EVH Wolfgang
From Eddie Van Halen comes an all-new guitar—the Wolfgang—representing over 35 years of cumulative EVH experience and expertise in guitar design. The process undertaken to develop the Wolfgang took over two years of intense trial-and-error research. The formidable task yielded a series of prototypes that endured a full year of brutal in-concert road testing by Eddie on Van Halen’s triumphant 2007-2008 world tour. The result is a bulletproof and beautiful tonal giant of a... Read Full Story
Filed under: Ride Me Eddie and Alex Van Halen came from the same womb, played in the same legendary rock band ... and now they're driving identical $120,000 silver Audi R8s.We're told the rock star brothers purchased their new rides last Friday at Keys Audi in Los ... Permalink
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Wow this is a GREAT monday morning! Alot has happened over the weekend. Here is your extra juicy edition of Star Muscle’s celebrity gossip emporium.
Everett Calls Troops “Wimps”
English actor Rupert Everett reportedly accused British soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan of being “whining wimps.”Acording to the U.K.’s Daily Mail, the 49-year-old gay actor — whose father is a retired major in the British Army — said the troops today “are always whining about the dangers of being killed... Read Full Story
Contradictory to their pledge to protect copyrighted works , the McCain Campaign can’t seem to resist unlawfully using others music at their events. Like a teenager addicted to illegally downloading mp3’s, the McCain campaign has, over and over, illegally played songs and have been called out by many different artists who all have a very similar message: stop using our songs ! Image via Wikipedia
The list includes Bon Jovi, Heart, Jackson Browne, the Foo Fighters, Van Halen and others... Read Full Story
An eBay auction just concluded with the original Van Halen I artwork. This artwork was deemed too punk and the band was forced to change it. Here is what it looked like: That is Alex Van Halen in the front of the group, which brings up the question...WHY? Why would you put the ugliest man in the band in the front? That album would never have sold just because no one would want a closeup of Alex sitting on their shelf.
Here is a comparison of the original artwork and the real cover of Van... Read Full Story
Rock legends Van Halen have put plans for a new album on hold - so the band's youngest member Wolfgang Van Halen can finish high school. Read Full Story
Van Halen is not pleased. The John McCain campaign blasted out the song 'Right Now' at the rally to introduce McSame's new running mate, Sarah Palin. Van Halen management complained that the McCain people never asked for permission to use the song. A spokesperson stated: "Permission was not sought or granted nor would it have been given." The band also wants to make it clear they are not running with McCain. This isn't exactly a new scenario. Van Halen is just the latest in a list of... Read Full Story
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Recession special: Buy Guitar Hero 5, get Guitar Hero: Van Halen for free
by Dan Ackerman on CNet
Buy one, get one free.
In a move sure to resonate with recession-minded gamers, Activision's just-released Guitar Hero 5 game includes an offer to get the highly anticipated Van Halen version of the music game franchise for free.
As a value-based pushback against the Beatles: Rock Band juggernaut, it's an excellent idea. Guitar Hero 5 includes 85 tracks (versus... Read Full Story
