Daily Eighties Flashback: Van Halen “Dreams”
Three songs from Van Halen‘s 1986 5150 album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the second of that trio of hits, “Dreams,” rose to a peak position of number 22.
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Daily Eighties Flashback: Van Halen “1984”
Exactly 40 years ago, Van Halen released their 1984 album. The album’s first track is its instrumental title track.
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue — November 2023
The release of a new song from The Beatles this past Thursday provides the prompt for this month’s edition of Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue. The theme can be described as simple and different. It also involves groups whose names contain it and groups whose names do not. For “Something Old,” we…
Daily Eighties Flashback: Van Halen “Love Walks In”
All three songs from Van Halen‘s 1986 5150 album that appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart hit the Top 40. On this date that year, the last of that trio of songs, “Love Walks In,” rose to a peak position of number 22.
Tunesmate Podcast Episode 66 – Talkin’ bout Van Halen with Greg Renoff
On the latest episode of Tunesmate, listen to a conversation with author Greg Renoff and his retrospective on Eddie Van Halen. Greg is the author of The Big Tent: The Traveling Circus in Georgia, Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal, and Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in…
Guess What? Van Halen Had A Keyboard Player Live
Eddie Van Halen is a classically-trained pianist and recorded his guitar and piano parts separately for the studio albums. However, guess what? When the band played live they literally had a man behind the curtain, Alan Fitzgerald, the keyboard player from Night Ranger. In 1986, on the “Live Without a Net” Tour, Eddie played…
Mash up of Week – Thunderjump
What do you get when you mix Van Halen’s “Jump” and AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”? You get the mashup of the week “Thunderjump”. Bill McClintock delivers another gem of a mashup by taking the music of “Jump” and the lyrics of “Thunderstruck” to create something unique. What do you think?
Birthday of the Week: Sammy Hagar
This week’s Birthday of the Week is Sammy Hagar, who turns 75 on Thursday (October 13). To commemorate his milestone, let us know your favorite song featuring Hagar, whether from his solo career, from Van Halen, or from any of his other projects such as Chickenfoot or Sammy Hagar and The Circle. Among a number…
Mashup of the Week – Van Wonder “Chained Uptight”
What do you get if you cross the music of Van Halen’s “Unchained” with the vocals of Stevie Wonder’s “Uptight”? You get the mashup of the week “Chained Uptight” by mashup artist Bill McClintock. The song seems to bring together the best elements of each song. Rhythmically Eddie’s guitar riff seems to match the vocal…
Mashup of the Week “Enter Panaman”
What do you get when cross Van Halen’s classic rock hit “Panama” and Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”? You get the Mashup of the Week “Enter Panaman”. The best comment from the YouTube video is, “This is a matchup I didn’t know I needed.” What do you think of it?