Michael Anthony will only be at Guitar Center's Pasadena, California location TONIGHT (Thursday April 26th) at 7pm. "Join us for a meet and greet with the legendary bassist, known for his work with Chickenfoot and Van Halen. Be sure to check out Anthony’s new Signature basses from Schecter Guitar Research." … [Read more...]
What Makes Van Halen Great?
Watch Musician/Producer Explain What Makes Van Halen — and specifically, ’Runnin’ With The Devil’ — Great What is it that makes a great Van Halen song so great? Is it the guitars? Is it the vocals? The drums? The bass? Actually, the answer is a collective "yes" to all of the above and you’re about to find out why. Rick Beato is a musician/producer who has released a … [Read more...]
In an Alternate Universe, is EVH the Lead Guitarist for… ZZ Top? AC/DC?
Surf the web and you’re bound to find thousands of videos by die-hard Eddie Van Halen fans, doing their damnedest to pay a fitting tribute to their hard rock hero. Then there’s Andres Nunez, the Colombian musician who took first at the 2016 Sibelius Fest electric guitar festival. Nunez’ January 2018 YouTube video “If Yngwie Malmsteen Played For…” has racked up more than 440k … [Read more...]
‘Van Halen Rising’ Author Greg Renoff Appears on Eddie Trunk’s ‘Trunk Nation’
Van Halen Rising has risen once again. Two and a half years after releasing his highly acclaimed book Van Halen Rising author Greg Renoff appeared for the first time on Eddie Trunk’s Sirius/XM radio show “Trunk Nation”. Renoff sat down with Trunk Wednesday afternoon (4/17/18) for a lengthy interview which took place at The Hard Rock in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On the slim chances … [Read more...]
‘Panama’ Blaring in New ‘Lost In Space’ Netflix Series
We know how big a part of the past 40+ years Van Halen has been, but if the creative teams behind current hit films and TV shows are any indication, the future'll be jam packed with plenty of hard rock from Eddie & crew as well. Recently, we pointed out how Stephen Spielberg set the tone for his latest blockbuster, Ready Player One, by featuring "Jump" under the opening … [Read more...]