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How a teenaged Wolfgang Van Halen helped bring Van Halen back from the brink
By Chris Gill published
In 2008, Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen sat down with GW to discuss how the latter came to join the band, the euphoria of their first show together, and the moment Wolfgang first heard Hot for Teacher

“I don't think I want to go on tour anymore. I hate to say that”: Sammy Hagar reveals his touring days are over
By Janelle Borg published
Hagar clarifies this does not mean he's retiring – but at 77, he prefers residencies over the stresses of touring

Nirvana track named the best guitar riff of all time by surprising new study
By Phil Weller published
Many of the big hitters feature, but not where you’d expect them to be – and there are some notable absences, too

That time Eddie Van Halen promised Dimebag Darrell a collectible EVH inspired by his beloved Bumblebee
By Matt Owen published
Dimebag had designs on getting his name down for a limited-edition Charvel EVH Art Series guitar, but when Van Halen himself found out, he promised to go one step further

Mike Rutherford reveals his secret studio sessions with Eddie Van Halen – and sheds light on their unreleased songs
By Janelle Borg published
Van Halen had just come across Rutherford's second solo album when he called the Genesis co-founder to collaborate

Dweezil Zappa shares the surprising beginner guitar lessons he learned from Eddie Van Halen
By Matt Owen published
Zappa first met Van Halen when he was just 12 years old, and it wasn’t long before he was receiving lessons from the guitar god – on his legendary Frankenstein

Wolfgang Van Halen on calling the shots in rock’s royal family
By Brian Fox published
He isn’t just Eddie’s kid – Wolfgang Van Halen is a talented bass player with his own style

Alex Van Halen on the first time he and Eddie met David Lee Roth at a show that nearly ended in violence
By Janelle Borg published
Pre-Van Halen fame, the brothers were scheduled to play a gig at a local park – only to get replaced by Roth’s band at the last minute

Eddie Van Halen details the years of onstage trials and workshop tribulations that shaped the EVH Wolfgang guitar
By Chris Gill published
Back in 2009, GW sat down with a rejuvenated and re-energized Eddie Van Halen to get the full, twisty backstory of the signature model he referred to as “the culmination of 35 years of experimenting with guitars”

Alex Van Halen reveals the real reason David Lee Roth quit Van Halen
By Janelle Borg published
In his recently-released book, Brothers, the Van Halen drummer talks about the push-and-pull dynamic between Roth and the two brothers, and what eventually led to the singer's departure following the 1984 Tour
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