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 […]
GUITARIST JOHN 5 SAYS OF EDDIE VAN HALEN’S DEATH, “WE HAVE LOST…SUCH AN IMPORTANT FIGURE IN MUSIC”
Guitarist John 5 was a guest on Eddie’s Sirius/XM show, Trunk Nation, on October 7th, where he discussed the passing of legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen on October 6th from cancer. Five told Eddie (via Blabbermouth.net), “We all knew that Eddie was not well, but he’s like our Superman,” John 5 said. “[We all thought] ‘Eddie’s gonna be fine. We […]
SAMMY HAGAR AND MICHAEL ANTHONY POST VIDEO ABOUT EDDIE VAN HALEN’S PASSING
Former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony have released a new video message about the passing of their former bandmate Eddie Van Halen. It was filmed on October 7th , while at rehearsals for Hagar’s annual birthday bash. Watch the clip here. In a recent interview with Van Halen’s manger Irving Azoff, the band were in discussions for a reunion […]
GRETA VAN FLEET DELIVERS NEW SINGLE “MY WAY SOON”
Today (October 9th), Greta Van Fleet releases its first new song in more than a year, My Way, Soon (Lava/Republic Records.) The song is a liberating and jubilant track that celebrates and reflects the band’s personal transformation over the past three years. Also, released is the track’s companion music video,Go here to check it out. When Greta Van Fleet […]
FORMER MOTÖRHEAD GUITARIST PHIL CAMPBELL AND HIS BAND THE BASTARD SONS RELEASE THE SONG “WE’RE THE BASTARDS,” NEW ALBUM OUT NOVEMBER 13TH
The Hard Rock powerhouse Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons from Wales have released a music video for their brand-new single We’re The Bastards from the upcoming new album We’re The Bastards, which will be released on November, 13th via Nuclear Blast. Watch the music video here. Singer Neil Starr on the new album, “It’s definitely great to know that we have an audience now. […]