All the red-hot gear news and artist goings-ons from the show floor at the world’s biggest guitar gear trade show ...

The Darkness frontman details his journey to Friedman amps via a freaky Laney experience, the success of his musicology podcast series, and the jealousy his band have caused by crossing over to pop ...

Joe Satriani tells UCR during a February 2025 interview that he tried to get Eddie Van Halen to join him for a special tour.

Eddie Van Halen was the master of shredding, but he was capable of so much more as well, says Testament’s longtime guitarist ...

Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, as well as ex-bandmates and famous friends have paid tribute to the late guitar legend on what would’ve been his 70th birthday.

Before Sammy Hagar joined Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen had a back-up plan that would have changed the course of rock 'n' roll history.

While most of Fair Warning is still the best Van Halen has to offer, it was clear that things were being kept at a distance. The rest of the band didn’t have their heart in it as much as Eddie did, ...

Sammy Hagar recalled his struggle with 1995 Van Halen hit “Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" – but revealed he was ready to sing it again, despite the emotions that came with it. Marking the ...

These are the three facets that usually make for a bulletproof live act. However, there was one gig where Eddie Van Halen feared that they might not be enough. It was 1978, and his rising group were ...