Blender # 1, June/July 2001

<b>FEATURES</b><br>
52 DO YOU BELIEVE IN DESTINY?<br>
Say their name, repeat: Destiny's Child take Peoria.<br>
58 THE RETURN OF HAIR METAL<br>
Just when you thought the ozone layer was safe, poodle rock returns. Featuring
Motley Crue's exes,American Hi-Fi's laundry and a whole lotta Aqua Net.<br>
64 THERE'S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN<br>
Tim McGraw wants to be as big as Garth Brooks - minus that whole Australian
alter-ego thing, of course.<br>
72 SUMMER TOURS<br>
Coming soon to an enormous concrete structure near you.<br>
74 THE MOST POPULAR BAND IN AMERICA!<br>
And why you've never heard of them.<br>
78 WHY DOES EVERYBODY WANT A PIECE OF DJ CLUE?<br>
On the town and behind the decks with the hype DJ and hip-hop power broker.<br>
82 SPORTS. MUSIC. A LOVE $TORY<br>
Pop stars and athletes: making mad cheddar together.<br>
86 WEEZER'S BIG MAKEOVER!<br>
Divorce! Failure! Rampant Hermitry! Why it's not easy bein' Weezer.<br>
90 SEX AND THE SINGLE WOMAN<br>
Janet Jackson: &quot;You can't ask that!&quot;<br>
Blender: Oh, yes, we can.<br>
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<b>REGULARS</b><br>
20 EDITOR'S NOTE<br>
22 BURNER<br>
Ol' Dirty Bastard drops by to borrow a cup of crazy. Plus: Nikka Costa strikes
a pose! Color rally 'round the rock! MTV's Undressed addressed! Weird band alergt
Bob Marley sells records from beyond &#8226; the grave! Elvis kicks ass! Belinda
Carlisle queried! Hick-hop brings new meaning to the phrase &quot;down on the
farm&quot;! Rockers on Broadway and/or going insane! And so much more ...<br>
24 WOO-HOO!<br>
If a picture paints a thousand words, these pages are worth 17000 of the little
fellas.<br>
40 ASK BLENDER<br>
Blender answers those burning questions about Aerosmith, the Beatles and bowel-loosening bass that have been keeping you up at night.<br>
44 IN THE STUDIO<br>
Tape up your glasses! N.E.R.D. producers the Neptunes unlock their AV closet.<br>
46 DEAR SUPERSTAR<br>
Radiohead's Thom Yorke discusses his paralyzing fear of bears and shares his
views on boot-knockin' (he's in favor).<br>
152 WHO DOES CHRIS ROBINSON THINK HE IS?<br>
The Black Crowes' frontman tells us stuff he wouldn't even tell Kate Hudson.<br>
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<b>THE GUIDE</b><br>
102 NEW RELEASES<br>
Lucinda Williams gets her strum on, Basement Jaxx get their punk on and Missy
Elliott gets her freak on.<br>
118 CNART<br>
120 MY MUSIC<br>
Supermodel James King borrowed our copy of Trixter's Greatest Hits and won't
give it back!<br>
122 REISSUES<br>
The Beach Boys, Miles Davis, Neu!, Dr Dre, Tupac Shakur<br>
132 VARIOUS ARTISTS<br>
Nuggets II: Original Arty/acts From the British Empire and Beyond, l964-1969<br>
134 BACK CATALOG: PRINCE<br>
136 LIVE!<br>
U2 photographed by Michael Schreiber; Staind, OutKast<br>
140 MOVIES<br>
142 BOOKS<br>
144 TV<br>
146 HIFI<br>
148 GAMES<br>
150 COMICS