Eddie and Alex Van Halen had the closest musical relationship imaginable, playing together for nearly six decades — even in Van Halen’s most fallow periods, when the band was between singers, the brothers would rehearse at Eddie’s 5150 Studios to rehearse just about every day. Alex, Van Halen’s drummer, has been almost entirely silent since Eddie’s death from cancer in October 2020, sharing only a brief statement: “Hey, Ed. Love you. See you on the other side. Your brother, Al.”
Alex Van Halen has a lot more to say about his late brother, though, and it’ll all come out in his new memoir Brothers, due out Oct. 22. “I was with him from day one,” Alex writes. “We shared the experience of coming to this country and figuring out how to fit in. We shared a record player, an 800-square-foot house, a mom and dad, and a work ethic. Later, we shared the back of a tour bus, alcoholism, the experience of becoming successful, of becoming fathers and uncles, and of spending more hours in the studio than I’ve spent doing anything else in this life. We shared a depth of understanding that most people can only hope to achieve in a lifetime.”
The book’s editor, Sara Nelson of HarperCollins, calls the memoir “a chronicle of family and talent and the passion to create … the definitive take on Edward Van Halen’s life and death from the one who knew and loved him best.”
Van Halen singers David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar have both released memoirs over the years, and there has been no shortage of other Van Halen books, including early manager Noel Monk’s memoir Runnin’ With the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen and Greg Renoff’s impeccably researched Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal. But Alex apparently isn’t a fan of any of them. “All these people are writing books about the band, and they know nothing about the inner workings of this band,” Alex told Modern Drummer in August 2020. “And Ed and I don’t say anything because we’re not in the business of bullshitting on the internet and books and all that kind of crap. We just want to play. It’s that simple.”
Read Rolling Stone‘s own deep-dive cover story on the life and music of Eddie Van Halen here.
FAA Requires Additional Hour Between Shifts for Flight Attendants
Cabin crew will get more rest between shifts, under new FAA requirements concerning crew readiness.
Previously, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) required that flight attendants, who perform many of the safety-related duties of a flight, to get at least 9 off-duty hours between shifts, which can be up to 14 hours long. In a Tuesday announcement, that requirement has become 10 hours rest,…
Sara Nelson has served as the International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO since 2014. The AFA represents fifty thousand flight attendants, about half the industry’s flight attendants. In 2001, Nelson was the vice-president of her local AFA council.
Early in her career, Nelson had worked on United Flight 175, the flight that was hijacked and hit the south tower of…
felice and wilhelm’s friendship is probably one of the best things to ever exist. felice is always there for wille if he needs to talk and he feels comfortable enough to talk to her about his problems. for the next season, i hope that wille is there for felice to discuss any of her problems.
Miranda and Sara’s costumes from Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975).
'The daisy pattern in the lace trim of the dress was Miranda’s favourite flower. The butterfly-buckle was selected because like her, their lives are beautiful and brief.’
There is no pretty summer dress for orphan Sara, played by Margaret Nelson, who is forbidden from attending the picnic in Picnic at Hanging Rock. Sara’s costumes are plain and her hairstyles severe. The starched pinafore covers a practical school uniform skirt and blouse. The ensemble conveys no sense of the wearer’s body shape and is without personal touches or decoration.
y'all know that heartstopper scene where nick's watching pirates of the caribbean and you can see the bi panic in his eyes? yeah that was me for the entirety of the 20 episodes of ginny & georgia bc of these two
thank you marcus and maxine baker for being my bi awakening
playlist for the eighteenth of april twenty twenty-four
Staple Singers — Slippery People
The Clash — Tommy Gun
Gorillaz — O Green World
The Rolling Stones — 2000 Man
Frank Black — I Gotta Move
Tegan & Sara — Alligator
Lou Reed — Vicious
Yeah Yeah Yeahs — Cold Light
David Bowie — Starman
Wire — From The Nursery
Roxy Music — Oh Yeah
Bob Dylan — Mary Ann
Frankie Goes To Hollywood — Born to Run
Paul Simon — Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War
The Rocky Horror Show Original Roxy Cast — Sweet Transvestite
The Veils — Total Depravity
Miley Cyrus — You
David Bowie — Fantastic Voyage
Bob Dylan — Meet Me in the Morning
Willie Nelson - Me and Paul
Leonard Cohen - Anthem
The Chills -I Love My Leather Jacket
Grateful Dead - Mexicali Blues
Pink Floyd - Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
Pixies - What Goes Boom
The Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes
Tori Amos - Ring My Bell
Hey guys, serious question... How would you feel if I quit tumblr, and started posting these exclusively on Medium. I am already posting them on Medium as well