Tag Archives: eddie van halen
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In Memoriam: Eddie Van Halen and 24 other artists we lost in 2020
Row 1: Neil Peart, Riley Gale, Martin Birch, Peter Green, Lee Kerslake. Row 2: Ken Hensley, Pete Way, McCoy Tyner, Billy Joe Shaver and Bill Withers. Row 3: Little Richard, Eddie Van Halen, Ennio Morricone, Andy Gill and John Prine. Row 4: Florian Schneider, Fredderick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, Adam Schlesinger, Bones Hillman and…
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Insert Foot: Putting the brakes on the bad to remember good times
Insert Foot longing for childhood. I just had an emotional Feel Like a Kid Again Week. Never heard of it? Me neither. I just made it up. I figure someone else is out there making up fake holidays (Daughter’s Day, Son’s Day … Hamster Month), so why shouldn’t I?…
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Obituary: The once-in-a-lifetime force of Edward Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen performs with Van Halen at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on July 16, 2015. Derek Simmons/STAFF. I was done crying and trying to get my head around Eddie Van Halen’s death, when my mom called me and offered condolences for “the most loved person…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Gary Clark Jr. claims citizenship on ‘This Land’
A fan once asked Eric Clapton how it felt to be the greatest guitar player in the world, who answered, “Ask Prince.” It was a surprising response. Since Eddie Van Halen, the world has mostly imagined guitar heroes as long haired white dudes who smell vaguely of weed. In the…
