POPULAR MECHANICS REPOSTS 2015 ARTICLE WRITTEN BY EDDIE VAN HALEN DISCUSSING HOW HE REBUILT HIS GUITARS AND AMPS TO GET HIS SIGNATURE SOUND
In honor of legendary rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen’s passing on October 6th, Popular Mechanics reposted an article that Van Halen wrote for them in 2015, discussing his patents, rebuilding his guitars and amps, and searching for his signature sound. Read it below. I’ve always been a tinkerer. It comes from my dad. Growing up, […]
10/14: RADIO RECAP, TRUNKNATION STICKERS FROM GOODY’S
It’s been a crazy week since we lost Eddie Van Halen. I’ve had a ton of great guests and fans call into my daily show on SiriusXM 106 Volume to remember EVH, and I’m sure this will go on for some time. Thank you to John 5, Tom Morello, Mike McCready, Bret Michaels, Sebastian Bach, […]
EUROPE ANNOUNCE “FRIDAY NIGHTS WITH EUROPE THE BAND” A VISUAL SERIES OF SONGS RECORDED DURING LOCK SONGS
Europe is pleased to announce the release of a special series of audio visual delights via the band’s YouTube channel and social media sites under the banner Friday Nights With Europe The Band. The band will broadcast every Friday, starting October 23rd running five weeks, special re-recordings of some of the band’s greatest songs recorded individually […]
LED ZEPPELIN POST “IMMIGRANT SONG” JAPANESE 7″ SINGLE ONLINE
As previously reported, Led Zeppelin is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin III. In celebration of the record’s anniversary, the band will reissue the Japanese version of the album’s only single — Immigrant Song backed with the non-album track Hey, Hey, What Can I Do — on seven-inch vinyl. Limited to 19,700 copies, it comes in a sleeve […]
DAVID CROSBY DRAWS IRE WITH HIS TWEET ABOUT EDDIE VAN HALEN’S PASSING
Singer, songwriter and guitarist, David Crosby (Crosby, Stills & Nash) has created a stir on Twitter, after what many viewed as a rebuff of Eddie Van Halen, who passed away on October 6th. After a Twitter follower asked Crosby for his opinion of Van Halen, Crosby replied simply: “Meh ….” His terse response received criticism including Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick, who tweeted back, “I appreciate […]
BPMD SHARES EDDIE VAN HALEN TRIBUTE VIDEO FEATURING AMERICAN MADE “D.O.A.” COVER
BPMD – featuring Bobby Blitz (Overkill) on vocals, drummer Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo), bassist Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance) and guitarist Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head) – released their debut full-length album of ’70s rock covers, American Made, this past June via Napalm Records. It’s no surprise that the members of BPMD consider the late Eddie Van Halen […]