Blender August 2008

<b>FEATURES</b><br>
JACK BLACK<br>
The Tenacious D frontman&#8212;and star of the new Vietnam-flick spoof Tropic
Thunder&#8212;sits down for a revealing interview about fatherhood, his druggy
past and why he sometimes feels like Frankenstein's monster.<br>
63 PLAY: MUSIC AND GAMING<br>
Screw summer barbecues! Blender celebrates the indoor life with our annual gaming special, featuring Aerosmith, Madden and Legions of karaoke freaks!<br>
70 CONOR OBERST<br>
Mr. Bright Eyes steps out with a new solo disc recorded in a makeshift studio
on a Mexican mountainside. &quot;I don't want to live in a box:' he says. &quot;I'd like to never have any idea what a box is.&quot;<br>
<b>REGULARS</b><br>
9 BLENDER BIBLE<br>
14 LETTERS<br>
19 BURNER<br>
Fergie, Mariah and Lily Allen go for the gold!<br>
24 ASK BLENDER<br>
The secret behind Pete Wentz's hair<br>
26 USEFUL TIPS: KATY PERRY<br>
The sassy singer on how to juggle four guys<br>
30 ALMOST FAMOUS: SHWAYZE<br>
Look out, Tila! It's MTV's next reality star.<br>
34 TOP 33 CHART<br>
36 DEAR SUPERSTAR: CHRIS MARTIN<br>
Coldplay's frontman reveals dark childhood secrets and a love of Limp Bizkit.<br>
42 COLLECT CALL: MOTLEY CRUE<br>
168 hours with the Sunset Strip legends<br>
50 THE GREATEST SONGS EVER: &quot;POP MUZIK&quot;<br>
One Brit's ambitious attempt to encapsulate 25 years of popular music in a three-minute song<br>
52 STATION TO STATION<br>
All hail the Hold Steady, the best '70s rock-radio-meets-trash-punk band to drunkenly walk the Earth!<br>
108 WHO DOG UNIT THINK THEY ARE?<br>
Ringleader 50 Cent reveals his secret crush.<br>
<b>THE GUIDE</b><br>
79 NEW RELEASES<br>
Lil Wayne, Beck, the Hold Steady and more<br>
92 REISSUES<br>
David Bowie, Bo Diddley, Billy Joel and more<br>
94 BACK CATALOGUE: FUNKADELIC<br>
A complete guide to George Clinton and Co.'s sometimes brilliant, always weird,
recorded output<br>
96 MOVIES<br>
Pineapple Express, The Rocker and more<br>
98 GAMES<br>
Hellboys The Science of Evil and more