A July 1979 interview with Eddie and Alex Van Halen during Van Halen's first headlining tour has surfaced. In the interview, uploaded by YouTuber Paulo Micheli, Eddie and Alex are hangin' out in the studio of St. Paul, Minnesota's KQRS FM to promote their second of two shows at the St. Paul Civic Auditorium. Van Halen played at the St. Paul Civic on July 24th and 25th of … [Read more...]
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Grammy Executive Producer Comments On Brief Eddie Van Halen ‘In Memoriam’ Segment
Ben Wilson, the executive producer of the Grammys, has commented on the brief Eddie Van Halen tribute at the event held last weekend. Here's the Q&A portion taken from an interview Variety recently conducted with Wilson along with Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr. Ben, do you think the “In Memoriam” segment, which is always a challenge but especially … [Read more...]
Watch High Schooler Effortlessly Perform ‘Eruption’ At Basketball Game
An Iowa high school student showed his love for Van Halen by performing a blistering version of Eddie Van Halen's "Eruption" during a recent basketball game. Kaya Latcham is a member of the Montezuma pep band and was performing at a recent basketball game held at Wells-Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. Watch as he effortlessly busts out the EVH classic before he and his … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen & Others Respond to the Grammy’s Brief EVH Tribute
Wolfgang Van Halen said he was hurt by the underwhelming tribute to his father Eddie last night at the Grammy Awards and hopes for change regarding the legacy of not just his father but for rock music. Eddie was included in Sunday night's "In Memoriam" segment at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, where The Recording Academy paid tribute to musicians who died in … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Forever! New Items Now Available
In honor of the incredible legacy of Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen Store is unleashing five new apparel items today. Three new “FOREVER” items consists of a new tee, long sleeve, and hoodie. Forever Tee & Forever Long Sleeve Forever Hoodie Eddie Vintage Tee Eddie Vintage Concert Jersey The new “Vintage Eddie” design is offered on a mineral … [Read more...]
Richie Kotzen Discovered Eddie Van Halen From ‘Beat It’ Solo
Guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen said he discovered Eddie Van Halen thanks to Michael Jackson's "Beat It". In a new interview with RockSverige, Kotzen (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, Poison) recalled the time he first heard the sound of Eddie playing guitar. "I will never forget the first time I heard him, and this is how out of touch I was," said Kotzen. "We were driving … [Read more...]
Fundraiser Started To Save Home Of Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar Tech
A GoFundMe page has been initiated in hopes of preventing former Eddie Van Halen guitar tech Tom Weber from losing his home due to COVID-19. Weber was scheduled to tech for both country star Reba McEntire’s 2020 tour and Poison before COVID-19 struck and left him out of work. "It was going to be one of those years where my family wasn’t going to see me, but it was going … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen On Why He Wanted The ‘Distance’ Video To Be So Personal
Wolfgang Van Halen said the video for his Mammoth WVH single "Distance" had to be as raw and candid as the song itself. "In order for people to understand the pain I’m going through I think you kinda have to let [the viewers] in that closely so they know what I’ve lost," Wolfgang said during during an interview with Zito of Florida's 98.7 The Shark. "I think that’s why the … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar On Singing Van Halen Songs Then & Now
No matter how hard they may be to sing all these years later, Sammy Hagar said there are certain Van Halen songs he has to keep singing. They're just too important not to. Hagar was a guest on the syndicated interview series Kyle Meredith With... to talk about his latest Sammy Hagar & The Circle release 'Lockdown 2020', which includes current recordings of the Van Halen … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen In His Own Words Through The Years
Guitar World has recently compiled quotes from Eddie Van Halen dating back to 1981. Below are just some of those quotes. You can read the entire collection of Eddie's thoughts chasing new tones, new songs and good times from Guitar World's website HERE. The Natural (GW, January 1981) "My Father has been a professional musician all his life, and he said, ‘Kid, you’ve … [Read more...]
The AC/DC Song Wolfgang & Eddie Van Halen Bonded Over
Wolfgang Van Halen was part of HardDrive Radio's "Ask Anything Chat" series and shared a story of the time his dad Eddie played him the AC/DC song "Big Balls". The story came in response to a fan from Texas asking Wolfgang: "What is your earliest memory of having a favorite song and what was it?" "Maybe in second grade my parents took me out of school for a week," … [Read more...]
Watch: Wolfgang Van Halen Performs ‘Distance’ Acoustically On TODAY
The TODAY Show has posted the video of Mammoth WVH's acoustic performance of "Distance". Watch Wolf's interview on the TODAY show here. Shop EVH Skateboards at Van Halen Store … [Read more...]