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Acoustic Xmas, Tony, vote, Nov. 28 audio

Monday, December 10th, 2012

Hello!  Well, I’ve got to catch up a little bit!  First, No Doubt played a surprise set at last night’s 23rd Annual Almost Acoustic Christmas at Gibson Amphitheatre!

I’ve uploaded some photos to the gallery.

KROQ posted a backstage interview video in which No Doubt dropped a bombshell!  They are in the studio recording new music now!  Holy crap!  Also, they mentioned possibly touring this summer!  You can watch the video on KROQ’s site here!

Here is the setlist:
Push And Shove
Sunday Morning
Hella Good
Underneath It All
Ex-Girlfriend
It’s My Life
Don’t Speak
Just A Girl
Spiderwebs

Also, Gwen joined Bush on stage the night before to sing “Glycerine” with Gavin!  In the above KROQ interview, Gwen mentioned that they wanted to do something special, because they met each other 17 years ago at Almost Acoustic Christmas.

Thanks to sophstress on YouTube for uploading a video! :

I’ve added a handful of photos to the gallery.

From Rolling Stone.com:

“KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas is a sentimental occasion for Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, since it’s the show where he met wife Gwen Stefani 17 years ago. And when Rolling Stone spoke with Rossdale backstage at Almost Acoustic Christmas in 2011, he immediately got nostalgic, reminiscing about the dressing room where the two met.

So, last night, at the end of two years of touring, back at Almost Acoustic Christmas, the rock & roll husband and wife celebrated their history at the event by performing together. Rossdale, on stage with just a guitar, started in on “Glycerine,” singing the song’s first verse alone. Then an unannounced Stefani walked onstage to join in on the second verse, drawing an insane response from the crowd.

After the show, Rossdale told Rolling Stone that the initial idea for a duet was Stefani’s, and it left a stunned Rossdale speechless. “She actually asked me about this and I was so surprised, I didn’t say anything for two days,” he said. “She said, ‘Maybe we should do a song together.’ And I couldn’t answer her.”

After Rossdale got over his shock, the two worked out the logistics and ultimately settled on “Glycerine” rather than Bush’s “The Afterlife,” which Rossdale said is Stefani’s favorite song. Performing the song alone together was his idea. “I thought it would be so powerful, the two of us on stage like that, that’s what we went for,” he said. Rossdale was very pleased with the result; asked how “Glycerine” sounded with Stefani on the song, he laughed and said “So much better.”

For Rossdale, it was the cap to a special evening. “This is the culmination of two years of work, and then to finish it off playing here, in this venue, this full circle thing, it was an incredible night.””

Los Angeles magazine has posted an article about some of Tony’s favorite local places to hang out, etc.  You can view it here!

Don’t forget to keep voting for No Doubt in the People’s Choice Awards.  Voting closes this Thursday!  Click here to go vote for them!  They are nominated in the favorite band category.

Finally, I’ve added audio of the full November 28th show, and it’s awesome quality!  Click here to download.  Thanks so much to JB for sharing!  Per request, I’ve left the files in the original .flac lossless format.  Should you need help with playing .flac files, you may find this guide helpful.  If you have Windows, I think the easiest solution is to install Winamp if you don’t already have it.

Fred Perry, OC Weekly review

Friday, December 7th, 2012

Hello!  From the official:

“No Doubt is pleased to announce a brand new collaboration with British clothing brand Fred Perry!

The band have worked closely with the Fred Perry design team to create a collection of classic Fred Perry styles which honor No Doubt’s ska and reggae roots. A limited edition slim fit shirt, available for both men and women, will be released in early January 2013. A punk inspired tartan check V neck sweater and 1950s style bomber will be available in Spring 2013.

“Fred Perry is a classic inspiration that has been part of our style since the beginning. Doing this collaboration is an honor.” – Gwen

“Collaborating with Fred Perry is a perfect fit for us. The brand has been part of our lives since we were kids.” – Tony

“The Fred Perry style was a big part of what the Mod and Ska bands of the U.K. were wearing, and these bands were a major influence on us. It is an honor to do a collaboration with Fred Perry.” – Adrian

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OC Weekly has posted a great review of last night’s final show at Gibson :

“One of my early concert claims to fame is seeing No Doubt in a warehouse in Orange back in 1994. Fast forward eighteen years and No Doubt is capping a seven night sold-out run at the Gibson Amphitheatre with roughly 40,000 people snapping up tickets.

Their historic run has been spurred by the release of their new album Push and Shove. A buzz filled the Gibson Amphitheatre as soon as the lights dropped. Various video clips flickered on a huge LCD screen as the all the members of No Doubt lined up in front of the stage as a barrage of camera flashes attempted to light up the darkened venue.

