DRUGS, ROCK & BARACK OBAMA: R.U. Sirius, longtime chronicler of and participant in the Cyberpunk-Counterculture Wars, has a new book about rock artists on dope called Everybody Must Get Stoned. And your Wonkette editor interviewed R.U. about these important topics, including how high Barack Obama used to get, back in the day. [True/Slant Part I/Part II]

Thursday, March 26: Local DMV rappers, producers and vocalists recreate and redefine the songs off Jay Z’s 1996 debut album, Reasonable Doubt, which helped push the hip-hop powerhouse into the big leagues. 8PM at Expo, $15. [Washington Post] MORE »

Thursday, Feb. 19: More electronic music from English group Fujiya & Miyagi (who sound a bit like Hot Chip if you’re into that) and the School of Seven Bells, a pet project of one of the members of the Secret Machines. School of Seven Bells, who have collaborated with Prefuse 73, include those megahot sisters from On!Air!Library!. 7PM, 9:30 Club. [9:30 Club] MORE »

Bizarre psychopath Condoleezza Rice went to Stockholm, Sweden yesterday to discuss the future of Iraq with god knows who else. At the same time in Sweden, the rock band Kiss was having a concert, even though they were supposed to have all retired years ago. The band members asked Condi to stop by their hotel after she was finished solving Iraq and… she did! Rice, you see, is such a big fan of Kiss that her favorite song of theirs is "Rock And Roll All Nite," an obscure b-side that only two or three other Americans have ever heard. Elitist. [AP ]

* Expect 10 more Spy Museums after we, DC’s ambassadors, “determine the city’s position in the mind of those who live here and from travelers around the world — with the ultimate goal of creating a more vibrant experience and generating more resources for the city, its residents and businesses through destination marketing.” [Petworth News]
* Virginia Democrats want to show you their entrails. [Ross Notes]
* DC isn’t just the capital of the free world, but also of culture, as evidenced by thousands of people camping out for Christian rock. [Sour N Sweet]
* … and by two nights of sold out Goo Goo Dolls shows. [Rock Creek Rambler]
* … and by the “responsible music experience” coming our way. [City Desk]
* … and by today’s Men Seeking Women CraigsList posts. [A Total Waste of Makeup]
* But hey, cheer up with the WP’s handy guide for single people on Valentine’s Day, “cuddle up to a beer with your onion-topped super grilled cheese.” [WP]

La Coulter on being backstage with what’s left of the Grateful Dead: MORE »