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Eddie Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher Kramer sells at auction for just under $4 million

The red-white-and-black S-style electric guitar that Paul Unkert built Eddie becomes one of the most expensive guitars of all time

MusicRadar

Eddie Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher Kramer sells at auction for nearly $4,000,000

The Kramer exceeded its auction estimate by almost $1,000,000, and is now one of the most expensive guitars ever sold

Guitar World

The 15 worst albums by classic bands, from Queen to Led Zeppelin

Even rock’n’roll heroes can have a bad day at the office, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK

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Steve Lukather: "The bassline was easy. It wasn't like I had to be Jaco Pastorius"

How the legendary guitarist ended up playing bass on Michael Jackson’s Beat It

Guitar World

Hear the first known recording of Eddie Van Halen playing Jump's iconic, band-breaking synth part: "If I want to play Bavarian cheese whistle, I will do it"

"This is something I did last night"

MusicRadar

Extreme continue their explosive comeback and highlight Nuno Bettencourt's virtuosity in two scorching new singles

Hear the heavy riffs and mind-melting solos of #Rebel and Banshee – the latest tracks to be lifted from the band's upcoming album, Six

Guitar World

The 15 worst albums by classic bands, from Queen to Led Zeppelin

Even rock’n’roll heroes can have a bad day at the office, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK

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Kirk Hammett reveals the secret weapon behind his guitar tone: “I can’t believe I’m telling you about it!”

The elusive piece of gear has sonic ties to Eddie Van Halen, AC/DC and Pink Floyd, and featured throughout new Metallica album 72 Seasons

Guitar World

Nuno Bettencourt says Eddie Van Halen visited him while he was recording his Rise solo

Van Halen swung by the studio as the Extreme virtuoso was piecing together Rise’s mind-bending solo – but Nuno wouldn’t let him hear it

Guitar World

Inside Nuno Bettencourt's charmingly weird first meeting with Eddie Van Halen: "other than Elton John, he’s the only musician that kissed me on the lips"

When an overawed Nuno Bettencourt finally got to meet his hero Eddie Van Halen, he could not have predicted what happened next

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Eddie Van Halen's Hot for Teacher Kramer is going up for auction

Used in the song's iconic music video – and extensively by EVH throughout the early '80s – the guitar is projected by Sotheby's to sell for between 2 and 3 million dollars

Guitar World

James Hetfield used a “legendary” head modded by Eddie Van Halen’s amp wizard for every track on Metallica’s new album

According to 72 Seasons producer Greg Fidelman, the Metallica frontman leant heavily on this revived guitar amp, which was modded by renowned tech José Arredondo

Guitar World

That time Eddie Van Halen appeared on Two And A Half Men exiting a bathroom with his guitar

"You never know when inspiration might strike" – Eddie Van Halen

Louder

Eddie Van Halen on how he discovered tapping watching Led Zep: "I never claimed that I invented it! But I do know how and when I figured out how to do it..."

"I never really heard anybody do with it what I did, which is actual pieces of music"

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Guitar World

Rudy Sarzo: "Randy didn't live long enough to be the best Randy Rhoads. There was so much more inside of him that we never got to see"

The LA bass legend reflects on the legacy of his Ozzy Osbourne bandmate, 40 years of Quiet Riot's Metal Health, and explains why you can't compare Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads

MusicRadar

This video of session dons Dann Huff and Tom Bukovac discussing the greatest guitar tones of all time is a real education

"If you have to turn the fader up too far it's the wrong sound"

Guitar World

"Don't practice it for too long, because you're going to get tendonitis": Watch Rick Beato break down Nuno Bettencourt's jaw-dropping Rise solo

Go inside the inner workings of the volcanic lead break – the highlight of Extreme's recent comeback single – that has the guitar world abuzz

MusicRadar

Rick Beato breaks down Nuno Bettencourt’s jaw-dropping solo from new Extreme single Rise, and yes, it is still impossible to play

Beato shows you where the mountain is but you’re gonna have to climb it yourself. Luckily, some super-smart shredders have it tabbed on YouTube if you're brave enough to try it...

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Catching up with Collective Soul’s Ed Roland: His 360 guitars, Elton John piano and Billy Joel rejection

Collective Soul takes its name seriously. It is not a fractious crew, relatively speaking. The Atlanta-based band over three decades has generated a coterie of pop-rock classics, performed thousands of times and retains three original members.

The Independent UK

Valerie Bertinelli selling items from 2011 wedding to ex-husband Tom Vitale: ‘Bad memories attached’

The actress was married to the financial planner for ten years before they legally separated in November 2021

The Independent UK

Wolfgang Van Halen hits out at ‘disgusting’ documentary about his father Eddie’s death

‘F*** you if you watch it,’ Van Halen wrote

Salon

"Stranger Things" and real Satanic panic

After the death of a teen in the 1970s, the role-playing game beloved by the Hawkins kids was blamed

The Guardian - UK

Mdou Moctar review – passionate shredding by Nigerien guitar hero

Moctar’s Tuareg-language rock has been justifiably compared to Eddie Van Halen – it is utterly thrilling

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle father and son Ty and Eddie Penshorn just miss out on The Voice Generations grand finale

Merewether father and son Ty and Eddie Penshorn appeared in the grand finale of The Voice: Generations on Wednesday night.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle father and son in The Voice grand finale tonight

Vote for Newcastle's Ty and Eddie Penshorn on The Voice.

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