What Janet Jackson's Short Marriage To James DeBarge Was Like
It was age 18 when Ms. Jackson rebelled against her controlling parents, since that's when she embarked upon her short-lived marriage to singer James DeBarge.
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Details You Didn't Know About Steely Dan
The next time your dad gripes about the lurid content of music today, remind him where Becker and Fagen got the inspiration for the name of the band.
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What The Ending Of The Boys Season 2 Means
Let's take a look at where some of the heroes (and people who think they're heroes) wind up, what that means for each group, and what it means for the world of The Boys.
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The Crazy Real Life-Story Of Iron Maiden
The crazy real-life story of Iron Maiden includes the history of their ghoul mascot Eddie, their doomed 20-country tour, and their violent live shows.
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The Dirty Job Mike Rowe Just Couldn't Do
There was one trade that, although it definitely fits the criterion of being positively filthy, Rowe didn't feel he could cover in his usual comedic fashion: crime scene cleanup. "It's a great dirty job, but it's hard to be lighthearted about a body left in a trunk for three days in a swamp,"
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The Life And Tragic Death Of Michael Landon
Michael Landon was a star, popular for his roles on Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven. However, his life had some ups and downs.
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This Was Eddie Van Halen's Final Social Media Post To His Brother
His final Instagram birthday post to Wolfgang featured a photo of the newborn. "The Best Day Of My Life. Happy Birthday Wolf! I Love You So Much!! Your Pop," the legendary shredder posted. As it would turn out, Eddie Van Halen's last Instagram post would be a similar message of love for his family.
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The Untold Truth Of The Violent Femmes
The Violent Femmes could be considered an underappreciated band of the late '80s and early '90s, but whose innovative music gave them a cult following.
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How Van Halen's Best Album Signaled A Breakup
Tensions ramped up between the two during the making of the 1980 album Women and Children First, particularly when it came to shooting the album cover and inset photos with provocative fashion photographer Helmut Newton.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Ronnie Spector
Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes climbed to fame in the 1960s with hits like "Be My Baby" and "Walking in the Rain." But her story was full of tragedy.
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Eddie Van Halen Was Hiding In Back To The Future All Along
he music from the Edward Van Halen tape sure sounds like the work of Eddie Van Halen, but was it actually him? In 2012, TMZ finally got the answer to this question once and for all when a reporter/Van Halen fan accosted Eddie Van Halen on an escalator to ask him about the alleged cameo.
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The Truth About Brian May's Red Special Guitar
Brian May of Queen is a man of many talents. Not only is he a brilliant lyricist and an imaginative guitar player, he's also an astrophysicist. He's also managed to build a guitar all from scratch, thanks to random stuff around the house, his dad, and ingenuity. It's the Red Special.
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The Truth About Nikki Sixx's Feud With Metallica
Apparently, Mötley Crüe and Metallica have beef that goes way back.
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The Truth About David Lee Roth And Eddie Van Halen's Relationship
There is no stereotypical band origin story here in which friends came together for the love of the music; according to Van Halen News Desk, Roth was only invited to join the band because, unlike Eddie and drummer Alex Van Halen, he came from money and had his own sound system.
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The Hidden Truth Behind Coldplay's X & Y Album Cover
The X&Y cover features a Tetris game in the middle of a dark blue background. When the album was first released, MTV said people didn't understand what was going on in the album. Was Coldplay just closet Tetris fans? The band teased that there was something deeper and people started staring.
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The Truth About Blaze Bayley's Time In Iron Maiden
When Dickinson left Iron Maiden in 1993 to pursue a solo career, the band took a chance on Blaze Bayley, who had been fronting British metal band Wolfsbane.
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This Is What Happened To 90s Rock Band Mazzy Star
Sandoval, in the Refinery 29 interview, describes a highly sensitive, artistic process of crafting stories and music, saying, "We like to take our time experimenting with different ideas and creating new sounds until we feel satisfied that we've accomplished something mind-expanding."
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The Album That Nearly Broke Up Metallica
St. Anger was released in June 2003 and looked like it might be Metallica's final album. The band's bassist, Jason Newsted, left just before production.
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The Tragic Details About Eddie Van Halen And Valerie Bertinelli's Marriage
Celebrity marriages often get rocky, and that shouldn't be such a surprise. To be fair, relationships require a lot of time, work, and commitment — even in the best of conditions — and things inevitably become more complex when you throw in constant publicity, tabloid gossip, tours, schedules, much less being part of Van Halen, one of the biggest bands in rock history.
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Details You Didn't Know About Eddie Van Halen's Brother, Alex
Eddie Van Halen's brother Alex is also a founding member of the rock group Van Halen. Originally trained as a classical pianist, Alex Van Halen took up drums and went on to great acclaim. Details you might not know about Alex Van Halen include a contentious lawsuit with his ex-wife.
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What Really Caused Sammy Hagar And Eddie Van Halen's Feud In The 90s
Although the two rock legends smiled in photos, Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen weren't always so buddy-buddy. Here's what really caused their feud in the 90s.
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How Eddie Van Halen Changed Rock Guitar
Eddie Van Halen, of the legendary rock group Van Halen, changed rock guitar by inventing his own distinct finger tapping method.
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What The Final 12 Months Of Eddie Van Halen's Life Were Like
It's been a heavy year, for many reasons, but the death of music legend Eddie Van Halen, announced on October 6, 2020, is yet another sad marker of time's passage.
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How These Famous Rock Stars Reacted To Eddie Van Halen's Death
Eddie Van Halen, an icon of rock music whose iconic guitar riffs inspired many to pick up a guitar and try for themselves, died in 2020 at the age of 65 following a brave, decade-long battle with throat cancer. Here's how these famous rock stars reacted to Eddie Van Halen's death.
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Details About Eddie Van Halen's Last Performance
Eddie Van Halen, who died on October 6, 2020, still wanted to tour with his legendary rock band Van Halen but was sidelined by a cancer diagnosis. Eddie Van Halen's last performance was on a 2015 tour in Los Angeles, where he played "Jump."
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The Truth About Eddie Van Halen's Beat It Guitar Solo
Eddie Van Halen's guitar riff is the centerpiece of Michael Jackson's 1982 number-one hit "Beat It." But Eddie Van Halen first thought the call to collaborate was a prank call from Quincy Jones. Not only did Eddie Van Halen contribute guitar to "Beat It," but he arranged it as well.
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What You Didn't Know About Eddie Van Halen's 'Frankenstein' Guitar
Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen died on October 6, 2020, of throat cancer. The rock and roll star broke new ground in the genre, and one way he did it was with the cobbled-together guitar that he called "Frankenstein." Here's the trust about Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstein guitar.
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