From the full article at Reuters: Live Nation and Ticketmaster might have plenty of people out there who are not pleased with the idea of the two companies coming together but they have received support from several superstars in the run-up to a U.S. anti-trust hearing in Washington DC on Tuesday. Names like Seal, Shakira, Journey, Van Halen and Billy Corgan (The Smashing … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
Eddie Van Halen Designs a Guitar to Get Closer to the Fans
Variety has a new story on Eddie Van Halen: It's an intense, visceral thrill to stand next to Eddie Van Halen while he plays a series of riffs that pass at whip-cracking speed, each note articulated with clarity and purpose. The sound and the force of the music are unmistakable; he looks up while strumming an open chord at length, shouting that he’s playing the runs … [Read more...]
Eddie reflects on the 2007-2008 tour in new interview
There is a new interview with Eddie Van Halen in the April 2009 issue of Hustler magazine. Here are some of the highlights where Eddie talks about Van Halen's 2007-2008 tour: (Photo by Matthew Bruck) What was it like the first time you guys played after all those years ? It was amazing. At first, obviously, Dave doubted that a 15-16 year old could do it. He said, … [Read more...]
Van Halen Jamming “Girl Gone Bad” Instrumental at 5150, recorded in 1983
Here's a blast from the past for you! It's a 1984 recording of Eddie Van Halen noodling around in the 5150 studio. Precious few tapes have ever emerged from the studio such as this one. Although this has been circulating amongst VH collectors for 10 years or so, we're sure there's plenty of regular VHND readers who've never heard it. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
New Eddie Van Halen Photo
This photgraph of Edward Van Halen was taken inside the 5150 studio on January 20th, 2009. Copyright Matt York. … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen – most searched-for person on MSN today
According to the home page of MSN.com, Eddie Van Halen was the #1 most-searched-for person earlier today! And last week he was in Yahoo's top 10, as well. It's great to see that there is still so much interest in Van Halen! … [Read more...]
Eddie: Wolfgang is Permanent
From Rolling Stone.com: Even Jeff Spicoli couldn’t have imagined a life this awesome: Wolfgang Van Halen, 17, spent last year on the road with his dad’s band Van Halen, playing bass on “Runnin’ With the Devil” and “Panama” to packed arenas — and he’s still on schedule to graduate from high school this June. “Wolfie had it the toughest on tour: he had three or four hours of … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen promises more touring
From Reuters today: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eddie Van Halen is still hot for David Lee Roth. More than six months after the two former combatants wrapped a successful reunion tour at the helm of their faded rock band Van Halen, some new music and more touring could be in the offing. Guitarist Van Halen told Rolling Stone he had "a lot of fun" on tour, that singer Roth … [Read more...]
Van Halen to Rock On With Roth!
From RollingStone.com: Van Halen to Rock On With Roth Van Halen's tour with David Lee Roth ended last July with one final triumphant version of "Jump" — but if Eddie Van Halen gets his way, that's not going to be the end of the reunion. "We are a band — it wasn't just a one-off tour we did," says the guitarist, who plans to meet with Roth this summer to play him demos of … [Read more...]
Van Halen talks about possibility of new CD & tour!
Over the last few months there's been virtually no major Van Halen news - as in - no actual news about whether or not Van Halen plans on recording an album and/or touring in the near future. That is, until now! Eddie has finally broken his silence in an interview! Spinner.com gives us a tidbit from their interview with Eddie, which will be posted online soon: From … [Read more...]
“Eruption” Second Best Guitar Solo Ever, According To Guitar World
From "50 Greatest Guitar Solos" on Guitar World's website: 2) "Eruption" (Eddie Van Halen) - Van Halen Van Halen, 1978 It is hard to imagine a more appropriately titled piece of music than Edward Van Halen’s solo guitar showcase, “Eruption.” When the wildly innovative instrumental was released in 1978, hit the rock guitar community like a hydrogen bomb. Two-handed … [Read more...]
How Eddie Van Halen Ended Up In My Livingroom
Here's a very unique story about meeting Eddie Van Halen, sent by VHND reader, Edward B. Fohrman, M.D. We hope you enjoy it. It's been many years since my encounter with Eddie, but I remember it like it was yesterday... I was "moonlighting" in an 8 bed ER in "the valley" while still a resident at UCLA. It started out a quiet, but steady night. The nurse handed me the chart … [Read more...]