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AC/DC did it. So did Black Sabbath. Van Halen did it, but not everyone was happy. INXS didn't do it. Nor could Queen. And Motley Crue probably shouldn't have even tried.
Back in 2004, Steve Zukowsky, guitarist for the tribute band Led Zepagain, was into the third or fourth song of an opening set at the House of Blues in Los Angeles when a member of the crew tossed him a note:
After seven years of separation, Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli have jumped forward and completed an amicable divorce. The Los Angeles Superior Court judgment Thursday didn't provide details about a custody arrangement for their 16-year-old son, Wolfgang. The bass player is with his father on a Van Halen reunion tour.
They're in their 50s now, and they've traded their long heavy-metal locks for close-cropped cuts, but the original members of Van Halen are back in business and promise that they're better than ever.
Two of the biggest rock bands of the 1980s took different paths to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday — indie favorites R.E.M. with a happy reunion and party band Van Halen with a fragmentary turnout.
Eddie Van Halen has said he will enter rehab for unspecified reasons.
Van Halen made a "jump" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, along with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five — the first rap act to be inducted into the hall — and R.E.M., the Ronettes and Patti Smith.
Van Halen is trying to make their biggest "jump" yet — into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with potential 2007 classmates such as R.E.M., Chic, and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
When Ashley Abernathy was 9 years old and suffering from leukemia, her spirits were lifted by a serenade from David Lee Roth.
David Lee Roth says he won't jump from his gig as a morning radio host. Roth, who replaced shock jock Howard Stern on seven stations in January, has struggled in making the move from rock star to radio host. But during his Friday show, the former Van Halen frontman vowed to stick with it — although he acknowledged that problems continue.
Video: Top 20 guitar riffs of all time (Vintage Videos)A new poll has named the top 20 guitar riffs of all time — the timeless classics that rock star wannabes practice in front of the bedroom mirror with a tennis racquet when nobody else is around.
Top 10 Hair Metal Heroes"We count down the skankiest do's in rock." This is so not the kind of photo essay I expected to find on FoxNews.com.
Its amazing to watch the progression in technology when you watch the music videos from the 1980's. In the early 80's, around 1980 when MTV first started the production value was extremely low and within a matter of 3 years you see a vast improvement in video quality.
1984...er...2009! Eddie Van Halen Reinvents the GuitarAfter years of wearing down metal frets and having pieces of his guitar rip off or malfunction during shows, Van Halen says he's built a guitar that even he can't destroy.
The Rock and Roll of fame has firmly moved into the 1980s and there is no sign that they want to move backwards and pick up the pieces, so to speak, of doing clean-up work on who they could have inaugurated in previous decoades.
Its a question I am posing because Chinese Democracy is finally coming out. Guns N Roses today is really just Axl Rose with session band members. So the question is, can the name "Guns N Roses" live on with just the lead singer?
Bon Jovi Mad About Sarah Palin Using His SongBon Jovi is mad at Sarah Palin for using their "Who Says You Can't Go Home" song at her rallies. The band joins a list of musical acts including Heart, Jackson Browne, the Foo Fighters and Van Halen that are mad at their songs being used at McCain-Palin events.
Heart Object To McCain's Use Of 'Barracuda' - John McCain and GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin have managed to rile two classic rock outfits, Van Halen and Heart, who both claim the Arizona senator's campaign didn't ask their permission to use their songs.
McCain steals song without copyright permissionMcCain used Van Halen's song, "Right Now," to preface his choice of Governor Palin for his VP, without getting the band's permission or paying royalties. What would happen to any of us violating a song's copyright?
GN'R To Get their own Guitar Hero?Famous rockers such as Guns 'N Roses and Van Halen are said to be fleshing out deals to capitalise on the popularity of Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
The Air Guitar Championships: Invisible Instruments, Real Rock"You are an honor to air guitar women everywhere!" I yelled into my microphone as I held up my white board displaying a 6.0 score.
Ill Van Halen delays reunion gigsRock band Van Halen have rescheduled four dates on their US reunion tour while their guitarist has tests for an undisclosed medical condition. Eddie Van Halen is undergoing "a battery of comprehensive tests", according to a statement.
Banned From YouTube: Parody Guitar VideosEarlier this week, YouTube pulled the plug on funnyman and media artist Santeri Ojala, whose hilarious and popular "shredding" videos poke fun at the world's great guitar players...
U.S. concert business slumps despite reunion tours - Yahoo! NewsWith higher ticket prices, consumers are going to less concerts than they use to. Don't forget the higher fuel costs will chip away at the amount people pay for entertainment....
The other day, voting began for Newsvine's Top 10 Greatest Bands of All Time. Because of so many nominations, I had to cut them into to groups the only allow 3 of the 15 in each group to proceed. Well, those groups have been narrowed down and here are the results: Group 1
Now that all of the nominations have been sent in here, It is time to begin the voting on 'The Greatest Bands of All-Time'! Here's how it will go down:
In honor of the 5th anniversary of my original Top 10 Greatest Bands of All Time article, I'm leaving it up to Newsvine to tell the world who the greatest bands are this time. Here's how my list went down: 10. The Doors 9. Van Halen 8. The Police 7. U2
Video footage of Van Halen's 2007 tour stop in PhiladelphiaSome cool fan-shot video of Van Halen performing at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia on Oct. 1, 2007.
David Lee Roth Talks About The Van Halen Tour"It's the s--t, that's all I can say," Eddie said, when asked how it feels to be "back together" with Roth, after the two had shared a hug for the cameras. "It's better than it's ever been."
Van Halen to tour with Roth? Van Halen are reportedly set to reunite for an extensive tour of North America. The band will announce 50 North American dates with singer David Lee Roth beginning in October, according to Billboard. It will be their first tour together in more than 20 years.
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