Steel Panther have shared some covers of Van Halen‘s “Beautiful Girls” and “D.O.A.” You can check those out below: The band commented: “When we were playing weekly shows on the Sunset Strip, Van Halen music was essential to our set lists to keep the place rocking. The music of that band is what helped shape…
A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for Tom Weber, the longtime guitar tech of the late Eddie Van Halen. Weber is in need of money to help save his home. The following was said on GoFundMe: “Though in demand in normal times, the last few years have been especially trying for Tom, not just with…
During a recent interview with Matt Pinfield on the KLOS series “New & Approved,” former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony was asked about the possibility of a tribute show for the band’s late guitarist Eddie Van Halen. He responded with the following: “There has to be one. Obviously, we all loved Eddie, and the music…
In celebration of his 66th birthday (January 26, 2021), Guitar Center have officially unveiled their new mural of the late great Eddie Van Halen. The piece of art was created by Robert Vargas and it can be seen at the company’s flagship store in Hollywood, California. Vargas commented [via Blabbermouth]: “Eddie was one of my…
Artist Robert Vargas is paying tribute to the late great Eddie Van Halen by painting a mural of the legendary guitarist at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, CA. Leeza London of KXFM 104.7 FM recently shared a video report regarding that and it can be seen below. The mural is expected to be unveiled on…
During a recent interview with New York’s Q104.3 radio station, former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony were asked about the possibility of a tribute show for the band’s late guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Hagar responded with the following: “It’s gotta happen. Of course it’s gonna happen. No one’s really connected all the…
During a recent interview on the “Talkin’ Rock With Meltdown” podcast, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony opened up about Eddie Van Halen’s death. Sadly, he revealed that the two never got a chance to reconcile before the legendary guitarist passed away. Anthony said the following: “We actually hadn’t spoken [for many years], and unfortunately,…
The National Guitar Museum has honored the late great Eddie Van Halen with their “Lifetime Achievement Award.” This is the first time that the award was presented in memoriam. The museum issued the following statement: “It is perhaps fitting that we don’t need to explain why Eddie is deserving of such an honor everyone who…
Eddie Van Halen’s cause of death has officially been revealed. According to a death certificate obtained by TMZ, the legendary guitarist died from a cerebrovascular event (medical term for stroke). He was also battling pneumonia, a bone marrow disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome, lung cancer, squamous cell carcinoma (skin cancer) of the head and neck, and…
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