Eddie Van Halen

The Ten Douchiest Guitar Players of All Time

Hey, we can all appreciate a quality guitar god. Anyone who considers themselves a fan of music knows the joy of watching their favorite axeman/woman go on a tear and destroy the crowd with their fast-fingered prowess, signature style and lush mane of flowing hair. It's the textbook rock & roll sexy ... More >>

10 Heavy Metal Albums You Need to Hear Before You Die

In the near or not so-near future,when you're lying on your deathbed, you'll reflect on things in your life that you've failed to accomplish: the kiss you never gave, the boss you never slugged and the metal album you never bought because your partner was bitching about the money that you "wasted o ... More >>

Dethklok's Brendon Smalls Talks About How This Tour Is a "Disney Ride But With Murder"

Brendon Smalls is the creator of the animated series Home Movies and Metalocalypse, and the driving force behind the most successful animated death metal band in the history of metal, Dethklok. He's an amazing guitarist who graduated from Berklee College of Music. His band has two of the highest-rat ... More >>

The Seven Sexiest Guitars

If there's one thing that starts a guitarist's heart thumping, it's the heat from the fretboard as his or her fingers slide across the strings. It's a sordid love affair that leaves fans screaming for more, and the guitarist's soul longing for more. In fact, B.B. King loved his $30 guitar so much t ... More >>

Van Halen - American Airlines Center - 6/20/12

Van Halen, Kool & The Gang American Airlines Center Wednesday, June 20 See also: The five worst and five most underrated Van Halen songs You have to hand it to Diamond Dave. Sure, he can't hit all those high notes like back in the day, but he gave it the good fight. Often talking more than singin ... More >>

Hollywood Records' John Nicholson Knows How To Make Pyrotechnics Out of Tomato Juice Cans and Gunpowder

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in Dallas/Fort Worth music. Lima, Peru, native John Nicholson has helped out a lot of DFW musicians over the years. His early gigs included Sound Warehouse, Bill's Records and label promotion for Polygram, A&M and V ... More >>

News & Notes: Atlanta vs. Dallas, Tilton's Comeback, Recalling Taylors Books and More

​For those who found this morning's paper particularly dissatisfying, here are some other Sunday stories with that taste particularly local:The Atlanta Journal-Constitution begins its "Atlanta Forward" series this morning by comparing and contrasting that city with ours, a not-uncommon occurrence, ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Astronautalis at Club Dada, The Extraodinaires at Rubber Gloves, Diafanes at La Grange and The Royal Heist at Lola's

As is typical for this time of the year, SXSW backwash results in a nice slew of bands hitting our area tonight...

Tonight, Tonight: Yes at House of Blues and Reagan Browne at Andy's

Just a couple of musical options this Monday evening, but fans of progressive rock and country rock will (sorta) be happy.

Marnie Stern's more than just another looker.

Gig Alert: Allan Holdsworth at Dan's Silverleaf

Allan Holdsworth​Legendary British guitarist Allan Holdsworth appears tonight at the intimate confines of Dan's Silverleaf. Perhaps best known for his work with the progressive '70s outfit UK, Holdsworth has also played with Level 42, Gong, Soft machine, Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson) and m ... More >>

Today In Music News: Eddie Van Halen Gets Surgery, Phish Gets Their Own Festival (Again) and Celine Dion Goes On Sale

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 24 2009... Eddie Van Halen is recovering from surgery on his left hand. "Eruption" just can't play itself ya know. Phish is staging a Halloween festival at the Indio polo grounds...y'know where they hold Coachella. Ever wanted to have you ver ... More >>

Recalling Michael Jackson's Flings With Dallas

Today In Music News: Britney Isn't Dead, Eddie Van Halen Ties The Knot (Again) and 911 Won't Take You To Weezy

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, June 30, 2009... A hacker broke into Britney Spears Twitpic account and stated she had died. But, turns out, she's alive and well and sure to bust out the crazy sometime soon. Eddie Van Halen married his girlfriend of three years, Janie Lisze ... More >>

The King of Pop is Dead

So confirms The Los Angeles Times, and on the same day Farrah Fawcett dies, no less. While we and the rest of the known universe gather our thoughts and Jackson Five greatest-hits collections, here, from the Victory Tour, is Michael in his prime. Locals will recall well the three days during the sum ... More >>

Today In Music News: Eddie Van Halen Gets Litigious, Courtney Love Reunites Hole, Kings of Leon Tries Taste-Making

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, June 18, 2009... Eddie Van Halen is suing Nike for copyright infringement. The legendary guitarist had the color scheme of his "Frankenstrat" copywritten, copyrighted, and a new pair of Nikes has a similar scheme on the sole of it's new shoes. To ... More >>

Our annual Death Pool: Which artists will croak in '09?

Who should fear the reaper this year?

Canadian Power

Celine brings her love to the AAC

Vinnie Paul Abbott Came to Rock Best Buy, and Totally Succeeded

Most nights, try shouting, "Can I get a hell yeah?!" in a Best Buy and all anyone will give you is a mean staredown from the washing machine aisle.When it happened Thursday night at the store along LBJ Freeway, though, with a whole line of Dimebag Darrell fans waiting to meet the late Pantera founde ... More >>

Echoes & Reverberations: Van Halen’s “Almost Infamous”

Bonus MP3: Patty Larkin -- "Hallelujah"

Van Halen, Dead or Alive Tonight at AAC? Dead, Dead, Dead.

First Eddie, Now Valerie? C'mon.

The Van Halen Culprit: Eddie's Sick

What A Loser!

Losing ain’t such a bad thing

(Well, We) Might As Well Jump (Too)...

Q&A: Blues and Rock Guitarist Rocky Athas

Imagining the Night David Lee Roth Rejoined Van Halen

Diamond in the Doo-Doo

David Lee Roth and Co. jump at the AAC

Valentine's Play Daylist

Need the ultimate romantic mix tape? Look no further.

Blinded by Ambition

Thomas Dolby continues searching for science and some overdue respect

Past Their Prime

Claypool and pals milk a dead horse

Pimpin' With a Mullet

Artist Ryan Humphrey riffs on hot-rod and rocker culture

Slammin' Sammy

Hear What We Hear

Find the perfect Christmas CD for your favorite guitar-slaying Navajo cousin

Unleashed

The Swedish Shredder rocks one fan's memory

B-Sides

Suicidal tendencies, gut locker lovers and men who wail on their axes

2005 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Case Solved: Killer musicians captured, thanks to your tips

Dirty Life and Times

The media's sanitized coverage of Dimebag's memorial service left out all the good parts

Feels Like Old Times

With Sammy Hagar back onstage, Van Halen trudges on

MASS Appeal

Bernstein's Big D story

Daft Punk

Discovery (Virgin)

No monkeying around

Baboon finally gets free of its label and releases its best, most grown-up record yet

Out of the shadows

Tom Waits for no one

Or: Looking for the heart of South by Southwest

Out Here

Small apologies

Eddie Van Halen doesn't really care if you like the "new" Van Halen

Blues in '97

What's tops in Texas (and elsewhere)

Rise and shine

Weekend offers a whirlwind tour of local music scene

Come, come

The Go-Go's return - again - to finish what they began 15 years ago