Mikey Coltun: Mdou developed his own tapping style influenced by Van Halen, and now you see all these young kids in Niger repeating it. Mdou Moctar’s mother’sajikanba(hot pepper) MM: I trust my mom’s hot pepper because I know she made it herself. It’s not that spicy, and it...
My Brother, Eddie Van Halen: Alex Van Halen Tells All Not even death could break the bond they shared. For the first time, Van Halen's drummer is ready to talk about everything Exclusive By Brian Hiatt Top stories newsletter A Cultural Force That Transcends Generations ...
Van Halen:Oh yeah. Believe it or not, the very first school I went to was still segregated where people of color were on a certain side of the playground and white kids were on the other side. Since I was also considered a second-class citizen at the time, I was...
The source says that, just two weeks ago, Van Halen "looked great," and that his death is hitting his family very hard, adding, "Losing Eddie is a void that will never be filled." "Eddie loved being a rock ‘n roll star, he relished it and he loved it. The crowd fueled him. ...
Van Halen family basketball game, and the devil showed up in a pair of sweats looking to throw the ball around. It was very easy. The politics were not fragile at all. … I just showed up, and 20 minutes later, it was the usual: ‘How’s the wife, how’s the kids, let’s ...
Wolfgang Van Halen has also been very open about the impact that Van Halen's music has had on his life. In 2022, he toldClassic Rockthat the band's 1981 albumFair Warningand the 1995 albumBalancewere two of the Van Halen records thatchanged his life. ...
As a result, for all Van Halen’s success and broad appeal, their subsequent cultural footprint has been weirdly invisible. As hard rock settled into its grunge phase and arch indie kids were elevated to glossy-magazine status, Van Hagar were right there with goatees and gas-station shirts,...
Gene Simmons calls Eddie Van Halen “the most important musician since Jimi Hendrix”, says everyone should know of his talents News Features Reviews Guides Industry 120 Deals News “For fuck’s sake, parents should be slapping mobile phones out of their kids’ hands and telling them to check...
he asked me to buy a few for him. One of the albums I bought for him was5150. I still remember to this day when we were unpacking the cassettes, something the kids of today will never experience, and putting that album on the tape deck. The second song wasWhy Can’t This Be Love...
David Lee RothclaimsAlex Van Halenused to driveEddie Van Halen“fucking crazy” when the two were bandmates. In a recentpost to YouTube, Roth detailed conversations he used to have with the Van Halen guitar god. “Dave, I fucking hate my brother, it's why I fucking drink,” Roth recal...