On a day the United States honors its military veterans for their service we also bring you this video featuring a U.S. soldier honoring his guitar hero Eddie Van Halen. United States Army Staff Sergeant Austin West is a recruiter stationed in Watertown, New York. When he's off duty he plays the electric guitar. According to his YouTube "about" page he likes everything from … [Read more...]
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Producer Ted Templeman Reflects On His Time With Van Halen To Entertainment Weekly
Ted Templeman recently chatted with Entertainment Weekly about his legendary career as a producer. Below are the excerpts from the article regarding Templeman's comments on Van Halen and the passing of Eddie: On working with Van Halen Templeman produced seven albums for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-ensconced band, both with the classic line-up of frontman Roth, … [Read more...]
Iowa Woman Recalls Her Moment In The Sun With David Lee Roth
Well guess who’s back in circulation? It’s David Lee Roth’s favorite flag girl. Over three decades later she’s returned to let her flag unfurl one more time. Just recently Iowa sports writer Sam Paxton shared a story with the Van Halen News Desk regarding long lost photos and video of David Lee Roth showing up during halftime of an Iowa-Iowa State football game in September … [Read more...]
Hear Never Before Heard Outtakes/Alternate Endings Of Early Van Halen Tracks [VIDEO]
Sunset Sound continued its Van Halen November series with parts 2 and 2.5 of their interview with engineer Brian Kehew. This time Kehew takes us into the studio to hear never before heard outtakes and alternate endings of classic Van Halen tracks. Kehew was hired by Warner Bros. around 2005 as an independent contractor to sort through their archives to find material worthy … [Read more...]
Slash, Kirk Hammett, Tom Morello Honor Eddie Van Halen At Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Ceremony [VIDEO]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honored Eddie Van Halen during their 2020 induction ceremony aired earlier tonight on HBO. Guitarists Slash, Kirk Hammett and Tom Morello all gave tributes. Below are each of their comments: SLASH: Eddie Van Halen was a tremendously gifted musician. His style and his sound were completely unique to him. He had a massive impact on guitar … [Read more...]
Black Stone Cherry’s Chris Robertson: ‘Eddie Van Halen Rewrote The Guitar Handbook’
Count Black Stone Cherry's Chris Robertson among those who would never have even picked up a guitar if not for Eddie Van Halen. "I never got to meet him or see [Van Halen] play live, but I can say without Eddie, I would never have become a lead guitar player," BSC's lead vocalist/guitarist told Robert Cavuoto of Myglobalmind, adding that Eddie "rewrote the guitar handbook" … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Exposes Online Scammers Using His Father’s Name
Wolfgang Van Halen has called out an unidentified company for trying to sell their CBD (Cannabidiol) oil product by creating a fake story using his father's name. The article, which falsely claimed to be published by People magazine, even went as far as to include fake quotes from Eddie himself. Below is a portion of the fabricated article: While many might not be … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Ranks #1 On List Of ’25 Underrated Band Members Who Deserve More Love’
The website Yardbarker is about to get some serious love from Van Halen fans. Staff writer Jeff Mezydlo just posted a list of the 25 underrated band members he feels deserve more love and Michael Anthony placed at the very top. Mizydlo set up the list by saying, "Not everybody in any prominent band will receive their just due. That does not mean they are any less a … [Read more...]
Iron Maiden Guitarist Adrian Smith: ‘Eddie Van Halen & Jimi Hendrix Had The Biggest Effect On The Electric Guitar’
For Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith, Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix wrote the book in which every electric guitarist follows. Smith recently appeared on the YouTube program The Metal Voice and was asked for his thoughts on Eddie's October 6th passing. “Probably him and Jimi Hendrix, certainly in my lifetime, had the biggest effect on the electric guitar," said … [Read more...]
CHECK IT OUT! 1977 Sunset Sound Invoice For Van Halen Demo Recording
Sunset Sound Studios has just uncovered a work order for a 1977 Van Halen demo recording session. Below is the post from Sunset Sound's Facebook page along with the comment: "Woah!! Look at what we found!!! Subscribe [to] https://youtu.be/5-biL02KxE4 because we’re going through all the #vanhalen work orders and releasing audio and performances. No one has seen or touched … [Read more...]
Mick Fleetwood On Eddie Van Halen: ‘He Had The Magic’
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...]
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...]