Article from GuitarWorld.com. 2009 Photo by Clay Patrick McBride. Old photos from VHND.com & Warner Bros. “Eruption” Van Halen (1978) “I like the way ‘Eruption’ sounds. I’d never heard a guitar sound like that before—like some classical instrument. “The story behind ‘Eruption’ is strange. It wasn’t even supposed to be on Van Halen. While we were recording … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
The Seduction of Gina score, by Eddie Van Halen
In 1983, Eddie Van Halen wrote three synthesizer songs (one of which included a guitar solo) for this made-for-TV movie, The Seduction of Gina, which starred Valerie Bertinelli as a compulsive gambler who cheats on her husband to earn money to gamble. The remainder of the music was done by Tom neuman. Eddie wrote the opening composition without seeing any footage from the … [Read more...]
Left handed Wolfgang Guitars available in 2010
From Eddie Van Halen's Myspace: "For those who have been asking - left handed EVH Brand Wolfgang guitars will become available as a special order from EVH Brand in January 2010. Official ordering procedures will be issued in late January 2010. Stay tuned and thanks for your interest and support in EVH Brand guitars!" … [Read more...]
New, in-depth Van Halen guitar instructional DVD now available
For all you guitar players out there - there's a brand new guitar instructional DVD that is much more in-depth than the Guitar Method In The Style Of Van Halen DVDs that have been out for years. This one is called Phrase By Phrase™ Guitar Method: Classic Van Halen and it looks like it's the best DVD lesson yet for learning how to play guitar like Eddie Van Halen. Here's the … [Read more...]
Van Halen brotherly love
From TMZ today: Eddie and Alex Van Halen came from the same womb, played in the same legendary rock band ... and now they're driving identical $120,000 silver Audi R8s. We're told the rock star brothers purchased their new rides last Friday at Keys Audi in Los Angeles -- but for some reason, Eddie was sent alone to ink the deal. While Eddie may be the generous type, … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen and Chris Angel
From: Eddie Van Halen's Myspace page: October 29, 2009 Took a short break and went to Vegas with Janie, Wolfie and Olivia. Hung out and relaxed, saw three Cirque shows, shopped, checked out the town and had a good time all around. Back home now and busy planning Janie's birthday and working on some stuff in the studio. Life is good and I am happy and … [Read more...]
Video: Eddie Van Halen on Charlie Sheen’s ‘Two and a Half Men’
On this day in 2009, Edward Van Halen guest starred on Charlie Sheen's show, 'Two and a Half Men'. It aired Sept 21st, 2009 on CBS. This is where Eddie's "Two Burritos and a Root Beer Float" saying came from. Watch the appearance above and you'll hear some cool EVH riffage! … [Read more...]
New Eddie Van Halen photos
These are from Ed's myspace page … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rehearses Some Fan Favorite Deep Tracks!
Eddie Van Halen just tweeted. (For EVH's Twitter page, click here.) "Wolfie, Alex and I rehearsed today and had a blast! We played a bunch of songs that we didn't play on the last tour like "Drop Dead Legs", "Girl Gone Bad" and "Outta Love Again"! And just jammed a bit. Haven't played these songs for a long time but they sound f'ing amazing!" … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s official Twitter pages
Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen now have official Twitter pages: Van Halen's official Twitter page Eddie Van Halen's official Twitter page There is not much on the pages now, but they will continue to update them. … [Read more...]
Van Halen official Myspace
Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen have recently set up official Myspace pages. Official Facebook and Twitter pages are coming soon. Van Halen Official Myspace Eddie Van Halen Official Myspace Eddie's first blog message: Hello!!! Current mood: artistic Category: Life Hey there, This is my first foray on MySpace. Just wanted to say hi and let you know what has … [Read more...]
Classic Rock Magazine’s ‘100 Greatest Guitarists’ Collectable EVH cover
From Classic Rock Magazine: The New Issue Of Classic Rock Goes On Sale Today …And it comes with four massively collectible covers! The September edition of Classic Rock is now on sale. It’s a special collector’s edition featuring the 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time, as chosen by the 100 greatest living guitarists. Inside the issue you’ll discover more six-string … [Read more...]