A new Van Halen guitar tablature book has just been released - 30 Classics from the Legendary Guitar God Price: $24.95 This book contains authentic TAB transcriptions of Eddie Van Halen's legendary guitar work. Titles: Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love And the Cradle Will Rock . . . Atomic Punk Beautiful Girls Cathedral Dance the Night Away Eruption Everybody Wants … [Read more...]
Van Halen – Hot or Not?
File this under "Humor" (Or Attempted Humor, at least): A bloodthirsty roasted turkey, Turk, and mild-mannered midwestern man, Jim, comprise an unlikely duo. Episode 5 - Van Halen. … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Eddie Van Halen: Wake-Up Video
From MTV: Band names are difficult. Some of them are naturally iconic and sound instantly classic, like U2, Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath. Others sound legendary only because the bands transcended them (yesterday, Chris Jericho pointed out that Audioslave really doesn't work without those particular band members, and is there really a sillier band name than the Beatles?). … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Eddie
Today, January 26, 2010, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen celebrates his 55th birthday. We thank him and the band for all the wonderful music they've given us (over 100 songs!) and for touring the world no less than 14 times to play it for us. Here's a soundboard recording of Eddie, Alex & Michael jamming. This was probably recorded during a full-stage rehearsal for Van Halen's … [Read more...]
VH reference on No Reservations
There was a unexpected Van Halen reference on a recent episode of No Reservations. In 1989, Panama's military dictator, Manuel Noriega, fled from US troops during the US's invasion of Panama. A manhunt ensued. Eventually he was discovered hiding inside the Vatican embassy in Panama, and U.S. troops set up a perimeter outside the building. During the resulting stand-off, the … [Read more...]