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...]
30 Years Ago: Van Halen Premiers ‘For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge’ Album On The Radio
Summer nights and my radio...playin' nothin' but Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge! Hard to believe it but Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge album turned 30 this week. The Van Halen News Desk has been holding on to this audio since it was uploaded to YouTube back in January by Steve Herold. Above is the Album Network's premiere radio broadcast of the band's … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Tribute Concert ‘Definitely Should Happen’, Says Wolfgang Van Halen
Credit: Rudy Childs Wolfgang Van Halen said an Eddie Van Halen tribute concert isn't anything planned for the near future but it is something he wants to see eventually happen. In a recent interview on Sirius/XM's Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk, Wolfgang discussed the idea of a concert in tribute to his dad. "I definitely think that would be a great thing to do," he … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony Launch ‘Van Hagar/Other Half’ Page
Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony are keeping the Hagar era of Van Halen alive with a brand new social media page. The page, which can be found on Instagram as well as Facebook, will feature vintage footage of Van Halen during Hagar's time in the band. "Hey everybody I got some fresh news for ya," Hagar said in his video message. "Mikey and I been checkin' out all our … [Read more...]