Eddie Van Halen appeared on Michael Jackson's Thriller album for the song, "Beat It". Eddie reflects on his experience working with award-winning producer/songwriter Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson, in the later half of 1982: "I used to have this old phone system in the studio. Phone rang, I picked it up and there's this voice saying, 'Yo, Eddie? That Eddie?' There was … [Read more...]
Van Halen Heartbroken Over Jackson
Posted Jun 25th 2009 9:30PM by TMZ Staff He provided the rock guitar solo in Jackson's hit song "Beat It." TMZ has just heard from Eddie Van Halen on Michael Jackson's death: "I am really shocked; as I'm sure the world is, to hear the news. I had the pleasure of working with Michael on 'Beat It' back in '83 -- one of my fondest memories in my career. Michael will be … [Read more...]
Chickenfoot footage from Ireland
There's some fairly good quality fan-filmed footage of The 'FOOT's headlining performance at the Marquee in Cork, from June 23, in Ireland. Here's the encore: Here is the rest of the footage from the show, courtesy of "Chromeboy2003": Avenida Revolution Soap on a Roap Sexy Little Thing Oh Yeah Down The Drain Learning To Fall Future In The Past … [Read more...]
Extreme to tour this summer
Gary Cherone and his band, Extreme, are about to hit the road this summer in a co-headlining tour with Ratt. The tour kicks off July 12 in Amarillo, Texas and runs through August 7 in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. Extreme are touring in support of their latest album, Saudades de Rock, which was released last summer. The band, which features vocalist Gary Cherone, guitarist … [Read more...]
Video: Eddie Van Halen Accepts Spike TV’s “Guitar God” Award
In the video above, Robert Downey, Jr presents the "Guitar God" award to Eddie Van Halen during Spike TV's "Guy's Choice" awards, which aired June 21st. … [Read more...]