At the Guitar Heroes Cover Shoot With Eddie Van Halen, B.B. King, John Mayer, and More For the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" issue, Rolling Stone gathered together eight real-life guitar heroes for a special double-sized cover. Watch the behind-the-scenes video from the cover shoot, including thoughts from the participants about being on the cover of the magazine … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: Eddie Van Halen
New Rolling Stone interview with Eddie Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: Eddie Van Halen BRIAN HIATT Posted Jun 12, 2008 4:00 PM Q: How did you start playing guitar? A: My brother and I were forced to take piano lessons, and it wasn't fun for me. I heard music in my head, but I wasn't allowed to play it. Then I bought myself a drum kit, and somehow my mom convinced my … [Read more...]
Eddie’s Guitar Technician Speaks
Guitar technician returns to Grand Rapids as Van Halen ends tour Monday Posted by John Sinkevics | The Grand Rapids Press June 01, 2008 05:48AM The Grand Rapids Press Photo courtesy of Matt Bruck GRAND RAPIDS -- In the kingdom of rock guitar, few people get as close to "the hand of God" most nights as Grand Rapids native Tom Weber. As guitar technician for the … [Read more...]
Valerie Bertinelli Dishes Dirt in New Tell-All Book
Unless you're living under a rock, you're probably aware that Valerie Bertinelli---ex-wife of Eddie Van Halen and Mommy of Wolfgang Van Halen---has just released a new tell-all memoir. Included below is the publisher's description of the book, followed by several video clips of Val's recent appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," during which she talks about, among other … [Read more...]
Guitar World, Modern Drummer, 2008 Tour and more
The latest communique from the Van Halen camp: ED AND WOLFGANG VAN HALEN TALK SHOP WITH GUITAR WORLD "I couldn't wait for the day I'd be able to make music with my son." - EDWARD VAN HALEN (Los Angeles, CA) January 27, 2008 - As VAN HALEN prepared to kick off the second leg of their incredibly successful tour, EDDIE and WOLFGANG VAN HALEN recently sat down to talk to … [Read more...]
Eddie Celebrates his Birthday in Dallas (Review)
From Pegasus: DALLAS — Even at 53 years of age, Eddie Van Halen and his band can still incite a riotous reaction from an arena full of fans. The reunited (minus bassist Michael Anthony) Van Halen Mk. I came to Dallas on Eddie’s big day and gave the ravenous crowd a present they’ll long remember. 2007 (when this current tour began) saw the reunions of some of the most … [Read more...]
Eddie and Wolf on Guitar World cover
Eddie and Wolfgang are featured on the cover of the April 2008 issue of Guitar World Magazine. A father-and-son interview will appear in the mag, as will a story on the 30th anniversary of Van Halen's 1978 debut album. … [Read more...]
Dirty Water Bog
Eddie's estate was in the line of fire when a water main broke and created a mudslide that swept into his yard and filled his pool with mud. From eFluxMedia: Veteran rocker Eddie Van Halen returned from touring in Canada to his Hollywood Hills home in Los Angeles Monday only to find his backyard and pool flooded with mud and debris caused by a broken water main. The rock … [Read more...]
New Van Halen books hitting the shelves
Two books we're sure you guys are gonna want to know about: First up is "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga," by Ian Christe, a noted rock writer who also penned "Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal." Pictured above, the book is a hardcover that tells the band's story from childhood up through events as recent as 2007. It's available … [Read more...]
EVH on cover of upcoming Guitar World
As shown above, the soon-to-be-released September 2007 issue of Guitar World magazine features a post-rehab interview with Eddie. Guitar World originally announced a June 26 on-sale date for the issue, but the magazine has since pushed that back to July 3. More info is available at GW's website. Click here to get your own copy. … [Read more...]
Eddie Thanks Fans, Guitar World Interview Coming
A new statement from Ed was posted at Van Halen's official website today: "I want to say thank you to all the Van Halen fans for the tons of emails and all the support they provided when I was in rehab earlier this year. It was an intensely personal thing that I'm not really comfortable talking about right now, but I want everyone to know that their support has and always will … [Read more...]
Eddie’s out of rehab
Good news: Ed has apparently finished his stint in rehab. From a press release: Rock Legend Eddie Van Halen to Serve as Honorary Race Official For SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500â„¢ Van Halen to Unveil Limited Edition Fender® Stratocaster® Guitar Presented to Race Winner Phoenix International Raceway President Bryan R. Sperber has announced that rock superstar Eddie Van Halen … [Read more...]