Eddie Van Halen

Falcon "Balloon Boy" Heene and his brothers are flying high in a heavy-metal band

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Van Halen at the Pepsi Center, 5/24/12

VAN HALEN @ PEPSI CENTER | 5/24/12 Evidently, 1982 was a very good year for David Lee Roth. "You're taking pictures here tonight, hot stuff?" the Van Halen frontman asked a woman in the front row in the middle of "Panama." "What? Oh, you want to make a sex tape. I'll tell you what, girlfriend, you ... More >>

Van Halen

Thursday, May 24, Pepsi Center, 303-830-8497.

Randy Rhoads: Thirty years ago today, a tragic accident took the life of a legendary guitarist

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Van Halen video: David Lee Roth interviews Eddie and Alex Van Halen

Here's something odd: After all of these years of being Van Halen fans, this is the first time we can remember hearing Eddie Van Halen's voice. It sounds quite a bit different from how we imagined. Same goes for his brother, Alex Van Halen, for that matter. Guess the pair let the music do the talkin ... More >>

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Last Night: John Mayer at Red Rocks Amphitheatre - 09.01.10

Brian Landis Folkins​ JOHN MAYER With special guest Owl City 09.01.10 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre You ever been around somebody who's had a near-death experience? Notice how they're just a little more gracious than the rest of us, and perhaps a little more sincere? Or how they don't take life's ... More >>

Van Halen

The VH saga continues. Welcome to Chapter IV, the Peppermint Patty years.

QOTSA Rock Rehab and Other Assorted Goodies

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Yule's Tide

Searching for gems in the flood of seasonal discs.

Westword Music Showcase 2005

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Foreshadowing

DJ Shadow's brooding sound structure is still Quannum leaps ahead.

Recovered

With Drug Under, Chris Romero has found a cure for his Sickness.

Diamonds Are Forever

Anyone trying to steal the spotlight from David Lee Roth is asking for an ass-kicking.

Gone Again

Pop-punk prototype Pinhead Circus calls it quits after ten years in the ring.

Steeling Souls

The Campbell Brothers make divine use of the steel guitar.

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The X Files

Punk-rock guitarist turned Nation of Islam minister Jamal Muhammad is still angry--and not just in black and white.

It Was All Eddie's Fault

Just try to stop Sammy Hagar from telling how Van Halen did him wrong.

To Buy or Not to Buy

Reviews of 23 recent superstar recordings--just in time for your holiday purchasing pleasure.

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