Eddie Van Halen’s hometown of Pasadena announces plans for The Van Halen Stage By Matt Owen published 6 April 22 The public stage was initially going to be named solely after Eddie Van Halen, but was expanded to encompass the whole band following talks with the Van Halen family
Watch Van Halen close out a 1986 show with a rabble-rousing cover of Led Zeppelin's Rock and Roll By Jackson Maxwell published 24 March 22 The classic rock standard was an encore mainstay during the band's first tours with Sammy Hagar
Watch Sammy Hagar & the Circle cover Van Halen's Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love – with Michael Anthony on lead vocals By Jackson Maxwell published 14 March 22 Van Halen's longest-tenured bassist took center stage for a spirited version of the David Lee Roth-era VH classic during the Circle's recent performance in Plant City, Florida
Daryl Hall reveals Eddie Van Halen asked him to replace David Lee Roth in Van Halen By Matt Owen published 14 March 22 Hall came close to formally joining the group following Lee Roth's exit, before Sammy Hagar was ultimately appointed
Sammy Hagar: Eddie Van Halen recorded the Right Now solo in "pajamas and slippers" By Jackson Maxwell published 3 March 22 The 1991 hit, Hagar says, came incredibly quickly once he finally fit lyrics to Eddie's long-gestating piano part
Watch Wolfgang Van Halen cover Alice in Chains’ Them Bones on a prototype semi-hollow EVH guitar – and nail the solo despite his strap falling off By Michael Astley-Brown published 24 February 22 Mammoth WVH have been tackling the grunge classic on their Young Guns Tour with Dirty Honey, where the mystery Wolfgang prototype is getting a major workout
"A good idea is a good idea no matter when you do it": Eddie Van Halen reveals how Van Halen brought cutting room floor jams back to life for A Different Kind of Truth By Chris Gill published 8 February 22 In this wide-ranging 2012 interview, EVH discusses the evolution of his onstage solo, working in the studio with Wolfgang, and the Different Kind of Truth song that "flipped" him out
Watch Matt Pike and Russian Circles’ Mike Sullivan give Van Halen’s Unchained a heavy makeover By Matt Owen published 8 February 22 The pair were joined by Andy Hurley of Fall Out Boy and Gwarsenio Hall in Two Minutes To Late Night's latest bedroom cover
Sammy Hagar on why he doesn't play Fenders: “For me, playing a Strat is like trying to wrestle a professional wrestler” By Matt Owen published 7 February 22 The former Van Halen vocalist also discussed the possibility of unreleased EVH material seeing the light of day
Hear Annihilator’s re-recorded Van Halen cover Romeo Delight By Matt Parker published 26 January 22 Listen to the second single from Metal II – a near complete re-do of 2007’s star-studded Metal album – and check out Downright Dominate, which features a guest solo from the late, great Alexi Laiho
David Lee Roth cancels his entire Las Vegas residency By Sam Roche published 4 January 22 An official statement is yet to be released, though the Van Halen frontman recently called off shows due to “unforeseen circumstances related to Covid”
Wolfgang Van Halen names his 2 favorite Van Halen albums By Matt Owen published 4 January 22 The Mammoth WVH frontman includes both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar records as he names the albums that changed his life
An Eddie Van Halen Funko Pop! figure is on the way By Matt Owen published 10 December 21 The miniature collectible, which was signed off by Van Halen in 2019, will arrive January 2022
David Lee Roth claims the Frankenstein’s stripes were his design, but his story just doesn't add up – here's why By Matt Owen published 6 December 21 Chris Gill, author of Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen and EVH guitar expert, has labeled Roth’s account “a complete revisionist fabrication”
Wolfgang Van Halen on his bass journey By Bass Player Staff published 13 October 21 It's not about the solos, or the virtuoso playing, says Van Halen – it's all about the songwriting
The city of Pasadena is unveiling an Eddie Van Halen memorial plaque on Monday By Matt Parker published 8 October 21 The tribute comes after fundraising efforts from local residents who wanted to commemorate the musician’s early performances at the Pasadena Civic Center
Tony Iommi and Eddie Van Halen discuss their careers, friendship and the evolution of their guitar playing in this classic 2010 interview By Chris Gill published 6 October 21 Two of hard-rock's greatest guitar-slingers talk technique, career highs and lows, and how they influenced one another over the years
Mark Tremonti recalls the time Eddie Van Halen gifted him a guitar backstage By Matt Owen published 5 October 21 After handing over the axe, Van Halen fought his way through a 300-strong crowd to impart one piece of advice to Tremonti: “You need to take out two springs to make it play right!”
David Lee Roth announces retirement from music: “I've given you all I've got to give” By Sam Roche published 4 October 21 The former Van Halen frontman will “throw in the shoes” following his forthcoming five-date Las Vegas residency
Eruption: Conversations With Eddie Van Halen is a definitive new biography based on 50+ hours of interviews with the man himself By Matt Parker published 28 September 21 The book, due October 5, also includes chapters on EVH’s guitar builds and personal stories from the guitarist detailing oddities from his gear collection