These Miniature Chickenfoot Bass Replicas are officially licensed reproductions of the two bass guitars that Michael Anthony currently plays on stage with Chickenfoot. Available at Van Halen Store. Scale: 1:4 Height: 10.5" tall Color: White with Black Chickenfoot logo Includes: Adjustable Display Stand The replicas were created exclusively for Mad Anthony by Axe Heaven … [Read more...]
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Michael Anthony Talks Chickenfoot and Van Halen
From Undercover.com.au. INTERVIEW: Michael Anthony Talks Chickenfoot and Van Halen by Paul Cashmere - November 14 2009 In 1974, Michael Anthony, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth became known as Van Halen. That decision took up the next 30 years of Anthony`s life. However things changed in 2004. What started as a reunion tour with Sammy Hagar that … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony guests on Adam Carolla
From AdamCorolla.com: Adam Corolla and guest Michael Anthony rocked out another podcast today! It's a wonderful interview - 70 minutes of interesting conversation about the early days of Van Halen, and, of course, Chickenfoot. Quite funny that Michael's memory had Van Halen releasing more studio albums with Sammy than with Dave! Yet the facts are, Van Halen released … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony: “We’re gonna do another Chickenfoot record.”
Chickenfoot update: We've compiled three recent Chickenfoot interviews for this update. Two with Michael Anthony and one with Chad Smith: Chickenfoot interview #1: A recent 6 minute interview that Michael did with Dunlop TV: DunlopTV had a sit down with the one-and-only Michael Anthony. Chickenfoot was playing a gig at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, California. Michael … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar’s 2009 Birthday Bash!
Welcome to the Van Halen News Desk's "Cabo Wabo Birthday Bash" recap, which features setlists of all 5 of the wild concerts during the bash, videos of Chickenfoot's soundcheck at the Cantina, and newly imported Cabo Wabo merchandise. Enjoy! First, here's what Sammy Hagar had to say after the bash: "Wow....I am sitting on the beach trying to remember how all this … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony calls in to KNAC
From KNAC.com: On Tuesday, (9-8-09), KNAC.COM's Uncle Scotty spent some time on the air with Chickenfoot (former Van Halen) bassist, Michael Anthony. Anthony spoke candidly about the birth of Chickenfoot, working with his new bandmates, and the state of his relationship with former bandmate Eddie Van Halen. Listen to a 2-part replay of the interview below: Part … [Read more...]
Interview with co-creator of Michael Anthony’s Mad Anthony’s Hot Sauce
From ScottRobertsWeb.com: FireTalkers: Interview with Mike Greening of Mike and Diane's Gourmet Kitchen Scott Roberts, Sept 5th 2009 Mike and Diane's Gourmet Kitchen is the company works with Michael Anthony to create his award-winning Mad Anthony hot sauces, BBQ sauces, and mustard. Below is the Michael Anthony portion of the interview. Scott: Since I used to be a … [Read more...]
Update from Michael Anthony
From Mad Anthony Cafe: European Vacation - Chickenfoot Style Posted: July 9, 2009 "Hey everyone!! I wanted to give a quick shout out here from Europe on my day off. We're having a blast out here and the shows have been off the hook - we can't wait to bring the party back home in August! I'm sure you've all heard about Chad hurting his arm out here - the boy gets … [Read more...]
Billy Sheehan Talks Van Halen, David Lee Roth
From BigMusicGeek.com: Acclaimed bassist Billy Sheehan (Talas, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, and Devil’s Slingshot, among others), always a man of many words and interesting stories, was kind enough to take a break from his decidedly hectic schedule to speak with us regarding, among many other things, the release of his latest solo opus Holy Cow… Here's the Van Halen-related … [Read more...]
WRIF interview with Michael Anthony
Radio station WRIF interviewed Michael Anthony. Listen here (29 minutes) … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony interview with Best of WNY
From Best of WNY.com: Interview: Michael Anthony of Chickenfoot TROUBLE IN THE HENHOUSE.....The wait is finally over for the highly anticipated debut release of CHICKENFOOT. The Ego friendly group of veteran musicians just finished up the Club Circuit “Road Test” tour to rave reviews as they prepare to take the show on the road over seas through mid-July. The Rock … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony: My top 3 bass players of all time
From MusicRadar (photo by Ross Halfin): Van Halen, Chickenfoot bassist reveals influences As the bass player for Van Halen, Michael Anthony held down the fort - wherever guitarist Eddie Van Halen wanted to go, Anthony was right there, guiding the ship, providing a fat yet nimble musical bed for whatever was to come. Not as easy as it sounds. And Anthony steers a … [Read more...]