America has a lot of problems right now, including an out-of-control war in Iraq and the surging cost of Hannah Montana tickets. So what does our glorious nation focus on? Confiscating the hard drives of tender-hearted guitarists. Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla says feds seized his computer hard drive recently. Walla’s federal focus isn’t the first time a musician has had to face U.S. investigations.

2003 – Canadian post-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor are accussed of being terrorists by a gas station attendent in Oklahoma. Police held the gloomy group until they could be questioned by the FBI. Eventually, Godspeed were freed, and could continue making slow-building songs about oil rigs and U.S. foreign policy.

2004 – Yusuf Islam, better known as Cat Stevens to you and me, is detained in Bangor (lol), Maine after a flight from Britain to the U.S. His name was apparently on a no-fly list and, the next day, Cat Stevens was shipped back to Britain. Maybe the FBI just had his best intentions in mind – he flew to America to meet with Dolly Parton, a fate worse than five thousand Gitmos.

2006 – The U.S. denies Sri Lanka’s favorite daughter M.I.A. entrance into the country. For shame, U.S., for shame.

2007 – T.I. arrested on gun charges. Wait, this one isn’t so easy to argue…