Eddie Van Halen, the legendary guitarist and co-founder of the iconic rock band Van Halen, is often credited with changing the landscape of 80s rock music. His innovative guitar techniques and songwriting prowess not only defined a generation but also inspired countless musicians who sought to emu...
Eddie Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen of Van Halen perform during "A Different Kind of Truth" tour at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 28, 2012 in New York City.Kevin Mazur/WireImage Wolfgang Van Halen, the son and bandmate of legendary guitar player Eddie Van Halen, has fired off a fur...
Like father, like son. Bassist Wolfgang Van Halen grew up to be in a band with his guitarist dad, Eddie Van Halen. Conveniently, that band is named... Van Halen.Getty Images ForEddie Van Halen, making music is all about having good ears and a talent for experimenting...
Edward Van Halen’s destiny as a maestro was never in question: His middle name was Lodewijk, in honor of Ludwig van Beethoven, a cute family dare he later bestowed on his own son, who shares a first name with Wolfgang Mozart. His father Jan was a professional saxophone and clarinet pla...
The Pitch If Chefs Are the New Rock Stars, Then Danny Bowien Is Eddie Van Halen He made Mission Chinese feel like a DIY club before teaming up with emo legends for a punk band that plays fine restaurants. It’s all the same to Danny Bowien....
The band went on to super stardom, selling 56 million records in the United States and 80 million worldwide, while also going through public turmoil between multiple band members. In October 2020, Eddie Van Halen passed away after an “arduous battle with cancer,” according to his so...
'Music is supposed to bring us together, not divide us.' Wolfgang Van Halen is standing up for Billie Eilish. After Billie revealed that she didn't know about the band Van Halen, Wolfgang -- a current member of the rock group and the son of Eddie Van Halen, its famed...
The city of Shreveport has a long-standing relationship with Van Halen.He met the woman who would become his wife, Valerie Bertinelli, at the Hirsh Coliseum in Shreveport in 1980. Eddie and the band would go on to make Shreveport a staple of their concert tours for years to come.Even pla...
Van Halen, whose 21-year-old sonWolfgangis playing bass for his second tour with the band, said many of the canceled shows were in cities they had already played. Trending on Billboard “So in November, we’ll hit Japan, and in the new year, we’ll possibly do something special, but...
Eddie would love to make another Van Halen album, but that plan has obstructions. “It’s hard, because there are four people in this band, and three of us like rock’n’roll. And one of us likes dance music,” he says. “And that used to kind of work, but now Dave doesn’...