Mash-up by Jonny Dex / Art Dust Productions: Lady Van HaGaga performing "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Poker" (Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" & Lady Gaga's "Poker Face") … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
Chickenfoot begins recording new album
That supergroup known as Chickenfoot (from left, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith and Sammy Hagar) are ready to cut album number two this weekend. We have a huge, six-part Chickenfoot update today: 1) MusicRadar.com has the following Chickefoot exclusive: Sammy Hagar on recording Chickenfoot's new album "It's time to 'Zeppelin-ize' our music!" Joe Bosso, … [Read more...]
Summer Lovin’: The Top 10 Songs to Cure the Winter Blues
From Gibson.com: Some of us are freezing in the middle of winter in the northern hemisphere. For those readers, here are some songs to warm you up with thoughts of sunshine. For those of us partying by the pool in the southern hemisphere, here’s your summer soundtrack. 10. "Kokomo" - The Beach Boys 9. "Sunshine Superman" - Donovan 8. "Summer in the City" - The Lovin' … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Eddie Van Halen!
Edward Van Halen turns 56 today. Ed has given the world a gift, three decades of musical genius. His approach to the guitar has given birth to an entire generation of guitar players who look at the guitar as an instrument with unlimited possibilities. He introduced a myriad of new styles and sounds that will be scrutinized for decades. It all started in Amsterdam, … [Read more...]
Classic Van Halen footage from “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert”
Rock music promoter and producer Don Kirshner died last week of heart failure in Boca Raton, Florida, at the age of 76. Don was one of the people that helped put Van Halen on the map. His syndicated series,"Don Kirshner's Rock Concert," featured live performances of Van Halen from their 1979 and 1981 tours, which is the earliest professionally filmed live footage of Van Halen … [Read more...]
Producer John Shanks Confirms Working With Van Halen
The Van Halen News Desk was the first to report last December that Van Halen were to record a new studio album with Grammy Award winning producer John Shanks in January, 2011. Shanks confirmed this with a tweet late Thursday night, "here we go kids.....vh" followed by tweeting this photo he took from the studio: Last week, Shanks tweeted the hint: "going back to … [Read more...]
Reissue Review: Van Halen II, Women and Children First, 1984 — 180 Gram Rhino Vinyl
From myvinylreview.blogspot.com: Rhino continues their Van Halen vinyl reissue program with the release of three more titles: Van Halen II, Women and Children First, and 1984. Their 2009 vinyl reissue of the self-titled debut, Van Halen on 180 gram vinyl, proved superb--and turned out to be a re-pressing of the now out-of-print DCC vinyl reissue, mastered by Steve … [Read more...]
“You’re gonna see a lot more of Ed this year…hopefully by summer.”
From VintageRock.com: Vintage Rock sat down with EVH Gear's Product Manager, Chris Cannella, for a chat about what’s new and what’s ahead in EVH-land… Some interesting comments by Cannella, who winks at the camera while answering a question about a new Van Halen album, while following that up with “you’re gonna see a lot more of Ed this year... hopefully by the summer.” … [Read more...]
What’s New At EVH?
From SonicState.com: NAMM 2011: All The New EVH Gear - Wolfgang Custom, Stealth, and the 5150 Chris Cannella of Fender takes us through all of the latest gear from Eddie Van Halen's very own line of guitars and amps, EVH. First up is the Wolfgang Custom, Eddie's shreddable take on a classic '58 design - very nice. With a compound radius fingerboard, graphite rods … [Read more...]
Neil Zlozower’s second Van Halen photo book due later this year
Neil Zlozower's coffee table photo book, Van Halen: A Visual History, 1978-1984, is probably the best Van Halen book ever put together. The response to the book has been incredible, with virtually all feedback positive and all reviews glowing. The only complaint that fans had was that they wished there was a "Part Two." Well, good news... Zlozower has been working on a … [Read more...]
2011 NAMM Video: Eddie Van Halen and new EVH gear
UPDATED 1/17/11: Videos and photos have been added, below: Chris Cannella from EVH brand mentions Eddie working on "the new album": "He [Eddie] is actually using this guitar [Wolfgang Stealth] in the studio right now... getting ready for the new album. So, he's going to be recording with this, a Wolfgang Special, and a regular Wolfgang USA." How would you like … [Read more...]
Photo of Eddie Van Halen at NAMM 2011
This marks the third time that photos of Eddie Van Halen appeared on the 'net this year. This candid shot is from yesterday (Jan. 12th) taken by Premier Guitar magazine at the NAMM EVH/Fender booth. … [Read more...]