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10 cover versions absolutely hated by the people who originally wrote them
Good or bad, it didn’t matter – these cover versions attracted the ire of their original authors
Eddie Van Halen: game-changer, tone-chaser, riff machine, songwriter, composer, avant-garde artist and genius
Like Jimi Hendrix a decade earlier, Eddie Van Halen revolutionised the guitar. Three years on from his death, we continue to celebrate the late, great six-string icon who changed rock’n’roll forever
The final word on Van Halen's Sammy Hagar era: it's a bit corporate, a bit rock-by-numbers, a bit... uneventful
A five disc roundup of Van Hagar: four studio albums and a disc of rarities, but every home shouldn't have one
The most played live songs by 25 iconic rock bands
Which songs have Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Queen and others played live the most? Spoiler: contains surprises
"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
Eddie Van Halen famously popularised finger tapping, but Steve Hackett was doing it as long ago as 1971
10 times massive metal bands played ridiculously intimate concerts
Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slipknot have all performed to the tiniest of crowds after making it big
"Everyone thinks my dad woke me up and went 'practice your scales!' but I taught myself": Wolfgang Van Halen on going his own way when it came to learning the guitar
The guitarist might be son of one of rock's all-time great players, but he never took lessons from his dad
"Him not having any idea that Eddie Van Halen just took his picture was super funny": The night a Tool fan unwittingly got a rock legend to take a photo of him
Wolfgang Van Halen and his dad had been to see Tool at LA's Staples Center
