As a teenager in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Van Halen played a big part in my music experience. Their “big sound” was a contrast to the intricacies of “new wave” […]
Book Review: Van Halen at 50 by Martin Popoff – Rockin’ Those Coffee Tables
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Motorbooks, and Martin Popoff for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of the […]
DVD Review: Van Halen – Video Hits: Volume 1 – Heavy on the Van Hagar
Van Halen was one of those bands in the eighties that seemed to cross all lines. They were definitely hard rock but made an appearance on the pop charts as well. With […]
Book Review – Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock by Sammy Hagar: Sex & Drugs & Rock Music
One weekend I curled up with a bottle of wine, cranked my iPod, and settled in to read an autobiography I’d wanted to get my hands on since I first heard about […]
Rest in Peace, Eddie Van Halen
I was fortunate enough to see Van Halen several times. Once, in 1982, when David Lee Roth was still the lead singer, and a couple of times with Sammy Hagar singing lead. […]
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