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Why Paul Rodgers declined an offer to front the new Van Halen album

By Phil Weller Published

Alex Van Halen and Steve Lukather are currently looking for a vocalist to complete their project of reviving archival Van Halen material

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Musicians Eddie Van Halen (L) and Alex Van Halen of Van Halen perform on stage at Sleep Train Amphitheatre on September 30, 2015 in Chula Vista, California.
Alex Van Halen says a new Van Halen record was virtually finished before Eddie passed away

By Matt Owen Published

The Van Halen drummer has also shed more light on Steve Lukather's involvement in the project

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Musicians Eddie Van Halen (L) and Alex Van Halen of Van Halen perform on stage at Sleep Train Amphitheatre on September 30, 2015 in Chula Vista, California
Alex Van Halen shares rare recording of a young Eddie Van Halen playing guitar to mark the late guitar great’s birthday

By Janelle Borg Published

The sorely missed guitar legend would have turned 71 on January 26

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Steve Stevens wears a polka-dot shit and plays his Knaggs single-cut on a stage lit up in blue, Marshall stacks in the background.
Steve Stevens on resisting shred, how Paco de Lucia made him go nylon, and Billy Idol’s eternal appeal

By Charlie Wilkins Published

Billy Idol’s collaborator of 40-plus years transcends the punk-rock guitarist mold, taking in flamenco, jazz‑fusion, prog and classical styles – and he is as excited about guitar today as he was when he first picked one up

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Eddie Van Halen, pictured seated in a chair at 5150 Studios
Eddie Van Halen's 5150 Studios was decades ahead of its time – but it required a white lie to build

By Jackson Maxwell Published

LA homeowners were forbidden by the city's zoning laws to build a home studio on their property. But what's rock 'n' roll without breaking a rule here and there, and sticking it to the man?

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Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen
Wolfgang Van Halen on one the most overlooked and underrated aspects of Eddie’s playing

By Phil Weller Published

Eddie Van Halen’s talents reshaped the guitar scene in the 1980s, but his son says there’s far more to his craft than tapping

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Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen
New compilation album of old Van Halen rehearsals with Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang is reportedly on the way – and it won’t feature a singer

By Phil Weller Published

The recordings come from the 5150 Studios soundboard as the band rehearsed ahead of their 2007 tour

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Wolfgang Van Halen pictured in warm lighting with his EVH signature semi-hollow
Wolfgang Van Halen on Allan Holdsworth, unintentional Van Halen-isms, and his go-to guitar-test riffs

By Amit Sharma Published

As the son of one of the world’s most influential rock guitar players, it’s understandably taken Wolfgang Van Halen some time to feel comfortable in his own skin. Mammoth’s third full-length, The End, is undoubtedly the sound of his confidence growing stronger and stronger

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Jaco Pastorius (1951 - 1987) performing with Weather Report at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, Illinois, February 9, 1980. . American Rock musician Michael Anthony, of the group Van Halen, performs onstage at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, March 15, 1986.
When Michael Anthony met the self-proclaimed “greatest bass player in the world”, Jaco Pastorius

By Nick Wells Published

How the accidental meeting of two of the ’70s and ’80s greatest bass icons – neither recognised by the other – came about in a Tokyo hotel

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Wolfgang Van Halen of Mammoth performs at Little Caesars Arena on November 20, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.
Wolfgang Van Halen names the 2 classic rock tracks he plays to test any electric guitar

By Matt Owen Published

Forget the forbidden riffs and the flashy taps. Wolfgang finds it's better to keep things simple...

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