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3 hrs ago | NBC Bay Area

Teen Internet Sensation Rocks Van Halen Guitar Solo

"The Hangover Part III" and "Fast & Furious 6" hit theaters this long Memorial Day weekend.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Entertainment

6 hrs ago | WebProNews

14-Year-Old Girl Covers Van Halen's 'Eruption'

On Monday, a girl named Tina S. posted a video of herself playing guitar to YouTube.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Thu May 23, 2013

Concert Tour

Sammy Hagar Celebrates 'Four Decades of Rock' With Summer Tour

Sammy Hagar will head out on his own for a short tour late this summer. As you may expect from the choice to call the trek the "Four Decades of Rock" tour, Hagar will be performing songs from all points of his extensive career.

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Related Topix: Hard-Rock, Montrose, Pop/Rock, Jackpot, NV, Stateline, NV

Something Else! Reviews

'They didn't return my call': Sammy Hagar tour...

Former Montrose and Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar is providing a glimpse of what's in store as he gears up for a series of retrospective summer dates .

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot

Free Republic

Move over, Eddie: Teen girl shreds Van Halen cover

In a clip recently posted to YouTube, Tina shows off her otherworldly guitar chops with a cover of the solo from Van Halen's "Eruption." The clip lasts just a minute and a half, but that's more than enough time for her to make believers out of anyone.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Wed May 22, 2013

Daily Mail

Van Halen who? Amazing teen girl's guitar solo goes viral and sparks...

A clip posted on YouTube Monday shows the young musician, known only as Tina S., performing a cover of the solo from Van Halen's Eruption.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, 9

The Gater 98.7 FM

14 Year Old Girl Shreds "Eruption" From Van Halen

This is the spot where I'm supposed to write something about myself. Here goes... I'm originally from Northern West Virginia and started working in radio when I was in high school.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Florida, Motorcycles, Harley-Davidson Street Glide, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle

KIRO-TV Seattle

Sammy Hagar faces appeal of tossed defamation case

A former Playboy bunny who claims Sammy Hagar fathered her now-deceased child is appealing a ruling that dismissed her lawsuit against the former Van Halen frontman.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Entertainment

Tue May 21, 2013

VH1

Classic 14 Y.O. Girl's Amazing Van Halen Cover

There are too many memorable riffs in the Van Halen catalog to list out here, but if we were to make a shortlist of Eddie Van Halen 's best guitar solos, "Eruption" would definitely be at or near the top of the list.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Music, Entertainment

Sat May 18, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Brad Paisley kicks off PNC Bank Arts Center's 2013 season

But the cheerful Brad Paisley - country music's least resentful ambassador - allowed himself a moment of frustration.

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Related Topix: Country, Brad Paisley, Holmdel, NJ, Pop/Rock, Music, Entertainment

Tue May 14, 2013

GPB.org

Little Tybee Guitarist Shreds Folk-Style

Guitarist Josh Martin performs with his band Little Tybee at a house show in Macon "From Distant Viewing" is the new album from Atlanta-based band Little Tybee.

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Related Topix: Georgia, Pop/Rock, Animals as Leaders

Mon May 13, 2013

hosted Blogcritics | Blogcritics

Alice in Chains Are Back: New Record The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here Out May 28, 2013

It's not an easy task replacing a lead singer. For every Sammy Hagar in Van Halen, there are countless bands whose fortunes were felled by changing the voice of the group.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Alice in Chains, Music, Entertainment

The Globe and Mail

No need to tut tut Egypt's conservative tourism industry

Does a 64 seem steep to you for ice cream? If so, don't order any near Rome's famous Spanish Steps.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, David Lee Roth, Travel

Sun May 12, 2013

Something Else! Reviews

'Ed, he turned on me, man': Sammy Hagar opens up about the split with Van Halen

The rift between Sammy Hagar and his bandmates has become the stuff of legend, up to and include their fractured induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - which saw only Hagar and Michael Anthony appear.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, David Lee Roth

Fri May 10, 2013

Country Weekly

Brad Paisley Jams With a New Drummer

Not to diminish the talents of any of your kids out there, but have you heard of this kid Avery? He's just six years old, but he already plays the drums better than a whole lot of drum-playing adults.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

LiveDaily News

Van Halen adds a couple one-off gigs to summer plans

Van Halen has unveiled a couple of domestic shows that will follow a mid-June trip to Japan, all in support of last year's release, "A Different Kind of Truth." The iconic rock outfit, currently comprised of frontman David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen, will follow up four Japanese performances with a July 20 ... (more)

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Paso Robles, CA, Interscope Records, Media, Music

Denver Post

Hot tickets to upcoming Colorado concerts: Timberlake, Hagar, Buble and more

If you're one of those holdouts who hasn't given in to Justin Timberlake's multifaceted appeal yet, you should consider seeing him when he plays the Pepsi Center on Jan.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Pepsi Center, Metal, Megadeth, Metallica, Pop/Rock, Music, Entertainment

Thu May 09, 2013

North Coast Journal Weekly Politics

Get Primed for It

Back in 1984 - with a head full of the sounds of Frank Zappa and Pink Floyd - bassist Les Claypool started fooling around with a drum machine and a few different band mates.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Primus, Possessed, Death-Metal

Wed May 08, 2013

SanLuisObispo.com

Van Halen to play concert at Mid-State Fair this summer

Legendary hard rock band Van Halen will invite fans to “Dance the Night Away” this summer when it performs at the California Mid-State Fair .

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, David Lee Roth, Paso Robles, CA

SFGate

Sammy Hagar has defamation lawsuit filed against him dismissed

The former Van Halen star's memoir, "Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock," became a New York Times bestseller upon its release, and included a story about a California woman who falsely named him as her baby's father to extort money from him in the 1980s.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock