Van Halen was my favorite band in high school. One of the first concerts I saw was Van Halen on the Right Here, Right Now tour in 1993. I saw the band again on the Balance tour two years later, and caught Sammy Hagar’s first post-Van Halen tour in 1997. When Eddie and company ...
1979, when the band fired Ozzy Osbourne. “We were doing some rehearsals in L.A., and I was loaded, but then I was loaded all the time,” Osbourne recalled in his memoir,I Am Ozzy. “It was obvious that Bill [Ward] had been...
Mind you, the band formed in 1972 and Eilish wasn't born until 2001. Further, the pop star was only 10-years-old when the band put out their latest album in 2012, A Different Kind of Truth. Now, the band's bassist, Wolfgang Van Halen has some words f...
As a teenager, being proficient in any instrument is a big accomplishment, but being a band of teens (or mostly teens) and putting out your first album is just plain ridiculous — even more so when those albums are landmarks in rock and metal. Imagine recording an album at 16 and years...
Years before the iPod began breaking down barriers between radio formats, Lollapalooza was doing it, live and in person. “The first Lollapalooza tour in 1991 was a big deal for the band I was in,” Rollins told Loudwire. “A lot of people saw us play and that was helpful. Far more ...
Van Halen (Eddie and son Wolfgang Van Halen) This is the most well-known example here. You see,Wolfgang Van Halenplayed shows withVan Halenin 2004 (as a guest) before officially joining two years later – at the age of 15 – when he took over for bassistMichael Anthony. He was involve...
Van Halen (Eddie and son Wolfgang Van Halen) This is the most well-known example here. You see,Wolfgang Van Halenplayed shows withVan Halenin 2004 (as a guest) before officially joining two years later – at the age of 15 – when he took over for bassistMichael Anthony. He was involve...
Years before the iPod began breaking down barriers between radio formats, Lollapalooza was doing it, live and in person. “The first Lollapalooza tour in 1991 was a big deal for the band I was in,” Rollins told Loudwire. “A lot of people saw us play and that was helpful. Far more ...
When Texas Sen. Ted Cruz ran for president in 2016, his use of Explosions in the Sky’s “Your Hand in Mine” was disputed by the band. “We are absolutely not okay with it. Those are two people we don't like very much. We'll get to the bottom of this.” The other individual...
At one point during their mini vacation in France, Michael Anthony approached the rest of the band on the hotel’s patio after a hard night of partying. His face showed concern and confusion, and he eventually led the band up to his hotel room. The chandelier that was supposed to be han...