rock and roll Eddie Van Halen's Lamborghini was the revving in 'Panama' Rusty Blazenhoff

foo fighters Wolfgang Van Halen wows the crowd at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert Gareth Branwyn

Musical instruments A guitar tech explains Van Halen's most infamous tuning disaster Thom Dunn

star wars Jawas playing the guitar solo from "Eruption" is the Eddie Van Halen tribute I need Thom Dunn

exercise Get your fingers and your body in shape with this Eddie Van Halen tribute work out Thom Dunn

makers Guitar hacking with Eddie Van Halen Gareth Branwyn

patents Eddie Van Halen once filed a patent for a "musical instrument support" with some awesome artwork Thom Dunn

music Tim Henson's interview shows why he's one of the best guitarists of his era Devin Nealy

mashup 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go to the Grave' is a mashup of Wham!, Ozzy, and Van Halen Rusty Blazenhoff

simulations Check out Mdou Moctar, an outstanding self-taught guitarist who plays music that transcends borders and labels Jennifer Sandlin

Rock n Roll How would "Stairway to Heaven" be received if it was released today? Gareth Branwyn

tabloids Are the tabloids in a death spiral? Peter Sheridan

Rock n Roll Jack White thrills with last-minute SNL performance Gareth Branwyn

passings Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020) Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets The Jamstik 7 can teach you the guitar — without actually having a guitar Boing Boing's Shop

music Dave Rosser, Afghan Whigs guitarist, RIP David Pescovitz

synthesizers Rise of the Synthesizer: How an Electronics Whiz Kid Gave the 1980s Its Signature Sound Mark Frauenfelder

The Sloths, one of the great lost garage bands of the 1960s reunites after 50 years Tom McLoughlin