Veteran rock journalist Jas Obrecht has shared another gem of an interview with Eddie Van Halen, this one from December of 1979! Jas released the complete audio of his interview in HD via his YouTube channel "Talking Guitar: Jas Obrecht's Music Magazine" along with a complete transcript at his website jasobrecht.substack.com. Below is what Jas had to say about the … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony To Headline ‘Save The Heartbeat’ Fundraising Event & Concert
Michael Anthony will headline a fundraising event and concert benefiting Save the Heartbeat on March 25th at the Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa, California. Michael shared this post to his social media sites today: About CHD: Congenital Heart Disease is the most common birth defect, it can never be cured, only treated or repaired. An estimated 40,000 babies are … [Read more...]
Outdoor Adventure Stories The Subject Of The Latest Episode Of ‘The Roth Show’
Few have lived the life David Lee Roth has lived. Maybe even less of them have survived to tell the stories and, let's face it, how many of them can spin a story like Dave? His latest episode of The Roth Show is case in point. In episode three - season two of the podcast, Dave starts off by sharing some important camping survival skills, which include bringing along a good … [Read more...]
A Look Back On The Iconic Van Halen Video Released 39 Years Ago This Week: ‘Jump’
Just when we thought they couldn't get any bigger, Van Halen soared to all new heights on January 2nd, 1984, the day MTV debuted the video for the band's brand-new single "Jump". Just over two years after launching, MTV had gone from a struggling upstart only available to households in parts of New Jersey to a pop culture phenomenon. For Van Halen front man David Lee Roth, … [Read more...]
Steve Lukather Sets The Record Straight On Tracking Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ With Eddie Van Halen
Steve Lukather says Eddie Van Halen recorded his iconic guitar solo on Michael Jackson's "Beat It" at 5150 studios, not Sunset Sound as some stories have claimed. Lukather recently stopped by the Sunset Sound studios in Los Angeles for a Sunset Sound Rountable interview. Host Drew Dempsey asked Lukather if he could set the record straight on where Eddie's solo was recorded. … [Read more...]