Van Halen’s attempts to erase former bassist Michael Anthony from its history and swap in any trace of him with images of Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, have been as well–documented as they’ve been awkward. So it probably shouldn’t surprise anyone that the forthcoming release of a VH-themed edition of Guitar Hero—which only uses songs from the band’s David Lee Roth-era catalogue—has digitially added the 18-year-old bassist to performances that would have taken place some seven years before his birth. More »
Perhaps spurred on by the first lick of recorded music from the Sammy Hagar/Michael Anthony project Chickenfoot making its way to the Internet, Eddie Van Halen has told AOL’s Spinner that he’s not averse to maybe possibly someday perhaps entering a recording studio with David Lee Roth sometime in the eventual future. And yes, he means the real guy, not the virtual version!
On the left: The inexplicable winner of last night’s episode of Project Runway, which I found really ill-fitting and not as worthy of last night’s title as Kenley’s gorgeous design. More »
Over the weekend, Eddie Van Halen made an appearance at a music-equipment trade-show in Anaheim, during which he showed off the new $25,000 Fender “Frankenstein” guitar. The good news: When Eddie actually plays, he can tap that axe like it’s 1984. More »
Congratulations to Sacred Sin composer Eddie Van Halen, who on Saturday night won an Adult Video News Award–his first, we hope–for Best Music. More »
The good news about Eddie Van Halen’s appearance in the new issue of Guitar World: During a CD-ROM video interview, he seems coherent, and his voice hasn’t been completely destroyed by chain-smoking. More »
– Eddie Van Halen on his 15-year-old son’s bass playing: “He’s spanking me now, even though I never spanked him.” How sweet. We think. More »
In a victory for kids of famous people everywhere, Eddie Van Halen has announced that his 15-year-old son Wolfgang–also known as “Wolfie”–will be the new bass player for Van Halen. More »
