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There’s more to sounding like Eddie Van Halen than playing Eddie’s guitar

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eddie Van Halen, Guitar Playing, Guitarists, Jared James Nichols

The same musical instrument can sound different depending on who’s playing it. As a way of illustrating that, blues guitarist

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Random music news for Thursday, October 6, 2022

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adam Jones, Concerts, Eddie Van Halen, James Bond, Kanye West, Kirk Hammett, Metal Guitar, Metallica, Snoop Dogg, Tool

Chernobyl frogs are now very, very goth. And probably radioactive, too. In music news for October 6, what have we

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Random music news for Wednesday, August 31, 2022

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beyonce, Chillout Music, Dynamic Pricing, Eddie Van Halen, Headset, Mariah Carey, Phil Collins, Princess Diana, Swedish House Mafia, Ticketmasters

Wanna talk to your cat? Check this out. Then check out music news for August 31, 2022. Some fans have

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 27, 2022

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments B-52's, Bonehead, Coachella, Eddie Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis, NXNE, Oasis, Peter Green, Sonny and Cher, Sting

Hyperreal artificial humans: What could possibly go wrong? Try to ignore that as you go through music news for April

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Random music news for Tuesday, April 19, 2022

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Antibiotics, Apple, Eddie Van Halen, One-Hit Wonders, QAnon, Tone Deaf

Study: Ecuador is #1 in penis length. Canada is #12. The US is #59. Once you look at the full

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Random music news for Thursday, February 16, 2022

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, AstroWorld, Coachella, Concert Security, Eddie Van Halen, Eminem, Justin Bieber, Rudy Giuliani, Super Bowl, Tim Horons, Weezer

THIS IS THE BEST NEWS EVER! Fox is bringing an animated version of Bloom County to TV! Long live Opus

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Random music news for Friday, January 7, 2022

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eddie Van Halen, Glastonbury, Google, Hedley, Jacob Hoggard, Joey Keithley, Kanye, Kensington Sound, Slade, Volvo

Imagine what happens when this woman gets asked for ID. As you’re pondering that, here’s music news for January 7,

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The Eddie Van Halen Memorial Park

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eddie Van Halen, Pasadena, Van Halen

There’s now a park in Eddie Van Halen‘s hometown of Pasadena, California, honoring his memory. On Monday (October 11), the

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Random music news for Friday, September 17, 2021

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Eddie Van Halen, Elton John, Ferrari, Gojira, Liam Gallagher, Marilyn Manson, Nicki Minaj, Noel Gallagher, Ozzy, Public Enemy, The Smiths, TikTok, Tragically Hip

Interesting. Does Alzheimer’s begin in the liver? Now I’m paranoid about that next drink. I am, however, fully confident in

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Random music news for Saturday, September 11, 2021

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiostrip, Eddie Van Halen, Josh Homme, Kings of Leon, Led Zeppelin, NFTs, Phil Collins, R Kelly, Radiohead, Sister of Mercy, Tom DeLonge, Tully

Where were you 20 years ago today? If you were around, you’ll remember it as one of the weirdest days

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Random music news for Monday, May 31, 2021

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amnesty International, Apple, Axl Rose, Biko, David Bowie, Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Faith No More, Friends, Guns N'Roses, Kanye, Led Zeppelin, Marilyn Manson, Mike Patton, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, Peter Gabriel, Podcasts, Rembrandts, Sinead O'Connor, Weezer

It’s Memorial Day in the US but music news never sleeps, you know? Here’s what’s happening for May 31, 2021.

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