The Latest Breaking News from Van Halen

Take a Bow showcases some stunning solo work – two-hand tapping included – performed with the setup Eddie Van Halen used on the earliest Van Halen records

Erupt-Schon! The Journey guitarist took Van Halen out on their first tour, now he’s issued a playing tribute to the departed guitar icon

Wolfgang Van Halen joked about his uncle guesting on upcoming Mammoth album – and it cost him time and (very little) money

“It's kind of crazy – there are certain notes where it's like, ‘Wow, that sounds like Van Halen I,’” the Mammoth WVH leader said

Among other never-before-heard gems, the reissued set will feature a dozen takes of Star Fleet, which together chart the course of a solo that May cites as "one of the greatest things" Eddie Van Halen ever did

Dee Snider created a Twitterstorm by suggesting that Ronnie James Dio was a great singer but not a great performer – and rock history is filled with other examples

“That was the biggest bitch slap of all time, when you realize, ‘Holy shit, it’s all about you. It’s all about your fingers,’” the Extreme virtuoso told Rick Beato

It's clear that the vintage Kramer still has some mojo in it. Of course, Zappa's tapping and immaculate pickwork are pretty darn good, too

Since the 1980s, Ray Davies has intermittently led a seminar for aspiring songwriters through England's Arvon Foundation — a side hustle he landed, of course, as a result of the dozens of classic tunes he penned as frontman of the Kinks, including "You Really Got Me," "All Day and All…