From Ernie Ball's site, Music-Man.com site: Sterling Ball wrote this about his association with Eddie Van Halen: I guess I have to talk about EVH... This is a edited message that I responded to on our forum about the old 5150 guitar strings. It is an example of you never know when you take a little creative initiative where it can take you. 5150 strings are what … [Read more...]
Eddie Supports Live Nation/Ticketmaster Merger
From the full article at Reuters: Live Nation and Ticketmaster might have plenty of people out there who are not pleased with the idea of the two companies coming together but they have received support from several superstars in the run-up to a U.S. anti-trust hearing in Washington DC on Tuesday. Names like Seal, Shakira, Journey, Van Halen and Billy Corgan (The Smashing … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Designs a Guitar to Get Closer to the Fans
Variety has a new story on Eddie Van Halen: It's an intense, visceral thrill to stand next to Eddie Van Halen while he plays a series of riffs that pass at whip-cracking speed, each note articulated with clarity and purpose. The sound and the force of the music are unmistakable; he looks up while strumming an open chord at length, shouting that he’s playing the runs … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar “Loud” Fan Video
The following music video shows people from around the nation performing "Loud," the new single from Sammy Hagar off of his latest release Cosmic Universal Fashion. The video was directed and compiled by Jason Michael Brescia, (here's his Myspace page) who encourages you to send him your own personal footage of you performing "Loud" to further enhance the video and make the … [Read more...]
Second Chickenfoot Sample!
I think it's safe to say that they are definitely sticking with "Chickenfoot" as the name... … [Read more...]