Eddie Van Halen photographed by Chrissy Olsen in Studio City, California on May 29, 2015.Chrissy Olsen From Billboard.com: By Chris Payne | June 18, 2015 Van Halen is about to embark on a 40-plus-date North American tour. But when legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen takes the stage with the band (starting July in Seattle), fans won't be in the presence of a typical … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
Eddie Van Halen To Be Featured in Billboard Magazine
"Me and my daddy getting ready for our Billboard Magazine cover shoot." This photo was posted June 1st on Kody Van Halen's facebook page. We look forward to the Edward Van Halen article in Billboard magazine, coming soon! Lots of great articles on EVH lately! … [Read more...]
How Eddie Van Halen Hacks a Guitar
From Popular Mechanics: The guitar god is also an inventor and patent holder who has spent the better part of 35 years in this shop, rebuilding guitars and amps, searching for his signature sound I've always been a tinkerer. It comes from my dad. Growing up, we lived in a house in Pasadena that had no driveway. You used an alley that ran through the middle of the block, … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rehearsing ‘Women And Children First’ Deep Track!
"Another day, another rehearsal, another tune to try out... " says Wolfgang Van Halen today, while posting a video of the band rehearing an absolute gem from Women And Children First that has not been played in concert since the band's club days in the seventies! Can you name that tune? Watch the video below. Last week Wolfgang tweeted, 'Working on setlist ideas right now… … [Read more...]
Meet Eddie Van Halen & Win Tickets/Swag (Charity Auction)
Bid now on this rare opportunity to meet Eddie Van Halen and see Van Halen from 2 artist reserved seats at the North America Summer/Fall 2015 tour date of your choice! The winning bidder will also take home a swag bag to remember this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Recently, Edward Van Halen donated a signed EVH Striped Series guitar for the John Varvatos 12th Annual Stuart … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen on Tokyo Dome, Wolfgang’s Solo Music, & Staying Youthful at 60
From GuitarWorld.com: Van Halen accomplished a lot during the seven and a half years between the release of the band’s debut album in 1978 and David Lee Roth’s departure from the band in 1985. However, one thing Van Halen never did during that period was release an official live album, even though almost every other rock band that was around during the late Seventies and … [Read more...]
Video Proof That Eddie Van Halen Is A Human Being
I love making fun of him when he can't remember how to play something. He didn't know I was filming till he looked up. A video posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on Apr 20, 2015 at 2:35pm PDT Wolfgang Van Halen posted a funny video of his dad (via Instagram) rehearsing for the upcoming summer tour. "I love making fun of him when he can't remember how to play … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Donates Signed Guitar For Charity
Edward Van Halen donated a signed EVH Striped Series guitar to the John Varvatos 12th Annual Stuart House Benefit. Stuart House is an internationally recognized, model program created by the Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center to serve the special needs of sexually abused children. In a child-friendly setting, Stuart House brings together a multiagency … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Is Guitar World’s June 2015 Cover Story
From Guitar World: We figured you wouldn't mind a sneak preview of the next Guitar World cover! For the June 2015 issue, guitar legend Eddie Van Halen is back, making his first cover appearance since the February 2014 issue. In our new exclusive interview by Chris Gill, the guitarist chronicles the making of Tokyo Dome Live in Concert, Van Halen’s first official live record … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen’s Revealing New interview
It's rare that Eddie gives an interview, and this new one from The Washington Times sure doesn't disappoint! Ed talks old demos, bootlegs, new material, Wolfgang's own music, the setlist, rarely played songs being worked up, David Lee Roth, a new amp with the brown sound that's got everyone excited, and more! Here's the full interview. Well worth reading! Eddie Van Halen’s … [Read more...]
The Eddie Van Halen Tremolo Mechanic — Video
From Guitar World: Van Halen’s recent Jimmy Kimmel Live performance affords an almost perfect glimpse of Eddie Van Halen’s legendarily unique approach to tremolo picking. The incredible speed and consistency of his take on this technique has been a source of fascination for 35 years. In Van Halen’s approach, the picking hand hangs suspended in mid-air, with no anchoring or … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Demos the 5150IIIS (Video)
EVH Gear has announce the deadly NEW EVH 5150IIIS Head Stealth with an in-depth demo from Eddie Van Halen himself! Eddie Van Halen is continuing to make it even easier for fans to at least come close to imitating his iconic riffs. In the new demo video above, the founder and legendary guitarist of Van Halen tests out the 5150IIIS amp head, which recently joined the EVH Gear … [Read more...]