1. Who's clocking dollars? According to Billboard's 2008 Top Moneymakers list Madonna was #1. She grossed over $242 million, while Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, The Police and Celine Dion round-out the top five.

2. Legendary photographer Mick Rock shot MGMT (and several other artists) for Playboy magazine's third annual Rock the Rabbit feature.

3. Heartsrevolution will be touring with Guns N' Bombs, autoKRATZ and DJ Beni in support of the Scion/Kitsune CD Pioneer. The tour hits Miami on March 8.

4. High Times reports that Seattle's chief of police Gil Kerlikowske has been offered the job of running the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy. He is known as a "progressive reformer" who has made Seattle a "model of sensible marijuana policy." UPDATE: The Seattle Times says he has accepted the position.

5. Cro-Mags singer and author John Joseph brings a little "spoken word" to Webster Hall on February 21.

6. Four cities are still vying to host the 2016 Olympics: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. The winner will be announced on October 2.