, VH1 will be premiering the first episode of Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, documenting the real life dream inside every music fan --becoming a rock star! The 5-part series follows 12 musicians ready to step out of their lives as 9 to 5'ers, truck drivers, teachers, dads and husbands and onto the stage - while learning the ropes from … [Read more...]
Axes & Axles: The Art of Building Cars & Guitars
From Mad Anthony Cafe: Michael's 1993 Hiboy Roadster and Yamaha Flame bass are part of the Axes & Axles exhibit at the NHRA Motorsports Museum along with rides from fellow musicians Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Vaughn and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. The exhibit coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Fender Telecaster and will be open to the public until … [Read more...]
10 Glam Metal Albums Every Rock Guitarist Needs to Hear
From GuitarInternational.com: Glam Metal. These two words have had a long and strange journey over the years. From their stint in the ’80s when Glam Metal ruled the world, to the disastrous decade of the ’90s when Grunge killed this once fabled genre, and back to the present day where Glam Metal is making a resurgence across the U.S. and around the world. Guitar … [Read more...]
Chickenfoot to hit studio in January
Chickenfoot just completed their shows in Indio and Lake tahoe, which were their only two concerts of 2010. Sammy announced onstage that the four of them...himself, Michael, Joe and Chad will enter the studio in January to continue to work on their second album. Shop Chickenfoot merchandise here. … [Read more...]
Van Halen Shirts as seen on Celebs
"The A-Lists Cult Rock Tee!" - LOOK magazine Hollywood's lovin' the 'Halen! Van Halen's new high-end clothing line has become the new "it" choice by celebs! Kim Kardashian, Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale, Ke$ha, and many other celebrities have been spotted in Van Halen tees made by the vintage tee specialists at Chaser. Van Halen fans can now get get high-end premium apparel at … [Read more...]
Van Halen voted the 5th best album of all time by KLOS
Southern California's best rock, 95.5 KLOS, recently listed their "Top 100 Albums Of All Time." Four of Van Halen's releases, all with singer David Lee Roth, were honored: Van Halen II: #98 Diver Down: #78 1984: #27 Van Halen: #5 … [Read more...]