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Archives for 2012
Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, FINAL ROUND — Eddie Van Halen Vs. Brian May
As soon as this poll began, we assumed the final round would end up being Eddie Van Halen Vs. Jimi Hendrix. We were wrong! Who will be crowned the public's choice for the greatest guitarist of all time in Guitar World's poll? Its the Final Round - Eddie Van Halen Vs. (believe it or not!) Brian May! CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW. EDDIE VAN HALEN may have earned the moniker "King … [Read more...]
Video Interview: Wolfgang Van Halen
While he may be the newest member, he also has the most fascinating story; being brought on to play bass for the Tremonti tour at a moment's notice! Mr. Wolfgang Van Halen is sitting down with FRET12 on the road to give you the full story. Wolfgang goes into his story of how he got his start in music, starting first with drums, then moving on to guitar, then to bass. Ever … [Read more...]
Photo: Eddie Van Halen Attends Tremonti Gig
Wolfgang Van Halen is proud that his father, Eddie Van Halen, attended his Tremonti gig last night (Oct. 3rd) in Kansas City. Wolfgang tweeted two photos of Eddie, which are the first pictures of Eddie since his emergency surgery. It's great to see that Eddie has recovered enough to make it out to the gig. He looks great! In the photo below, Eddie watches the Tremonti … [Read more...]
Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 6 — Eddie Van Halen Vs. Alex Lifeson
The Final Four kicks off with Eddie Van Halen taking on Alex Lifeson for a spot in the championship match! It's very close! CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW. EDDIE VAN HALEN has had his mettle tested lately, coming out on top in marquee matchups with the likes of Randy Rhoads and Joe Satriani. With his triumphant return to the top of the guitar heap with Van Halen's new album, A … [Read more...]
Great Songs: “Hot for Teacher”
From MagicalYeti.com: By Mr. Kellison Song: Hot for Teacher Song performed by: Van Halen (Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, Edward Van Halen) Album: 1984 One night a while ago I was at a dinner party and I struck up a conversation with another guy there. He was about my age, but unlike me was very clean cut, very well dressed. In our … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen, Tremonti Update: Videos From The Road
As previously reported, Van Halen bassist Wolfgang Van Halen has joined TREMONTI, the solo band of guitarist Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge/ Creed), for the bands current tour. Tremonti is currently touring in support of his solo debut album 'All I Was'. Wolfgang was scheduled to be on the road with Van Halen for much of late 2012, but his father, guitarist Eddie Van Halen, … [Read more...]
Caption This Photo, #8
Backstage at a Van Halen show in 2007. Write your own caption/punchline in our Comments section. … [Read more...]
Peter Frampton: “Eddie Van Halen Blew Me Away”
Peter Frampton contributed to the new hardcover photo book, Eddie Van Halen, by Neil Zlozower. VHND.com has the exclusive on what he had to say about Eddie Van Halen: "Ed reinvented the electric guitar for us with his tapping style, which he took further than anyone before him. He plays with such fluidity. It’s so ear-catching to me. It’s inspiring to so many guitarists. And … [Read more...]
When The Van Halen Brothers Met The Wilson Sisters
You might have heard that in Heart's newly released memoir, the Wilson sisters share their strange tale of meeting the Van Halen brothers on the road in 1979. Here's the full story from Nancy Wilson herself: At one hotel, we met Eddie and Alex Van Halen. Over the course of a few hours, they had a Kamikaze-drinking contest, followed by a cocaine-snorting fest. Once they were … [Read more...]
A Closer Look At Dave’s New Tattoo
We just received this exclusive photo from David Lee Roth - a close up of his new Tattoo. By the way, we're unsure what "The Roth Show" is... perhaps we'll know some day. … [Read more...]
Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 5 — Eddie Van Halen Vs. Joe Satriani
UPDATE: In this poll, Eddie was winning with 75% until recently, when Joe suddenly received a HUGE boost in votes. That is solely because Chickenfoot's official facebook page made a post telling all their fans to go vote for Joe. Chickenoot's facebook page has 197,000 followers, so it's no surprise that he's getting tons of new votes. Van Halen's facebook page, on the other … [Read more...]