Eddie Van Halen to appear on Dweezil Zappa CD
Eddie Van Halen recorded a solo for “What The Hell Was I Thinking?”, the long-awaited new project from guitarist Dweezil Zappa. From The Huffington Post: Mike Ragogna: You had another great project...
View ArticleEddie Van Halen stops by Pearl rehearsals
From Scott Ian’s Twitter account: From: @Scott_Ian Sent: 11 Ago, 2010 16:51 “Guess who stopped in to rehearsal yesterday! Perfect way to start a tour. Eddie Van Halen just gave Pearl his blessing to go...
View ArticleSmithsonian’s Q & A with Eddie Van Halen
From Smithsonian Magazine: Recently, guitarist Eddie Van Halen donated his guitar, the Frank 2, to the National Museum of American History. Smithsonian corresponded with him via email about his...
View ArticleStudio Encounter with Eddie Van Halen
Guitar legend Nuno Bettencourt was recently at Henson Studios to do some writing and mixing. Unbeknownst to him, his favorite rock band from his youth were secretly using the very same studios to...
View ArticleVHND’s All Access Photo: Hangin’ at 5150
Eddie Van Halen having a good time at 5150 Studios with Riley Cote & Daniel Carcillo of the Philadelphia Flyers. All Access” Photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we feature a photo...
View ArticleTony Iommi and Eddie Van Halen Discuss Their Careers, Friendship
Tony and Eddie tour the world in Black Sabbath & Van Halen, 1978! Photo by Ross Halfin. Any short-list of the greatest riff-makers of all-time would be incomplete without Tony Iommi’s name...
View ArticleVan Halen Producer John Shanks on Making ‘A Different Kind of Truth’
For the 5th anniversary of A Different Kind of Truth, we’re featuring this new, EXCELLENT (and unexpected!) interview with Van Halen producer John Shanks. This is possibly our favorite interview...
View ArticleGuitar.com Rembers Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Endless Pursuit Of Perfection’
Guitar.com has posted a tribute to Eddie Van Halen and his endless pursuit of guitar perfection. Writer Tony Bacon began by honoring Eddie’s dedication to the instrument he loved. That dedication would...
View ArticleWolfgang Van Halen On The Creation Of ‘Guitar Hero: Van Halen’ Video Game
Wolfgang Van Halen revealed details behind the making of 2009’s Guitar Hero: Van Halen video game during a recent podcast appearance. While a guest on the video game podcast Good Game Nice Try,...
View ArticleExclusive Interview: ‘Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock’ Author...
The Van Halen News Desk‘s Eric Senich talked with music journalist Michael Christopher about his new book Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock! Below is the complete interview conducted by Senich...
View ArticleLISTEN: ‘Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen’ Authors Exclusive...
The VHND‘s Eric Senich talked with Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen authors Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill for an exclusive, in-depth discussion of Eddie Van Halen’s legendary career!...
View ArticleLISTEN: ‘Unchained: The Eddie Van Halen Story’ Author Paul Brannigan...
The VHND‘s Eric Senich talked with author Paul Brannigan to talk about his book Unchained: The Eddie Van Halen Story! Here’s a rundown of the topics covered in the interview: Eddie’s guitar and...
View ArticlePete Thorn Says Eddie Van Halen & Chris Cornell Were ‘Close To Collaboration’
We almost heard an Eddie Van Halen/Chris Cornell collaboration according to guitarist Pete Thorn. During his recent appearance on “The Mitch Lafon and Jeremy White Show”, Thorn (Cornell, Don Henley,...
View ArticleSteelheart Singer Miljenko Matijevic On Eddie Van Halen’s Generosity
Steelheart singer Miljenko Matijevic spoke of Eddie Van Halen’s generosity during a recent interview, saying Eddie offered to give Matijevic his piano. Matijevic struck up a friendship with Edde...
View ArticleThe Tales Behind Edward Van Halen’s Classic Car Sales
Car expert and life-long Van Halen fan Joe Petralia shared his experience selling two of Edward Van Halen’s classic cars in a new video. In the video posted to VINwiki’s YouTube channel, Petralia (“The...
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