José Arredondo modified amps for some of guitar’s biggest stars. Dave Friedman’s Jose amp pays tribute to this elusive legend and makes his formerly secret mods available to everyone ...

Van Halen released the song in 1978.

Since the disastrous MTV VMAs appearance in 1996, Van Halen has done everything possible to tarnish their legacy.

The eponymous “Van Halen” book, written by Alex Van Halen, is being billed as a definitive history of the band, and might ...

The internet is great for certain things like really wrong hot takes and Mammoth frontman Wolfgang Van Halen gets to offer a five-years-in-the-making "told ya so" to one early critic. Ever since ...

Michael Christopher is a music journalist, author, and historian who has spent years interviewing artists, covering concerts, and writing about the stories behind the music. His work focuses on rock, ...

Tribune are avid music fans. Their favorite guitar solos are on songs by Jeff Beck, Prince, UFO, Deep Purple, Django ...

The impact of EVH, the problem of judging Hendrix by his live recordings, how he gets his sound – a classic interview with ...

Hobbits? Capes? Ten-minute keyboard solos? Our resident Seventies svengali Robin Askew debunks some prevalent 1970s rock ...

From homemade guitars and missing fingertips to unusual techniques and sheer genius, these 15 guitarists created sounds ...

On Election Day in 2024, as voters cast their ballots, Elon Musk posted a campaign music video supporting Donald Trump’s bid for president. Set to Van Halen’s “Jump,” with a montage of 1980s cultural ...

Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole, Indigo Girls—whose socially conscientious songs harkened back to the spirit of Woodstock ...