Van-Holiday

Iron Maiden Knows How To Party!

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:11:33 +0000

Check out this receipt from one of the band’s outtings in Norway….

Happy Van-Holiday, August 14th, 2010

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:53:16 +0000

Rock on! Rock On!

Marvin Isley, bassist for the Isley Brothers, dead at 56

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:49:53 +0000

Marvin Isley, the youngest of the R&B siblings who provided the thumping bass lines that helped drive the band’s chart success in the ’70s and early ’80s, died Sunday morning. He was 56.

Parliament Guitarist Phelps “Catfish” Collins Dies at 66

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:46:48 +0000

Always on the ONE.

Phelps “Catfish” Collins, the legendary funk guitarist who played with James Brown and Parliament/Funkadelic, died Friday in Cincinnati after a battle with cancer. He was 66. “My world will never be the same without him,” said his brother Bootsy Collins in a statement. “Be happy for him, he certainly is now and always has been the happiest young fellow I ever met on this planet.”

The Van-Holiday Experience

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:51:18 +0000

Do you have tale of past Van-Holiday exploits?
Ever front your own band with a packed house of drunk college girls?
Ever pass out on a stranger’s couch?
Ever stage dive from a Karaoke bar?
The world wants to know…

Jerry Garcia Dead at 53… Alive in new movie in 2011

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:49:57 +0000

The creative force of Jerry Garcia, who died in 1995, is being made into a movie for 2012.

One catch… there will be none of Jerry Garcia’s music or that of the Greatful Dead in the film.

Amir Bar-Lev will direct the film, based on Dark Star: An Oral Biography of Jerry Garcia by Robert Greenfield. Variety’s article includes a statement from Garcia’s estate:

“We want to make clear that neither Grateful Dead Productions nor the Jerry Garcia Family LLC are in any way working with – or are in any other way affiliated with – the supposed upcoming Amir Bar-Lev-directed biopic about Jerry Garcia. We will not be licensing any recordings from Grateful Dead or Jerry Garcia’s music library for this production, nor will we provide the producer/director with access to any Garcia family members.”

Perhaps another sign of the End Times.

Garry Shider, Parliament-Funkadelic Guitarist, Dead at 56

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:07:28 +0000

R.I.P. Starchild

Funkadelic and Parliament guitarist Garry “Starchild” Shider died yesterday at his home in Upper Marlboro, Md, according to the AP. In March, the longtime sideman of funk legend George Clinton was diagnosed with brain and lung cancer.

Link To The Washington Post

http://www.spinner.com/2010/06/17/garry-shider-parliament-funkadelic-dead/

Ronnie James Dio Dead At 67

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 03:35:21 +0000

Ronnie James

Ronnie James Dio Dead At 67
Legendary metal singer succumbed to cancer on Sunday.

Well, that about says it all.

Devil horns to you, Ronnie

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1639314/20100516/ronnie_james_dio.jhtml

Progressive Rock

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:36:52 +0000

On the Eve of Van-Holiday, Cracked.com writes an incredibly well informed article on the subject of Progressive Rock. Topics cover “Instrumentals”, “Concept Albums”, and “How to Form Your Own Prog Band”. This article is a “Must Read” for anyone beginning their exploration of Progressive Rock.

ED’s Furry Fucking Guide To Metal!!!!

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:32:30 +0000

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