Edward Van Halen posted the following on Facebook today: "Thinking of my Dad on Father's Day and how much fun Alex and I had recording with him!" For more on Ed and Al's father, see our article Jan Van Halen's Story. … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
Dave Navarro Gets Brutally Honest About Van Halen
If you really want to get Dave Navarro talking, just ask him about Eddie Van Halen, then just sit back and wait for the fireworks to begin. The legendary Jane’s Addiction guitarist was the guest on Eddie Trunk’s Sirius/XM radio show “Trunk Nation” in Los Angeles Monday afternoon to talk all-things music but the topic of Van Halen was at the very top of Navarro’s … [Read more...]
Eddie Having Fun
It's not often that Eddie Van Halen posts a video. But when he does, it's pretty cool! … [Read more...]
Edward Van Halen Appears At 10th Anniversary George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic
By Eric Senich Edward Van Halen – The King of ten fingers, six strings….And a golf club? Van Halen appeared at the 10th Anniversary George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic on Monday, May 1st at Lakeside Country Club in Toluca Lake, California to help raise awareness about kidney disease and organ donation. You can read more about the event plus check out some additional … [Read more...]
‘Judgement of Pain’ Van Halen Medley by Liquid Charlie (Video)
Kick off your weekend with a KILLER Van Halen mashup! Here's a new, unique Van Halen medley from guitarist Charlie Stinchcombe (aka “Liquid Charlie”) that cleverly combines explosive riffs from Van Halen's David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar eras. "Had so much fun using my friend Gerd Metzger's EVH Tour Relic guitar on this video! That guitar is something else, and what a … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Donates Signed Guitar for Charity
Eddie Van Halen has donated a guitar to the George Lopez Foundation again to help raise funds for kids with kidney issues. The mission of the George Lopez Foundation is to create positive, permanent change for underprivileged children, adults and military families confronting challenges in education and health, as well as increasing community awareness about kidney disease and … [Read more...]
Tribute to Eddie Van Halen’s Favorite Guitarist, Allan Holdsworth
British jazz fusion stylist Allan Holdsworth — the a guitar hero's guitar hero — passed away yesterday at age 70. Eddie Van Halen proclaimed Holdsworth "the best, in my book,” “the man,” and "so damned good that I can't cop anything.” Early on, Ed would often cite Eric Clapton as his main influence, but as the years went on, he mentioned Holdsworth just as often. The … [Read more...]
Video: Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Beat It’ Solo Played on Bottles
And now for something completely different. Ever blow into empty bottles and notice the wide range of tones you can produce? Well, the "Bottle Boys," as they're called, have turned it into an art form. They cover famous songs using nothing but bottles. They blow into different types of bottles to produce specific tones. They recently accepted a challenge to cover Michael … [Read more...]
Looking Back at Eddie’s 1995 Rolling Stone Interview
“You’re either rock and roll or you’re not,” Eddie Van Halen said in this 1995 cover interview with Rolling Stone, which hit newsstands on this day in 1995. We read the whole interview today, for the first time in years. There's actually lots of interesting stuff, especially in light of everything that has happened since then. Not too surprisingly, there was the quote about … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen “Strike” Instrumental from ‘The Wild Life’ (Exclusive)
Let's get to more of Eddie Van Halen's music from The Wild Life! Here’s what we call “Strike,” a short but sweet guitar track from the 1984 movie The Wild Life. This has never been heard in full until now. (This track was only played for a few seconds, as someone in the movie bowls a strike at a bowling alley). Our guess is that this piece might be one of the first recordings … [Read more...]
20 Year Ago: ‘5150’ Magazine Visits 5150 Studios
Here’s a RARE, intimate look into a fan's visit to Van Halen's 5150 Studios. Exactly 20 years ago today, Michel Schinkel, the president of the Dutch Van Halen fan club, got to visit Van Halen at their studio headquarters. At the time, Michel published a fan magazine in Holland, called “5150.” The magazine was written mainly in Dutch, with occasional parts in … [Read more...]
Watch ‘Dinner At The Van Halens’ – the Classic ‘Saturday Night Live’ Skit
30 years ago tonight, Valerie Bertinelli appeared on Saturday Night Live. Her then husband, Eddie Van Halen, accompanied her to the taping of the episode. Eddie wound up not only jamming an instrumental with G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live band, but performing in a skit as well. The skit, entitled "Dinner at the Van Halens'," was a humorous poke at a … [Read more...]