Meet Sophie Burrell. She is currently Britain's rising star of the guitar and, as you're about to find out, well versed in Van Halen. Burrell releases a series of videos on YouTube featuring covers of classic guitar rock songs; among them are nearly a handful of Van Halen songs. Her most recent (above) is of "Panama". Burrell, now 21, has gone from launching her own … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH To Perform At Louder Than Life Festival This Fall
Mammoth WVH will be among the performers at this fall's Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. The festival, headlined by Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and KORN, will take place Thursday September 23rd through Sunday the 26th at the Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center. Mammoth is set to perform on Sunday. The festival will feature nearly 70 music acts over … [Read more...]
Van Halen Performs First Of Two ‘Live: Right Here, Right Now’ Concerts On This Night In 1992
Twenty nine years ago tonight (May 14th, 1992) Van Halen performed the first of two shows at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. They would go on to make up the band's very first live album - 1993's "Live: Right Here, Right Now". The audio of the concerts, mixed by Eddie and Alex Van Halen along with engineer Jon Ostrin at 5150, were first heard courtesy of the … [Read more...]
Arena Releases Official Video For ‘Dreams’ Cover In Memory Of Eddie Van Halen
Arena has just released an official video for its cover of Van Halen's "Dreams" in memory of Eddie Van Halen. The video (above) takes place in 1993 in an arcade and stars a kid rockin' his Van Halen T-Shirt while dancing to the sound of Arena's synthwave cover of "Dreams". Also included is classic video footage of Van Halen displayed on video game screens along with Eddie … [Read more...]
Nancy Wilson Breaks Down Arrangement Of Eddie Van Halen Tribute Song ‘4 Edward’
Nancy Wilson said her Eddie Van Halen tribute song "4 Edward" had to include three important ingredients: A little bit of classical, a little bit of rock and a whole lot of joy. Wilson was a guest on KLOS FM's "New & Approved" virtual show hosted by Matt Pinfield. She appeared to talk about her debut solo album 'You and Me', which was released last Friday (May 7th) and … [Read more...]