Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Actress Valerie Bertinelli has heaped praise on ex-husband Eddie Van Halen's parenting skills after he gave their son Wolfgang a pep talk about sex before the teenager hit the road as Van Halen's bass player. more info

The Newsroom — V6228, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Wednesday September 29 2009. **EXCLUSIVE** Chicken Foot guitarist Sammy Hager talks about winning Grammy's and Van Halen. Hagar chatted to us after a sound check at The Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City. Video: Pa... more info

Topix — AC/DC did it. So did Black Sabbath. Van Halen did it, but not everyone was happy. more info

AC/DC did it. So did Black Sabbath. Van Halen did it, but not everyone was happy. INXS didn't do it. Nor could Queen. And Motley Crue probably shouldn't have even tried. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Three men have been arrested for allegedly stealing a rare Eddie Van Halen guitar. more info

411 Mania — Watch Eddie take a dump with his guitar... more info

MTV.com News — Guitarist Mike McCready explains why the new album has only 11 songs.By Kyle Anderson Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Photo: MTV News Pearl Jam's Backspacer, which just got its exclusive release at Target stores on Sunday, is a lean, 11-track a... more info

Thrash Hits — Uh huh. According to the 2007 autobiography of one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, Osama Bin Laden likes to see girls dancing to Van Halen. Who the bleeding heck doesn’t?! Taken from page 189 of Kola Boof’s book, The Diary Of A Lost Gir... more info

411 Mania — All about Kanye West and his VMA f-up, we look at the fallout, was it a work?, the beautiful result and how VMA scandals have affected the careers of folks like Kid Rock, Eminem, 50 Cent, Rage Against The Machine, Van Halen, Fiona Apple, Motley Crue ... more info

411 Mania — From new possible tour dates for both Van Halen and Guns N' Roses and controversy over Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5 to Nine Inch Nails ending touring (for now), the VMAs, and Tommy Lee's new Methods of Mayhem album, 411's Aaron Titan breaks down the ... more info