Mick Fleetwood remembered the "magic" of Eddie Van Halen during a recent interview on Sirius/XM radio. "Eddie was someone who could a grab any guitar and he could play it upside down," Fleetwood told Sirius/XM's Andy Cohen during the Radio Andy program. "It's like Jimi Hendrix. They had a magical knack [where] any old piece of nonsense guitar suddenly sounded good. He was a … [Read more...]
Van Halen News
Billy Corgan On Watching Eddie Van Halen Perform: “It Was Like A Religious Experience”
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan was one of the fortunate ones who had the chance to watch Eddie Van Halen perform in the studio up close and personal. It's a moment he'll never forget. In fact, he referred to it as "a religious experience". "Oh my God! For American guitar players, he was the supreme thing. He's the one who pushed us to be better than we probably … [Read more...]
Anthrax’s Scott Ian Calls Eddie Van Halen ‘The John Lennon And Paul McCartney Of Hard Rock’
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has paid Eddie Van Halen the ultimate tribute by saying his musical skills were those of both John Lennon and Paul McCartney combined. Ian talked about Eddie's legacy during a recent appearance on Dean Delray's "Let There Be Talk" podcast. "There's not a bad song from 'Van Halen I' to '1984' -- for me, there's nothing that I don't love. Every … [Read more...]
Listen To Tom Morello’s Eddie Van Halen Tribute Song
Guitarist Tom Morello has just released a new EP which includes a song dedicated to Eddie Van Halen. Below is the 68-second EVH tribute track titled "Secretariat" from Morello's five-track release "Comandante" which is available now: Morello spoke of Eddie's legacy on the day of his passing to Rolling Stone: Eddie Van Halen was one of the greatest, most … [Read more...]
Engineer Brian Kehew Talks Unreleased Van Halen Songs With The Van Halen News Desk
Ah, wow, man. Wait a second, man. Waddaya think “Hot For Teacher” is gonna sound like this time? It’s hard to imagine hearing Van Halen’s classic “Hot For Teacher” and not being able to recite every lyric word for word. Even harder to imagine is hearing the song with an entirely different set of lyrics but that's exactly what engineer Brian Kehew has revealed. In a recent … [Read more...]
Canadian Artist Honors Eddie Van Halen With Airbrush Wall Painting
An airbrush artist from Victoria, British Columbia has found his own creative way of making sure Eddie Van Halen will never be forgotten. Paul Archer recently completed the airbrush painting of Eddie on the back of his shop Archer Airbrushing. Soon after he posted the result to his Facebook page with the the comment: "RIP Eddie Van Halen. Everyone said it couldn't happen, … [Read more...]
VHND EXCLUSIVE: Author/Rock Historian Susan Masino Remembers Eddie Van Halen
Author/rock 'n' roll historian Susan Masino shared her memories of Eddie Van Halen in an exclusive interview with the Van Halen News Desk. "When I heard the first couple of seconds on that turntable it was like putting on a pair or rose colored glasses," said Masino, who was working for the Emerald City Chronicle in Madison, Wisconsin in early 1978 when her editor-in-chief … [Read more...]
Listen to David Lee Roth’s ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill’
David Lee Roth released a new song just now. Could the timing and the title be an ode to Eddie? Dave gave us his hand-written lyrics and artwork for the song. Listen to 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill' by David Lee Roth and John 5 below. Besides YouTube, you can listen to it via many other platforms HERE. … [Read more...]
Long Lost David Lee Roth Footage Conjures Up Van Halen Memories For Iowa Sportswriter
"Is this Heaven?" "No, it's Iowa. The place where Van Halen dreams come true..." Iowa sportswriter Sam Paxton has earned himself this weekend's MVP of the VHND by scoring long lost video and photos of David Lee Roth from 1986. Paxton is the Night Sports Editor of Iowa's The Gazette and a long-time die-hard Van Halen fan. While recently working on an article for the … [Read more...]
Special Rolling Stone Tribute To Eddie Van Halen: ‘Rock’s Last Guitar Superhero’
Rolling Stone has released a special tribute dedicated to the man who "elevated the art of shred": Eddie Van Halen. Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone wrote: "Van Halen changed the way electric guitarists played, the sounds they strove for, even the physical construction of the instruments they used, with multiple patents to his name (and other technical breakthroughs, he … [Read more...]
Guitar.com Rembers Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Endless Pursuit Of Perfection’
Guitar.com has posted a tribute to Eddie Van Halen and his endless pursuit of guitar perfection. Writer Tony Bacon began by honoring Eddie's dedication to the instrument he loved. That dedication would go on to influence an entire generation of musicians, industry insiders and manufacturers: "Eddie Van Halen didn't just amaze his fellow guitarists with the remarkable … [Read more...]
David Coverdale Remembers ‘Monster Musician’ Eddie Van Halen
David Coverdale said he will remember Eddie Van Halen as “an absolute monster musician”. The Whitesnake frontman, who spoke to eonmusic recently, said he did see Van Halen perform during their club days at the Starwood nightclub but it wasn't until 1983 that he became fully aware of what Eddie could do on the guitar. "I remember seeing those guys in this watering hole in … [Read more...]