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Knowing When to Indulge the Rock-Out Impulse
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Knowing When to Indulge the Rock-Out Impulse

By
AJ Ramirez
/ 21 August 2014
Making the big dumb rock gesture isn't always the cool thing to do. But a good musician always knows when it's best to do it anyway.
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Van Halen: 1 March 2012 – Live at Madison Square Garden, New York

By
Crispin Kott
/ 8 March 2012
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I Heard You Missed Us (Says Van Halen and Many, Many Others) — We’re Back!

By
Dave Whitaker
/ 4 March 2012
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Van Halen: A Different Kind of Truth

By
Brice Ezell
/ 13 February 2012
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Van Halen Finally Gives the World a New Tune with “Tattoo”

By
Steve Jansen
/ 11 January 2012
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TV’s Most Memorable Commercials

By
Jessy Krupa
/ 15 July 2011
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The Ugly and Unlistenable Death Spiral of Eddie Van Halen

By
Sean Murphy
/ 31 March 2011
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Santana and Various Artists: Guitar Heaven

By
Jessy Krupa
/ 15 February 2011
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Getting the Word Out: Discovering Music Through Advertisements

By
Michael P. Irwin
/ 19 July 2010
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What’s next? Ozzy was really just snorting baking powder?

By
Sean Murphy
/ 16 December 2008

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