From TGDaily.com: If you grew up loving Van Halen, Motley, and many of metal and hard rock's finest, you know the work of photographer Neil Zlozower. Especially if you're a Van Halen fan, because Zloz worked with them during the Roth era, and was practically considered the fifth member of the group. In 2007, Zloz put out his first book, Van Halen: A Visual History … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
“Eddie Van Halen” Hardcover Photo Book by Neil Zlozower Released Today; Autographed Copies Exclusively at VanHalenStore.com
Legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower's second Van Halen hardcover coffee table photo book, Eddie Van Halen, was released today! Once again Van Halen Store is the exclusive retailer of autographed copies, signed by the author himself, at no additional charge. SIGNED copies ship next week, while UNsigned copies are in stock and shipping now. Book details: The … [Read more...]
EVH Introduces New 50-Watt 5150III Head and Compact Cabinets
EVH is proud to introduce the latest iteration of its acclaimed 5150III amp and cabinets. Loaded with pure EVH sound and power, the new EVH 5150III 50-Watt Head is a scaled-down version of its acclaimed 100-watt big brother—the mighty 5150III head—with many of the same great features. Its smaller size and portability make it a perfect amp for players who want arena volume, … [Read more...]
KISS’s Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley Rave About Van Halen
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from KISS contributed to two coffee table photo books, Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen, both published by legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on both quotes. "Once upon a time, when it meant something to be a rock star and groupies prided themselves on whom they had spent the night with, I was … [Read more...]
Lita Ford: “Eddie Van Halen is The Les Paul of Today’s World”
Photo: The Runaways with David Lee Roth and Rodney Bingenheimer at K-ROQ in Pasadena. From VHND archives. "In the very early days, the Runaways and Van Halen musically grew up together on the Sunset Strip. Edward was my friend. I’d go to his house after a night of partying, and we would say “Hi” to his mom, and he’d make me breakfast by opening a packet of Carnation Instant … [Read more...]
Billy Sheehan’s Bass-Eye View of Edward Van Halen
From GuitarWorld.com: Bassist Billy Sheehan Breaks Down Eddie Van Halen's Technique in 1985 Guitar World Interview Here's our interview with bassist Billy Sheehan from the July 1985 issue of Guitar World. The issue was a special edition, a tribute to Eddie Van Halen, and Sheehan discussed the secrets of Van Halen's playing style. The original story ran with the … [Read more...]
AC/DC’s Angus Young: “I’d Put Eddie Van Halen in That Category of Being an Innovator Like Hendrix”
Angus Young from AC/DC has some nice words to say about Eddie Van Halen... "AC/DC played on a bill with Van Halen back in 1978 or 1979 for a Bill Graham Day on the Green show. I didn’t know much about Van Halen then except that I remember seeing film clips of them, especially the one of Eddie playing the solo piece, 'Eruption,' and I was very impressed. I didn’t meet Eddie … [Read more...]
EVH Introduces Wolfgang® Hardtail and Wolfgang Special Hardtail Guitars
The original EVH Wolfgang USA guitar is now available in two distinctive new sans-tremolo versions—the EVH Wolfgang Hardtail and Wolfgang Special Hardtail. These are special editions of the legendary high-performance guitar that started it all, this time with the addition of a TonePros® hard-tail bridge with stop tailpiece and fine tuners for the ultimate in stable … [Read more...]
New Photo of Eddie Van Halen
Valerie Bertinelli tweeted today, "You can still be friends after 30 years even if you're divorced. Thank you Ed!" … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Opens Up in his First Guitar World Interview From 1981
From GuitarWorld.com: Eddie Van Halen made his first Guitar World cover appearance with the January 1981 issue, during the magazine's second year of publication. The cover beckoned readers to ponder if the young EVH was the world's greatest guitarist, while the original headline (on page 35) dubbed him The New King of Heavy Metal Guitar. Here's part one of that classic … [Read more...]
Van Halen Retrospective (Parts 1 & 2)
Earlier this summer, we featured Part 1 of Midnight Phil's two part Van Halen Retrospective. We're glad to say that Part 2 is finished! A message from Midnight Phil to VHND readers: "Thanks for all the amazing feedback on Part 1 of the Van Halen Retrospective! Part 2 was tricky, because it involved discussing some of the more frustrating things about the band's history … [Read more...]
Studio Encounter with Eddie Van Halen
Guitar legend Nuno Bettencourt was recently at Henson Studios to do some writing and mixing. Unbeknownst to him, his favorite rock band from his youth were secretly using the very same studios to record their upcoming album. Inspired by his chance encounter with Eddie Van Halen that day, Nuno wrote a story about it, which he contributed to the upcoming hardcover photo book, … [Read more...]