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Rolling Stone Magazine August 30, 2001 Issue 876 Girls of American Pie Cover The item being pictured in this listing is the exactly the same item you will receive. Please check picture for condition purposes. We do offer combined shipping, just ask. All of our items come with a plastic protective covering. CORRESPONDENCE 20 RANDOM NOTES By Austin Scaggs 25 ROCK & ROLL With Napster apparently down for the count, here’s the skinny on some alternatives. Plus: O Brother, Where Art Thou? makes hillbilly music cool; Paul Oakenfold; Craig David. 29 NATIONAL AFFAIRS By Sasha Abramsky Millions of ex-felons are prohibited from voting, effectively turning them into a new caste of subcitizens. 47 JIM MORRISON By Mikal Gilmore Thirty years after Morrison’s death, secrets and mysteries still linger around his life, lyrics, and destiny. 52 THE HOT LIST Special section starts on Page 63 Hot Rapper, Hot Band, Hot Kung Fu Movie, Hot Basement, Hot Kournikova: They’re all here. THE GIRLS OF “AMERICAN PIE 2” By David A. Keeps Mena, Tara, and Shannon talk about sexual fantasies, first times, relationships, men, and love. And only one of them walks out. 64 HOT CHANTEUSE By Anthony Bozza Riding high with her Number One album, Songs in A Minor , Alicia Keys is a classical pianist and hip-hop hottie all rolled up into one. 104 HOT STYLE Fashion by Patti O’Brien Singer-songwriters are back in fashion – Chocolate Genius, Old 97’s, Clem Snide, Bilal, Pete Yorn, and more. 108 RECORDINGS Mariah Carey out-pops the competition with the hip-hop-friendly soundtrack to her new film, Glitter . 121 MOVIES By Peter Travers Summer takes its last action gasp with Planet of the Apes , Rush Hour 2 , and Jurassic Park III . 131 TELEVISION We’re all dangerous tonight: The guilty pleasures of after-hours TV. 135 CHARTS 140 RS ONLINE Daily updates at RollingStone.com and on AOL. Random Notes THE COMMUNARDS Richard Coles and Jimmy Somerville prepare to take their falsetto pop to the heartland. Also noted: ex-Sex Pistol Steve Jones. By Mark Coleman 8 Music BRUCE HORNSBY "More songs about race and religion," promises this native of Virginia, as "The Way It Is" takes the Range to the top of the charts. By Steve Pond 16 BEASTIE BOYS White rappers from the mean streets of middle-class New York make the fastest-selling debut album in Columbia Records history. By Anthony DeCurtis 18 CROWDED HOUSE The down-under trio hopes America finds room on the radio for their debut album. By David Wild 22 Movies CHANGE OF ART When moviegoers have their say, they prefer their endings happy. And Hollywood honchos are all too eager to oblige. By Pat H. Broeske 24 Television RED HERRING The fourteen-and-a-half-hour clock-buster Amerika baits reds and bores viewers. By Norman Atkins 29 National Affairs CONTRADICTION Reagan's "freedom fighters" may turn out to be a bigger threat to the people of Honduras than to the government of Nicaragua. By William Greider 32 Features PEE-WEE HERMAN Is America really ready to play house with the big man in the little suit? By T. Gertler 36 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Profiles and photographs of the new members of the pop pantheon: Ricky Nelson, Muddy Waters, Aretha Franklin, the Coasters, Bo Diddley, Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins, Bill Haley, Marvin Gaye, B.B. King, Clyde McPhatter, Roy Orbison, Big Joe Turner, Jackie Wilson, and Smokey Robinson 42 BO DIDDLEY In the Rolling Stone interview, this pioneer of rock remembers exploitation, racism—and the beginnings of the Bo Diddley beat. By Kurt Loder 76 BOB GELDOF Back from the crusades, the founder of Band Aid channels his talents into his first solo record. By David Fricke 83 Records ATLANTIC CLASSICS Atlantic Records opens its vaults and releases two collections of jazz and blues. By David Fricke Also reviewed: New releases by Eric Clapton, the Pointer Sisters, and Robbie Nevil 87