Los Angeles based artist Robert Vargas, is creating a larger than life mural of Eddie Van Halen on one of the outside walls of the Guitar Center in downtown L.A. The mural should be completely finished by Sunday evening, but will not receive it’s official unveiling until January 26th. Vargas said, “I’ll be painting this, […]

November, Wolfgang Van Halen confirmed a “kitchen-sink” reunion tour with Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth was in the works for Van Halen, but was ultimately nixed by Eddie Van Halen’s cancer diagnosis. Following EVH’s death in October 2020, talk has turned to a tribute concert for the guitar great – and Hagar […]

Brian McDonald tells the story of how Fender built the ultimate EVH tribute – the original tone monster Fender launched its EVH brand in style with the release of the Frankenstein in 2007. This Custom Shop limited-edition run included 300 replica instruments, each rendered in fine detail to recreate Eddie’s iconic guitar with astonishing accuracy.  Now highly […]

Michael Anthony and his relationship with Eddie Van Halen toward the end of the guitarist’s life was rocky at best. While Sammy Hagar has said he had a chance to patch things up with Eddie, Anthony, sadly, did not. In an appearance on Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown, Anthony reflected on this missed opportunity saying, “We actually […]

Guesting on the Talkin’ Rock With Meltdown podcast, original Van Halen bassist spoke about his relationship with the late Eddie Van Halen and other topics. While Sammy Hagar has said he had a chance to patch things up with Eddie, Anthony did not. Anthony reflected on this missed opportunity saying, “We actually hadn’t spoken [for […]

THE YEAR 2020 had been a tough one. Among the stars and icons we have lost last year is one of the world’s most beloved and influential guitarists of all time — Eddie Van Halen. The rock guitar virtuoso, also the co-founder of popular rock act Van Halen, lost his long and arduous battle with lung […]

When Van Halen took the Monsters Of Rock show at Donington by storm in 1984, a return visit of the sooner-rather-than-later variety seemed likely. As it is, the UK had to wait nine years to see the band in action, meanwhile enduring the tease of two live videos along the way.   “Actually, it’s not just […]