Most Modern Music Sucks; It's a Rare Group With the Balls to Risk Sincerity, Say Like Van Halen!

"...retro for ya. I sat front row for the Van Halen reunion tour in Philadelphia last October and actually..."

March 20, 2008 Postmarks

Women and Children First

An old Van Halen playlist on the occasion of their new LP

"...the Oakland Coliseum on Friday, Oct. 10, 1980, was Van Halen on the Women and Children First tour. I..."

Feb. 21, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

First Concert: Matt Muñoz

Cactus Cafe manager Matt Muñoz revisits his first concert in El Paso: Van Halen

"...Who: Van Halen..."

June 29, 2018 Music Feature

Somebody Get Me a Shot

"...venue, Panorama tour, remains my first. Two Fridays later, Van Halen's Women and Children First trek returned me to..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Van Halen

"...Van HalenA Different Kind of Truth (Interscope)..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Van Halen

"...Van HalenAT&T Center, San Antonio, Jan. 24..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Natural

"...a long, eclectic list that includes Keith Richards, Eddie Van Halen, and even jazz great Thelonius Monk. Perhaps this..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Roadkill

"...Back in 1983-'84, Van Halen and Def Leppard ruled the hard rock arena..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Music Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Bill Callahan & Bonnie "Prince" Billy Invincible Czars Tease Van Halen EP..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Siempre Selena

Game changer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez prompts Corpus Christi's inaugural "Selena Fest"

"...a close-up of guitarist hands tapping out crazy Eddie Van Halen-style riffs...."

April 10, 2015 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Storyteller

Talking turkey with X-Ray

"...Iggy Pop, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Mott the Hoople, Van Halen, Elvis Costello, Big Star, Yo La Tengo, Green..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Live Through This!

The Semi-Annual Rock & Roll Round-up

"...leave it to the reader to sort out their relevance. "Until next time, don't believe the hype," is Chuck..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Books Feature

Ziki Plots Global Culinary Domination

Local startup of Greek/Mexican cuisine potentially unstoppable

"...Like how Van Halen had that “no brown M&Ms” rider in their..."

Jan. 16, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Inu-Oh

Japanese medieval history gorgeously reimagined as a rock & roll fable

"...punchy update of the Viking Prose Edda or Maria Dahvana Headley's radical reinterpretation of Beowulf, novelist Hideo Furukawa updated..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Texas Platters Hall of Fame: Pantera’s Far Beyond Driven

Brownout frontman pays tribute to Dimebag

"...Top players for me are Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, Slash, and Paco de Lucía (still my favorite)...."

July 27, 2018 Music Feature by Alex Marrero (of Brownout)

Play It Loud

Play It Loud: The Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar

"...going electric at Newport, Jimi Hendrix's prowess, and Eddie Van Halen building his "Frankenstrat" – but adds details and..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Everybody Wants Some!!

Time moves on, but Richard Linklater's characters still walk and talk

"...follow, both politically and socially. (Hence, I suspect, the Van Halen-cribbed title.) While there’s hardly a plot to speak..."

April 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival: Podcast People

John August takes his Scriptnotes podcast to church

"...are the real stars, look elsewhere. Scriptnotes, the self-described “Van Halen of screenwriting podcasts,” has been in business for..."

Oct. 26, 2014 Screens Post by Michael Agresta

Eruption

Church on Monday guitarist Jake Langley transcends jazz

"...It's Eddie Van Halen. Jazz/Country/Punk..."

March 28, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Arms on Brazos

As it nears completion of an extended 'Great Streets' rehab project, has Austin learned any lessons?

"...contractor as a contract change order, recommended by the relevant board or commission, then approved by council. However, add..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Carnal Knowledge of the Veep?

McCain selects Alaska governor as running mate.

"...the selection of the music that preceded his announcement: Van Halen's "Right Now," from their 1991 album For Unlawful..."

Aug. 29, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

One of the most compelling documentary portraits of a musician yet made, Julien Temple's film about the former Clash musician acknowledges the legend while uncovering the truth.

"...did this India-born son of a left-leaning British civil servant and a doting "Scottish heather" grow up to front..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chest Cavities, Empty Kneecaps, and Elbows

A week at Austin's all-ages live music venue Redrum and the 'School of Rock' lessons learned

"...audience, you still rock out like you're opening for Van Halen. Tuesday's World Series game keeps many people in,..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Lords of Dogtown

This narrative re-creation of the skateboarding doc Dogtown and Z-Boys is a blast, as accurate as it ought to be with more than enough mythology and gut thrills thrown in for good measure.

"...Penelope Spheeris’ punk-rock melodrama Suburbia, all sun-drenched angst and pre-Van Halen (or Black Flag, who show up at one..."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Hi, I am Joe Sullivan, the proprietor of House Park Bar-B-Q. I just listened..."

May 23, 2003 Column

Mission to Mars

"...been sent to rescue the previous Mars mission, which vanished from radar abruptly after discovering some sort of massive..."

March 10, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

Night Clubbing

"...trendy restaurant where he had dined with French actress Vanessa Paradis.Police held the actor for almost four hours after..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Chasin' the Clouds Away

"...list of confirmed acts is Roy Hargrove's new "New York/Havana/San Juan supergroup," Crisol. Hargrove will be at Clarksville for..."

April 18, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

TCB

"TCB" gets in the van with Grand Champeen and encores at CMJ in NYC.

"...Out Front by the Van..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Street Cred to Burn

The 1996-97 Austin Music Awards

"...to Austin music in 1996: Minus a single transcendent, galvanizing band to rally around, Austin's edgier outposts lost a..."

March 7, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

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