Van Halen News Archives

The woman with the electric guitar has played this song before. It's a Michael Jackson ballad, and the young guitarist is named Orianthi, who leans back now to unfurl a solo of smoldering melody before stepping up to the microphone to sing some torrid lyrics: "Love is a feeling / give it when I want it / 'cause I'm on fire / quench my desire.

The stars must have been perfectly aligned when Red Hot Chili Pepper's drummer, Chad Smith, guitarist Jeff Kollman and keyboardist Ed Roth were brought together to help out Glenn Hughes' latest project.

So I'm leaving the Genitorturers show at Firestone Live last Saturday to head back to Will's Pub to catch 1991 close out the Post Records showcase when I roll up on this bad boy on Orange Ave... I'm not sayin' it is or it's not.

The EVH95 Signature Crybaby Wah Pedal is a member of the celebrated EVH Signature Series that was developed after intensive design collaboration with the legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen.

With the Classic Van Halen DVD, you'll learn what it's really like to play guitar for Van Halen.

NEW York guitarist extraordinaire Adam Bomb will be making a show-stopping appearance at the Diamond Rock Club on Saturday night .

It's akin to an absurd musical joke: Who wears a white suit worthy of Barry Gibb, plays guitar like a cross between Eddie Van Halen and Joe Satriani, and produces vocal harmonies from the Def Leppard songbook? The answer is Gene the Werewolf, one of the area's most atypical bands, debuting the CD "Light Me Up" on Saturday at Diesel, South Side.

In case you were wondering, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson is not a new supergroup featuring trance composer Robert Miles, OutKast's Andre Benjamin, Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson.

Eddie Van Halen and Fender have joined forces to bring you EVHA brand guitars, amps and musical products, beginning with a most eagerly awaited musical event: the unveiling of a 300-instrument limited edition run of the Eddie Van Halen Frankensteina replica electric guitar.

In the eyes of countless hard rock fans, David Lee Roth is the prototypical frontman.

Former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar enjoyed another great year this past week at his infamous "Birthday Bash" in Cabo, San Lucas.

Why has Valerie not appeared on the "Late Show" since the 80s? Plus, in her new book, "Finding It," she talks about life, maintaining her 50-pound weight loss and having "the talk" with 18-year-old son Wolfie, whose dad is Eddie Van Halen .

Valerie Bertinelli attributes her newfound happiness learning to deal with her problems honestly, and she applauded former co-star Mackenzie Phillips for coming forward with her story of abuse.

Van Halen's Canadian tour dates are Toronto on Oct. 10 , Vancouver on Dec. 5 , Edmonton on Dec.

Marin's rock 'n' roll legacy was pretty well documented by the end of the 1970s, with such luminaries as Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead and Van Morrison calling the county home at various points that decade.

Actor Peter Coyote is 67. Actor-dancer Ben Vereen is 63. Actress Jessica Harper is 60.

Today is Saturday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2009. There are 82 days left in the year.

As per the Marin Independent Journal , El Paseo , Mill Valley's Japanese-owned French restaurant with a Spanish name, will soon be getting a new identity now that ita TMs been sold to the unlikely bedfellows of TV personality Tyler Florence and Sammy Hagar .

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Mr. Big was one of the few "shredder" pop metal bands that prized songcraft as highly as virtuosity.

Zombieland opened in theaters nationwide on the 2nd of October, 2009 . The horror comedy movie stars celebrity Woody Harrelson, who America liked as the slow witted cute boy on the television show Cheers back in the 1980s, loved to fear in the 1990s after his role as Mickey in Oliver Sonte's Natural born killers, as a High Times kinda guy working ...

Tom Cartwright is a 30-year veteran of the music business. His passion for music began when he attended the first Woodstock and soon Tom was working in local record stores after school.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers will end their two-year break on October 12, reports drummer Chad Smith.

1969 - Crosby, Stills & Nash released the song "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes." 1970 - Janis Joplin was discovered dead from a heroin overdose at the age of 27.

Since my last column about music, Mary and I have seen six concerts. We saw Steely Dan, Paul McCartney, Chickenfoot, Chicago, Journey and the American Idols.

Walking up Piedmont to the Greek Theatre, I counted the Hawaiian shirts. Before motley supergroup Chickenfoot came on stage, blues guitarist Davy Knowles warmed up the crowd, and during the second opener I leaned over to the dad next to me: "I don't mean to be ignorant, but is this Queensryche?" "Been listening to 'em since the seventh grade," he ...