In memory of Eddie Van Halen The Los Angeles Times has reached into the archives to share its first ever mention of Van Halen. The band first arrived in the newspaper’s print via advertisements that ran alongside the paper’s music listings and reviews section which can be seen below: Van Halen earned its earliest editorial […]
Read L.A. Times First-Ever Van Halen Review, From 1976
French Football Team Unveils Eddie Van Halen Tribute
The Eddie Van Halen tributes around the world continue. Planet Rock has reported that the French football team Olympique de Marseille made good use of empty seating due to COVID-19 by adorning a section with the iconic Van Halen logo and two silhouetted figures of Eddie playing guitar at the Stade Vélodrome. The screens at […]
Steve Perry On Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Life Changing’ Music & The Possibility Of Joining Van Halen In 1985
Legendary Journey vocalist Steve Perry described Eddie Van Halen’s talents as “life changing” in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. Perry got to see Eddie up close and in person just as his star was about to rise as Van Halen opened for Journey back in 1978. It was Perry’s first tour as frontman with […]
Longtime Warner Bros. President Lenny Waronker On Eddie Van Halen: ‘He Had This Glow’
There are those who were made to play the guitar. Then there was Eddie Van Halen. “Every time we saw him play, it was amazing. It’s like the guitar was made for him,” longtime Warner Bros. President Lenny Waronker recently told Billboard. “He just had so much control over the instrument. You could see two […]
Fans Asked To Help Make Eddie Van Halen Memorial In Pasadena Happen
From “Mean Street” to “Eddie Van Halen Street”? It’s possible but only with your help Van Halen fans. The Pasadena, California’s online magazine Pasadena Now reported on Friday that a current effort is underway to commemorate Eddie Van Halen in the town where he grew up and formed his world-famous band. Randa Schmalfeld and friend […]
Watch David Lee Roth’s Appearance On CBS ‘Sunday Morning’
David Lee Roth’s appearance on the CBS “Sunday Morning” has just aired and can now be viewed online. Below is the complete segment of Roth’s appearance, which centered around his painting, specifically Sumi-e – the Japanese art of ink painting. This interview was conducted in the summer prior to the passing of Eddie Van Halen […]
Watch Moving Netherlands Bell Tower Tribute To Eddie Van Halen
There have been many noteworthy tributes to Eddie Van Halen over the last week and a half. This one may be the most unique and moving of them all. Four days after Eddie passed, a tribute was performed by carillonneur Malgosia Fiebig from the Dom Tower in Utrecht, the Netherlands – the country Edward Lodewijk […]
Watch Complete Soundboard Quality Version Of Eddie Van Halen’s Last-Ever Concert
On October 4th, 2015 Van Halen played the second of two nights at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. It would turn out to be the last time Eddie Van Halen performed in concert. Now a complete soundboard recording of the show has been made available. There are now three different ways fans can experience […]
David Lee Roth To Appear On CBS ‘Sunday Morning’
David Lee Roth is scheduled to be part of this weekend’s CBS ‘Sunday Morning’ program, according to the network’s website. Here is what was posted to the network’s “This week on ‘Sunday Morning” (October 18)” promo: “ART: David Lee Roth’s brush with artSinger David Lee Roth, longtime frontman for the group Van Halen, is now […]
Greg Renoff Recalls Eddie Van Halen/David Lee Roth ‘Bromance’ For L.A. Times
David Lee Roth pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen during the last Van Halen concert (10/4/2015 at The Hollywood Bowl) Author Greg Renoff has been sharing his thoughts on the passing of Eddie Van Halen to many media outlets over the past week, including the Van Halen News Desk. Most recently he penned an in-depth […]