“Eddie told me, ‘Roth is driving me nuts. I can't take it. I gotta leave. I know you're looking for a lead guitar player. Do you want me in the band?’”: When Eddie Van Halen asked to join Kiss — and they turned him down!

Read more at Keyboard Magazine

Related News

Electrum Core guitar amp & cab plugin by Muramasa on sale at 60% OFF

Rekkerd.orgJun 30

Rare Jazz Gem: John Patitucci Shines in Stunning Remaster of 1992 Chick Corea Akoustic Band “Tumba” Live

No TrebleJun 30

“I won’t miss being in a sh** band with horrible humans”: Mastodon guitarist slams ex-bandmates

Keyboard MagazineJun 30

“The idea that singing with deliberate Auto-Tune makes you a fraud or that not having a traditional band means you must not be a ‘real artist’ is like, the most boring take ever”: Charli XCX addresses "boomer vibe" criticism of her Glastonbury

Keyboard MagazineJun 30

“The idea that singing with deliberate Auto-Tune makes you a fraud or that not having a traditional band suddenly means you must not be a ‘real artist’ is like, the most boring take ever”: Charli XCX addresses criticism of her Glastonbury performance

Keyboard MagazineJun 30

Fracture Sounds releases Blueprint: Textural Viola for Kontakt Player

Rekkerd.orgJun 30

“It was the height of our popularity. And of course, when you’ve peaked there’s nowhere to go but down”: How the ‘Worst Band In The World’ had their revenge with the noisiest No.1 album of all time

Keyboard MagazineJun 29

A mammoth up to 45% off guitars, recording gear, and more - these are the early 4th of July deals I’m most excited about at Guitar Center

Keyboard MagazineJun 27

Fracture Sounds releases "Blueprint: Textural Viola" for Kontakt Player

KVR AudioJun 27

Montreal Post-Rock Band Big Brave’s Emotional Experimentation

Premier GuitarJun 27

"There's not a shred of evidence on the internet that this band has ever existed": This apparently AI-generated artist is racking up hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams

Keyboard MagazineJun 27

MusicRadar deals of the week: The 4th of July sales are here, and you can score $1,000 off a Vox guitar, $600 off the Music Man St. Vincent, as well as hundreds off gear from Alesis, Roland, Yamaha and more

Keyboard MagazineJun 27

“The guitar is like a spaceship, like a Formula 1 car”: Uli Jon Roth says his Sky Guitar’s “Mega-Wing” active pickup system had so much output that it blew up his amps one by one

Keyboard MagazineJun 26

Ueberschall releases Slide Guitar 2 (Elastik loop pack)

KVR AudioJun 26

“The Tritone was universally loved by the crew but the vibes clashed with the palette of the Soft Focus Deluxe”: Catalinbread is selling off its prototype guitar pedals, and the first is a “B-side” pitch echo from its smash-hit shoegaze stompbox

Keyboard MagazineJun 26

Best guitar VSTs 2025: Get the best simulated guitar tones for your next production

Keyboard MagazineJun 26

Sonixinema releases Ethereal Pads free Kontakt Player instrument

Rekkerd.orgJun 26

“Unbeatable... A guitar built for sessions, ready for all occasions”: Duesenberg Alliance Series Tom Bukovac Session Man review

Keyboard MagazineJun 26

Sol Philcox-Littlefield Rig Rundown Guitar Gear Tour

Premier GuitarJun 25

“I had a raincoat with a squiggly design on the back and I thought it would cool on a guitar”: Strandberg and Plini team up for signature version of Boden Standard with glow-in-the-dark Mirage graphic finish

Keyboard MagazineJun 25