Blender # 15, April 2003

<b>FEATURES</b><br>
59 500 CDs YOU MUST OWN BEFORE YOU DIE!<br>
Beck, the Beatles, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, the Bee Gees, the Beach Boys, the
Backstreet Boys. (And that's just a few of the B's.) You need only 500 albums
in the world, and Blender proudly lists them for you. Awww, yeah!<br>
96 GOOD CHARLOTTE<br>
Joel and Benji Madden, mohawked 24-year-old twins, claim that the worst insult
you could hurl their way is &quot;rock star&quot; Then what's with all the groupie shagging? Hmmm?<br>
100 CARLENE CARTER<br>
Johnny Cash's stepdaughter vowed to put the &quot;cunt&quot; back in country.
But living on the lost highway has spiraled her through drink, drugs and the
death of her boyfriend. What went wrong?<br>
104 INTERPOL MUST SPEND BLENDER'S $848!<br>
Blender gives New York art- rockers Interpol a load of money. How can things
go awry? &quot;Drinking on an empty stomach is never a good idea&quot; Bleaargh!!!<br>
106 SHANIA TWAIN<br>
Her own brother called her a robot, but Shania Twain is too busy for sibling
rivalry. Her new album may be called Up!, but she wants to make it clear: &quot;I've never actually seen cocaine....&quot;<br>
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<b>REGULARS</b><br>
16 EDITOR'S LETTER<br>
18 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR<br>
24 BURNER<br>
Mariah Carey goes on TV and gets 7. a little too private. Shakira goes onstage
and shakes her little candelabra. Everyone goes gaga for Blender's favorite
teenage Russian lesbians. And more!<br>
28 THE NEXT BIG THING!<br>
Boomkat; Freeway<br>
50 ASK BLENDER<br>
Sex sounds on the record, Mariah Carey's mole, Jimi Hendrix's supergroup and
more!<br>
52 THE GREATEST SONGS EVER!<br>
A folkie's '70s swoon becomes a smash for Roberta Flack, the Fugees &#8212;
and Hugh Grant.<br>
54 DEAR SUPERSTAR<br>
Angus Young: Do women really love a man in uniform &#8212; say, a schoolboy's
uniform?<br>
152 WHO DOES FABOLOUS THINK HE IS?<br>
He's a pretty-boy thug rapper from New York with a soft spot for Shania Twain
and a flamboyant blueprint for his coffin.<br>
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<b>THE GUIDE</b><br>
118 NEW RELEASES<br>
50 Cent, Ben Harper, Lucinda Williams, Everclear, the Libertines and more<br>
132 CHART<br>
134 REISSUES<br>
The Clash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Al Green, the Who and more<br>
140 LIVE!<br>
Zwan in Chicago<br>
142 MOVIES<br>
144 DVDS<br>
146 BOOKS<br>
148 GAMES<br>
150 CROSSWORD