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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=107 Sun, 31 May 2026 05:13:27 -0400 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:03:53 -0500 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=107 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/steve-lukather-on-unreleased-eddie-van-halen-tracks-eddie-played-some-of-the-most-amazing-sh-t-ive-ever-heard https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/steve-lukather-on-unreleased-eddie-van-halen-tracks-eddie-played-some-of-the-most-amazing-sh-t-ive-ever-heard Music News: "It's not pieces on the floor that have to be snapped back together and try to Mickey Mouse something together that might be sellable."]]> Sun, 31 May 2026 05:13:27 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/we-did-call-michael-anthony-but-he-didnt-answer-alex-van-halen-on-how-wolfgang-got-the-job-in-his-and-eddies-band https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/we-did-call-michael-anthony-but-he-didnt-answer-alex-van-halen-on-how-wolfgang-got-the-job-in-his-and-eddies-band Music News: "For the record we did call Mike, because we owed him that. We did call him, and he just didn't answer."]]> Tue, 12 May 2026 08:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-chickened-out-mr-bigs-eric-martin-explains-why-he-ultimately-did-not-try-out-for-van-halen https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-chickened-out-mr-bigs-eric-martin-explains-why-he-ultimately-did-not-try-out-for-van-halen Music News: "I don't mean any disrespect to David Lee Roth, but I go, 'Those are mighty big clown shoes to fill."]]> Sun, 10 May 2026 21:18:55 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/george-lynch-on-seeing-pre-fame-van-halen-open-for-ufo-i-dont-think-ufo-knew-what-they-were-in-for-they-got-their-ass-kicked https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/george-lynch-on-seeing-pre-fame-van-halen-open-for-ufo-i-dont-think-ufo-knew-what-they-were-in-for-they-got-their-ass-kicked Music News: "It was mind-bending to see that in person."]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:00:56 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/why-tapping-pioneer-steve-lynch-was-threatened-by-van-halen-management-during-scary-joint-tour-if-i-see-your-right-hand-on-the-guitar-neck-youre-fired https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/why-tapping-pioneer-steve-lynch-was-threatened-by-van-halen-management-during-scary-joint-tour-if-i-see-your-right-hand-on-the-guitar-neck-youre-fired Retrospective: "And I went, 'Oh, well, shit, this is great!' Half the shit I do it with my right hand [is] on the guitar neck."]]> Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:44:42 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/sammy-hagar-tried-to-kick-our-lady-peace-off-a-van-halen-tour--eddie-and-alex-overruled-him https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/sammy-hagar-tried-to-kick-our-lady-peace-off-a-van-halen-tour--eddie-and-alex-overruled-him Music News: "'I'm sorry, man, Sammy says they're gonna make a change for the opening act.' 'What? Are you serious?!'"]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 01:03:55 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/sammy-hagar-and-michael-anthony-react-to-being-left-out-of-alex-van-halens-unreleased-van-halen-album-were-out-here-doing-it https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/sammy-hagar-and-michael-anthony-react-to-being-left-out-of-alex-van-halens-unreleased-van-halen-album-were-out-here-doing-it Music News: "I'm disappointed that Mike and I wouldn't be invited," Hagar said.]]> Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:02:03 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/michael-anthony-on-interpersonal-relationships-in-van-halen-i-guess-it-was-the-brothers-and-everybody-else https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/michael-anthony-on-interpersonal-relationships-in-van-halen-i-guess-it-was-the-brothers-and-everybody-else Music News: "People naturally say it's the brothers and everybody else."]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:50:53 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alex-van-halen-confirms-working-on-unfinished-van-halen-album-with-totos-steve-lukather-says-theyre-searching-for-a-new-singer-these-were-going-to-be-the-next-van-halen-album https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alex-van-halen-confirms-working-on-unfinished-van-halen-album-with-totos-steve-lukather-says-theyre-searching-for-a-new-singer-these-were-going-to-be-the-next-van-halen-album Music News: "One of the singers who we really, really, really wanted to use for the new stuff was Paul Rodgers."]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:55:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/eddie-van-halen-left-eruption-mistake-on-album-because-he-didnt-know-how-to-overdub https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/eddie-van-halen-left-eruption-mistake-on-album-because-he-didnt-know-how-to-overdub Retrospective: "I didn't know that I could say, 'Hey, can I try it again?'"]