Guitar virtuoso EDDIE VAN HALEN was born named Edward Lodewijk Van Halen
in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 26 January 1955. He would have celebrated his 70th birthday today.
As co-founder of rock giants Van Halen he made/released
12 studio LPs between 1978 and 2012 with the glam band.
Their 1996 single JUMP was an astronomical hit,
as we know. Almost 1 billion streams on Spotify.
“I get up and nothin’ gets me down
You got it tough, I’ve seen the toughest around
And I know, baby, just how you feel
You got to roll with the punches to get to what’s real”
Van Halen passed away, 5 years ago, in
October 2020 following a stroke. R.I.P.
Robust rock giants VAN HALEN (1974–2020) nailed
their biggest hit with blockbuster JUMP.
It conquered the top seat of the US Singles Charts 40 years ago today, on
25 February 1984 and stayed there for 5 weeks. The classic peaked at #7
in the UK.
It’s already been two years – 6 October 2020 – since EDDIE VAN HALEN (born Edward Lodewijk Van Halen in Amsterdam, The Netherlands) guitar expert and co-founder of mega rock band Van Halen passed away following a stroke. The band made/released 12 studio LPs between 1978 and 2012.
Their 1996 single JUMP was a giant hit, as we know it
(almost 640 million streams on Spotify).
Masterly drummer GINGER BAKER (born Peter Edward Baker in London) passed away
on 6 October 2019, at the age of 80, following heart surgery and a terrible fall. He’s best know as member of the three-star rock band Cream which only lasted for 2 years (1966-1968).
Baker melted jazz and African rhythms and pioneered both jazz fusion and world
music. He hated to be called ‘rock drummer’. Following the split of Cream he drummed
with supergroup Blind Faith, formed his own act called Ginger Baker’s Air Force, and collaborated with multiple artists.
It includes a 7″ with two previously unreleased tracks of which
you can hear OCEANS OF DARKNESS here. A zealous roller.
THE WAR ON DRUGS: Facebook – Instagram – Tour 2022
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Band: PLASMAS Who: Up and coming indie 4-piece
from Dundee, Scotland.
Single: WHAT YOU DO TO ME
A cut from their upcoming debut EP ‘A Summer’s Day Can Break Your Heart’, out 21 October.
Ross McQueen (singer/songwriter) “This is pretty hard for me to talk about, but I wrote this song about having feelings for another guy, and not knowing how to deal with it. It’s about the guilt that came with it and being unsure where I fit in amongst society. I had always considered myself straight and didn’t really feel like I could exist in any LGBTQ+ spaces. I felt like an imposter. I just remember being so confused, there was this social commentary screaming “be yourself” and “be open about your sexuality” all over the place and I just thought, “what if I can never be like that?”. ”
The track is a fuzzy, feel-good indie anthem – think The Jesus and Mary Chain in
a happy mood – that nods to shoegaze greats past while shooting for the moon
on a synth-powered rocket.
