Brian May Releases New Star Fleet Project Video

To celebrate the re-release of his Star Fleet Project, guitarist Brian May is pushing out some new and old video clips of the band at work.

The re-release is a 40th anniversary celebration of Brian May's solo side project. When May went out to recruit musicians for his Star Fleet Project, he probably didn't quite know what to expect - or have any idea of what the all-star group would produce. Of course, the biggest get was Eddie Van Halen.

The special reissue features lots of musical outtakes and behind-the-scenes conversations between the musicians. For Queen fanatics - or just guitar nuts in general - getting this reissue on vinyl seems like a no-brainer.

45 Years Of 'Eruption'

So this is killer: Wolfgang Van Halen wailing on "Eruption" to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the song. It's hard to believe that Eddie Van Halen recorded the groundbreaking guitar solo-signature track five decades ago.

Wolfgang has major talent, no doubt about that. Also no doubt that Eddie was his father. Amazing.

In honor of Eruption being recorded 45 years ago today, here’s me playing part of it on the guitar it was recorded on in 2015 while tracking some guitars for the first @MammothWVH album.

Love you, Pop ❤️ pic.twitter.com/TpjqUQGW3S

— Wolfgang Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) September 8, 2022

If you want to watch something fun, here's four music-loving guys watching Eddie Van Halen play "Eruption" live for the first time ever. The bulk of "Eruption" starts around the 7:30 mark if you want to skip ahead. Their minds are blown!

City of Pasadena Unveils Eddie Van Halen Plaque

A memorial plaque is now on display at the Pasadena Convention Center. The Van Halen brothers lived in Pasadena after migrating with their family from the Netherlands.

Two Pasadena residents raised funds for the plaque through GoFundMe. The mayor dedicated the plaque earlier today.

The plaque to honor Edward Van Halen with be shown Monday in Pasadena California pic.twitter.com/sJQhtRTgc1

— VanHalendotnet 🎸🚐📢 (@vanhalendotnet) October 9, 2021

Remembering Eddie Van Halen

Today is the one year anniversary of Eddie Van Halen's death. During the past 12 months we've had a lot of tributes from fellow rockers. For me, it still doesn't seem real that such an icon is gone. Eddie's son Wolfgang posted a touching message on his Twitter account, just as he did one year ago.

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— Wolf Van Halen 🐺 🚐 🙌 (@WolfVanHalen) October 6, 2021

Eddie died at 65 from cancer. He was a heavy smoker which is a big cancer risk factor. Since the pandemic took hold of the world, many people put off annual physicals and other appointments that might catch cancer early. Maybe one of Eddie's greatest legacies will be that he reminded folks in his age group to go see a doctor once in awhile just for a tune-up.

There are tributes all over social media to Eddie today. These I found interesting:

Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen's Widow pay tribute to late rock star on 1-year death anniversary. https://t.co/DBfeHjtbJ6

— TMZ (@TMZ) October 6, 2021

Eddie Van Halen rocking Cobo Arena in #Detroit on the Fair Warning tour, 4th of July, 1981. Photo by Ross Marino #RIPEddieVanHalen pic.twitter.com/jV9Ti7Xo0r

— Rhino Records (@Rhino_Records) October 6, 2021