Ditch the orange and black, it's all red, black and white on this Halloween weekend! YouTuber Marty5150 posted a few videos to his channel this weekend. In the first, he gives us an up-close look and listen to his very own EVH Frankenstein guitar. He followed with a second video showing guitarists some of the tricks and treats Eddie Van Halen pulled out of his bag. EVH … [Read more...]
POLL: ‘Me Wise Magic’ vs ‘Can’t Get This Stuff No More’
On this week in 1996, Van Halen released Best Of - Volume 1. Sure, the album promised to please the casual fans with the familiar hits from the Dave and Sammy eras but what would be a reason for the Van Halen die-hards to spend their hard-earned cash on an album with songs they already owned? The band answered that question with not just one but two reasons - "Me Wise Magic" … [Read more...]
Fans Launch ‘The Bogus Otis Show: 9 Degrees of Sammy Hagar’ Podcast
Just in time for Sammy Hagar’s 75th Birthday comes a podcast dedicated to covering all aspects within nine degrees of the Red Rocker! The Bogus Otis Show is co-hosted, or should we say, “Bo-Hosted”, by long-time Sammy and Van Halen fans, Darin Bristow & Brent Kinnaird. It launched on Rocktober 13th - Sammy’s 75th Birthday. The "nine degrees of" in the … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Continues Work On Next Mammoth WVH Album, Eddie’s ‘Fair Warning’ Guitar To Make Appearance
Wolfgang Van Halen has been working hard on the sophomore Mammoth WVH album and is keeping fans in the know along the way. Most recently, he revealed the news that his father's Gibson SG will be making its appearance on the album. In his most recent posting to social media, Wolfgang shared the photo above of Eddie's SG along with the news: "Pop played this SG on the … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony On His ‘Angelic’ Vocals To ‘Father Time’ [VIDEO]
Michael Anthony says he's done something on the latest Sammy Hagar & The Circle track "Father Time" that he's never done before, and the results are heavenly. "That could be my favorite song on the [Crazy Times] album even though it is a mellower song," Anthony said in a recent video posted to Sammy's YouTube channel, which tells the story behind the track. "This is one … [Read more...]