Blender # 17, June/July 2003

<b>FEATURES</b><br>
66 ASHANTI<br>
What's on Ashanti's &quot;to do&quot; list this summer? 1. Set more sales records.
2. Become a movie star. 3. Find a man. Oh, yes &#8212; and play down allegations
that her record-label boss is far too friendly with the leader of a murderous
drug gang.<br>
70 $848 - THE FLAMING LIPS<br>
Blender gave the Flaming Lips $848, which they promptly blew on a lot of Pepto-Bismol.
Did they have the world's nastiest case of Montezuma's Revenge? No, silly &#8212;
they needed it to pour over strippers!<br>
72 THE DEFTONES<br>
Beneath the Sacramento metal freaks' pile-driving riffs, tattoos and facial
hair lurk sensitive boys who read books and everything. Is that why they've
been branded hard rock's answer to Radiohead? Why, yes!<br>
78 AN ORAL HISTORY OF DURAN DURAN<br>
In the '80s, Duran Duran were riding high. Then, the inevitable comedown: rival
splinter bands! Rehab! Raising chickens! Now, the original lineup is reconvening
for a new album and world tour. That is, if they can stand to be in the same
room without puking.<br>
86 33 THINGS ABOUT METALLICA<br>
One of their post-show rituals called for 10 naked women to be waiting in the
showers. They tortured their bass player with meat pies. They're in therapy.
And 30 more fun facts!<br>
118 JEWEL<br>
She's va-va-vooming back with an album fit more for a dance floor than a coffeehouse: &quot;Here's cleavage and poetry,&quot; she generously offers. Yes, please!<br>
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<b>REGULARS</b><br>
20 EDITOR'S LETTER<br>
22 LETTERS<br>
30 BURNER<br>
Ol' Dirty Bastard is out of jail; Rod Stewart pads his bra; Britney reportedly
dates a former politico old<br>
enough to be her dad. And more!<br>
34 THE NEXT BIG THING!<br>
Thalia; Evanescence<br>
56 DEAR SUPERSTAR<br>
Hey, Meat Loaf, what's it like to be dead? How much do your breasts weigh? And
may we call you &quot;Meat&quot;? Oh, all right, Mr. Loaf it is.<br>
62 THE GREATEST SONGS EVER!<br>
Pressure to follow up Radiohead's &quot;Creep&quot; with another big hit was
driving Thom Yorke to tears, but &quot;Fake Plastic Trees&quot; had the group
boo-hooing all the way to the bank.<br>
64 ASK BLENDER<br>
Did the Rolling Stones have an orgy with a prime minister's wife? The unspeakable
sex act that spawned Korn's name. And more!<br>
172 WHO DOES PETE YORN THINK HE IS?<br>
He's a car thief who'd rather watch Little House on the Prairie than tie up
his girlfriend. Oh, no, Mr. Yorn, we'd never tell your mom. Psych!<br>
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<b>THE GUIDE</b><br>
130 NEW RELEASES<br>
Radiohead, Metallica, dead prez, Jewel, Liz Phair and more<br>
148 CHART<br>
150 REISSUES<br>
Led Zeppelin, Duran Duran, the Byrds and more<br>
158 BACK CATALOG<br>
Joni Mitchell<br>
160 LIVE!<br>
Beastie Boys, Queens of the Stone Age, the Hives, the Donnas and many, many
more bands at the Coachella Valley Music Festival<br>
164 MOVIES<br>
166 DVDS<br>
168 GAMES<br>
170 CROSSWORD