That supergroup known as Chickenfoot (from left, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith and Sammy Hagar) are ready to cut album number two this weekend. We have a huge, six-part Chickenfoot update today: 1) MusicRadar.com has the following Chickefoot exclusive: Sammy Hagar on recording Chickenfoot's new album "It's time to 'Zeppelin-ize' our music!" Joe Bosso, … [Read more...]
Summer Lovin’: The Top 10 Songs to Cure the Winter Blues
From Gibson.com: Some of us are freezing in the middle of winter in the northern hemisphere. For those readers, here are some songs to warm you up with thoughts of sunshine. For those of us partying by the pool in the southern hemisphere, here’s your summer soundtrack. 10. "Kokomo" - The Beach Boys 9. "Sunshine Superman" - Donovan 8. "Summer in the City" - The Lovin' … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Eddie Van Halen!
Edward Van Halen turns 56 today. Ed has given the world a gift, three decades of musical genius. His approach to the guitar has given birth to an entire generation of guitar players who look at the guitar as an instrument with unlimited possibilities. He introduced a myriad of new styles and sounds that will be scrutinized for decades. It all started in Amsterdam, … [Read more...]
Classic Van Halen footage from “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert”
Rock music promoter and producer Don Kirshner died last week of heart failure in Boca Raton, Florida, at the age of 76. Don was one of the people that helped put Van Halen on the map. His syndicated series,"Don Kirshner's Rock Concert," featured live performances of Van Halen from their 1979 and 1981 tours, which is the earliest professionally filmed live footage of Van Halen … [Read more...]
Producer John Shanks Confirms Working With Van Halen
The Van Halen News Desk was the first to report last December that Van Halen were to record a new studio album with Grammy Award winning producer John Shanks in January, 2011. Shanks confirmed this with a tweet late Thursday night, "here we go kids.....vh" followed by tweeting this photo he took from the studio: Last week, Shanks tweeted the hint: "going back to … [Read more...]