Yikes! Don't mess with Ms. Guomundsdottir. Here's the story, courtesy of The NZ Herald: *Bjork, who is in Auckland to perform at the Big Day Out on Friday, tore photographer Glenn Jeffrey's shirt in half, after he photographed her arriving at 7.50am yesterday. Jeffrey, a news photographer of 25 years, said Bjork was accompanied by a man who asked him not take photographs. "I took a couple of pictures and I got about three or four frames of her ... and as I turned and walked away she came up behind me, grabbed the back of my black skivvy and tore it down the back. As she did this she fell over  Source

Courtney Love has said she wants to 'Half Nelson' actor Ryan Gosling to play her late husband Kurt Cobain in a film.  Source

Remember that mess at the beginning of the year, when the Washington Post interpreted an RIAA legal brief as saying the agency's official position is that ripping CDs for personal use is illegal? Well the RIAA's president took to NPR to try to deny it, but Wired ain't buying -- and they have "two very clear pieces of evidence" to prove that the RIAA prez was lying. (via)More on Wired - Threat Level A  Source

Enjoy their performance of 'Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors' on Sunrise below.  Source

A trio of dates can be found below. Source

Feb 20 - The Echo - Los Angeles
Feb 21 - Detroit Bar - Costa Mesa
Feb 22 - The Casbah - San Diego

Supergrass' Mick Quinn is on the mend after breaking his back last year.  Source

Here's more on the venture entitled 'Rock The Rabbit': *Rock The Rabbit artists will put their twist on the iconic Playboy Rabbit Head logo by creating limited edition t-shirt designs. Original prototypes of all t-shirt designs will be auctioned off, with proceeds benefiting Rock The Vote. A special collection of RTR t-shirts will be available nationwide at select Bloomingdale's locations and online at ShopTheBunny.com.*

Some of the artists include: Iggy Pop, Duran Duran, Daft Punk, The Shins, Hot Chip

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The RIAA reaffirmed its commitment to the status quo this year, at least as it pertains to lawsuits against individual swappers...  Source

Fourth full-length confirms that this London outfit has completely moved on from their roots as an acoustic duo.  Source

British Sea Power will perform a live set at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in London next Thursday (January 10).
SourceBritish Sea Power will perform a live set at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in London next Thursday (January 10).