Backyard parties and unbridled genius: the story of Van Halen's early years By Steven Rosen 26 January 2021 Eddie and Alex Van Halen, Dave Lee Roth, Michael Anthony and others tell the story of the early days of the band that conquered the world
Van Halen: the story of the debut album that saved rock By Steven Rosen 06 October 2020 Rock was stale, and dinosaurs were lumbering. Then the debut album from Van Halen arrived, an effervescent shot in the arm for an entire genre and a template for a brighter future
Eddie Van Halen – the 1978 interview By Steven Rosen 06 October 2020 As Van Halen released their first album, writer Steven Rosen interviewed their young guitarist and discussed his influences, his hopes, and that fret-tapping thing
An oral history of hair metal By Malcolm Dome, Steven Rosen 23 November 2019 The true story of the birth, rise and fall of hair metal, from the people who lived through it all
Interview: Love's Arthur Lee - "I was gonna start a band with Jimi Hendrix" By Steven Rosen 03 August 2016 Arthur Lee on the early days of Love, working with Jimi Hendrix, weird encounters with the Grateful Dead, and the birth of the 60s dream
The Last Days Of Led Zeppelin By Steven Rosen 24 August 2005 Led Zeppelin’s final tour of the US in 1977 should have been their most glorious. But it wasn’t. There was tension, unpleasantness and negativity, and that was just the start
An Oral History of Free: "We could have been as big as Cream or Zep…" By Steven Rosen 13 April 2005 Free burnt brightly and all too briefly. Here's their real story, told in the words of the people who were there...
