The historic photo above is one of the oldest Van Halen photos ever. Here's the story... In 1964, fourteen years before Van Halen's first album, Eddie and Alex Van Halen were young kids (age 9 & 11) who had immigrated to the United States just two short years earlier. Eddie Van Halen met fellow student Kevan Hill in their early morning music class at Hamilton Elementary … [Read more...]
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1983: A Day With Eddie Van Halen in Rio
From Playadelnacho.com: This is an article originally conceived in Portuguese by Brazilian journalist LUIZ ANTONIO MELLO, translated by me [English is not my first language, so bear with me] for your entertainment. Basically, these are his memoirs from a day with EDDIE VAN HALEN back in 1983, during the infamous –and only EVER- Van Halen South American Tour. Photos posted … [Read more...]
Photo: Eddie Van Halen Backstage with Smashing Pumpkins
Eddie Van Halen hangin with Smashing Pumpkins at the Gibson Amphitheatre. Sunday, Oct. 14th, 2012. By the way, Smashing Pumkins founder, Billy Corgan's favorite Van Halen album is Fair Warning. Read what he has to say about it here. … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Voted “GREATEST GUITARIST OF ALL TIME” in Guitar World Readers Poll
From GuitarWorld.com: After nearly half a million total votes were cast, Eddie Van Halen has been named the victor in Guitar World's first-ever Greatest Guitarist of All Time poll. The tournament-style readers poll began in April with 132 guitarists, including four — Malcolm Young, Nuno Bettencourt, Jake E. Lee and Chet Atkins — who were voted in by readers. In the … [Read more...]
Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, FINAL ROUND — Eddie Van Halen Vs. Brian May
As soon as this poll began, we assumed the final round would end up being Eddie Van Halen Vs. Jimi Hendrix. We were wrong! Who will be crowned the public's choice for the greatest guitarist of all time in Guitar World's poll? Its the Final Round - Eddie Van Halen Vs. (believe it or not!) Brian May! CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW. EDDIE VAN HALEN may have earned the moniker "King … [Read more...]
Photo: Eddie Van Halen Attends Tremonti Gig
Wolfgang Van Halen is proud that his father, Eddie Van Halen, attended his Tremonti gig last night (Oct. 3rd) in Kansas City. Wolfgang tweeted two photos of Eddie, which are the first pictures of Eddie since his emergency surgery. It's great to see that Eddie has recovered enough to make it out to the gig. He looks great! In the photo below, Eddie watches the Tremonti … [Read more...]
Caption This Photo, #8
Backstage at a Van Halen show in 2007. Write your own caption/punchline in our Comments section. … [Read more...]
Peter Frampton: “Eddie Van Halen Blew Me Away”
Peter Frampton contributed to the new hardcover photo book, Eddie Van Halen, by Neil Zlozower. VHND.com has the exclusive on what he had to say about Eddie Van Halen: "Ed reinvented the electric guitar for us with his tapping style, which he took further than anyone before him. He plays with such fluidity. It’s so ear-catching to me. It’s inspiring to so many guitarists. And … [Read more...]
When The Van Halen Brothers Met The Wilson Sisters
You might have heard that in Heart's newly released memoir, the Wilson sisters share their strange tale of meeting the Van Halen brothers on the road in 1979. Here's the full story from Nancy Wilson herself: At one hotel, we met Eddie and Alex Van Halen. Over the course of a few hours, they had a Kamikaze-drinking contest, followed by a cocaine-snorting fest. Once they were … [Read more...]
Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 5 — Eddie Van Halen Vs. Joe Satriani
UPDATE: In this poll, Eddie was winning with 75% until recently, when Joe suddenly received a HUGE boost in votes. That is solely because Chickenfoot's official facebook page made a post telling all their fans to go vote for Joe. Chickenoot's facebook page has 197,000 followers, so it's no surprise that he's getting tons of new votes. Van Halen's facebook page, on the other … [Read more...]
John 5’s hero is Eddie Van Halen
Guitarist John 5 contributed to the new hardcover photo book, Eddie Van Halen, by Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive what the guitarist had to say about Van Halen: "Eddie's music came into my life in 1978, and from that point forward I knew exactly what I was going to do with my life. Not only did he reinvent the guitar forever, and influence all of us … [Read more...]
Colon Eruption: Stay Strong, Eddie Van Halen
From The Atlantic.com: Just months after releasing his first album with David Lee Roth in almost 30 years, Eddie Van Halen required emergency surgery for a bowel infection. The world's greatest Dutch-American guitarist is once again unwell. From the band's official statement: Eddie Van Halen underwent an emergency surgery for a severe bout of diverticulitis. No further … [Read more...]