The Professor of Rock is back with yet another Van Halen video, this time he polishes off five of the band's hidden gems that deserve to not just be remembered but cherished and cranked up to the highest level. "This week on our hidden gem series we're gonna take a swing at one of the greatest bands in history and one of my personal favorites ever, if you can't tell - the … [Read more...]
Autograph Guitarist Steve Lynch Talks Touring With Van Halen In 1984
What's a "T-Shirt Band" and why was Autograph called one? Did Van Halen really tell Autograph's guitarist Steve Lynch he wasn't allowed to finger tap? Lynch had the answers to those questions and more during a recent interview. Lynch was a guest on Waste Some Time with Jason Green and shared stories of the time his band Autograph opened for Van Halen in 1984. Autograph … [Read more...]
‘Everything’s Alright’ With This Van Halen/Stevie Wonder Mashup
Mash-up maestro Bill McClintock has added yet another popular mashup to his catalog, this time a Van Halen/Stevie Wonder track titled "Chained Uptight." McClintock seamlessly mixed Van Halen's 1981 classic "Unchained" with Wonder's "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" from 1965. It's already amassed over 99,000 views on YouTube since it was uploaded less than a week … [Read more...]
Sunset Sound Recorders Engineer On ‘Van Halen 1’s Weekend Remix
Former Sunset Sound Recorders engineer Peggy McCreary said she and Van Halen engineer Donn Landee remixed the band's 1978 debut album in one weekend. McCreary shared the story during her interview for the Sunset Sound Recorders YouTube channel. "We remixed the whole album in a weekend," said McCreary. "It was just the two of us. [Don] just said he needed to do this and he … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ Hits #1 On This Week In 1984
Thirty seven years ago this week Van Halen’s "Jump" knocked Culture Club’s "Karma Chameleon" off the top of the charts and started a five week run at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Jump" was released a single on December 21st, 1983 and began its ascent atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart beginning on February 25th, 1984. It stayed there until the week of March 24th, … [Read more...]