Van Halen Archives: 08/2025

Sammy Hagar - Van Halen - 2015

The “coolest guy on the frickin’ planet” according to Sammy Hagar

A pretty cool guy.

Dale Maplethorpe

Aug 31, 2025

Van Halen - 1981

The Van Halen songs that even Van Halen hated

Not their finest hour.

Aug 29, 2025

Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen - Guitarist - 1980s

The one band Eddie Van Halen thought started it all: “There was nothing like them”

His musical heroes.

Aug 25, 2025

Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen - Guitarist - 1980s

The injury that turned Eddie Van Halen into a guitar legend: “Fuck this”

A life’s turning point.

Aug 24, 2025

Sammy Hagar - Musician - Singer - Van Halen

The musician Sammy Hagar said lied through his teeth: “Dragged me all through the mud”

The art of discrediting.

Aug 23, 2025

Ray Davies - Dave Davies - Mick Avory - Pete Quaife - 1965 - The Kinks

The cover that shocked The Kinks: “A chasm between the two versions”

Far removed, in their eyes.

Aug 23, 2025

Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen - Guitarist

The two legendary guitarists Eddie Van Halen was sure hated him

Legends take on legends.

Dale Maplethorpe

Aug 23, 2025

Sammy Hagar - Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen - 1990s

The one Van Halen song Sammy Hagar “kind of regrets”

Not holding up over time.

Aug 19, 2025

Eddie Van Halen - 2012 - Musician - Different Kind of Truth - Joe Bielawa

Eddie Van Halen helped build Michael Jackson song ‘Beat It’: “I actually rearranged the song”

His genius exists beyond rock.

Dale Maplethorpe

Aug 19, 2025

Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen - Guitarist - 1984

The song Eddie Van Halen said was “impossible” for him: “I tried so hard”

Not his way of thinking.

Aug 17, 2025

Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen - Guitarist - 1980s

There was one gimmick Eddie Van Halen refused to give in to: “They go ‘Holy shit’”

No unnecessary effects.

Dale Maplethorpe

Aug 16, 2025

10 hit songs artists didn’t want released

10 hit songs artists didn’t want released

Not wanting them in the equation.

Aug 15, 2025