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