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EDDIE VAN HALEN’s Ex-Wife VALERIE BERTINELLI: ‘I’m So Grateful WOLFIE And I Were Able To Hold You In Your Last Moments’
Eddie Van Halen‘s ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli has paid tribute to the iconic guitarist who died earlier today (Tuesday, October 6) at the age of 65. His death was confirmed by Eddie and Valerie‘s son, VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen. Earlier today, Valerie shared a photo of her, Eddie and Wolfgang, taken while Wolfgang was was still toddler, and she included the following message: “40 years ago my life changed forever when I met you. You gave me the one true light in my life, our son, Wolfgang. Through all your challenging treatments for lung cancer, you kept your gorgeous spirit and that impish grin. I’m so grateful Wolfie and I were able to hold you in your last moments. I will see you in our next life my love.” Bertinelli split with Van Halen in 2002 af...
LAMB OF GOD’s MARK MORTON: ‘EDDIE VAN HALEN Is The Sole Reason I Ever Dreamed Of Playing Guitar’
LAMB OF GOD‘s Mark Morton has paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen, who died earlier today (Tuesday, October 6) at the age of 65. The legendary VAN HALEN guitarist’s death was confirmed by his son, and VAN HALEN bassist, Wolfgang Van Halen. Morton said in a statement: “Edward Van Halen is the world’s greatest guitar hero. Pushing the limits of technical ability, innovation and style, Eddie single-handedly set the standard of what rock guitar playing was for his own generation and the ones that followed. His impact was not confined solely to the mastery of guitar. As a songwriter, Edward‘s pop sensibility and song craft propelled his band VAN HALEN through decades of worldwide, chart-topping success, weathering extreme shifts in popular music trends. His impact on r...
JOHN 5: ‘EDDIE VAN HALEN Was A Modern-Day MOZART’
Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 has paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen, who died earlier today (Tuesday, October 6) at the age of 65. The legendary VAN HALEN guitarist’s death was confirmed by his son, and VAN HALEN bassist, Wolfgang Van Halen. John 5 said in a statement: “Eddie Van Halen was a modern-day Mozart, and it is just so sad to see him go. He was so young. He is immortal and will live on forever. He was an inventor and the greatest guitar player of all time… The thing is, he took guitar to such new places that no one has done before, and he was just such an incredible player. And on top of all of that, he was an incredible songwriter too. “Anyone who ever picked up a guitar has played a VAN HALEN riff. “Eddie was like someo...
David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Gene Simmons and More Pay Tribute to Eddie Van Halen
Van Halen songs like “Runnin’ With The Devil,” “Panama” and “Hot For Teacher” were the soundtrack to the lives of so many generations of rock fans, and there’s barely a musician in the world — guitarists especially — who didn’t idolize the fast-fingered, innovative playing of Eddie Van Halen. His death leaves a guitar-shaped hole in the universe. Eddie Van Halen’s longtime bandmate, Michael Anthony shared a photo with only the words “heartbroken” as he sent condolences to Van Halen’s family. David Lee Roth later put out a statement of his own. Former Van Halen singers Sammy Hagar and Gary Cherone shared their shock in their own posts. Whether you were blessed to have known him or not, He was a kind and gentle soul… His impact on ALL our lives was immeasurable! His music, eternal! My deepes...
Here We Go Again: Texas Cop Arrested After He Shot & Killed Unarmed Black Man Jonathan Price
Source: Montinique Monroe / Getty Add breaking up a fight to the growing list of things that can get you shot and killed by the Police. White Texas police officer Shaun Lucas has been charged with murder after fatally shooting a 31-year-old unarmed Black man, Jonathan Price, as he walked away from him. According to a statement from the Texas Rangers, Officer Lucas responded to a call on Saturday (Oct.3) about a “possible fight in progress” in Wolfe City, Texas. According to S.Lee Merritt, a lawyer for the Price family said the sorry excuse for a cop tried to detain Price who was unarmed and was trying to break up a fight between a man and a woman inside a convenience store. According to the Texas Rangers, Price “resisted in a nonthreatening posture and began walking away.” Officer Lu...
Duck Down Music Celebrate 25th Anniversary Tonight With Livestream
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Duck down when you in Buck Town! It’s been a quarter century since New York City was introduced to the hard rockin’ tunes of Brooklyn’s own Boot Camp Click and to celebrate the anniversary of the conglomerate that consisted of Black Moon, Smif-N-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah (R.I.P. Sean P), and OGC, tonight (Oct. 6) City Park Foundation’s SummerStage will be hosting an event honoring the hardcore Hip-Hop crew. City Park’s SummerStage Anywhere will be linking up with Amazon Music to livestream Duck Down’s 25th Anniversary celebration which will feature some of your favorite OG Duck Down artists such as Buckshot, Rock from Heltah Skeltah, and Smif-N-Wessun. Special guests will include fellow Brooklynite Talib Kweli, KRS-One, and Statik Selektah. The festivities k...
