Eddie Van Halen

Eddie and Fender unveil new Frankenstein replica

January 22, 2007 5 Comments

EVH Fender Frankenstein replica

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 EVHÂ® 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.

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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 [...]

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Halfin posts more new Eddie Van Halen photos

January 5, 2007 3 Comments

Ross Halfin has posted at his website a bunch of new B&W shots of Eddie. No photos yet that show Ed with the rest of the band. Click on the photo above to go see the rest. UPDATED January 6, 2007: Halfin posted the following message on his site today: My new Van Halen pictures [...]

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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 …” [...]

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Ross Halfin: “They will come back and destroy the world”

December 15, 2006 6 Comments

Photographer Ross Halfin has shot Van Halen numerous times over the years. His most recent shoot took place Wednesday (12/13), and his first-person account of that day—which he posted as a diary entry on his website—is definitely intriguing: Head off to meet up with Edward Van Halen. It is hot today and I’m in black [...]

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Eddie Van Halen says VH “reunion” is up to David Lee Roth; Wolfgang Van Halen has replaced Michael Anthony after playing bass for only three months

December 13, 2006 21 Comments

From Blabbermouth.net: Eddie Van Halen spoke to Guitar World magazine about the current status of VAN HALEN following the departures of vocalist Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony. Rumors continue to swirl that original singer David Lee Roth, who was replaced by Hagar in the mid-1980s, will return to the fold, despite years of enmity. [...]

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Eddie returns to House of Petals

October 10, 2006 Leave a Comment

Upscale Hollywood flower shop House of Petals celebrated its one-year anniversary last Wednesday (9/4) with a party that included an appearance by none other than Eddie Van Halen. Ed—who is friends with owner Joey House, and who had appeared at another House of Petals event earlier this year—hung out at the party and strapped on [...]

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Eddie throws Sacred Sin release bash

October 4, 2006 1 Comment

Ed had a major rager of a party last Saturday night (9/30) at his estate in Southern California to mark the release of “Sacred Sin”—which, as previously reported, is an adult film for which Ed recorded a pair of new instrumental tracks. There are a couple of stellar online accounts of the festivities: VHND The [...]

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Eddie gives Howard Stern a VH update

October 4, 2006 5 Comments

Howard Stern & Eddie Van Halen Eddie called in to Howard Stern’s SIRIUS Satellite Radio show last month and dished the latest dirt on Van Halen.

Highlights included:

announcing that he and a partner had discovered a cure for cancer.
speculating that his tongue cancer was caused not by his decades of cigarette smoking, but rather by electromagnetic energy emanating from his studio gear that was channeled to his tongue thanks to his habit of holding a metal guitar pick in his mouth while playing.
expressing displeasure about Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony touring as “The Other Half.”
claiming that he is still open to a reunion with David Lee Roth.
revealing that he and Alex have been in the studio working on new material that features Ed’s son, Wolfgang, on bass; that Wolfgang is now a member of Van Halen; and that Ed is also working on a solo album that will feature Wolfgang.

Ed also took some jabs at his band’s former singers and (apparently former) bassist, referring to Sammy as “The Little Red Rocker” and “The Little Red Worm” (the latter in reference to Sammy’s tequila business); Michael as “Sauce Sobolewski” (a reference to Mike’s new hot sauce venture coupled with the bassist’s real last name); and David Lee Roth as “Cubic Zirconia” (a.k.a. Diamond Dave).

Some worthwhile accounts of the interview are available online at HowardStern.com and RollingStone.com.

The bulk of the Rolling Stone article—which was written by Andy Greene and titled “Eddie Van Halen Goes Bananas on Howard Stern”—follows:

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Purchase “Sacred Sin” DVD with 2 new EVH Videos!

September 8, 2006 1 Comment

Watch the two new Eddie Van Halen videos and purchase the “Sacred Sin” DVD here.

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House of Petals video podcast available

August 1, 2006 Leave a Comment

A seven-minute video podcast of Eddie’s appearance last month at House of Petals is now available online.

Here’s what you’ll need to do in order to view it:

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More details surface about Eddie & Sacred Sin

August 1, 2006 4 Comments

Strange days. The official place to hear new music from Ed is in a porn flick, and the official place to get the full story on how it all came about is in a porn publication. From Adult Video News’ website: Rocker Eddie Van Halen Collaborates with Michael Ninn in Sacred Sin By: Jared Rutter [...]

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