Matthew Wilkening

Wolfgang Van Halen confidently threads the needle on his debut.

Band took an unexpected turn on the 1996 follow-up to the Black Album.

He says David Gilmour "does not dispute the veracity" of the content, but "wants that history to remain secret."

Australian politician copied Twisted Sister song for campaign ad.

Band's first nine albums were all released in the now-extinct packaging format.

Younger Van Halen joined us to discuss filming in his father's famous '5150' recording studio.

Guitar legend died last October after a long battle with cancer.

Mark St. John had just been hired as the band's second replacement for Ace Frehley.

Nine songs that prove the band doesn't get enough credit for its songwriting.

They're not going to show up, but they deserve the accolade anyway.

Cuts by other artists were important to band's formation - and its first big breakup.

Producer Bob Erzin used blackboards and a coach's whistle to get the band into studio shape.