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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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 .

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.

A 20-year-old man died at an apartment construction site Sunday in Fayetteville on Parris Avenue just south of Martin Luther King Jr.

It's been more than forty years since San Diego singer-songwriter Jack Tempchin wrote The Eagles' hit "Peaceful Easy Feeling," a love ballad inspired in part by an array of attractive young women he encountered here in his hometown.

David Lee Roth explores the things that ripped Van Halen apart, and the shared camaraderie that reunited them - asserting that the group was never the same without him.

"We can't have this type of conduct - it's a betrayal of public trust," Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said in announcing that the two have been charged in connection with the controversial arrest of three brothers in north Omaha.

A defamation lawsuit against Sammy Hagar filed by a former Playboy bunny who claims he fathered her child has been dismissed, and the former Van Halen frontman is pleased with the result, his attorney said Monday.

Van Halen has always been known as more of a "Party Rock" band than Metal, but their style, larger-than-life persona, massive arena shows, and of course Eddie's guitar was a very influential force on Heavy Metal.

This year it was all about "4 Decades of Sammy Hagar", from Montrose to Van Halen, The Waboritas and then Chickenfoot .

In its contract rider, Van Halen specified no brown M&M's, but that was only a test to see if venues were reading the lighting requirements.

On his 13th studio album, "Authentic," he delivers an eclectic mix of songs with a variety of guest singers that elevate the material to a worthy listening experience.

Eddie Van Halen is on Piers Morgan with LL Cool J and Piers was just gushing all over LL Cool J for beating the crap out of a burgular and Eddie says..."If a guy breaks into my house his face will be smashed with an UZI." Piers didn't care for that and after the commercial says he will be coming back to talk about this "bombshell". Disclaimer: ... (more)