Join Ferris professor Paul Kwant for a talk on Van Halen's influence on music history, part of the Festival of the Arts.

Australia’s Baby Animals once appeared on Letterman and toured the USA with Van Halen. In an interview with Noise11, co-founder and guitarist Dave Leslie said, “We did ‘Painless’. I think we did a ...

Why Eddie Van Halen broke down in tears when he met Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong—"You're the only one who understands me." ...

Eddie Van Halen was an innovative guitarist, and naturally, he was drawn to other innovative guitarists such as Jeff Beck.

Simmons helped the band produce their first recording session. They released several multiplatinum albums, including Van Halen (1978), Van Halen II (1979), Women and Children First (1980 ...

After burning through most of the bountiful collection of pre-record deal demos and song ideas on their first two albums, the big question was whether Van Halen could write new material that would ...

from his album Mammoth WVH. Both Distance and his second single, Don't Back Down, debuted at #1 on the Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart. The Wolfgang Van Halen-led band is the first act ...

and was the first of four consecutive No. 1 albums released with Hagar at the helm. Continuing his response, Hagar contended that Alex Van Halen was doing both the band and his late brother a ...