"The first time I heard Eddie Van Halen, I was absolutely floored," says former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick. "I was also petrified." TeamRock.com has put together an impressive collection of new quotes from guitar players talking about Van Halen's first album: When the debut album by Van Halen was released in early 1978, it was a bolt from the blue. For the older … [Read more...]
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Ultimate Jam Night Salutes Van Halen
The place to be in Hollywood Tuesday night was the Whisky A Go Go, where Ultimate Jam Night returned, with some of Hollywood’s biggest rock musicians a doing a whole set of music dedicated to the Mighty Van Halen! Performers: Michael Starr (Steel Panther) Oni Logan (Lynch Mob) Phl Varone (Skid Row) Brian Geller and Lance Turner (The Atomic Punks) August Zadra (Dennis … [Read more...]
Rock Icons: David Lee Roth by Michael Starr
Michael Starr from the hilarious hair metal band Steel Panther tells TeamRock's Matt Stock why Diamond Dave is his favorite rock frontman of all time. Steel Panther's Michael Starr salutes rock's ultimate showman, David Lee Roth My first introduction to Van Halen was in 1978. My brother played guitar and he was really into them but I didn’t know anything about them since … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Jams Van Halen Classics at Mark In The Morning 1st Anniversary Show
We got video of the legendary Van Halen bassist, Michael Anthony, performing three Van Halen classics (with Warrant's Robert Mason on vocals) at the Mark In The Morning 1st Anniversary Show which took place Friday night (Feb 26th) at The Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. It's great to see and hear Michael doing what he does best! This event was a variety show featuring music, … [Read more...]
The Inside Story of the Eat ‘Em & Smile Band (Near) Reunion
Interesting details emerge on how it all went down on November 25 — the night Hollywood came super close to seen a full reunion of the 'Eat ‘Em and Smile Band.' Adam Mandel from Ultimate Jam Night posted this great account from that night on Facebook: TheUltimate Jam Night Morning After Report, Version 44 (The Shut Down Edition) If you’ve been to any of the 43 Ultimate Jam … [Read more...]
‘Eat ‘Em and Smile’ Band 30th Anniversary Reunion – Foiled
"Look who showed up for the reunion! Guess I'm singing back ups lol" —Michael Starr Last night (Wednesday, Nov 25th) was to be a very special event at the Ultimate Jam Night at Lucky Strike in Hollywood. It was to be a one-time event — a concert for the 30th Anniversary of the EAT EM’ AND SMILE BAND, with original musicians Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, and Greg Bissonette. … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen on How He Created His Signature Sound Using MXR’s Phase 90 and Flanger Pedals
From GuitarWorld.com: This is an excerpt from the all-new November 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the rest of this story, plus Guitar World's cover feature on Jeff Beck and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, not to mention features on Weezer, George Thorogood, the guitar pick revolution, Nita Strauss and Black Veil Brides, plus gear reviews (Epiphone, Zoom, Gretsch, TC-Helicon, Mesa and … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Looks Back on Van Halen’s Landmark ‘1984’ Album and the Creation of 5150 Studios
This is an excerpt from the February 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the rest of this story, plus several vintage Van Halen photos and more — including Ozzy Osbourne & Zakk Wylde, the return of Jake E. Lee, Tosin Abasi, Steel Panther, Five Finger Death Punch and John Petrucci's monthly column — check out the February 2014 issue at VanHalenStore.com. Home Improvement: … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rocked ‘Friends And Family’ During Dress Rehearsal
Embed from Getty Images Van Halen performed a final dress rehearsal Wednesday night in preparation for their upcoming North American tour which kicks off Feb 18th in Louisville, Kentucky. This "Friends and Family" event was held at the Forum in Los Angeles for a few thousand of their closest friends. A lot of great rock and roll was packed into their tight 70-minute … [Read more...]
Australia’s Soundwave Revolution Officially Cancelled
Sad news for rock fans in Australia - the Soundwave Revolution festival that was to be headlined by Van Halen has been officially cancelled because the promoter was unable to secure a second headliner. The five cities to be played were Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth from Sept 24th to October 3rd. Hopefully Van Halen will make it to Australia as part of their … [Read more...]
VAN HALEN TO HEADLINE AUSTRALIA’S SOUNDWAVE REVOLUTION MUSIC FESTIVAL
It's OFFICIAL - the first confirmed VAN HALEN tourdates for 2011 have been announced! VAN HALEN will headline SOUNDWAVE REVOLUTION, an annual music festival held in major cities around Australia. The confirmed festival dates: Brisbane - September 24 Sydney - September 25 Melbourne - September 30 Adelaide - October 1 Perth - October 3 SOUNDWAVE REVOLUTION Full … [Read more...]
‘Hot For Teacher’ Van Halen Drum Cover – Age 6 vs. Age 13
Seven years ago, we featured 6-year-old drumming prodigy Avery Molek, shredding Van Halen’s ‘Hot For Teacher’, which helped it go viral - racking up over four million views on YouTube and received well over 100,000 ‘Likes’ on VHND.com and our Facebook page! Today, Avery, now 13-years-old, has covered "Hot For Teacher" again. "When I was 6 years old my “Hot For Teacher” … [Read more...]