11-year-old rocker, Aidan Fisher, is going viral. His biggest idol is Eddie Van Halen, and his dream is "to make a Van Halen Tribute band. Have some cover songs and make some original songs on my own." From WOWT.com: One million hits on You Tube - and growing. An aspiring Omaha rocker is going viral and it's easy to see why he's someone to watch. He's only … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Looks Back on Van Halen’s Landmark ‘1984’ Album and the Creation of 5150 Studios
This is an excerpt from the February 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the rest of this story, plus several vintage Van Halen photos and more — including Ozzy Osbourne & Zakk Wylde, the return of Jake E. Lee, Tosin Abasi, Steel Panther, Five Finger Death Punch and John Petrucci's monthly column — check out the February 2014 issue at VanHalenStore.com. Home Improvement: … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Looks Back At ‘1984’ in New Guitar World Issue
In the February 2014 issue of Guitar World magazine they rewind 30 years to the making of of Van Halen's masterpiece; 1984. Eddie Van Halen details how how he built his own home studio and took control of his group's musical direction. The result was 1984, the groundbreaking album that established Van Halen as chart-topping superstars. (Note that this is a NEW interview with … [Read more...]
Happy Holidays From David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth posted these two photos on his facebook page this week, wishing everyone Happy Holidays! … [Read more...]
Van Halen “Hear About It Later” Acoustic Folk Cover
A Van Halen classic turned FOLK? That's right! Here's a very unique and beautiful interpretation of a classic Van Halen tune, from a lovely couple standing in a shower. Nashville-based cosmopolitan-folk duo State Room gives us their version of what they call "the best Van Halen song of all time," Fair Warning's "Hear About It Later." Faye and Mike from Ryegrass say, … [Read more...]