Penthouse July 2006

ON THE COVER
Aria Giovanni Our September 2000 Pet of the Month (and model wife to musician John Lowery, see page 18), photographed by Mark Mann.
PICTORIALS
40 BELLISSIMA!
84 RED HOT
Pet of the Month Lexie Karlsen
1O6 NO REGRETS
136 ALMOST FAMOUS
FULL FRONTAL
12 BLUES EXPLOSION
14 FLICKS By Harry Knowles
18 SOUNDS
The Streets, Tom DeLonge, John Lowery, and more. By Rebecca Swanner
24 JOYSTICK By Rebecca Swanner
26 DVDS - Entourage season 2
FEATURES
28 DRINKMANSHIP By Rebecca Swanner
30 GAMETIME By John Bolster
34 LOCKER ROOM
Natalie Gulbis. Interview by Dave Hollander
36 WELCOME TO BAT COUNTRY
Avenged Sevenfold. Article by Jason Buhrmester
52 STATE OF HIP-HOP
Hip-hop roundup: Ice Cube and "Rapping the World," by Bonsu Thompson. Best new rap stars and Public Enemy's Chuck D, by Anslem Samuel.
68 AX GRINDING What makes a perfect guitar? By David Alexander
72 ROCK YOUR STYLE Service by Linda Giustino
82 ULTIMATE SEX MIX TAPE
Songs that guarantee hot sex. By Rebecca Swanner
97 GIRL TALK By Rachel Kramer Bussel
104 ALL THAT JAZZ
Secret sex tips of deejays and other music geeks.
114 DOWN AND DIRTY
The hottest summer tours. By Matt Ashare
120 SUPES ON
Superman Returns director Bryan Singer. Interview by Harry Knowles
128 LANDON CALLING
Soccer star Landon Donovan. Interview by Greg Lalas
146 VICES & VANITIES By Victoria Zdrok, Ph.D.
150 STAND-UP GUYS
Todd Barry. Interview by John Bolster
160 SIRENS
Disco queen Alison Goldfrapp. By Rebecca Swanner
DEPARTMENTS
8 FORUM
49 DREAMS & DIVERSIONS
62 GROOM AT THE TOP
64 TOTAL TRAVEL
66 CELEBRITY NUDES
79 MEN'S HEALTH AND FITNESS
98 FREEWHEELERS
100 DRIVING FORCE
124 TECHNOMANIA
132 SEX DIARY
134 PENTHOUSE CLUBS
148 PENTHOUSE ON THE ROAD
152 X-RATED VIDEO
154 RECOVERING FRAT BOY
156 MILITARY AFFAIRS