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...]
Wolfgang’s Touching Birthday Message To His Father
Wolfgang Van Halen has posted this emotional tribute to his dad Eddie Van Halen on his 66th birthday: The Van Halen News Desk's thoughts are with the Van Halen family today. Happy Birthday Edward. You are missed... … [Read more...]
When Van Halen Conquered The World: The Early Days
Writer Steven Rosen has taken fans back to the early days of Van Halen when the then unknown began their quest to conquer the world. Rosen compiled stories as told by the band members themselves along with those who watched Van Halen's rise to fame. Here is an excerpt from Rosen's article titled Backyard Parties and Unbridled Genius: The Story of Van Halen's Early … [Read more...]
The Ten Greatest Eddie Van Halen Guitar Riffs
When Eddie Van Halen was once asked to describe his band’s music he responded by saying it sounds like “Godzilla waking up.” Get ready. Godzilla is about to wake up. In celebration of the man who was born 66 years ago today, here are Eddie's ten greatest guitar riffs. 10. "5150" (1986) The 1986 Van Halen album ‘5150’ is led by hit singles like “Why Can’t … [Read more...]
Tool’s Adam Jones: Hearing Van Halen For The First Time Was Like ‘The Clouds Parting’
Tool guitarist Adam Jones told Guitar World that when he first heard Van Halen it was as if the clouds parted and an alien had just landed in the form of a guitarist named Eddie Van Halen. "The first time I heard Van Halen, a friend’s babysitter played the first album for me," Jones told Guitar World's Richard Bienstock. "It was like the clouds parting, or like aliens had … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ‘Balance’ Released On This Day In 1995
Balance is Van Halen's fourth and final album with vocalist Sammy Hagar Released January 24th, 1995, Balance became Van Halen's fourth consecutive number 1 studio album. It quickly went double platinum— just two months after it's release—proving that this hard rock outfit could do just fine, thank you, during the new grunge era. It was later certified triple … [Read more...]
Watch: Parrot Sings Along To Van Halen
All the bills are paid, I got it made in the shade an' all I n-n-need is Tico the singing parrot to kick off the weekend! Meet Tico, the parrot who's recently made internet headlines thanks to a series of videos uploaded by his owner Frank Maglio. The videos feature Tico singing along to various classic rock songs performed by Maglio on the guitar. Maglio launched his … [Read more...]