ContactMusic — Eddie Van Halen is recovering after undergoing emergency surgery The Van Halen guitarist went under The Knife for a severe bout of Diverticulitis - small pouches formed in the wall of the intestine that can cause a great deal of pain when inflam... more info

KEXP Seattle — Instinct, the full-length debut of Niki and the Dove, now finally available on CD, tops this week’s list of new releases. Like fellow Swedish artists The Knife and Lykke Li, the Swedish duo combine ’80s synth-pop, dark post-punk and dancy funk on... more info

ContactMusic — The singer Carnie Wilson has gone under the knife again for weight loss surgery The daughter of one of the most famous musicians of the 60s Brian Wilson has constantly had battles with her weight but for a while had been looking in good shape However... more info

Perez Hilton — Is Cameron a bit nervous about her big leap into her 40s? Rumors of the actress going under the knife are setting the Internet ablaze. Recent photos of Cameron have speculate that she may have gotten a new set of girls and her face is looking awfull... more info

Killed By Death Records — Nappy New Year and let the new year not be just another teenage anthem. Country: UK Year: 1977 Label: CBS Format: 7″ Songs: Just Another Teenage Anthem.mp3 Blood On The Knife.mp3 more info

Guardian Music — Crying at Christmas, pulling a pistol on Santa, doing something unspeakable to a snowman. Here is your idea of jingle hellHo ho ho? No, no, no. This week's been a catalogue of misanthropy, self-loathing and seasonal ill-will. I can't say I didn't ask... more info

Perez Hilton — Did you hear that Lindsay? Dear old dad is about to have surgery. Better question - do you care? (Note: No one holds it against you if you don't.) Michael Lohan was removed from his court ordered treatment center today in order to undergo heart surge... more info

Guardian Music — Tell us what music you've been enjoying recently, and listen to some recommendationsLast week, we asked readers to let us know what music they've been listening to recently. Here's a few highlights from the thread.mrsnorman:At the end of last year, a... more info

Pop Justice — We love 'Nights Like This' by Icona Pop. It sounds a bit like The Knife would do if they didn't have that big stick up their arse. Here is the video. You sort of need to watch it to the end but it's a bit of a rum old do really. CbN2AQEDUtY Well do... more info

Nialler9 — Swedish dream-popsters Korallreven dropped a succint awesome 25 minute mix (below) yesterday to promote their upcoming debut An Album By Korallreven on Acephale Records. It’s the third in the duo’s trilogy of remixes and it contains three edits i... more info