This time around, we're talking about the music of Eddie Van Halen and the band that bears his name. We'll cover our favorite guitar acrobatics, favorite songs, why David Lee Roth is a knucklehead, and much more!
LINKS OF INTEREST:
- Here's the history of Van Halen and discography for your researching pleasure
- Yup, that whole "Sam & Dave" tour with Van Halen did actually happen. And yes, it was as disastrous as one would imagine
- Here's Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band playing "Jump" with guest guitarist Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine)
- Here's Jack White building a guitar from scraps in a cow field
- Looks like Todd managed to remember this one right... Dave Davies of The Kinks slashed his amp's speaker to distort the sound. But there's a whole lot more too.
- Here's the story of the "other" Van Halen lead singer no one heard of until recently, Mitch Malloy
- Here's Sammy Hagar talking about bringing Alice In Chains on tour with Van Halen
- Here's Van Halen's 2015 Billboard Music Awards performance and here's AC/DC playing the Grammys that same year. Judge for yourself
- Slight whiff on Tim's behalf - Dixville Notch is the small town in New Hampshire that holds the distinction of holding the first presidential vote in the nation just after midnight on election day - not Franconia Notch
...AND ANOTHER THING:
Tim recommends checking out "A West Wing Special To Benefit When We All Vote" on HBOMax
Todd advises you to go watch Pixar's Coco about a dozen times this week because it's a wonderful and gorgeous movie.
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Episode 43: Bump City! - the music of Tower Of Power
Episode 42: The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (Free Range Idiocy Book Club)
Episode 41: Thrawn With The Wind - with guest Jimmy Dice
Episode 40: Directors Cuts Like A Knife
Episode 39: An Idiot's Guide To Fantasy Football
Episode 38: Close Encounters of the '77 Kind - 1977 Year in Movies
Episode 37: No Holds Barred - A Commentary Track From Cinema Hell
Episode 36: Our List of Best & Worst Comic Book Movies
Episode 35: Bradygeddon Part 3 - The New Newton In Town
Episode 34: Higher Ground - Todd & Tim's Top 5 Albums
Episode 33: Battlestar Galactica - The Plan
Episode 32: Star Wars Breakdown - Rogue One vs. Solo
Episode 31: Battlestar Galactica - Series Finale, Daybreak
Episode 30: Battlestar Galactica Season 4.5
Episode 29: Who's Yer Captain? with Jimmy Dice
Episode 28: Battlestar Start Galactica Season 4.0
Episode 27: A Whole New (West)world - Part 4
Episode 26: Battlestar Galactica Razor Recap
Episode 25: A Whole New (West)world - Part 3
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