Van Halen

Films Hard Rock Rock 

Fanny Finally Receive Their Flowers

May 27, 2023May 28, 2023 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment ABBA, AC/DC, Bonnie Raitt, David Bowie, Fanny, Fanny: The Right To Rock, Jean Millington, Journey, June Millington, Kiss, Los Angeles, PBS, Van Halen, Whisky A Go Go

A fantastic new documentary sheds light on a most underrated rock ‘n’ roll band

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Hard Rock Rock 

Naturally Wired: Van Halen’s OU812 Turns 35

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, A Apolitical Blues, Alex Van Halen, Cabo Wabo, David Lee Roth, Eat 'Em And Smile, Eddie Van Halen, Feels So Good, Little Feat, Michael Anthony, OU812, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen, When Its Love

Why we’re still all fired up about their best album with Sammy Hagar

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Records Retail 

Rhino Unveils 24 Titles for Record Store Day

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Blur, Captain Beefheart, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Madonna, Nuggets, Record Store Day, Rhino Records, Rich Kids, Scott Weiland, Stevie Nicks, The Grateful Dead, The Ramones, Tori Amos, Van Halen

Exclusive titles from Van Halen, The Ramones, Madonna and more on deck this year

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Runnin’ With The Devil: ‘Van Halen’ at 45

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Kara Tucker 2 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Michael Anthony, Montrose, Ted Templeman, Van Halen, Warner Bros. Records

Is the band’s ferocious debut LP ground zero for hair metal?

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Films New Wave Punk Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Giving the Kids a Voice: Fast Times at Ridgemont High at 40 

September 1, 2022September 4, 2022 Kathy Fennessy 1 Comment 40th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, CHEAP TRICK, Elvis Costello, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nicolas Cage, Phoebe Cates, Robert Romanus, Sean Penn, The Go-Gos, Van Halen

A look back at the book, the movie and the soundtrack 

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Music Journalism 

Dear Bruce Springtseen and John Mellencamp: What the Actual Eff Were You Thinking?

February 2, 2022April 3, 2022 Tim Sommer 87 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Did You Say Such a Thing, John Mellencamp, Van Halen

Their collaborative single is strictly a one-eyed pinch off a popular Van Halen hit

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Heavy Metal 

Bunny Wailers: Mr. Bungle Comes Home

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2021, Anthrax, Dave Lombardo, Ipecac Recordings, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, Mr. Bungle The Night They Came Home, Scott Ian, Seals & Croft, Slayer, The Circle Jerks, Trevor Dunn, Trey Spruance, Van Halen

The Northern California avant-metal giants celebrated Halloween 🎃 in an empty room for an, um, epic new live set

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Rock 

The Heart of Nancy Wilson

May 19, 2021March 24, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 4 Edward, Ann Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Van Halen, Heart, Nancy Wilson, Pearl Jam, Seattle, The Cranberries, Van Halen, You and Me

With her first studio solo album, the Seattle guitar goddess pays homage to friends and heroes 

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Alternative Rock New Wave Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Left of Center: the Pretty in Pink Soundtrack at 35

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment INXS, John Hughes, Molly Ringwald, OMD, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Pretty In Pink, Prince and the Revolution, The Psychedelic Furs, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Whitney Houston

Director John Hughes’s curatorial powers got college rock higher than ever on the charts

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Heavy Metal 

Rob Halford’s ‘Confess’ Is What a Rock Memoir Should Be – Brutally Honest and Funny as Hell

December 28, 2020August 18, 2022 Ken Kurson 2 Comments David Bowie, Judas Priest, Memoir, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Rob Halford, The Clash, The Scorpions, Van Halen, Willie Nelson

Judas Priest singer details a career-long struggle with his sexuality

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Music Journalism Remembrance 

All You Need to Know About Van Halen by Someone Who Was an Actual Teenager in the 1970s

October 9, 2020October 19, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Billy Joel, Blondie, Bread, CHEAP TRICK, CSN, James Taylor, Kansas, Kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin, Little River Band, Neu!, Styx, The Ramones, Van Halen, Wilko Johnson, Wire

A remembrance of the era that gave us Eddie Van Halen from someone on the ground during their ascension to superstardom

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Rock 

Lou Barlow on Eddie Van Halen

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 Lou Barlow 0 Comments Eddie Van Halen, Frankenstein, FrankenStrat, Lou Barlow, Van Halen

A lo-fi musician shares his photos—and deep appreciation—for a gifted technician

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Hard Rock Remembrance 

On Losing Eddie Van Halen

October 6, 2020October 7, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1984, 5150, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Diver Down, Eddie Van Halen, Fair Warning, Michael Anthony, Montrose, OU812, RIP, Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, Women and Children First

For a generation of rock fans, there was no greater guitarist to grace the concert stage, making it tough for so many of us to imagine a world without him

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Alternative Rock Funk Hard Rock Metal! 

A Funked-Up Fairy Tale: Extreme’s ‘Pornograffiti’ at 30

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Bryan Rolli 0 Comments 1990, Extreme, Extreme II: Pornograffitti, Faith No More, Gary Cherone, More Than Words, Nuno Bettencourt, Pat Badger, Paul Geary, Poison, Pornograffiti, Queen, The Beatles, Van Halen, Warrant, White Lion

This is the story of a great band caught between hair metal and alternative rock until they hit big with a Beatlesque ballad

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Hard Rock 

Listen to the Music: Producer Ted Templeman’s Vivid, Likable Memoir

July 6, 2020August 21, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Donn Landee, Doobie Brothers, Frank Sinatra, Greg Renoff, Harpers Bizarre, Lenny Waronker, Nicolette Larson, Ted Templeman, Van Halen, Warner Bros.

The A&R guy who signed the Doobie Brothers and Van Halen looks back on a ‘Life in Music’

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