
Watch a Jawa Play ‘Eruption’ in Fan-Made Tribute to Eddie Van Halen
Animator Thomas J. Yagodinski crafted the clever Star Wars-themed homage to the late guitarist

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Animator Thomas J. Yagodinski crafted the clever Star Wars-themed homage to the late guitarist

The world won’t hear unreleased Eddie Van Halen music anytime soon, with son Wolfgang focused on his own work

He reinvented the electric guitar by the age of 22 — and that was just the beginning. Here’s the full story of a rock legend

The former Journey frontman reflects on how the bands’ joint ’78 tour changed his life, and sets the record straight on the infamous “guacamole incident”

They were promoting an upcoming tour that wound up being the band’s final run

Rolling Stone Music Now features an unheard Eddie Van Halen interview and much more on a new tribute episode

Templeman worked on Van Halen’s first six albums and formed an enduring friendship with the guitarist that lasted through the end of his life

“I’ll tell you, a Van Halen song never felt so hard to sing and play in my life,” singer says following news of guitarist’s death

The actor and filmmaker talks discovering Van Halen as a teenager and the guitarist’s impact on the Bill and Ted series

In a never-before-published 2011 interview, Eddie Van Halen looked back at some formative influences