Ever wonder how much duct tape it would take to make a near-perfect replica of an Eddie Van Halen guitar? The answer is more than 300 rolls. The giant red, black, and white rock ’n’ roll homage was the first piece of duct tape art that greeted visitors at the seventh annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival, held last weekend in Avon, Ohio. 14 students at the University … [Read more...]
5 Questions With … Sammy Hagar
From Atlantic City Weekly: The Red Rocker is co-owner of an Atlantic City beach bar, and will be performing at the resort town's Boardwalk Hall with Aerosmith later this summer. By Ray Schweibert Posted Jun. 21, 2010 Cases are rampant of those who rise out of modest means to hit the heights of stardom only to crash hard. Sammy Hagar climbed that ladder, … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Michael Anthony
Bassist Michael Anthony (Van Halen, Chickenfoot) is 56. … [Read more...]
Neil Zlozower shares some of his favorite Van Halen Stories
Rock Photography icon Neil Zlozower shares some of his Van Halen favorite stories with Nikki Sixx in a new interview on Nikki's website, SixxSense.com. In this interview, Zlozower recalls some memorable tales of Van Halen's climb to superstardom from 1978 - 1980. Length is 19:36. As part of Van Halen's entourage, "Zloz", toured America with Van Halen, becoming their … [Read more...]
Van Halen hot rods on display
Two Van Halen hot rods will be on display at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis from June 12 through September 12, 2010. The exhibit is called "Rock Stars, Cars and Guitars." David Lee Roth's 1951 Mercury custom four-door convertible with toothy 1953 DeSoto grille. This extensively modified 1951 Mercury was featured in Van Halen's "Panama" video, and David Lee Roth’s … [Read more...]