Styx, Foreigner and the Eagles’ Don Felder didn’t just announce a blockbuster summer tour this week. They’ve also recorded a new collaborative version of “Hotel California,” and they’re thrilled with the results. You May Also Like: I Don’t Understand Styx’s ‘Mr. Roboto,’ But I Can’t Get Enough of It TotoRead More

Joe Walsh has been on a bit of a roll as of late. He toured for his first solo album in almost 20 years, the critically acclaimed and Jeff Lynne-produced Analog Man You May Also Like: Danny Kortchmar, legendary guitarist: Something Else! Interview Warren Zevon – Mr. Bad Example (1991):Read More

Even as the Eagles neared the height of fame, before 1976’s Hotel California, they were already teetering on the edge of a fiery burnout. You May Also Like: Bernie Chiaravalle, Guitarist With Michael McDonald: Something Else! Interview The Burrito Brothers – ‘The Notorious Burrito Brothers’ (2020)

Fans will remember the message etched into the vinyl on Side 2 the original Hotel California: “V.O.L. is five-piece live.” But there was one overdub on “Victim of Love,” eventually: The lead vocal. You May Also Like: Songs from the Dearly Departed David Bowie, Eagles, Prince + others: Odd CouplesRead More

Ever wondered what Don Felder said to Joe Walsh to crack him up during the iconic twin guitar solos on the original 1970s-era video for “Hotel California”? Us, too. You May Also Like: Joe Jackson’s Rain underscored a complete modern-era return to form

Styx’s Tommy Shaw has just completed a video shoot with former Eagles guitarist Don Felder. “Wash Away,” which they co-wrote together, is the new single from Felder’s current solo effort Road to Forever. You May Also Like: Trevor Rabin, Nir Felder, Judith Owen + Others: Five For the Road TommyRead More

Don Henley says the Eagles are in the early planning stages for a possible world tour — though “it very well could be our last.” He is also readying a new solo project, his first studio effort since 2000’s Inside Job. You May Also Like: Songs from the Dearly DepartedRead More

Only two members of the Eagles had longer tenures than Don Felder, and that gives him unique insight into the band’s inner workings.

If Eagles fans felt a certain familiarity about the soaring guitar heard last Sunday on Showtime’s “Homeland” series, here’s why: The November 11, 2012 episode featured the lead single from former guitarist Don Felder’s new solo project You May Also Like: Bernie Chiaravalle, Guitarist With Michael McDonald: Something Else! InterviewRead More