Eddie Van Halen, Wolfgang

Wolfgang Van Halen Says Dad Eddie's Death Is 'Not Any Easier' 4 Years Later: 'There's So Much I Can't Share with Him'
The Van Halen rocker died in October 2020, and his son Wolfgang opened up about their bond on Billy Corgan's 'The Magnificent Others' podcast
“He’s going to kick me out”: The song Eddie Van Halen thought he butchered
Eddie Van Halen may have had one of the single greatest techniques of any guitar player, but even he had moments when he thought he screwed things up.
Eddie Van Halen’s All-Time Favorite Album, According to Wolfgang
Wolfgang Van Halen has revealed Eddie Van Halen‘s favorite all-time album during a recent chat with Billy Corgan on The Magnificent Ones podcast. The revelation came up as Corgan delved into the music that first inspired Wolfgang Van Halen to want to play and evolved into a conversation where Wolfgang shared some of the music that he and his
Wolfgang Van Halen Still Struggling With the Death of Eddie Van Halen: “It’s Not Getting an Easier”
With his father Eddie Van Halen passing away in 2020, Wolfgang Van Halen opened up about how the pain is still there.
“There ain’t nothing wrong with it, man”: The only guitarist considered to be Eddie Van Halen’s rival
At the start of the 1980s, it seemed as though no metal guitarist was able to stand in the way of Eddie Van Halen, apart from one who he shared a rivalry with.
Wolfgang Van Halen has gifted his favorite new guitar player one of his EVH SA-126 signature guitars
The Mammoth WVH leader has waxed lyrical about Aaron Marshall in the past – and now he’s sent the Intervals virtuoso one of his stunning semi-hollow signatures
Wolfgang Van Halen talks with Billy Corgan about his drive for his own opportunities
Wolfgang Van Halen sits down this week on ‘The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan,’ discussing his drive to forge his own clear identity in the shadow of his late guitar icon father, Eddie Van Halen.
Bill Corgan on the time Eddie Van Halen asked him to play guitar – during a Guitar World interview
Fast-forward 29 years, and Corgan is recreating the infamous Guitar World interview with Van Halen's son, Wolfgang, on his own podcast, The Magnificant Others – and even offers
Wolfgang Van Halen hits back at the haters who threatened to tarnish his time in Van Halen
Portions of the fan base were unhappy when Wolfgang got the bass gig in Michael Anthony’s absence, but he says it couldn't have happened without him
Valerie Bertinelli Reflects on Learning How to 'Behave Better' in Relationships: 'Maybe My Traumas Got in the Way'
Valerie Bertinelli is opening up about how going through a series of breakups has helped her become a better person along the way. She been candid about her difficult divorce from ex Tom Vitale and he ...
Harvey Mandel was one of the pioneers of the two-handed tapping technique – yet he claims he was never properly credited for it
The technique reached new heights in the late '70s and early '80s thanks to Eddie Van Halen and his peers. However, Mandel ...
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UP AND DOWN THE RIVER: Ferris professor to discuss Van Halen's impact on music history
Join Ferris professor Paul Kwant for a talk on Van Halen's influence on music history, part of the Festival of the Arts.
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When Van Halen released their self-titled debut album in 1978, fans hadn’t heard a guitar hero with such singular style since Jimi Hendrix shuffled off onto his final experience. Eddie Van Halen ...
Harvey Mandel wants credit for introducing Eddie Van Halen to tapping
The guitarist has no beef with Van Halen, but he wouldn't mind getting his due for using the technique long before Eddie and ...
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David Lee Roth, Van Halen’s proudly Jewish former frontman, is retiring from music
As a part of the world famous group, also anchored by its late virtuosic guitar player Eddie Van Halen, Roth became one of rock music’s most famous showmen. He first left the band in 1985 — he ...
Sammy Hagar on the most soulful record Van Halen ever made: “The good and the bad”
Van Halen might not be the first band being heralded as introspective artists, but Sammy Hagar felt no one could touch some ...
Nuno Bettencourt says this 15-year-old blues player is in the league of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eddie Van Halen
The Extreme hero is betting on this young Australian guitarist after being blown away by his virtuosic performance ...