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:46:56 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/why-eddie-van-halen-thought-that-theres-nothing-wrong-with-punk--and-how-aint-talkin-bout-love-was-making-fun-of-punk https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/why-eddie-van-halen-thought-that-theres-nothing-wrong-with-punk--and-how-aint-talkin-bout-love-was-making-fun-of-punk Music News: Eddie Van Halen rewrote the rulebook for electric guitar — but a closer look at Van Halen's 1978 debut reveals just how much the raw energy of punk shaped the band's early songwriting.]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:36:00 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-do-not-hate-the-sound-but-it-took-six-records-for-van-halen-to-get-coherent-in-the-studio-alex-reveals https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-do-not-hate-the-sound-but-it-took-six-records-for-van-halen-to-get-coherent-in-the-studio-alex-reveals Music News: "I was in a constant battle with Donn Landee."]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:18:33 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/he-sucks-the-life-out-of-me-how-eddie-van-halen-really-felt-about-david-lee-roth-after-their-1996-mtv-vmas-reunion https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/he-sucks-the-life-out-of-me-how-eddie-van-halen-really-felt-about-david-lee-roth-after-their-1996-mtv-vmas-reunion Retrospective: "I just don't need that kind of negative energy around me."]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its-the-most-exciting-element-of-music-alex-van-halen-speaks-on-how-rock-shows-became-sanitized https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its-the-most-exciting-element-of-music-alex-van-halen-speaks-on-how-rock-shows-became-sanitized Music News: "Anything could happen with Keith Moon when he walked on stage."]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:32:43 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-could-easily-be-like-hey-im-the-only-place-where-you-can-hear-panama-wolf-van-halen-on-why-hell-never-play-van-halen-and-what-people-dont-get-about-his-success https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-could-easily-be-like-hey-im-the-only-place-where-you-can-hear-panama-wolf-van-halen-on-why-hell-never-play-van-halen-and-what-people-dont-get-about-his-success Music News: "I can do it, and I have done it on a special occasion, for the Taylor Hawkins thing."]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:02:04 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/we-left-all-the-imperfections-on-records-eddie-van-halen-refused-to-redo-eruption-despite-technical-mistakes-alex-reveals https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/we-left-all-the-imperfections-on-records-eddie-van-halen-refused-to-redo-eruption-despite-technical-mistakes-alex-reveals Music News: "He made a couple technical mistakes."]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:40:58 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/how-van-halen-actually-made-it-in-the-business-and-why-wolfgang-joining-the-band-was-a-breath-of-fresh-air-for-eddie-van-halen https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/how-van-halen-actually-made-it-in-the-business-and-why-wolfgang-joining-the-band-was-a-breath-of-fresh-air-for-eddie-van-halen Retrospective: "The bottom line is, we believed in ourselves, and we wouldn't take 'no' for an answer."]]> Sat, 17 Jan 2026 23:41:35 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/loud-expansive-rebellious-van-halen-was-aiming-to-sound-like-this-proto-metal-band-alex-reveals https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/loud-expansive-rebellious-van-halen-was-aiming-to-sound-like-this-proto-metal-band-alex-reveals Music News: "You have to remember, Ted was a very successful pop producer."]]> Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:48:55 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/i-couldnt-afford-a-wah-pedal-the-real-reason-eddie-van-halen-learned-so-many-guitar-techniques https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/i-couldnt-afford-a-wah-pedal-the-real-reason-eddie-van-halen-learned-so-many-guitar-techniques Retrospective: "It was just basically Alex and I, so we both just filled every hole possible."]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/thats-ultimately-the-best-lesson-alex-van-halen-names-one-of-the-most-important-things-he-learned-from-eddie https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/thats-ultimately-the-best-lesson-alex-van-halen-names-one-of-the-most-important-things-he-learned-from-eddie Music News: "He was a phenomenon from the moment he grabbed that guitar."]