A FORMER EDITOR FOR ROLLING STONE’S WEBSITE RECOUNTS HIS CLANDESTINE FRIENDSHIP WITH EDDIE VAN HALEN
Excerpts from Blair R. Fischer’s article appear below. “How’s Michael Anthony doing?” That’s the first thing I say to Eddie Van Halen, the legendary guitarist and co-namesake of the rock band Van Halen. Rather, that’s the first thing I say to someone who possibly is, kidding? There’s no way the real Eddie Van Halen’s email address should be […]
THE ORIGIN OF THE STRIPED DESIGN OF EDDIE VAN HALEN’S FRAKENSTRAT
In Greg Prato‘s new book, Iconic Guitar Gear, Eddie Van Halen expert/former Guitar World editor, Brad Tolinski, (who is also the author of the book, Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen), fully analyzes when and how the legendary guitarist assembled his now-instantly identifiable Frakenstrat. Tolinski explained how it was probably not just a happy accident concerning how Van […]
“MONSTERS OF ROCK CRUISE” 2023 ANNOUNCED, HOSTED BY EDDIE TRUNK, WITH AN ALL STAR LINEUP OF OVER 35 ARTISTS INCLUDING TESLA, MICHAEL SCHENKER, QUEENSRŸCHE, WINGER, EXTREME, SAXON, AND MORE, SAILS APRIL 29TH-MAY 4TH
RE The annual Monsters of Rock Cruise, the world’s premier hard rock and heavy metal experience at sea, is returning for its eleventh year in 2023. On The Blue Cruises has announced the five-day/five-night full-ship music charter will set sail April 29th – May 4th aboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas® and depart out of Port Canaveral, Florida. Dubbed They Came From Outer Space, the […]
UNIQUE “HELLFEST” ASHES CEREMONY MEMORIALIZES MOTÖRHEAD’S LEMMY FOREVER
After a two year absence due to Covid, one of the biggest heavy metal festivals in the world, Hellfest in Clisson, France, returned with two sold-out weekends packed with some of the biggest names in rock and metal music. It also hosted the first international memorialization of the Grammy-award winning rock legend, Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, with a ceremony featuring band […]
DIO “AT THE RAINBOW IN THE DARK” CELEBRATION, HOSTED BY EDDIE TRUNK ON JULY 7TH, TO HONOR RONNIE JAMES DIO’S 80TH BIRTHDAY
Ronnie James Dio would have turned 80 years old on July 10th. To celebrate this historic day, the legendary Rainbow Bar & Grill on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood will host At The Rainbow In The Dark, a special event for Dio family, friends, and fans, on July 7th from 7-9PM PT. The event will […]
5TH ANNUAL ONLINE “DAVID Z FOUNDATION” FUNDRAISER TO TAKE PLACE JUNE 29TH AT 5PM PST, LINE UP INCLUDES: EDDIE TRUNK, CHRIS JERICHO, WINGER, NUNO BETTENCOURT, BILLY SHEEHAN, AMONG MANY OTHERS
The David Z Foundation announced today it’s 5th Annual Online Fundraiser and line-up. The online Facebook live show will be on June 29th at 5pm PST on the David Z Facebook page. The line-up includes guest appearances by some of rocks heaviest hitters including Steel Panther, Winger, Buckcherry, Bulletboys, Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Nuno Bettencourt […]
