Latest about Eddie Van Halen
David Lee Roth cancels U.S. tour and gets words of support from Sammy Hagar
Hagar even extended an invitation for Roth to join him onstage at his Las Vegas residency in September
Ronnie Montrose offered a brutal assessment of Sammy Hagar
Montrose had fired Hagar from his namesake band, but in 1983 he still believed his former singer was “adequate” at guitar and “just ends up using every cliché in the book”
“We did our best work with Dave.” Alex Van Halen explains why David Lee Roth was Van Halen’s secret ingredient
The drummer says Roth’s chemistry with Van Halen “was brilliant soup” — and credits the singer with connecting to audiences like no one else could
Neil Young on why guitar virtuosos and music schools doomed the future of rock — and why one note is enough
Long before social media made technical perfection a currency, Young argued that feeling — not flawless technique — was the true measure of a great guitarist
From Metallica playing in the Antarctic to Van Halen performing in a blizzard — here are the wild stories behind three of rock’s coldest concerts
Playing in subzero temperatures meant frozen fingers, failing tuning and some very unusual rules — including one gig where the audience had to wear headphones
"Maybe I didn't like the strippers enough…" What happened when Desmond Child worked with Van Halen
Hitmaker Desmond Child gives a unique insight into Dave Lee Roth's unique working methods in the 1990s
Wet Leg's Rhian Teasdale: The best songs only have two chords
And one of Van Halen’s most enduring hits seems to back up her argument
“I was nervous for about a minute and said, ‘Forget it’” Steve Vai on replacing Eddie Van Halen as David Lee Roth’s guitarist for ‘Eat ‘Em and Smile’
On the album’s 40th anniversary, we revisit Vai’s classic Guitar Player interview when he stepped into rock guitar’s most intimidating role
