How good was Eddie Van Halen? So good he could make a guitarist give up the guitar. Dokken recently recalled the first time he saw Eddie perform live. It was at a venue in California in the 70s when Dokken was the lead guitarist and lead singer of a Los Angeles band called Airborn. "This is before the Dokken days, before I got signed," Dokken said while a guest on the … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Thanks Fans For Billboard Success: ‘Words Can’t Express How Happy & Appreciative I Am’
Wolfgang Van Halen has thanked fans for placing his debut Mammoth WVH album at the top of the rock charts. "The response to the album, now that everyone has had a chance to hear it, has been more than I ever could've imagined," Wolfgang told Billboard's Kevin Rutherford. "Thanks so much to everyone who bought it, streamed it, watched a video or called a radio station in … [Read more...]
‘Mammoth WVH’ Album Opens At #1 On Rock Albums Chart, Top 15 On Billboard 200
Wolfgang Van Halen’s debut Mammoth WVH album opened at number one on two of Billboard’s rock charts while placing in the top 15 of the Billboard 200. In all, ‘Mammoth WVH’ placed at the top or near the top in a handful of categories. It finished #1 on the Top Rock, Hard Rock and Independent Albums charts, #2 on the Top Album Sales and Current Album Sales charts while earning … [Read more...]
Steel Panther’s Satchel: ‘Eddie Van Halen Made It Look So Easy’
If only every Eddie Van Halen video came with a warning - "Guitarists Everywhere: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!" In a recent clip of Dweezil Zappa's podcast Runnin' With The Dweezil, Steel Panther guitarist Satchel admitted to throwing a few guitars in the trash at an early age after failed attempts to recreate them the same way Eddie did. Satchel found out the hard way - just … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Michael Anthony!
Happy Birthday, Michael Anthony! Join us in wishing the BAD ASS bass player and vocalist a great 67th birthday. Bottoms Up, Michael! Michael Anthony Sobolewski was born on June 20th, 1954 and was partly raised in Chicago. The family moved to California twice in Anthony's early years, settling in 1966 in Arcadia, California. Anthony attended Dana Junior High School, in … [Read more...]