Van Halen Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

No, this not a Van Halen t-shirt. Look closer.

At first glance, this looks like a t-shirt featuring the iconic Van Halen log. But it’s not. The logo has

My weekend doesn’t end until Family Guy finishes Sunday night. My wife, who goes to bed when I’m watching my

Look at it this way: Winter is now one-third over. Here’s music news for January 22, 2020. Weekly Canadian music

Back in high school, there was a guy a grade behind me who could perform uncanny impersonations of all the

Who’s getting impeached for Christmas? I think I know whoooooo… On to music news for December 6, 2019. BAD TikTok.

When I was 17–the same age as Billie Eilish is now–I was already deeply into music. But because the first

Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, seems to be on a mission to counteract all those dire rumours about Eddie’s health.

Anyone else having trouble with Chrome over the last 24 hours? Some sort of update broke some programs/access. Just askin’.

If you’re going to a movie this weekend, note that Thomas Edison patented something called “motion pictures” on this day

Earlier this week during an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, The Bird and the Bee was

One of the more popular videos of the DLR era of Van Halen was “Hot for Teacher” from the 1984

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver