This past November, shortly after Edward Van Halen's passing, the fan-run Facebook Group named "Eddie Van Halen" put together a live concert tribute to Eddie. This exclusive event turned out to be a tremendously fun tribute to the King from 11 talented musicians. Now’s your chance to watch it from start to finish. The feed was from Crescent Sound Studios in Farmingdale, … [Read more...]
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Wolfgang Van Halen To Appear On Jimmy Kimmel Live! February 11th
Mark your calendars, set your D-VH-Rs. Wolfgang Van Halen will be appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday night February 11th. See you soon!!??2/11/21 - @JimmyKimmelLive #Distance - Late night television debut - Check local listings pic.twitter.com/8PLq16Z0Y8— Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) January 30, 2021 Wolfgang posted the news (above) to his Twitter page today … [Read more...]
Online Livestream Eddie Van Halen Tribute Concert Tonight
An Eddie Van Halen tribute concert by The Rock Gods is happening tonight in Kansas City and you can watch the sold out show from the comfort of your home. The concert, to take place at Knuckleads Saloon, will get underway at 8 p.m. Kansas City time (Central Time) and tickets are just $10.00. Below is more info from the Knuckleads website: Eddie Van Halen Tribute by the … [Read more...]
Watch: Violinist’s Stunning Version Of Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Eruption’
This violinist is about to blow you away. Watch the new take on Eddie Van Halen's "Eruption" performed by violinist Jill from the Japanese band Unlucky Morpheus. An amazing rendition! The band formed in 2008 and describes their genre music as "Technical Melodic Speed Metal." You can watch more videos of Unlucky Morpheus on their official YouTube page. Official … [Read more...]
Former Van Halen Tech Says Team Working To Bring Eddie Van Halen Memorial Statue To Pasadena
Rudy Leiren (left), Eddie Van Halen, and American pro tennis player Vitas Gerulaitis posing backstage at Madison Square Garden in 1983. (Photo courtesy of Rudy Leiren's Facebook page) Plans for a memorial statute in honor of Eddie Van Halen are in the works, according to his former guitar tech. Pasadena Now reported this story after receiving the following … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Mural Unveiled In Hollywood [UPDATED]
Guitar Center in Hollywood comissioned muralist Robert Vargas to paint a mural of the late Eddie Van Halen on the back wall of the business located at 7425 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. The mural was unveiled on what would have been Van Halen's 66th birthday on Tuesday, Jan. 26. (Photo by Andy Keilen As promised, the Eddie Van Halen mural by artist Robert Vargas has … [Read more...]
How Eddie Van Halen Inspired Tool’s Adam Jones & Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello
Credit: Neil Zlozower As we've learned since his passing in October, there's at least a little Eddie Van Halen in just about every guitarist who came after him. A recent article by Revolver offers more proof of that. Steve Appleford has written an extensive article on how Eddie had a huge influence on both Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello and Tool's Adam Jones. … [Read more...]
Wolfgang’s Touching Birthday Message To His Father
Wolfgang Van Halen has posted this emotional tribute to his dad Eddie Van Halen on his 66th birthday: https://twitter.com/WolfVanHalen/status/1354130562085056512 The Van Halen News Desk's thoughts are with the Van Halen family today. Happy Birthday Edward. You are missed... … [Read more...]
When Van Halen Conquered The World: The Early Days
Credit: Neil Zlozower Writer Steven Rosen has taken fans back to the early days of Van Halen when the then unknown began their quest to conquer the world. Rosen compiled stories as told by the band members themselves along with those who watched Van Halen's rise to fame. Here is an excerpt from Rosen's article titled Backyard Parties and Unbridled Genius: The … [Read more...]
The Ten Greatest Eddie Van Halen Guitar Riffs
Credit: Neil Zlozower When Eddie Van Halen was once asked to describe his band’s music he responded by saying it sounds like “Godzilla waking up.” Get ready. Godzilla is about to wake up. In celebration of the man who was born 66 years ago today, here are Eddie's ten greatest guitar riffs. 10. "5150" (1986) The 1986 Van Halen album ‘5150’ is led … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ‘Balance’ Released On This Day In 1995
Balance is Van Halen's fourth and final album with vocalist Sammy Hagar Released January 24th, 1995, Balance became Van Halen's fourth consecutive number 1 studio album. It quickly went double platinum— just two months after it's release—proving that this hard rock outfit could do just fine, thank you, during the new grunge era. It was later certified triple … [Read more...]
Watch: Parrot Sings Along To Van Halen
All the bills are paid, I got it made in the shade an' all I n-n-need is Tico the singing parrot to kick off the weekend! Meet Tico, the parrot who's recently made internet headlines thanks to a series of videos uploaded by his owner Frank Maglio. The videos feature Tico singing along to various classic rock songs performed by Maglio on the guitar. Maglio launched his … [Read more...]