Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready honored Eddie Van Halen with a performance of “Eruption” during a May 9th concert in Glendale, Arizona. Prior to McCready’s tribute, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder addressed the recent passing of some friends and family members including Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins and Eddie Van Halen. “I don’t think we’ve […]
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready Performs ‘Eruption’ In Tribute To Eddie Van Halen [VIDEO]
WATCH: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Footage Set To Van Halen’s ‘Dreams’
Van Halen is reaching for the skies and Tom Cruise is their wingman! Check out the video above created by YouTuber Naf Naf, who used clips from a behind scenes trailer for the the upcoming film “Top Gun: Maverick” (due out May 24th) and set them to Van Halen’s classic 1986 single “Dreams”. Of course, […]
Michael Anthony Responds To Van Halen Tribute Rumors [VIDEO]
Michael Anthony says he was part of the discussions regarding a possible Van Halen tribute project featuring Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Joe Satriani. During his appearance on The Mitch Lafon & Jeremy White Show, Anthony was asked by co-host Jeremy White if he was aware of the recent story making its rounds […]
Eddie Van Halen Ranked Among The Five Best Rhythm Guitarists Of All Time By Guitar World Readers
Eddie Van Halen was ranked fourth on the list of the 50 best rhythm guitarists of all time by Guitar World readers. “As voted for by you, here are the players who don’t necessarily need 16 bars and a spotlight solo to rubber-stamp their greatness,” wrote Jonathan Horsley in a recent article posted to Guitar […]
Happy Birthday, Alex Van Halen!
On May 8th, 1953, Alexander Arthur Van Halen was born in Amsterdam Holland. Later the family moved to Nijmegen, where they lived until they moved to the U.S. when Alex was about 9, through a government-incentive program to reunite families. Because the family spoke little English, Alex and Eddie formed a bond during this time that […]
Valerie Bertenelli On The Alanis Morissette & Peter Gabriel Songs That Would Bring Eddie To Tears [AUDIO]
Wolfgang Van Halen was joined by his mom Valerie Bertinelli for the latest episode of his weekly SiriusXM radio show “Wolfgang’s Top of the Pack”. Bertinelli shared some candid memories of Eddie Van Halen with her son, including the two songs that would often bring tears of joy to his father’s eyes. In the clip […]
Ted Nugent On Why Eddie Van Halen Was The Best Guitarist He’s Ever Seen: ‘He Had An Unbelievable, Uncanny Superman Sense Of Rhythm’
Ted Nugent says Eddie Van Halen’s “Superman” sense of rhythm is what puts him above and beyond any other guitarist he’s ever seen perform. In Tuesday’s (May 3rd) episode of Nugent’s podcast “The Nightly Nuge”, he was asked to name the best guitar player he’s ever seen. “There’s so many. I’m gonna go ahead and […]
Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony & The Circle To Release New Album This Year
Sammy Hagar & The Circle will release a new album titled Crazy Times before the year is over and it looks like it’ll include plenty of Michael Anthony’s classic vocals. In a recent interview with Forbes, Hagar said the new Circle album was recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studios with famed country producer Dave Cobb. Cobb, […]
New Clip From Upcoming Randy Rhoads Documentary Including Rare Eddie Van Halen Audio [VIDEO]
A teaser clip from a new documentary on Randy Rhoads titled Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon includes archived audio from Eddie Van Halen giving his thoughts on the perceived Eddie vs Randy rivalry back in the Sunset Strip club days. The clip – premiered exclusively by Guitar World – revisits the days when […]
WATCH: Sammy Hagar Shares Another Van Halen Video From The Vaults – ‘Why Can’t This Be Love?’ Live From Tokyo ’89
It’s 5150 celebration time! Thirty-six years ago this week, Van Halen’s 5150 album topped the charts. It was the band’s first number one album and first featuring Sammy Hagar on lead vocals. To celebrate, Hagar shared a video of the band performing the album’s debut single – “Why Can’t This Be Love” – live from […]
