Blender # 22, December 2003

<b>FEATURES</b><br>
72 RYAN ADAMS<br>
He's given up alt-country and taken up with Parker Posey. The good news is,
Ryan Adams likes to drink &#8212; a lot.<br>
80 $848: THE DARKNESS<br>
82 THE YEAR IN PHOTOS<br>
Only one magazine snapped Mariah as Elvis, Dave Matthews a Wookiee and the Flaming
Lips redecorating strippers with Pepto Bismol. And it wasn't Fangoria.<br>
ARTIST OF THE YEAR: 50 CENT<br>
In the last 12 months, he has sold 6 million albums, squired a movie-star girlfriend
and signed a book deal. But he's also been arrested, sued and had a price put
on his head. What, 50 Cent worry? &quot;Nah,' the rapper says. &quot;That's
for regular people&quot;<br>
96 THE 50 GREATEST ALBUMS OF 2003<br>
Beyonce? Check. Dashboard Confessional? Yup. Outkast? Naturally. But we bet
you can't guess all the records on Blender's highly discriminating roster of
the year's best music.<br>
114 WOMAN OF THE YEAR: CHRISTINA AGUILERA<br>
She likens herself to Van Gogh, blasts Britney and Beyonc&ecirc; and doesn't
care what you think about her assless chaps. Our Woman of the Year takes off
the gloves!<br>
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<b>REGULARS </b><br>
26 EDITOR'S LETTER<br>
28 LETTERS<br>
36 BURNER<br>
Courtney Love goes berserk; Pink breaks up with her boyfriend, makes out with
starlet; the Dixie Chicks quit country; and so much more!<br>
40 THE NEXT BIG THING!<br>
Fefe Dobson; the Stills<br>
60 DEAR SUPERSTAR<br>
So, John Mayer, what did you learn from taking a dump in a public bathroom?
And what did Jennifer Love Hewitt and Heidi Klum see in you? &quot;I've got
a giant, fat head!' Oh.<br>
66 THE GREATEST SONGS EVER!<br>
It took Steven Tyler six years to write, but Joe Perry still hated it. Still,
&quot;Dream On&quot; became the power ballad and saved Aerosmith's career.<br>
70 ASK BLENDER<br>
Who's the weird guy on Incubus's album covers? Did Trent Reznor and Tori Amos
ever do the horizontal mambo? These burning questions and more cheerfully answered.<br>
180 WHO DOES JONATHAN DAVIS THINK HE IS?<br>
Korn's lead singer loves Duran Duran and gets perfect feedback on eBay. But
lest you mistake him for an old softie, hear this: &quot;Cats are fucking stuck-up
pieces of shit!&quot;