WOLFGANG VAN HALEN DISCUSSES HIS NEW SINGLE “DISTANCE,” WHAT HE LEARNED FROM BEING IN A BAND AND A PRANK FROM VAN HALEN’S FINAL SHOW
Daniel Kohn of Spin Magazine spoke with Wolfgang Van Halen, highlights from the interview appear below. SPIN: It’s been quite the whirlwind since you dropped [your first single] Distance. Wolfgang Van Halen: I never could have seen anything like this coming. It’s incredible. I still can’t believe it. SPIN: And you played all of the instruments, which […]
LISTEN TO RANDY RHOADS PLAYING SOME VAN HALEN RIFFS
In light of a story recently posted, where Wolfgang Van Halen stated that his father, iconic Van Halen guitarist, Eddie Van Halen was not the most effective teacher, I made an obersatvation, in the comments section, about Randy Rhoads being teacher. Ironically enough, Rhoads was asked by one of his students, perhaps more, to teach […]
TESLA BASSIST BRIAN WHEAT TELLS HIS SIDE OF THE STORY IN NEW BOOK, “SON OF A MILKMAN: MY CRAZY LIFE WITH TESLA,” AND ANNOUNCES LIVE SIGNING EVENT
Tesla bassist Brian Wheat lifts the lid on living the rock n’ roll life while struggling with anxiety, depression, and other issues seldom discussed by musicians in his new book, Son of a Milkman: My Crazy Life with Tesla, which will be released on December 15th through Post Hill Press (and co-penned by Chris Epting). […]
LISTEN TO DOKKEN BANDMATES GEORGE LYNCH & JEFF PILSON COVER DURAN DURAN’S “ORDINARY WORLD”
As previously reported, Guitar-shredding virtuoso George Lynch has reteamed with former Dokken bandmate Jeff Pilson for a set of new studio recordings that turn pop music classics into powerful metal anthems. The two have previously made metal magic together as a duo on the 2003 album Wicked Underground, which was recently reissued on vinyl, as well as with other projects such […]
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN SAID HIS FATHER WAS A “TERRIBLE” GUITAR TEACHER
Wolfgang Van Halen recently spoke with The Afternoon Program on the 102.9 The Hog radio station and said his father, Eddie Van Halen, was an ineffective guitar teacher. Wolfgang said, “He was a terrible teacher. He only taught me how to do power chords on a guitar, and then I taught myself. [Laughs] I would ask him how […]
FORMER QUEENSRŸCHE GUITARIST CHRIS DEGARMO TEAMS UP WITH HIS DAUGHTER RYLIE TO FORM THE RUE
Christina Titus of Billboard reports: …Although, [former Queensrÿche guitarist Chris DeGarmo] just turned 52 on June 14th, Chris has never forgotten [the] magic of discovering music. And as a father, he naturally wondered if his daughter Rylie and younger son Preston would also pick it up. So when Rylie, 22, joined a vocal ensemble while […]