Here's a Van Halen-related story from New Zealand. The story is from back in May of this year, but the footage only recently hit Youtube. From Stuff.co.nz: Nelson musician jumps into final The Nelson Mail Nelson musician Dan Kendrick's energetic, hair-tossing rendition of the Van Halen song Jump has earned him a place in the final of the television talent quest … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony guests on Adam Carolla
From AdamCorolla.com: Adam Corolla and guest Michael Anthony rocked out another podcast today! It's a wonderful interview - 70 minutes of interesting conversation about the early days of Van Halen, and, of course, Chickenfoot. Quite funny that Michael's memory had Van Halen releasing more studio albums with Sammy than with Dave! Yet the facts are, Van Halen released … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen, Tony Iommi Interviewed For Guitar World’s 30th-Anniversary Issue
Eddie Van Halen appears with Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell) on the cover of Guitar World's 30th-anniversary issue, available at newsstands November 17. Van Halen & Iommi get together for a Guitar World exclusive to talk about the last 30 years of music and guitar innovations. Catch up with two of rock's living legends and most admired musical pioneers … [Read more...]
Music Review: Chickenfoot – Chickenfoot (Deluxe Limited Edition)
From Blogcritics.org: It’s been a great first year for the super group Chickenfoot. With a critically acclaimed album and tour and a Gold Certified record, it’s been as good a start as former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith and guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani could have asked for. Now the band is giving something back to the … [Read more...]
Howard Stern interviews 5150 producer, Mick Jones
On today's Howard Stern show, Howard asked music producer Mick Jones what it was like to produce Van Halen's first album with Sammy Hagar, 5150. … [Read more...]