Blender # 23 - January/February 2004 Magazine

FEATURES
58 ON TOUR WITH BLINK-182
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 ...
64 KELIS
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.
66 ROCK STAR GURUS
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?
72 THE LONG, SLOW DEATH OF ELLIOTT SMITH
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.
78 $848: THE OFFSPRING
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 — unless they're totally drunk.
80 33 THINGS ABOUT TUPAC SHAKUR
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.
84 BRITNEY SPEARS
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 — you do....

REGULARS
12 EDITOR'S LETTER
14 LETTERS
20 BURNER
Tom Jones harbors fugitive hookers; Scott Weiland gets arrested (again!); Jewel lifts up her top; plus much, much more!
26 THE NEXT BIG THING!
Dizzee Rascal; Coheed and Cambria
44 THE GREATEST SONGS EVER!
Bob Seger had to sneak into the studio at 2:30 A.M. to record his song about the buxom girl who seduced him. "Night Moves" indeed.
46 DEAR SUPERSTAR
"I put Cocoa Puffs in the crack of my ass for comedy!" Tenacious D's Jack Black and Kyle Gass redefine the concept of "too much information"
56 ASK BLENDER
Courtney Love's candy-coated catfight! Neil Young's cocaine- covered booger! And other conundrums cleared up.
138 WHO DOES WILLA FORD THINK SHE IS?
She's the 22-year-old pop vixen from Florida who likes laundromats, dislikes anal entry. Nice!

THE GUIDE
98 NEW RELEASES
Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Dixie Chicks, Missy Elliott, Kid Rock and more
114 CHART
116 REISSUES
Michael Jackson, Talking Heads, Johnny Cash and more
124 BACK CATALOG
Gram Parsons
126 LIVE!
Cher
128 MOVIES
132 BOOKS
134 DVDS
136 GAMES
137 CROSSWORD