It's hard to believe we're saying goodbye to guitar great Eddie Van Halen. His band won millions of fans on record and offstage, and won a reputation for offstage excess. But one of their most infamous stories - that they banned brown M&Ms from backstage - wasn't quite what it seemed. Plus: a Gloria Estefan hit gets a heavy metal treatment on YouTube.
Did Van Halen’s Concert Contract Require the Removal of Brown M&Ms? (Snopes)
A Headbashingly Good Metal Cover of Gloria Estefan’s Conga (Geeks Are Sexy)
