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B Sides for 01/23/2012


Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry Rock Leno
(hennemusic) Aerosmith's Steven Tyler was a featured guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday night.

Tyler and fellow American Idol judge Randy Jackson were on hand to promote the launch of Season 11 of the reality series.

Tyler & Jackson then teamed up with Aerosmith's Joe Perry for a version of the band's "Chip Away At The Stone." Check it out here.

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Hear New Bruce Springsteen
(hennemusic) The Boss is back. Bruce Springsteen will release his new album, "Wrecking Ball," on March 6. You can preview the title track online.

His 17th studio album, "Wrecking Ball" features 11 new Springsteen recordings and was produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen and executive producer Jon Landau.

"Bruce has dug down as deep as he can to come up with this vision of modern life," said longtime manager Landau. "The lyrics tell a story you can't hear anywhere else and the music is his most innovative of recent years. The writing is some of the best of his career and both veteran fans and those who are new to Bruce will find much to love on 'Wrecking Ball.'" Check out the preview here.

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Butch Walker Gets Dazed and Confused With Matthew McConaughey
(superLOUD) Butch Walker has released his second single, "Synthesizers," from his newest album The Spade. The video for "Synthesizers" features Matthew McConaughey as his Dave Wooderson character from the 1993 film "Dazed and Confused."

McConaughey looks shockingly similar to his portrayal of Wodderson nearly 20 years ago. His remarkable genetics even earned Butch some press on the celebrity gossip site TMZ.

The fun video features the Dazed and Confused character as the focus, leaving the actual singer Walker mere cameo status as the bartender that shouts "That's right!" An additional cameo for eagle-eyed viewers to spot is adult film legend Ron Jeremy as a patron. Check it out here.

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Win A Colonoscopy From Ozzy
(Banana 101.5) Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon are teaming up with CBS to give away a trip to New York, $500, and�a colonoscopy?

A contest that sounds quite unusual at first, is actually a good intentioned move on the part of the Osbourne's and 'The Late Show With David Letterman' announcer Alan Kalter. They have joined forces with the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to create the CBS Cares Colonoscopy Sweepstakes.

One lucky, and simultaneously unlucky, winner will receive airfare to New York City, $500 to play with, and hotel accommodations. Oh yeah, they'll also get a camera crammed in their rectum. more on this story

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The World According to Alice Cooper
(Gibson) Alice Cooper is the original makeup-ed shock rocker, and there are no substitutions. Taking from heavy metal, vaudeville and symphonic rock, the "School's Out" rocker built his legacy on mixing haunting musical sounds with horrific onstage theatrics � everything from bright red blood to mile-long syringes to electric chairs. The result? The Coop always paints a picture of horror in his concertgoers' minds.

Along the way, Alice Cooper has developed a somehow lovable persona, making him rock's favorite villain to date. In the following choice quotes, Alice talks about hitting rock-bottom during his struggle with substance addiction, touring with fellow horror rocker Rob Zombie, finding a Christian faith and getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rock on, Alice!

On finally getting inducted into the Hall of Fame, as told to USA Today in 2011: We were Susan Lucci for quite a long time � or Pete Rose, whichever way you look at it! � I went, 'That's kind of cool. Every year, it's this new outrage.' I was sitting there, going, 'Calm down. Don't worry. Our time will come.'"

On staying excited about music 30-plus years later, as told to Horror Garage: You know, it's funny, 'cause I think that if it's in your blood, you never get tired of it. I'm still a rock 'n' roll fan. I have a 19-year-old and a 15-year-old, and I'm probably the only dad in the world that bangs on their door and says, 'Turn that up!' If it's good rock 'n' roll, I'm the first one to turn it up. Like anything else: there's great rock 'n' roll, there's crappy rock 'n' roll. And I'm not real prejudiced. As much as I'm not a big rap fan, I love Eminem. I think Eminem is very funny. more on this story

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Limited Edition J Mascis Throbblehead Released
Aggronautix have announced the release of a new Throbblehead featuring Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis. They sent over these details:

This figure is limited to 1000 numbered units, stands at 7 inches tall, and is made of a lightweight polyresin.

J is accurately sculpted right down to the big ole glasses, rockin' riff grip, and signature silver mane that features REAL DOLL HAIR -- a first for Aggronautix! Check it out here.

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Happy Birthday To Cheap Trick's Robin Zander
(Gibson) Every part of Cheap Trick contributes to the greater whole. Rick Nielsen provides the brains, the bombast and the humor. Bun E. Carlos is the muscle that propels the machine. Tom Petersson gives the greatly geeky lot a much-needed "cool" factor. But none of it would mean a thing� or at least, it would all be much less effective� if not for that voice.

Robin Zander was born on this day in 1953 in the town of Beloit, Wisconsin, along the Illinois border. The fourth of five children, Robin was raised in a musical household, with his father playing in a local jazz band. In 1964, though, he was floored � like most kids of his generation � by The Beatles' invasion of America. The following year, he got his first guitar and, shortly thereafter, formed his first band, The Destinations. As he progressed through school in Loves Park, Illinois, he bounced from band to band and sang in a choral group. Robin, as it so happened, was blessed with one of those one-in-million-voices that was both bell-clear and stentorian in its power. He was, to put it succinctly, the perfect rock singer. Which made his next move, at the dawn of the 1970s, a bit puzzling.

Chicago was teeming with garage rock bands like Shadows of Knight, The Cryan' Shames and the Grim Reapers (the latter featuring a certain Rick Nielsen and Tom Petersson). Zander, though, followed a different path, teaming up with a pianist to form the folk duo Zander and Kent. Every summer, the duo held a residency in the resort area known as the Wisconsin Dells. In between gigs with Zander and Kent, he would sometimes moonlight in oldies bands with his pal, Brad Carlson (a.k.a. Bun E. Carlos). more on this story

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