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The B4 Alternative Reminisced on Good Times and Bad Times of the Year 2011 and counted down the Top 30 Song releases of the year according to the B4 Alternative.

Here is the countdown and be sure to catch the Encore to hear the awesome playlist!

THE B4 ALTERNATIVE’S TOP 30 SONGS OF 2011
In 2011 we saw a ton of CD’s arrive on the shelves at the various locations you would take a gander to find new music. This is a list of the BEST in my opinion. I’m not going by album titles; rather I went with the best 30 songs that came out this year, and they may or may not have had major radio play. The amount of major radio play did not factor into my list at all. It’s a list of top 30 songs that I based off of how enjoyable the song was to myself.
Again, this is all strictly in my opinion. It didn’t matter if it was played a billion times on the radio, or if it got one spin on the air. It didn’t matter if it was the number one song on iTunes, or if it didn’t even get released on iTunes (of course these days, if you’re not releasing your music on iTunes, you’re either just plain stupid or have been living under a rock for the past decade.). It’s just simply the top 30 songs that stood out to me from the past year.
30. Dropkick Murphies - Going out in Style
29. Social Distortion – Machine Gun Blues
28. Lee DeWyze – Never There
27. Pitbull – Give Me Everything (Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, & Nayer)
26. Kottonmouth Kings - Kalifornia
25. Chickenfoot – Last Temptation
24. Black Stone Cherry – Blame it on the Boom Boom
23. “Weird Al” Yankovic – Party in the CIA
22. Aaron Lewis – Country Boy
21. Rev Theory - Hangman
20. Powerman 5000 – Electric Avenue
19. Wednesday 13 – Calling All Corpses
18. Nickelback – Bottoms Up
17. Sixx A.M. – Lies of the Beautiful People
16. Saliva - Badass
15. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – Never Lookin’ Back
14. Toby Keith – Red Solo Cup
13. Tom Morrello: The Nightwatchman – World Wide Rebel Songs
12. Seether – Country Song
11. Staind – Not Again
10. Foo Fighters - Rope
9. 311 – Sunset in July
8. Wayne Static – Assassins of Youth
7. Theory of a Deadman – Lowlife
6. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Monarchy of Roses
5. Hank 3 – C.O.A.B.
4. Five Finger Death Punch – The Pride
3. Duran Duran - All You Need Is Now
2. Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra
1. Korn f. Skrillex - Get Up!

Guns N' Roses lead the class of artists who will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame next year.
The original lineup will receive recognition on their first year of eligibility, 25 years after the release of their debut record.
Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler will be inducted alongside the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Beastie Boys, the Small Faces and the Faces, Donovan, Freddie King and late TV producer Don Kirshner.



Nickelback have engaged in a Twitter way with Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Peter Moylan according to Loudwire.
Moylan cast the first stone after seeing Foo Fighters live in Melbourne, Australia. Impressed by Foos frontman Dave Grohl, Moylan tweeted — "Note to @nickelback please attend a @foofighters concert. That's how's it should be done Chad."
Nickelback went for the throat with their reply to the Moylan, referencing fellow Braves relief pitcher and 2011 National League Rookie of the Year, Craig Kimbrel – "@PeterMoylan Foos are killer for sure. We're doing just fine, too, thanks. ? for you Pete, is watching Kimbrel better from the bench or on TV? … p.s. happy birthday…"



Guitar World first ever Rock & Roll Roast will set their claws into Black Label Society frontman and former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde.
The event will take place at The Grove in Anaheim, California on Thursday, January 19th, 2012; a portion of all proceeds will go to the MusiCares charity. Here's the official details:
Roastmaster Sharon Osbourne and other metal-loving luminaries such as Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Jericho, Anthrax's Scott Ian, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Slipknot's Corey Taylor, as well as comedy and roast veterans Jim Norton, Brian Posehn, Jim Florentine and more will all take aim at the Black Label Society frontman and guitar icon, best known for his incredible axe chops, his golden locks and his signature Bullseye guitar line. Fresh from her recent stint on the Judas Priest tour, Lady Starlight (Lady Gaga's resident DJ) will also be on hand to serve as the evening's official DJ.