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Left-Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs at Music Midtown at Piedmont Park on September 19, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia; Right-Keanu Reeves of Dogstar performs live on stage during the 2023 BottleRock Napa Valley festival at Napa Valley Expo on May 27, 2023 in Napa, California
Eddie Van Halen and Keanu Reeves nearly ended up on the John Wick soundtrack

By Janelle Borg Published

The soundtrack that could have been...

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Wolfgang Van Halen performs onstage
Wolfgang Van Halen says he’s stopped listening to his dad’s music

By Phil Weller Published

The Mammoth multi-instrumentalist has discussed why he no longer listens to his late father’s Van Halen back catalog

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Canadian Rock musician Pat Travers plays guitar as he performs onstage at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, December 2, 1978
Pat Travers recalls the best show he ever played – with Aerosmith, AC/DC, and Van Halen all on the same bill

By Janelle Borg Published

The legendary gig also saw Travers meet Steven Tyler for the first time – and a comical encounter ensued...

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Eddie Van Halen plays his custom Frankenstrat guitar at Cobo Arena during Van Halen's "Fair Warning Tour" on July 4, 1981, in Detroit, Michigan
Larry DiMarzio says his revolutionary bridge tweak pre-empted Van Halen’s own mods

By Phil Weller Published

The guitar hero’s mods showed an intimate understanding of what makes a guitar sing, and they echoed thoughts DiMarzio was also having

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Gary Holt of Exodus performs at Alcatraz Metal Fest on August 11, 2024 in Kortrijk, Belgium
Gary Holt's favorite pedal emulates Eddie Van Halen's iconic “Brown Sound” – and it retails for less than a $100

By Janelle Borg Published

Holt reveals his new go-to budget-friendly brand – and offers some of his mini-pedal recommendations

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Kurt Cobain recording in Hilversum studios, playing acoustic guitar
Kurt Cobain's 1989 Takamine expected to fetch up to $500,000 at auction

By Janelle Borg Published

This year's Music Icons sale – organized by Julien's Auctions – includes over 700 collectible items from some of the world's biggest guitar stars

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Yngwie Malmsteen and Eddie Van Halen
Yngwie Malmsteen claims Eddie Van Halen felt “threatened” by him

By Phil Weller Published

Malmsteen looks back on the few times he almost crossed paths with the late electric guitar legend

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Wolfgang and Eddie Van Halen
Wolfgang Van Halen used Eddie’s legendary Frankenstein to track the two-hand tapping sequence in his new single

By Phil Weller Published

Wolfgang Van Halen has shared a clip of him using his father's iconic electric to record his latest song – which channels his love for contemporary greats while keeping Eddie’s guitar flame burning brightly

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Free Eddie Van Halen mini-documentary explores the origins of Eruption – and it’s partly narrated by the man himself

By Phil Weller Published

The latest in-depth documentary from Simon Alkin focuses on the talent behind Eruption – a song that changed the guitar world forever

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Rock musicians Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen (1955 - 2020), both of the group Van Halen, performs onstage at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, March 15, 1986
Sammy Hagar on his musical dynamic with Eddie Van Halen – and why the virtuoso stopped releasing music in the 2000s

By Janelle Borg Published

The former Van Halen frontman asserts that EVH flourished as a musician “because he got a singer that could say, ‘I can sing that’”

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