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:24:41 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/instead-of-doing-what-everyone-was-expecting-their-next-move-was-a-disappointment-for-fans-what-really-happened-with-van-halen-in-1996-184394 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/instead-of-doing-what-everyone-was-expecting-their-next-move-was-a-disappointment-for-fans-what-really-happened-with-van-halen-in-1996-184394 Features: "If you ever speak to me like that again, you better be wearing a cup." ]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:54:33 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/everybody-looks-at-him-as-mr-shred-but-what-people-dont-get-about-eddie-van-halens-guitar-playing-according-to-wolfgang https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/everybody-looks-at-him-as-mr-shred-but-what-people-dont-get-about-eddie-van-halens-guitar-playing-according-to-wolfgang Music News: "I'll throw you a different angle at something that I think is really obvious."]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2026 07:06:24 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/its-one-of-rock-musics-most-sacred-places-but-they-had-to-avoid-laws-to-build-it-the-real-origins-of-van-halens-5150-studios-184130 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/its-one-of-rock-musics-most-sacred-places-but-they-had-to-avoid-laws-to-build-it-the-real-origins-of-van-halens-5150-studios-184130 Features: A very special racquetball court.]]> Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:11:32 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/eddie-van-halen-filled-the-garage-with-gear-jerry-cantrell-recalls-being-gifted-guitar-by-eddie-van-halen-and-how-he-got-it-back-after-it-was-stolen https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/eddie-van-halen-filled-the-garage-with-gear-jerry-cantrell-recalls-being-gifted-guitar-by-eddie-van-halen-and-how-he-got-it-back-after-it-was-stolen Music News: "He'd found it online 18 years after it went missing." ]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:24:40 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/how-van-halen-bravely-and-cleverly-skirted-city-laws-to-build-their-own-studio-183989 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/how-van-halen-bravely-and-cleverly-skirted-city-laws-to-build-their-own-studio-183989 Features: A very special racquetball court.]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 03:04:04 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/what-f---ing-spaceship-just-landed-nuno-bettencourt-praises-eddie-van-halen-explains-why-he-was-such-a-big-influence https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/what-f---ing-spaceship-just-landed-nuno-bettencourt-praises-eddie-van-halen-explains-why-he-was-such-a-big-influence Music News: "Here's a guy who has the balls and the vision to do that and the control to play for the song."]]> Thu, 27 Nov 2025 04:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/one-important-piece-of-advice-david-lee-roth-gave-to-eddie-van-halen-he-didnt-know-how-to-cope-thats-why-he-had-to-do-what-he-did https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/one-important-piece-of-advice-david-lee-roth-gave-to-eddie-van-halen-he-didnt-know-how-to-cope-thats-why-he-had-to-do-what-he-did Music News: "Eddie would be holed up in that studio, experimenting."]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its-a-bit-tough-when-your-dad-is-fu--ing-eddie-van-halen-why-wolfgang-van-halen-is-not-comfortable-with-this-aspect-of-guitar-playing https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its-a-bit-tough-when-your-dad-is-fu--ing-eddie-van-halen-why-wolfgang-van-halen-is-not-comfortable-with-this-aspect-of-guitar-playing Music News: The musician also said that he is "still discovering" his voice as a lead singer.]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:50:27 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-sounded-like-he-was-out-of-his-mind-this-guitarist-received-job-offers-from-both-dlr-and-sammy-hagar-this-is-why-he-turned-them-down-both https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-sounded-like-he-was-out-of-his-mind-this-guitarist-received-job-offers-from-both-dlr-and-sammy-hagar-this-is-why-he-turned-them-down-both Music News: "[Sammy] wanted to write an album more like the Eagles – and I hate the Eagles."]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2025 05:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/sammy-hagar-reveals-what-went-wrong-with-his-first-ever-performance-with-eddie-van-halen-they-pulled-the-plug-i-never-got-invited-back https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/sammy-hagar-reveals-what-went-wrong-with-his-first-ever-performance-with-eddie-van-halen-they-pulled-the-plug-i-never-got-invited-back Music News: "I said, 'Here's a song for all your tractor-pulling motherfuckers.'"]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:03:53 -0500