Coming June 2017. When Eddie Van Halen introduced his famous red, white and black striped 5150® guitar in 1984, he never would have fathomed the thousands of copies it would inspire. But then again, Eddie has made a career of being copied in every which way imaginable. EVH® Gear proudly introduces a new Striped Series 5150 model based on his original instrument, featuring … [Read more...]
Archives for 2017
Eddie Trunk Talks Van Halen’s ‘1984’ Album
Eddie Trunk discussed Van Halen's '1984' this week on his Sirius/XM "Trunk Nation" show. He took some calls as well. This aired this Monday, January 9th, on the 33rd anniversary of the classic album. Listen to it above, with all the non-Van Halen talk edited out. Trunk and the callers discuss the controversial use of keyboards and the more pop direction of some of the songs. … [Read more...]
Ultimate Jam Night Salutes Van Halen
The place to be in Hollywood Tuesday night was the Whisky A Go Go, where Ultimate Jam Night returned, with some of Hollywood’s biggest rock musicians a doing a whole set of music dedicated to the Mighty Van Halen! Performers: Michael Starr (Steel Panther) Oni Logan (Lynch Mob) Phl Varone (Skid Row) Brian Geller and Lance Turner (The Atomic Punks) August Zadra (Dennis … [Read more...]