Wolfgang Van Halen gave Guitar World an in-depth look at the making of the Mammoth II album and the complete audio of the interview has been released! Rock journalist Chris Gill (co-author of Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen) recently interviewed Wolfgang for the cover feature of the January 2024 issue of Guitar World but tells us that there is even more material … [Read more...]
‘DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed the World’ Available Now
Backbeat Books has set a January 1, 2024 release date for DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed The World by Darren Paltrowitz. However, Van Halen Store has permission from the publisher to start shipping the book NOW, so if you place your order now, you could have your hands on it a bit early. It’s currently only in stock & shipping at Van Halen Store. Book … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Earns Best Guitar Riff Of 2023
Wolfgang Van Halen placed atop Guitar World's list of 2023's best guitar riffs list with the Mammoth WVH song "Right?" Wolfgang finished ahead of Greta Van Fleet's "The Falling Sky" (Jacob Kiszka), and Metallica's "72 Seasons" (Kirk Hammett) on Guitar World's list of the ten best riffs of the year as voted by GW's staff and readers. Here is what Guitar World's Jonathan … [Read more...]
When Eddie Van Halen Gave The Socks Off His Feet
Credit: Neil Zlozower Some people are willing to give the shirt off their back to help another person. Eddie Van Halen would give the socks off his feet. During a recent appearance on the "Life In The Stocks" podcast, Ugly Kid Joe singer Whitfield Crane recalled the time he had the rare opportunity to walk in Eddie's socks: "We were on the road in Europe in 1995, … [Read more...]
Is YOSHIKI A Van Halen Fan? Yes!
Credit: YouTube YOSHIKI is a composer, classically-trained pianist, rock drummer, and leader of the rock groups X Japan and The Last Rockstars. He has sold over 30 million albums and singles, and is reportedly the first Japanese artist to have headlined Japan's Tokyo Garden Theater, England's Royal Albert Hall, Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre, and New York's Carnegie Hall. … [Read more...]