Author/rock 'n' roll historian Susan Masino shared her memories of Eddie Van Halen in an exclusive interview with the Van Halen News Desk. "When I heard the first couple of seconds on that turntable it was like putting on a pair or rose colored glasses," said Masino, who was working for the Emerald City Chronicle in Madison, Wisconsin in early 1978 when her editor-in-chief … [Read more...]
Archives for 2020
David Lee Roth Releases Immersive Interactive Comic ‘The Roth Project’ Featuring Five Brand New Songs
Put on your headphones. Open your minds. David Lee Roth is back... Just a day after releasing his Eddie Van Halen tribute song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill” Roth returned with an online interactive comic called The Roth Project. The seventeen-chapter audio novel features narration and Sumi-e art by Roth along with original music and story enhancing sound … [Read more...]
Listen to David Lee Roth’s ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill’
David Lee Roth released a new song just now. Could the timing and the title be an ode to Eddie? Dave gave us his hand-written lyrics and artwork for the song. Listen to 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill' by David Lee Roth and John 5 below. Besides YouTube, you can listen to it via many other platforms HERE. … [Read more...]
Long Lost David Lee Roth Footage Conjures Up Van Halen Memories For Iowa Sportswriter
"Is this Heaven?" "No, it's Iowa. The place where Van Halen dreams come true..." Iowa sportswriter Sam Paxton has earned himself this weekend's MVP of the VHND by scoring long lost video and photos of David Lee Roth from 1986. Paxton is the Night Sports Editor of Iowa's The Gazette and a long-time die-hard Van Halen fan. While recently working on an article for the … [Read more...]
Special Rolling Stone Tribute To Eddie Van Halen: ‘Rock’s Last Guitar Superhero’
Rolling Stone has released a special tribute dedicated to the man who "elevated the art of shred": Eddie Van Halen. Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone wrote: "Van Halen changed the way electric guitarists played, the sounds they strove for, even the physical construction of the instruments they used, with multiple patents to his name (and other technical breakthroughs, he … [Read more...]
Guitar.com Rembers Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Endless Pursuit Of Perfection’
Guitar.com has posted a tribute to Eddie Van Halen and his endless pursuit of guitar perfection. Writer Tony Bacon began by honoring Eddie's dedication to the instrument he loved. That dedication would go on to influence an entire generation of musicians, industry insiders and manufacturers: "Eddie Van Halen didn't just amaze his fellow guitarists with the remarkable … [Read more...]
David Coverdale Remembers ‘Monster Musician’ Eddie Van Halen
David Coverdale said he will remember Eddie Van Halen as “an absolute monster musician”. The Whitesnake frontman, who spoke to eonmusic recently, said he did see Van Halen perform during their club days at the Starwood nightclub but it wasn't until 1983 that he became fully aware of what Eddie could do on the guitar. "I remember seeing those guys in this watering hole in … [Read more...]
Pasadena Seeking Eddie Van Halen Memorial Ideas [VIDEO]
The Pasadena City Council met on Monday and directed officials to come up with ideas on how to best memorialize Eddie Van Halen. According to an article published by The Pasadena Star News, elected officials directed City Manager Steve Mermell to bring together a public group to offer up tribute ideas, then return to the council with suggestions as to how the city could … [Read more...]
Rock Hall Induction Special To Include Eddie Van Halen Tribute
A special tribute to Eddie Van Halen will be part of the upcoming 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony Special according to a report by Cleveland.com. The tribute, set to air at 7 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 7th on HBO and HBO Max, will feature multiple guitar legends paying homage to Eddie. The Eddie Van Halen tribute is part of the Rock Hall special's "In Memoriam" … [Read more...]
Heart’s Nancy Wilson On Eddie Van Halen: ‘He Was The Sweetest Soul’
Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson shared her memories of Eddie Van Halen calling him "the sweetest soul" and noted his famous "three-mile smile". "He was the sweetest soul. Whether or not he was effed up or partying too much, or whatever was going on, which they all did, but he was just wonderful and sweet as they come and sort of like the three-mile smile you know," Wilson told … [Read more...]
Rob Halford Remembers Eddie Van Halen [VIDEO]
Rob Halford of Judas Priest has some advice for his fellow grieving Van Halen fans. "Like we always do. Like I did when I lost Ronnie [James Dio] and I lost Lemmie [of Motörhead], put the music on and turn the music up," Halford said during a recent interview with Sirius/XM following the October 6th death of Eddie Van Halen. "That's the greatest way you can celebrate these … [Read more...]
Listen To Eddie Van Halen Tributes From Bret Michaels & Sebastian Bach
The Van Halen News Desk continues to roll out the Eddie Van Halen tributes. This time we have two coming from a few of the biggest frontmen to emerge during the 1980s: Poison singer Bret Michaels and former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach. Both Michaels and Bach called into the Sirius/XM's "Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk" shortly after Eddie's passing on October 6th. The … [Read more...]