The Columbus, Ohio band South Of Eden released a rousing cover of Van Halen's "Drop Dead Legs" on Eddie Van Halen's birthday Wednesday (January 26). "Today we commemorate the great Eddie Van Halen with a cover of one our favorite VanHalen songs," the band posted to Facebook. "'Drop Dead Legs' is one of many VH songs where the riff, lyrics, and groove come together to form a … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
Remembering You, Ed
Today would have been Edward Van Halen's 67th birthday. Alex Van Halen, Wolf Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony all shared messages for Ed today, embedded from Instagram, below. "Hey Ed, Happy Birthday! May your light never dim. Love you, miss you and btw... Wolf is killin' it." - Alex View this post on Instagram A post shared by Reverend Al … [Read more...]
Remembering Edward Van Halen On His 67th Birthday
By VHND & contributing writer CJ Chilvers Edward Van Halen gave the world a gift—four decades of musical genius. His approach to the guitar gave birth to an entire generation of guitar players who look at the guitar as an instrument with unlimited possibilities. He introduced a myriad of new styles and sounds that will be scrutinized for decades. He’s widely considered … [Read more...]
Valerie Bertinelli Opens Up About Eddie & Wolfgang On ‘The View’
Valerie Bertinelli shared her regrets and joys regarding Van Halen past and present during a recent appearance on "The View". Bertinelli, who has written extensively about her marriage to Eddie in her new memoir titled Enough Already, said the reason for their divorce in 2007 was mainly due to his abuse of drugs and alcohol. It was a world she didn't want her son Wolfgang … [Read more...]
WATCH: Speed Drawing Of Eddie Van Halen
The Eddie Van Halen tributes continue and it's not just from musicians. Diego Marinho - a freelance freehand and realism drawing artist from Brazil - has released a video featuring his recreation of a classic Eddie photo taken by Neil Zlozower. Here's what Diego posted (translated from Portugues to English) along with the video, which you can watch above: 01/26/1955 - … [Read more...]
‘Unchained’ Author Paul Brannigan Talks Eddie Van Halen On Chris Jericho Podcast
Author Paul Brannigan recently appeared on the Talk is Jericho podcast to share stories from his brand-new book "Unchained: The Eddie Van Halen Story". Here is a quick rundown of what Jericho and Brannigan cover in the interview, which you can listen to in its entirity below: Eddie's childhood yearsWhy wasn't Van Halen bigger in the UK?The rocky relationship between Eddie … [Read more...]
Valerie Bertinelli Reveals Eddie Van Halen’s Last Words
From PEOPLE.com: "Maybe next time. Maybe next time, we'll get it right." That's what Valerie Bertinelli said through tears to her first husband Eddie Van Halen as he was dying of cancer in late 2020. The two had shared almost four decades of "love, anger, frustration and friendship" and raised a son they adored, Wolfgang, before the rock … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Names The 11 Albums That Changed His Life, Includes Two From Van Halen
Wolfgang Van Halen has come up with 11 albums that have changed his life and two of them come from Van Halen. In a recent interview with Louder's Dave Everley, Wolfgang picked a list of albums (in no particular order, according to Wolfgang) that have shaped his musical path so far and included 1981's Fair Warning and 1995's Balance. Here's what he had to say about the two … [Read more...]
Carmine Appice On Eddie & Alex Van Halen’s Love For The Band Cactus
Legendary drummer Carmine Appice is probably best known for his work with Vanilla Fudge and Rod Stewart but there were no bigger fans of his band Cactus than Eddie & Alex Van Halen. Cactus formed out of Long Island, New York in 1969 and featured Appice on drums, former Vanilla Fudge bandmate Tim Bogert on bass, Jim McCarty (Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels, The Buddy Miles … [Read more...]
Deconstructing Classic Van Halen: Isolated Tracks
Wanna hear "Hear About It Later" in a way you've never heard it before? Want just that tribal beat of "Everybody Wants Some!!"? Are ya hot for Eddie's guitar licks only on "Hot For Teacher"? Then you gotta check out these videos! The YouTube channel Isolated Tracks is created by musician, sound technician and DJ Fatih Günes. He's just released eight classic Van Halen tracks … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen’s ‘Mr. Ed’ Guitar Solo Voted Third Best Of The Year
Readers of Guitar World have voted Wolfgang Van Halen's guitar solo on the Mammoth WVH track "Mr. Ed" the third best of 2021. Wolfgang's "Mr. Ed" solo was among the ten best of the year as voted by Guitar World readers. Here's what Guitar World's Jonathan Horsley had to say about the solo: We've learned many things about Wolfgang Van Halen in the past year, but perhaps … [Read more...]
The ‘Unchained’ Sessions, Donn Landee & More Covered In Latest Sunset Sound Van Halen Roundtable [VIDEO]
Guitarist/producer Doug Messenger returned to Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles to reveal more behind-the-scenes stories on Van Halen! Messenger first caught Van Halen perform in February of 1977 and quickly made a call to Warner Bros., urging them to check out this guitar hero named Eddie Van Halen. Soon after, the former Van Morrison guitarist became among Eddie's most … [Read more...]