Digital Musicologists: Online Music's Tastemakers

"...Suggestions you see on music sites ("If you like Van Halen, here are five other bands you may enjoy")..."

March 2, 2012 Music Feature by Zoe Cordes Selbin

A Conversation With Steve Stoute & Dan Charnas

"...Charnas references Michael Jackson putting Eddie Van Halen on "Beat It" and Lionel Richie's "Deep River..."

March 2, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Peace Sells...

Megadeth's entry in the album-as-box-set sweepstakes

"...Peace (1990). Teeth-rattling nitro metal – as melodic as Van Halen but at the speed of frontman Dave Mustaine’s..."

Dec. 8, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Decapitated

"...Like the Netherlands-born Van Halen brothers, guitarist Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka and his drummer..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Decapitated

"...Of Polish metal's Van Halen brothers, guitarist "Vogg" Kieltyka and megaton drummer Witek..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Luv Doc Recommends: ROT Rally Parade

Congress Avenue, Friday, June 11, 2010

"...up, rheumatoid old dudes in mechanic-themed bars listening to Van Halen and hitting on saddle-bagged, butter-faced 35-year-old women in..."

June 11, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Southern Front

"...births a ratcheting stomp ahead of the straightforward Eddie Van Halen shred of "System Erased." Zak Ward barks ably..."

May 7, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Czars Were Brightly Shining

"...musical influences include not only Igor Stravinsky but also Van Halen, the Melvins, and Ween that you realize their..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Can you hear me now? Local musicians and OTR get some much needed hearing aid while Jody Denberg signs off from KGSR.

"...kind of like sampling an isolated vocal track by Van Halen. Then, impressions of both ears are cast for..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Pack of Wolves

A headbanger's journey

"...course, we must all recognize the influence of Eddie Van [Halen] and Dimebag Darrell...."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Fest Day 1

Report from the Festival's first day

"...their powerhouse set that included a smokin' version of Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher." East Coast keyboardist Damon Smith..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Black Tooth Grin: The High Life, Good Times, and Tragic End of 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott

Sticking it to 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott

"..."Dimebag," mirroring Pantera's evolution from a Texas imitation of Van Halen to certified Platinum Cowboys From Hell, while Crain's..."

July 17, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Mayyors

SXSW showcase reviews

"...full of effects that approximated the sound of Eddie Van Halen being crushed up and snorted by the Dwarves...."

March 20, 2009 Music Review by Greg Beets

The Dead Milkmen

Saturday

"...rhyming "Sarah Palin" with "blew all the roadies from Van Halen" before toasting Obama's victory with Reagan-era adolescent anthems..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

Toot Toot, Hey, Beep Beep

Disco diva Donna Summer returns to the stage and record racks 17 years later with ‘Crayons.’

"...succeeding “On the Radio,” made their rockist hearts immediately irrelevant and basically did the same for the singer’s voice,..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Greg Ginn and SST Records start fresh in Taylor, Possessed by Paul James stars as The Folk Singer, and KOOP Radio catches fire (again)

"...On Saturday, Bluebilly presents Possessed by Paul James, Tom VandenAvond, Legendary Shack Shakers' J.D. Wilkes, and Biram at the..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Fun Fun Fun Fest Preview

Battles' harddrive blows a circuit

"...Williams (Don Caballero), and vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Tyondai Braxton, son of avant-garde jazz musician Anthony...."

Nov. 2, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Media Watch: Bow Chica Wow-Wow

The life and times of a porn-music impresario

"...add a classier veneer to their bang fests. Eddie Van Halen recently won an adult video award. Last year,..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Column by Kevin Brass

Wine of the Week

Try France

"...Think of Burgundies as Nick Drake and Californians as Van Halen...."

July 13, 2007 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Winning Dirty

The deep pleasures in the sketch show Winning Dirty come from character comedy and the way that the members of the Frank Mills troupe are old-school comedians

"...Like the two dudes at the Van Halen concert, one of whom has a bit of..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Y Kant Tori Spell?

Tori Amos on this week's word.

"...existed. Earlier in the week, there had been friends’ observances of Liz Phair and Martha Stewart as MILFs. You..."

May 8, 2007 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Shake Appeal

Iggy Pop, whistling a merry tune

"...Nirvana approached that, but there was an extraordinary drummer. He..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

TCB

Sittin' sideways at the Recording Academy Honors, pondering the state of the music business with Chronicle photographer Andrew Shapter, mourning a death on the Eastside, and applying America's newfound Democratic spirit to our Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot

Nov. 17, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Final Countdown

Thirty-three years of Back Room shows and events can hardly be summed up in one timeline

"...one of the first of many to come, including Van Halen Hoot, Aerohoot, Metallihoot, and ZZ Hoot...."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

TCB

Guitar (and piano, drum, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, etc.) nirvana comes to Austin with the NAMM Summer Show

"...could walk in one door and there'd be Eddie Van Halen playing in this little club for whatever guitar..."

July 14, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Def Leppard keeps good company, Toxoplasma runs rampant, and more

"...others are the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Van Halen...."

March 10, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Awesome Cool Dudes

Record review

"...get-up effect. Perhaps the most ambitious song here is "Van Halen," which features a thrifty horn-and-string arrangement that lifts..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Music Review by Greg Beets

I'm New Here

Smog descends on Austin in the guise of Bill Callahan

"...a time when we are happily being spoon-fed shallow, vanilla-flavored characters. He's cursed with pure honesty and a sense..."

July 1, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Air Guitar Championships

Emo's, Saturday, May 21, 2005

"...few riffs on an imaginary axe, pantomimed an Eddie Van Halen finger hammer solo or attempted a Chuck Berry..."

May 20, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Burden Brothers

Gift guide

"...should put down the car keys, and put on Van Halen's 5150. An eternal 16-song set of wanky guitar..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

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