Paste Magazine looks back at some of the most-used words in Van Halen singles from 1978 to 1985. … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Gary Cherone! Gary Reflects on His Years In Van Halen
Today we wish a Happy Birthday to Van Halen's third singer, Gary Cherone! A few years ago, Rolling Stone conducted an in-depth interview with Gary on his three years in Van Halen: This interview with Gary Cherone was conducted by Andy Greene just as Van Halen's 'A Different Kind of Truth' was being released (February 2012). 'I was one of the three singers in the mighty Van … [Read more...]
Van Halen Wins “Comeback of the Year”, “Best Rock Guitarist”, and “Most Valuable Player” in Guitar World’s 2012 Reader’s Poll
Guitar World has announced the official results from their 2012 Reader's Poll in their February 2013 issue. Van Halen came in at first or second place in all 5 categories in which they were nominated. The results are as follows: Comeback of the Year Van Halen-44% Rush-28% Aerosmith-15% Green Day-8% Down-5% Best Rock Guitarist Eddie Van Halen-52% Slash-20% Billy … [Read more...]
Ultimate Classic Rock Bowl Rd 2: Van Halen VS. Pink Floyd
After defeating Motley Crue by by a margin of two to one, VAN HALEN is back in Round 2 of the Ultimate Classic Rock Bowl against PINK FLOYD, who stomped Metallica. This round should be much closer! From Ultimate Classic Rock: The second round of the 2013 Ultimate Classic Rock Bowl features a lot of interesting matchups — perhaps none more intriguing than the one pitting Van … [Read more...]
Alex Van Halen and House Speaker John Boehner at the U.S. Capitol.
From Daily Mail: In an effort to round out the public persona of House Speaker John Boehner, his office has released a set of behind-the-scenes photos of the top Republican charming babies, working in his garage and teasing musician Alex Van Halen. Coming on the heels of the latest batch of 'behind-the-scenes' photos from the White House, which has gone viral online, the … [Read more...]