Eddie Van Halen appears with Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell) on the cover of Guitar World's 30th-anniversary issue, available at newsstands November 17. Van Halen & Iommi get together for a Guitar World exclusive to talk about the last 30 years of music and guitar innovations. Catch up with two of rock's living legends and most admired musical pioneers … [Read more...]
Archives for 2009
Music Review: Chickenfoot – Chickenfoot (Deluxe Limited Edition)
From Blogcritics.org: It’s been a great first year for the super group Chickenfoot. With a critically acclaimed album and tour and a Gold Certified record, it’s been as good a start as former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith and guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani could have asked for. Now the band is giving something back to the … [Read more...]
Howard Stern interviews 5150 producer, Mick Jones
On today's Howard Stern show, Howard asked music producer Mick Jones what it was like to produce Van Halen's first album with Sammy Hagar, 5150. … [Read more...]
Flashback: Van Halen’s ‘You Really Got Me’ Used in Nissan Commercial
Here's a blast from the past... Do you remember this commercial? This 1996 Toy Story-esque ad for the Nissan 300ZX Turbo featured Van Halen's stompin' remake of the Kinks' ''You Really Got Me'' and used stop-motion animation to depict a G.I. Joe-esque character picking up a Barbie-esque character. The ad was so good that Mattel sued to take it off the air. It's not only the … [Read more...]
Video: Chickenfoot on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Chickenfoot Performs "Sexy Little Thing" on Jimmy Kimmel Live. This was taped Nov 5th and aired Nov. 6th. Michael Anthony leaving the Jimmy Kimmel Live show on Nov. 5th: … [Read more...]
Chickenfoot Named “BEST NEW BAND” At Classic Rock Awards
Chickenfoot, 2009's stand out rock collaboration comprised of guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith, and Van Halen front man Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony were named "Best New Band" at Classic Rock Magazine's annual awards ceremony in London on November 2nd. The guys take a moment out of a show to record a Thank You for being … [Read more...]
Guitarist Steve Vai Recalls Wild Days With David Lee Roth
From Spinner.com: Guitarist Steve Vai has a new live DVD, 'Where the Wild Things Are,' that highlights his 25 plus years of performing for sold-out audiences. Vai, who is known for his wild guitar licks onstage, was no match for the backstage antics he experienced on tour with Van Halen's David Lee Roth. "Actually, I was never really wild," he tells Spinner. "I guess back … [Read more...]
Left handed Wolfgang Guitars available in 2010
From Eddie Van Halen's Myspace: "For those who have been asking - left handed EVH Brand Wolfgang guitars will become available as a special order from EVH Brand in January 2010. Official ordering procedures will be issued in late January 2010. Stay tuned and thanks for your interest and support in EVH Brand guitars!" … [Read more...]
Gibson Interview: Sammy Hagar Talks Chickenfoot, Guitars, And Songwriting
Gibson recently conducted an in-depth interview with Sammy Hagar: Russell Hall | 08.28.2009 To paraphrase a well-known ad slogan, with a name like Chickenfoot they had better be good. And are they ever. Comprised of guitar maestro Joe Satriani, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, and Van Halen alumni Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, the star-studded … [Read more...]
New, in-depth Van Halen guitar instructional DVD now available
For all you guitar players out there - there's a brand new guitar instructional DVD that is much more in-depth than the Guitar Method In The Style Of Van Halen DVDs that have been out for years. This one is called Phrase By Phrase™ Guitar Method: Classic Van Halen and it looks like it's the best DVD lesson yet for learning how to play guitar like Eddie Van Halen. Here's the … [Read more...]
Van Halen brotherly love
From TMZ today: Eddie and Alex Van Halen came from the same womb, played in the same legendary rock band ... and now they're driving identical $120,000 silver Audi R8s. We're told the rock star brothers purchased their new rides last Friday at Keys Audi in Los Angeles -- but for some reason, Eddie was sent alone to ink the deal. While Eddie may be the generous type, … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony: “We’re gonna do another Chickenfoot record.”
Chickenfoot update: We've compiled three recent Chickenfoot interviews for this update. Two with Michael Anthony and one with Chad Smith: Chickenfoot interview #1: A recent 6 minute interview that Michael did with Dunlop TV: DunlopTV had a sit down with the one-and-only Michael Anthony. Chickenfoot was playing a gig at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, California. Michael … [Read more...]