Michael Anthony will be on two VH1 shows this Saturday, Oct 23rd; Rock n’ Roll Fantasy Camp at 10 pm Eastern, & That Metal Show at 11 pm Eastern.
Michael Anthony on Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp
September 19, 2010 14 Comments
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 [...]
Axes & Axles: The Art of Building Cars & Guitars
September 19, 2010 6 Comments
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 [...]
Michael Anthony Gets His Buzz On
August 12, 2010 30 Comments
From Peavey.com:
As a founding member of the juggernaut Van Halen, Michael Anthony’s supreme bass fretwork and effects-laden live solos kept the band steady for decades. Now the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer anchors the groove for Chickenfoot, the super-group with Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, and Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith. They released their self-titled debut last summer, and recently released Chickenfoot: Get Your Buzz On Live, a live DVD from their sold-out summer tour.
Anthony sat down with the Monitor to talk about laying the foundation for the new supergroup, which he happily describes as “just friends who decided to jam,” as well as his new gear and the Chickenfoot DVD.
Monitor: There’s a lot more jamming with Chickenfoot as opposed to Van Halen. Do you record live in the same room? The band has that feel to it.
Anthony: It’s probably like it was in the beginning of Van Halen. There’s a lot of jamming because being a
Interview: Michael Anthony from Chickenfoot
July 18, 2010 31 Comments
Michael Anthony gave an exclusive interview to RockConfidential.com: Published Jul 14th, 2010 // Mike, I appreciate you taking time for this today. What’s been going on? I had one daughter just graduate high school. Another daughter just had her 25th birthday and her boyfriend just graduated college. We’ve been in birthday – graduation – home [...]
Happy Birthday, Michael Anthony
June 20, 2010 37 Comments
Gasman talks to Michael Anthony
June 8, 2010 25 Comments
Inquirer: Michael Anthony
June 2, 2010 24 Comments
From GuitarWorld.com Jun 1, 2010 (Originally published in Guitar World, April 2010) By Randy Harward, Photo by Bryan Adams Chickenfoot’s Michael Anthony tells Guitar World why he plays bass, his first gig and his most embarrassing moment on stage. What first inspired you to play bass? It was by default that I started playing bass. [...]
Mad Anthony’s Hot Band and Hot Sauce (Part 2)
May 19, 2010 35 Comments
From BryanReesman.com: by Bryan Reesman Mad Anthony back in the day: All Jacked Up. Life is good for Michael Anthony. After three decades achieving fame and fortune playing with Van Halen, he now rocks out in another popular group, Chickenfoot, with ex-VH bandmate Sammy Hagar, guitarist Joe Satriani and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad [...]
Michael Anthony pays tribute to Ronnie James Dio
May 18, 2010 57 Comments
From Mad Anthony Cafe: R.I.P. RONNIE JAMES DIO POSTED: 5.17.2010 “I was saddened to hear yesterday about the passing of one of rock’s most powerful vocalists, Ronnie James Dio. He was an influence to me, growing up playing music. I remember in Van Halen we used to do “Man on The Silver Mountain” in the [...]
Michael Anthony UK interview
May 18, 2010 3 Comments
Mad Anthony’s Hot Band and Hot Sauce (Part 1)
May 11, 2010 36 Comments
From BryanReesman.com:
by Bryan Reesman
Michael Anthony certainly enjoys himself. He’s played in and toured with one of the biggest bands in rock and roll, Van Halen. He has his own hot sauce brand (Mad Anthony) and owns an outrageous collection of cars and bass guitars. And he’s still successful, currently playing with his ex-VH bandmate Sammy Hagar in Chickenfoot, the power quartet they formed with guitarist Joe Satriani and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. Their self-titled debut album has sold over a half million copies in the U.S. They have a live DVD on the way and a second album in the works. Life is good.
Despite all of this success, the veteran rocker, father and hot rod aficionado was one down-to-earth dude when ADD sat down to chat with him. While I needed 20 minutes or so to chat for my “Eat, Drink and Rock & Roll” story for Grammy.com, Anthony gave me an hour of his time. And he was very forthcoming about his career, his hot sauce business and the positive path he is taking in his life.
So you’re taking a break from Chickenfoot right now?
Well, not really a break. We’re finishing up working on a DVD that we’re putting out [soon]. We filmed
