Post Tagged with: "Eddie Van Halen"

by / on August 30, 2012 at 8:56 am / in Concerts, Metal, Rock Music

'No further surgeries are needed': New health scare for Eddie Van Halen, but it's not cancer

Eddie Van Halen’s health has forced his band to postpone a scheduled swing through Japan in November, but the good news is: It’s not a return of his cancer.

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by / on August 25, 2012 at 6:10 pm / in Metal, Rock Music

'The right mix of old and new': Wolfgang Van Halen on building fresh songs from previous sounds

In the current edition of Guitar World magazine, Wolfgang Van Halen takes fans into the early sessions for what would become the band’s well-received 2012 comeback A Different Kind of Truth

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by / on June 13, 2012 at 12:59 pm / in Metal, Rock Music

Is Van Halen set for an appearance at this year's Super Bowl halftime show?

When Eddie Van Halen, discussing the reunited Van Halen’s return to the road, mentioning possibly doing “something special” as part of the tour — without specifying just what — well, the rumor mill began to whir. One hot topic: The Super Bowl.

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by / on May 17, 2012 at 7:59 pm / in Metal, Rock Music

Van Halen on the rocks again?: There was only so much Wolfie could do

You wondered how long it would last with this reconstituted version of the always-fighting Van Halen. Answer, apparently: June 26.

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by / on April 17, 2012 at 2:52 pm / in Metal, Rock Music

Eddie Van Halen reveals that he's had two more cancer scares in the last year

A new Esquire feature story on Eddie Van Halen reveals that his cancer battle has been much more involved that was originally thought.

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by / on March 12, 2012 at 11:44 am / in Metal, Rock Music

Eddie Van Halen's ex-wife: Without Wolfie, there'd be no reunion with David Lee Roth

Valerie Bertinelli, ex-wife of Eddie Van Halen, says she admired former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony as much as anyone, but without the presence of her son Wolfgang, there would have been no reunion with David Lee Roth.

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by / on February 27, 2012 at 7:09 pm / in Metal, Rock Music

Sammy Hagar says Chickenfoot gives Michael Anthony the respect he never got in Van Halen

Van Halen is missing more than Michael Anthony’s signature tenor, Sammy Hagar says. They’re missing a very good bass player.

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by / on February 23, 2012 at 6:36 pm / in Metal, Rock Music

David Lee Roth breaks down the Van Halen sound — from early influences, to 'Biblical' solos, to those fiery endings

David Lee Roth has described Van Halen’s music as “whiskey in a paper cup,” recommending “short doses and not every night — please!” Now, he’s ready to go in depth on what makes their sound so special.

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by / on February 18, 2012 at 5:45 pm / in Concerts, Metal, Rock Music

Posted master list for new Van Halen reunion tour includes some tasty deep cuts

A series of David Lee Roth-sung Van Halen songs has appeared at the Roth Army Forum, purportedly to be used as a master set list for the new comeback tour. There are some interesting surprises in store for fans of early Van Halen,

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by / on February 15, 2012 at 8:26 am / in Gimme Five, Jazz, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Gimme Five: Unforgettable concerts that drove me deeper into obsession

Somebody once said that there’s a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. I moved a step closer to that line back in 1978

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