Guitar World has posted Steve Vai's tribute to Eddie Van Halen. In it, Vai illustrates Eddie's ability to endlessly and effortlessly tap into his creativity. Below is an excerpt from Vai's article submitted to Guitar World on October 14th, 2020: The innocence of genius is fascinating. This idea was prominently on display through the entire career of Edward Van Halen. … [Read more...]
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32 Years Ago Van Halen Finishes Two-Night Stand In Tokyo, Japan
On February 2nd, 1989 Van Halen played the second of two consecutive shows at the Superdome in Tokyo, Japan as they were winding down their highly successful 'OU812' tour. The lineup of Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony were coming off of their second straight #1 album with 'OU812', which topped the charts on June 25th, 1988. It's since gone … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Talks Early Cover Band Days Of Van Halen
Michael Anthony recalled Van Halen's early cover song club days during a recent interview with Southern California radio station 95.5 KLOS FM. "In Van Halen we would all get together at [David Lee Roth's] house 'cuz we would make up the flyers for some of the clubs we would play at," Anthony told Matt Pinfield for the KLOS video series New & Appoved. "Alex [Van Halen] … [Read more...]
Van Halen Tribute Album Due Out, All Proceeds Donated To Lung Cancer Research
The Long Island Van Halen Tribute Album is due out this month in memory of Eddie Van Halen with all of the proceeds to go to the Lung Cancer Research Foundation of New York. The 17-song album of all Van Halen songs is performed by bands and artists mostly from the New York area. It will be released through iLLogical Records on February 26th through CD (only 300 copies … [Read more...]
Watch the ‘Eddie Van Halen’ Facebook Group’s Tribute Concert to EVH
This past November, shortly after Edward Van Halen's passing, the fan-run Facebook Group named "Eddie Van Halen" put together a live concert tribute to Eddie. This exclusive event turned out to be a tremendously fun tribute to the King from 11 talented musicians. Now’s your chance to watch it from start to finish. The feed was from Crescent Sound Studios in Farmingdale, … [Read more...]
Tony Iommi Reflects On His Long-Lasting Friendship With Eddie Van Halen
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi knows that good friends are hard to come by in the highly competitive music business, which is why he cherishes the friendship he had with Eddie Van Halen. "I've got two really great friends in the music business -- Brian May is one and Eddie Van Halen was the other," Iommi told Guitar World. "Ed was just fantastic, and his death is a … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen To Appear On Jimmy Kimmel Live! February 11th
Mark your calendars, set your D-VH-Rs. Wolfgang Van Halen will be appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday night February 11th. See you soon!!??2/11/21 - @JimmyKimmelLive #Distance - Late night television debut - Check local listings pic.twitter.com/8PLq16Z0Y8— Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) January 30, 2021 Wolfgang posted the news (above) to his Twitter page today … [Read more...]
Online Livestream Eddie Van Halen Tribute Concert Tonight
An Eddie Van Halen tribute concert by The Rock Gods is happening tonight in Kansas City and you can watch the sold out show from the comfort of your home. The concert, to take place at Knuckleads Saloon, will get underway at 8 p.m. Kansas City time (Central Time) and tickets are just $10.00. Below is more info from the Knuckleads website: Eddie Van Halen Tribute by the … [Read more...]
Watch: Violinist’s Stunning Version Of Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Eruption’
This violinist is about to blow you away. Watch the new take on Eddie Van Halen's "Eruption" performed by violinist Jill from the Japanese band Unlucky Morpheus. An amazing rendition! The band formed in 2008 and describes their genre music as "Technical Melodic Speed Metal." You can watch more videos of Unlucky Morpheus on their official YouTube page. Official … [Read more...]
Former Van Halen Tech Says Team Working To Bring Eddie Van Halen Memorial Statue To Pasadena
Plans for a memorial statute in honor of Eddie Van Halen are in the works, according to his former guitar tech. Pasadena Now reported this story after receiving the following statement: “Original Van Halen tech Rudy Leiren is chairing a team that will bring a memorial statue honoring the late, great guitar virtuoso to Pasadena, California. Details announced soon for … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Mural Unveiled In Hollywood [UPDATED]
As promised, the Eddie Van Halen mural by artist Robert Vargas has officially been unveiled. Vargas had been working on the project since January 11th and promised to have it completed and unveiled on Eddie's 66th birthday (January 26th), and, as you can see above, he came through. Here's more from The Los Angeles Daily News: Guitar Center in Hollywood is celebrating … [Read more...]
How Eddie Van Halen Inspired Tool’s Adam Jones & Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello
As we've learned since his passing in October, there's at least a little Eddie Van Halen in just about every guitarist who came after him. A recent article by Revolver offers more proof of that. Steve Appleford has written an extensive article on how Eddie had a huge influence on both Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello and Tool's Adam Jones. The two grew up together in … [Read more...]