Blender # 24, March 2004

<b>FEATURES</b><br>
60 JET<br>
Strippers! Debauchery! Clogged toilets! The Aussie rockers embark on their first
U.S. tour.<br>
66 WHEN WILL YOUR FAVORITE POP STAR DIE?<br>
A team of experts calculates the life expectancy of Courtney Lae, Sting and
other music celebs. Note to Keith Richards: Don't buy any green bananas.<br>
68 HOW TO BE KID ROCK<br>
The hillbilly-pimpin' Bob Ritchie explains what it takes to be a 20 million&#8212;selling
rap-rock icon.<br>
100 BLENDER STYLE GUIDE: BACK IN BLACK<br>
Country stars pay sartorial homage to Johnny Cash.<br>
106 DRESS LIKE THE STARS<br>
Where to get the same duds as the Strokes, Pharrell Williams and 50 Cent (bullet
holes not included).<br>
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<b>A VERY SPECIAL TV ISSUE</b><br>
70 THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS<br>
Blender sits in as hundreds of scantily clad ladies vie for a position as part
of the Pussycat Dolls troupe. It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it.<br>
76 THE 25 SEXIEST MUSIC MOMENTS IN TV HISTORY!<br>
The Britney-Madonna-Christina kiss. J.Lo's green dress. Elvis on The Ed Sullivan
Show. We could go on. And we do!<br>
88 SIMON FULLER<br>
The mysterious Svengali behind American Idol gives us a rare interview. And
a glass of bubbly!<br>
92 JESSICA SIMPSON<br>
Is the Newlyweds star really as ditzy as she seems? Plus: a selection of moronic
quotes from your favorite celebrity dumbos.<br>
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<b>REGULARS</b><br>
14 EDITOR'S LETTER<br>
16 LETTERS<br>
26 BURNER<br>
Jack White smashes a rival's face. A Libertine smashes his own face. Ozzy Osbourne
smashes his ATV. It's been an extremely violent month. Except for Pink, who's
making kissy faces with Tommy Lee.<br>
32 THE NEXT BIG THING!<br>
Nellie McKay; Kanye West<br>
50 DEAR SUPERSTAR<br>
Hey, Sheryl Crow, what did you learn in therapy? What do you have against Cap'n
Crunch? And did Eric Clapton ever show you his train set (man, we hope that's
not a euphemism)?<br>
56 THE GREATEST SONGS EVER!<br>
Before the Beastie Boys could mature into the politically conscious statesmen
who we all know and love, they had to get the snotty party anthem &quot;Fight
for Your Right&quot; out of their system.<br>
58 ASK BLENDER<br>
Yo, Blender: What's the longest album ever? Why was Elvis called a racist? What
did the band Anthrax do in 2001 to avoid getting anthrax? You ask, we answer.<br>
156 WHO DOES TORI AMOS THINK SHE IS?<br>
The mystically minded songbird is a lover and a fighter. Oh, and a &quot;motherfucking
ant-fucker.&quot; Hey, don't blame us &#8212; she said it!