Rock On Week: Why Van Halen Said No To Brown M&Ms

This week We’re replaying some of our favorite episodes about some of our favorite rock musicians. In this episode from October 2020, we remember 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) Rock out with us as a backer on Patreon