Gibson recently conducted an in-depth interview with Sammy Hagar: Russell Hall | 08.28.2009 To paraphrase a well-known ad slogan, with a name like Chickenfoot they had better be good. And are they ever. Comprised of guitar maestro Joe Satriani, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, and Van Halen alumni Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, the star-studded … [Read more...]
New, in-depth Van Halen guitar instructional DVD now available
For all you guitar players out there - there's a brand new guitar instructional DVD that is much more in-depth than the Guitar Method In The Style Of Van Halen DVDs that have been out for years. This one is called Phrase By Phrase™ Guitar Method: Classic Van Halen and it looks like it's the best DVD lesson yet for learning how to play guitar like Eddie Van Halen. Here's the … [Read more...]
Van Halen brotherly love
From TMZ today: Eddie and Alex Van Halen came from the same womb, played in the same legendary rock band ... and now they're driving identical $120,000 silver Audi R8s. We're told the rock star brothers purchased their new rides last Friday at Keys Audi in Los Angeles -- but for some reason, Eddie was sent alone to ink the deal. While Eddie may be the generous type, … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony: “We’re gonna do another Chickenfoot record.”
Chickenfoot update: We've compiled three recent Chickenfoot interviews for this update. Two with Michael Anthony and one with Chad Smith: Chickenfoot interview #1: A recent 6 minute interview that Michael did with Dunlop TV: DunlopTV had a sit down with the one-and-only Michael Anthony. Chickenfoot was playing a gig at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, California. Michael … [Read more...]
Flashback Album of the Week: “Van Halen”- Van Halen
From The Villanovan: If there is any album you should have when stranded on an island, it has to be Van Halen's self-titled debut. These guys invented the idea of "rocking-out," and on their debut, Van Halen unleashes the supernatural guitarist virtuoso that is Eddie Van Halen to the world. In Van Halen's early days, Eddie would play his guitar solos with his back facing … [Read more...]