On May 8th, 1953, Alexander Arthur Van Halen was born in Amsterdam Holland. Later the family moved to Nijmegen, where they lived until they moved to the U.S. when Alex was about 9, through a government-incentive program to reunite families. Because the family spoke little English, Alex and Eddie formed a bond during this time that has lasted their entire lives. Together … [Read more...]
Valerie Bertenelli On The Alanis Morissette & Peter Gabriel Songs That Would Bring Eddie To Tears [AUDIO]
Wolfgang Van Halen was joined by his mom Valerie Bertinelli for the latest episode of his weekly SiriusXM radio show "Wolfgang's Top of the Pack". Bertinelli shared some candid memories of Eddie Van Halen with her son, including the two songs that would often bring tears of joy to his father's eyes. In the clip above, Bertinelli recalled the times she would play Alanis … [Read more...]
Ted Nugent On Why Eddie Van Halen Was The Best Guitarist He’s Ever Seen: ‘He Had An Unbelievable, Uncanny Superman Sense Of Rhythm’
Ted Nugent says Eddie Van Halen's "Superman" sense of rhythm is what puts him above and beyond any other guitarist he's ever seen perform. In Tuesday's (May 3rd) episode of Nugent's podcast "The Nightly Nuge", he was asked to name the best guitar player he's ever seen. "There's so many. I'm gonna go ahead and give it to Eddie Van Halen because he was so diverse in not … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony & The Circle To Release New Album This Year
Sammy Hagar & The Circle will release a new album titled Crazy Times before the year is over and it looks like it'll include plenty of Michael Anthony's classic vocals. In a recent interview with Forbes, Hagar said the new Circle album was recorded at Nashville's RCA Studios with famed country producer Dave Cobb. Cobb, who is best known for working with country and … [Read more...]
New Clip From Upcoming Randy Rhoads Documentary Including Rare Eddie Van Halen Audio [VIDEO]
A teaser clip from a new documentary on Randy Rhoads titled Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon includes archived audio from Eddie Van Halen giving his thoughts on the perceived Eddie vs Randy rivalry back in the Sunset Strip club days. The clip - premiered exclusively by Guitar World - revisits the days when Rhoads was the guitarist for Quiet Riot, who performed … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sammy Hagar Shares Another Van Halen Video From The Vaults – ‘Why Can’t This Be Love?’ Live From Tokyo ’89
It's 5150 celebration time! Thirty-six years ago this week, Van Halen's 5150 album topped the charts. It was the band's first number one album and first featuring Sammy Hagar on lead vocals. To celebrate, Hagar shared a video of the band performing the album's debut single - "Why Can't This Be Love" - live from Tokyo, Japan in 1989. Along with the video, Hagar and … [Read more...]
Guitarist Craig Parker Adams On Following In Eddie Van Halen’s Footsteps…Literally [VIDEO]
Many guitarists have studied the lightning-fast fingers of Eddie Van Halen in a quest to capture just a fraction of his musical magic. Craig Parker Adams, however, found himself drawn to more than just his fingers. "I didn't go after Ed the way most people go after Ed," Adams said during a recent appearance on the podcast Johnny Beane TV. "I had early epiphanies and one of … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Left Seven-Figure Donation To Mr Holland’s Opus Foundation
Eddie Van Halen's legacy is alive and well and thanks to a recent donation at his bequest, so is the art form he was most passionate about - music. Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation recently revealed that Eddie left a "transformative" financial contribution to support music education in at-risk public schools via a seven-figure bequest to the foundation. Eddie had a close … [Read more...]
Exclusive: David Lee Roth Chimes in on Rumored Van Halen Celebration Tour
The Van Halen News Desk reached out to David Lee Roth about the new rumors that there are (or where?) some behind-the-scenes discussions contemplating the possibility of some sort of tour celebrating Van Halen's legacy. We've got an exclusive quote from him, below... But first, let's look at the rumors from the last few days... Joe Satriani says he's been in talks with … [Read more...]
WATCH: Ohio State Athletic Band Pays Tribute To Van Halen
The Ohio State Spring Athletic Band paid tribute to Van Halen during halftime of Ohio State's spring football game in Columbus. The band performed "Runnin' With The Devil", "Dreams", "Panama" and "Jump" while formations spelled out "Van Halen", "Dreams", "Jump", "1984" and the band's classic logo. … [Read more...]
Joe Satriani On Eddie Van Halen’s ‘No Rules Apply’ Approach To Music [VIDEO]
Credit: Rudy Childs Joe Satriani says when it comes to creating music, rules should never apply, and nobody understood that more than Eddie Van Halen. During a recent interview with FaceCulture, Satriani praised Eddie's improvisational skills, especially when it came to composing music on guitar. "[Eddie] figured out a way to write these really fun songs, but they were … [Read more...]
Remaining Mammoth WVH ‘Young Guns’ Tour Dates Cancelled Due To COVID
Mammoth WVH has cancelled the final six shows of their co-headlining Young Guns tour with Dirty Honey after members of their staff tested positive for COVID. From Wolfgang's Twitter Account: After an incredible weekend in Las Vegas with my family for the Grammys, I flew back yesterday to meet up with my band and crew in North Carolina to continue the Young Guns tour. This … [Read more...]