Eddie Van Halen

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Steve Hackett and Eddie Van Halen onstage
"It enabled me to be the fastest gun in the west for about five minutes:" Steve Hackett, Eddie Van Halen, and the murky origins of finger tapping

By Fraser Lewry Published

Eddie Van Halen famously popularised finger tapping, but Steve Hackett was doing it as long ago as 1971

Albums
Wolfgang Can Halen added to the cover artwork of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
"Big Balls made my dad laugh so hard": Wolfgang Van Halen on how he bonded with dad Eddie over Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

By Dave Everley Published

Wolfgang Van Halen on Malcolm Young: "The groove that man had was untouchable"

Albums
A composite photo of Eddie Van Halen and Brian May playing live
“It was exhilarating – it felt like an illicit liaison”: the true story of Brian May and Eddie Van Halen’s Star Fleet Project collaboration

By Dave Everley Published

How a kids’ TV show inspired a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between two of rock’s greatest guitarists

Interviews
Jason Becker's Eddie Van Halen guitar
Jason Becker is selling the guitar gifted to him by Eddie Van Halen to raise money for his ongoing medical care

By Paul Brannigan Published

A rare Wolfgang guitar given to Jason Becker by his friend Eddie Van Halen is up for sale to raise funds for Becker's care

Bands & Artists
Roger Waters and Eddie Van Halen
Roger Waters said he “couldn’t care less” about Van Halen, forgetting that he once appeared on a song with Eddie Van Halen

By Classic Rock Published

Eddie Van Halen played guitar on a Roger Waters song back in 1990

Tracks & Singles
Eddie Van Halen and Brian May together
Brian May salutes the genius of Eddie Van Halen: “It was like watching Hendrix for the first time”

By Classic Rock Published

Queen guitarist Brian May looks back on working with “incredible” Eddie Van Halen on the Star Fleet Project mini album

Bands & Artists
Brian May on TV
Watch Brian May enthuse about Star Fleet Project on kids' TV in 1983

By Fraser Lewry Published

'Yeah! We've done it! Great!' - Brian May on the recording sessions that bequeathed Star Fleet Project (featuring Eddie Van Halen) to The World

Concerts & Shows
Brian May + Friends in the studio
Brian May and Eddie Van Halen's Star Fleet Project to be reissued as massively expanded box set

By Fraser Lewry Published

The long-awaited reissue of Brian May + Friends' Star Fleet Project will arrive next month – listen to new mix of Star Fleet single now

Albums
Eddie Van Halen with guitar and (inset) Gene Simmons throwing the horns
The Eddie Van Halen I knew, by Gene Simmons

By Dave Ling Published

"Our millennials need to know about the most important musician since Jimi Hendrix" - Gene Simmons on the late Eddie Van Halen

Bands & Artists
Nuno Bettencourt at a press event and Eddie Van Halen on stage
Inside Nuno Bettencourt's charmingly weird first meeting with Eddie Van Halen: "other than Elton John, he’s the only musician that kissed me on the lips"

By Joe Daly Published

When an overawed Nuno Bettencourt finally got to meet his hero Eddie Van Halen, he could not have predicted what happened next

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