From People.com: By Vicki Sheff Cahan Photo by: Bauer-Griffin, 2008 The ceremony took place in the garden of his seven-acre estate in the hills above Studio City, Calif., starting at 7 p.m., when Liszewski walked down the aisle to Van Halen's "When It's Love," performed by the Sonus Quartet. The 54-year-old groom's 18-year-old son, Wolfgang, served as best man, while … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
When the King of Pop met the King of Rock Guitar
Eddie Van Halen appeared on Michael Jackson's Thriller album for the song, "Beat It". Eddie reflects on his experience working with award-winning producer/songwriter Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson, in the later half of 1982: "I used to have this old phone system in the studio. Phone rang, I picked it up and there's this voice saying, 'Yo, Eddie? That Eddie?' There was … [Read more...]
Van Halen Heartbroken Over Jackson
Posted Jun 25th 2009 9:30PM by TMZ Staff He provided the rock guitar solo in Jackson's hit song "Beat It." TMZ has just heard from Eddie Van Halen on Michael Jackson's death: "I am really shocked; as I'm sure the world is, to hear the news. I had the pleasure of working with Michael on 'Beat It' back in '83 -- one of my fondest memories in my career. Michael will be … [Read more...]
Video: Eddie Van Halen Accepts Spike TV’s “Guitar God” Award
In the video above, Robert Downey, Jr presents the "Guitar God" award to Eddie Van Halen during Spike TV's "Guy's Choice" awards, which aired June 21st. … [Read more...]
The Brown Sound: Interview with Craig Parker Adams
Eight months ago, the Van Halen News Desk came across a guitar player named Craig Parker Adams (official site), who wrote and recorded some instrumental songs that we truly felt captured the summertime sound and feel of classic VH. We've just learned that Craig has written four brand new VH-esque instrumentals, and we want to share them with VHND readers. Note that it's … [Read more...]
Van Halen Files Suit Against Nike
Amazingly, Nike went ahead and mass-produced some shoes that feature the trademarked Van Halen stripes! From KTLA News: LOS ANGELES -- Guitarist Eddie Van Halen filed a lawsuit against Nike in Los Angeles Friday, alleging the company used the trademarked striped design from his guitar on their new line of "Dunk Lows" tennis shoes. The Nike shoes feature red, white and … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Thanks God for Sobriety and Guitar Riffs
From Spinner.com (now defunct). (VHND.com notes: This interview was conducted sometime before the interview that Eddie did with Rolling Stone two weeks ago [May 2011]) Between Jimi Hendrix and Slash, there was Eddie Van Halen. For rockers who came of age in the late '70s and early '80s, EVH was the ultimate guitar hero. From his showcase piece on the first album's … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen on Rocking Sober, Avoiding Beef and the Future of Van Halen
From RollingStone.com: Guitarist speaks out about new album, departure of Michael Anthony and his fresh start DAVID WILDPosted Jun 01, 2009 4:10 PM Backstage in the celebrity green room of Spike's Guys Choice Awards in a booth next to his fellow honoree Clint Eastwood sits Eddie Van Halen — rock's ultimate guitar slinger — with his fiancé Janie Liszewski as he … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Accepts Spike TV’s “Guitar God” Award
Spike TV held their third annual Spike TV "Guys Choice" last weekend. Winners were announced Saturday night at the Sony Studios in Los Angeles. Eddie Van Halen, in the a rare public appearance, was brought to tears as he accepted the first annual "Guitar God Award" for his years of shredding on the six stringed axe. Robert Downey Jr. presented Eddie the award. Spike TV's … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen voted “Best Rock Guitarist of 2008” by Guitar World readers
The readers of the best selling guitar magazine in the world, Guitar World, recently voted Eddie Van Halen the "Best Rock Guitarist of 2008" in the 15th Annual Guitar World Readers Poll. Eddie won by a landslide, receiving nearly seven times as many votes as the runner up, Angus Young. We mention this poll because it's not just another meaningless list written by some random … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen’s extended 1984 keyboard solo
Here's a blast from the past that most Van Halen fans have never heard! "1984," the little synth ditty that opens the 1984 album, was performed every night on Van Halen's 1984 tour, right before the band launched into "Jump." Presented here is the only known recording of Eddie performing an extended version of "1984." Listen carefully, and you'll hear bits of other VH … [Read more...]
Sick 11-year-old wants to meet Eddie Van Halen
This is a touching story about an 11 year old boy named Bradley Zugel, who happens to be a huge Van Halen fan. Bradley was recently diagnosed with cancer. His wish, through the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern Nevada, is to meet guitarist Eddie Van Halen. The first part of the story was published Dec. 15th, 2008 in the Reno Gazette-Journal: Boy Diagnosed With … [Read more...]