Chickenfoot gets animated this Sunday night on Adult Swim TV: Joe, Chad, Mike and Sammy step into the very strange world of Aqua Team Hunger Force this Sunday night on Adult Swim TV. Check out the episode of "I Am a Pod" in which Shake orders what he thinks is an Ipod, but turns out to be seeds to grow a Pod (a la Invasion of the Body Snatchers). The Pod is a huge … [Read more...]
Archives for 2010
Michael Anthony of Van Halen & Chickenfoot Shares His Favorite Songs
From AOL Radio Blog: Bass Player for rock supergroup Chickenfoot Michael Anthony is this week's guest blogger for AOL Radio, sharing his favorite songs. Also former member of rock outfit Van Halen, Anthony shows a strong influence on classic rock and heavy metal -- especially tracks that rock walking bass lines and trills. Featuring Hendrix, Cream, Deep Purple and more, … [Read more...]
Chickenfoot “Get Your Buzz on Live” DVD & Blu-ray available for pre-order!
4/6/10 UPDATE: The release date for the DVD & Blu-ray has been changed from April 20th to MAY 4th. Van Halen Store is now taking orders for Chickenfoot's new DVD & Blu-Ray, which ship May 4th! "Get Your Buzz on Live" [DVD] $17.95 Order the DVD now! "Get Your Buzz on Live" [Blu-Ray] $19.95 Order the Blu-Ray now! CHICKENFOOT ROCKS OUT WITH ONE OF … [Read more...]
Chickenfoot to play Cabo Wabo’s 20th Anniversary celebration
From Chickenfoot today: The boys will be helping Sammy celebrate 20 years of the Cabo Wabo Cantina down in Cabo San Lucas April 23-24th, 2010 and want you to come join them! Sammy is inviting everyone who has ever been there once to be there twice and make this the most fun ever had in Cabo!! The foot plays Friday and Saturday, but the party starts on Thursday. Like … [Read more...]
The lasting impact of David Lee Roth and Van Halen on the youth of yesterday
From WeeklyVolcano.com: WEDNESDAY READING: Geoff's first show The lasting impact of David Lee Roth and Van Halen on the youth of yesterday By Geoff Reading on March 10, 2010 This week is my sister's birthday. Soooooooo... Happy birthday, Jessica. Thanks for the life contributions. The Seattle Center, and what used to be the Coliseum, is where I saw most of the … [Read more...]
Adam Bomb’s Van Halen stories
Guitarist Adam Bomb shares his story and personal photos from meeting Van Halen in the late seventies. The Van Halen portion below is from the full story on his Myspace page. His Van Halen story starts off in September of 1978. Adam was just a 15-year-old kid who was obsessed with rock 'n' roll, girls, smoking pot, and playing guitar, who just scored tickets to see Van … [Read more...]
“Mad Anthony TV” launches!
MAD ANTHONY TV - UNCUT & UNDERGROUND Mad Anthony TV is the Official YouTube Channel of Michael Anthony and Mad Anthony's Cafe. Here you'll find all kinds of wild and wacky videos: on stage, backstage and all around random nuttiness...there's something for everyone at Mad Anthony TV! Click to Watch Mad Anthony TV Here's a sample: … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen sighting at Grainger
Posted on VHLinks by nicholas_kudochop: "Cool EVH sighting @ Grainger!!! I work for the company Grainger...and this was posted on our intranet today (3/2/10)...very cool!" "Rocker Eddie Van Halen knows where to go to get it done! The guitarist stopped by branch 450 in Burbank, CA, last weekend after looking "anywhere and everywhere" for a particular clamp for a drum … [Read more...]
10 Things You Gotta Do To Play Like Eddie Van Halen
From GuitarPlayer.com: By Jude Gold. MANY GUITARISTS WHO WERE ACTIVE IN the late ’70s remember exactly where they were standing when they first heard Van Halen. Like film footage of an erupting volcano, the band’s eponymous 1978 debut captured in real time a stunningly explosive and organic spectacle—four hard-rocking, hard-partying adrenaline junkies whose sound was … [Read more...]
Van Halen: VH1
From Guitar World.com. Originally printed in Guitar World Magazine, April 2008 By Joe Bosso. Photographs by Neil Zlozower. Thirty Years ago, Van Halen burst out of the Sunset Strip and set the music world on fire with their debut album. This is the story behind the group's rise to success and the making of Van Halen, the record that changed guitar playing - and rock - … [Read more...]
Business Advice From Van Halen
From: Fast Company In the March issue of Fast Company, Dan and Chip Heath's column focuses on early warning indicators. In one example, they explain why David Lee Roth banned brown M&Ms from backstage. It wasn't a diva thing, but rather, an operations performance metric. The excerpt: BROWNOUT: Van Halen's brown-M&M test acted as a diagnostic, allowing … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s new line of High-End Designer Clothing Unveiled
From Van Halen Store: You asked...we responded. Van Halen Store is very excited to introduce the new designer line of premium men's and women's (and kids!) Van Halen clothing, proudly made in the USA by the vintage t-shirt specialists at Chaser LA. (SHOP NOW or scroll down) Van Halen's high-end fashion line employs revolutionary fabrics, washes, printing processes and … [Read more...]