Peep Rittz’s Hangover Inspired Visuals To “Jesus Blanco”
Source: Dom / Rittz Music Everyone knows that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas but if you decide to make your experience in the desert public information for your music video then, well, more power to you. Rittz obviously has no issue with letting everyone in on his Hangover-ish experience on the Las Vegas strip as his NAWF6OD assisted visuals to “Jesus Blanco” shows the aftermath that awaits a Vegas hotel room after a night of partying and substance consumption. From bodies in the living room and bathroom to stacks of cash on coffee tables, Rittz didn’t just let Lit, but he lived to tell about it. Check out the TrillPhil directed clip to “Jesus Blanco” below and let us know if you’ll be rocking out to this on your next trip to Sin City. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Eve...
Daymond John Launches Black Entrepreneurs Day; 25K In Business Grants Available
Source: JLN Photography/WENN.com / WENN One of the culture’s biggest entrepreneurs is giving back to the people. Daymond John is looking to make history with a new initiative. As spotted on TMZ the founder of FUBU is trying to empower people of color in a major way. Today (Tuesday, October 6) the Queens native announced that he is launching the inaugural Black Entrepreneurs Day. He took to social media to make the formal unveiling. “Excited to announce the first ever ‘Black Entrepreneurs Day’ – a celebration of black business, presented by @Chase For Business 🙌🏾 .@blackentrepreneursday is sure to inspire and educate across all ages and levels of success as we come together to celebrate Black business 🙏🏾” he wrote. The goal is to...
Scott Ian: Anthrax Won’t “Put a Record Out Until We Can Play Shows” Again
Anthrax have made it plain and simple: There will be no new album until after the COVID-19 pandemic. Many bands have released new albums throughout the pandemic, but the thrash legends believe it’s better to wait it out. Unfortunately, the spread of the virus hasn’t abated, growing worse in many parts of the United States. Drummer Charlie Benante previously said that there would be no new Anthrax album until a vaccine arrives. Guitarist Scott Ian seemed to confirm that stance in a new interview, but said the band is still working on new material. “We started writing new Anthrax last year — obviously, without a crystal ball knowing what was going to happen in the world, but with the intent of having a record out this year,” Ian siad in an interview with Knotfest.com’s “Mosh Talks With Beez”...
Palberta Announce New Album Palberta5000, Share “Before I Got Here”: Stream
Indie trio Palberta will kick off the new year with a new full-length album. Titled Palberta5000, it marks the group’s fifth overall and follow-up to Roach Going Down from 2018. Over the course of their last few records, the New York natives have earned a reputation for idiosyncratic, hard-to-categorize rock — the kind that mashes together experimental, surf rock, post-punk, punk, and more. For their forthcoming effort, however, Ani Ivry-Block, Lily Konigsberg, and Nina Ryser are pumping in more pop melodies. Palberta elaborated in a statement, “While punk music was our first love, pop music has become our fixation. Throughout the making of Palberta5000, we were focused on making music that people could not only sing along to but get stuck in their heads… that and attempting to make s...
Danger Mouse and Nigel Godrich Create New Radio App Station Rotation
Danger Mouse’s Brian Burton and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich have created a new app called Station Rotation. According to the duo, it’s a free program for artists, producers, directors, and other friends to program individually curated radio stations — not playlists, they emphasize — that can be streamed in real time within the program. Technically, the duo announced the project over social media last week, but they didn’t clearly explain what Station Rotation was at the time. Now, a press release has offered up some more specific details: Station Rotation allows Burton and Godrich’s famous friends to spin music online, and it allows fans to tune in and enjoy the music with friends who are also listening simultaneously, too. “Station creators choose their favorite songs, which (unlike ...
R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen, Legendary Guitarist of Van Halen Dead at 65
Van Halen co-founder and guitarist Eddie Van Halen has died following a long battle with throat cancer. He was 65 years old. According to TMZ, Van Halen passes away Tuesday (October 6th) at St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica, California. Edward Lodewjk Van Halen was born to Jan and Eugenia van Halen, on January 26th, 1955, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The family, including elder brother Alex, moved to Pasadena, California, in 1962. With a father who played piano, saxophone, and clarinet, the brothers had the privilege of growing up in a musical household. He wasn’t shredding or even picking any guitars at first, though. Had things gone a different way, Van Halen might have become known for being a classical pianist. He and his brother took lessons from Stass Kalvitis, an older Russian instruc...
