Blender # 23, January/February 2004

<b>FEATURES</b><br>
58 ON TOUR WITH BLINK-182<br>
Blender hits the road with the juvenile pop-punkers to discover that they're
now all serious and grown-up. Apart from porn- watching. And short-sheeting.
And grossing out DJs. And ...<br>
64 KELIS<br>
She has waged war with a record label, fired P Diddy and gotten engaged to Nas.
Is Kelis confident or just reckless? Blender goes for a bumpy joyride with the
24-year-old diva to find out.<br>
66 ROCK STAR GURUS<br>
Holy praying pop stars! We investigate rock's spiritual advisers, from Madonna's
rabbi to the Beatles' yogi to ... Elvis's hairdresser. Plus: Are you guru material?<br>
72 THE LONG, SLOW DEATH OF ELLIOTT SMITH<br>
Elliott Smith said many times that he would never commit suicide. But then,
he also said he would never do crack. Blender investigates why one of the most
talented singer- songwriters of his generation was wrong on both counts.<br>
78 $848: THE OFFSPRING<br>
How hard can it be for two punk- rock legends, armed with nearly a grand of
Blender's cash, to bail a pal out of jail? Not so difficult &#8212; unless they're
totally drunk.<br>
80 33 THINGS ABOUT TUPAC SHAKUR<br>
He shot up his own couch with an AK-47. He did jail time before he was even
born. He studied ballet. And 30 other fascinating facts about the late hip-hop
hero.<br>
84 BRITNEY SPEARS<br>
The onetime Mouseketeer now claims to smoke 9 million cigarettes a day and wants
to bring people together so they can talk about masturbation. And you don't
even want to know what she has to say about Christina Aguilera. Actually, scratch
that &#8212; you do....<br>
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<b>REGULARS</b><br>
12 EDITOR'S LETTER<br>
14 LETTERS<br>
20 BURNER<br>
Tom Jones harbors fugitive hookers; Scott Weiland gets arrested (again!); Jewel
lifts up her top; plus much, much more!<br>
26 THE NEXT BIG THING!<br>
Dizzee Rascal; Coheed and Cambria<br>
44 THE GREATEST SONGS EVER!<br>
Bob Seger had to sneak into the studio at 2:30 A.M. to record his song about
the buxom girl who seduced him. &quot;Night Moves&quot; indeed.<br>
46 DEAR SUPERSTAR<br>
&quot;I put Cocoa Puffs in the crack of my ass for comedy!&quot; Tenacious D's
Jack Black and Kyle Gass redefine the concept of &quot;too much information&quot;<br>
56 ASK BLENDER<br>
Courtney Love's candy-coated catfight! Neil Young's cocaine- covered booger!
And other conundrums cleared up.<br>
138 WHO DOES WILLA FORD THINK SHE IS?<br>
She's the 22-year-old pop vixen from Florida who likes laundromats, dislikes
anal entry. Nice!<br>
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<b>THE GUIDE </b><br>
98 NEW RELEASES<br>
Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Dixie Chicks, Missy Elliott, Kid Rock and more<br>
114 CHART<br>
116 REISSUES<br>
Michael Jackson, Talking Heads, Johnny Cash and more<br>
124 BACK CATALOG<br>
Gram Parsons<br>
126 LIVE!<br>
Cher<br>
128 MOVIES<br>
132 BOOKS<br>
134 DVDS<br>
136 GAMES<br>
137 CROSSWORD