“Push And Shove” immediately had No Doubt charging out of the gates guns blazing. Stephen Bradley ambushed the front of the stage for his vocal parts while playfully interacting with Gwen Stefani. It was astonishing that Stefani never sounded winded while singing even though she was never in one spot for more then two seconds.

The crowd really cut loose during “Hella Good” as its enormous bass line was enhanced by the whole audience jumping up and down at the direction of Stefani. Even in the early days, No Doubt have always been appreciative of their fans and things haven’t changed as Stefani truly seemed astonished to have sold out seven nights and thanked the crowd multiple times throughout the evening.

It was a parade of greatest hits as the tropical vibe of “Underneath It All” smoothly transitioned seamlessly into the fast paced “Ex-Girlfriend.” The ground rumbled again as Tony Kanal manned his Moog keyboard for the sub sonic bass of “Hey Baby.” Every member of No Doubt is vital to their overall sound and Adrian Young’s snappy snare drumming on “New” was vicious.

A spacey outro to “New” gave time for the roadies to assemble some acoustic instruments as No Doubt had a chance to catch their breath. Stefani took this time to make some No Doubt fans extremely happy as she pulled them from the crowd for a photo. The smiles permanently attached to the fans face spoke volumes.

No Doubt dipped into their back catalog for “Hey You” as Tom Dumont gracefully strummed out the acoustic shimmery parts. “Simple Kind Of Life” was one of the many spine tingling moments of the evening as the crowd sang along at top volume. The acoustic set seemed to have gone by in seconds as No Doubt soon kicked things into a higher gear with the bouncy “Sunday Morning”.

“Settle Down” kept the audience rocking as Dumont deftly handled the ska flavored guitar parts. Lighters and cell phones lit up the Gibson Amphitheatre for “Don’t Speak” as Stefani’s voice perfectly hovered slightly above the mix of the instruments. After a weak attempt by the men to sing “Just A Girl”, the ladies in the audience almost blew out my eardrums singing/screaming the lyrics at Stefani’s direction.

Another special moment occurred when No Doubt teased the crowd with a good portion of “Excuse Me Mr.” during the fan request portion of the evening. My personal favorite moment though came during the punk/ska classic old school song “Total Hate” which brought back a wave of flashbacks to that warehouse show in Orange.

“Spiderwebs” brought down the house and sadly drew to a close the historic seven night run at Gibson Amphitheatre. It is safe to assume No Doubt will tour the world on the new album and I’m willing to bet they will come back to Orange County for a multiple night run just as historic.

Critical Bias: Tom Dumont gave me his guitar pick after I saw them in Modesto right before Tragic Kingdom went bonkers. It was a Fender pick that was red, white and blue.

Crowd: Arguably one of the most diverse audiences you will ever see at a show.

Overheard in the crowd: A collective “Whoa” when Gwen Stefani came back in a red outfit for the encore that showed off her six-pack abs.

Random Notebook Dump: The line for the ladies bathroom was out of control.

Setlist:
“Push And Shove”
“It’s My Life”
“Hella Good”
“Underneath It All”
“Ex-Girlfriend”
“Hey Baby”
“New”
“Hey You”
“Sparkle”
“Simple Kind Of Life”
“One More Summer”
“Sunday Morning”
“Bathwater”
“Settle Down”
“Don’t Speak”
“Just A Girl”
“Guns Of Navarone”
“Looking Hot”
“Excuse Me Mr.”
“Total Hate”
“Spiderwebs””

Kimmel videos, vote, Gibson…

Friday, December 7th, 2012

Hello!

I’ve replaced the Jimmy Kimmel 12/11/2003 videos with my mpg2 versions!  You can download them here.

No Doubt is nominated in the “best comeback” category of Billboard.com’s 2012 readers’ poll! Click here to go vote for them! You can also write them in for other categories, such as 2012 MVP, best music video, best TV performance, etc. Please go vote! Voting closes on the 14th, and they will announce the winners on the 17th.

Access Hollywood has posted a short behind the scenes video of Gwen on the set of the Windows phone ad! :

No Doubt has shared another video from their “Seven Night Stand” at Gibson, which includes some concert footage, and fan interviews! :

Noise of Rumors has posted an awesome video with some behind the scenes stuff from opening for No Doubt at Gibson, them meeting band members, etc. It’s great, and I’m so happy for them! :

Ska Parade photo, vote

Monday, December 3rd, 2012

Hello!  Ska Parade posted an awesome photo on their Facebook page from last night!

“SKAmazing reunion last night at The Gibson with old school No Doubters! Pictured are [from L-R] Alan Meade, Paul Caseley, Eric Keyes, Adrian Young, Tony Kanal, Eric Carpenter Phil Jordan, and Tony Meade!”

So awesome!

Don’t forget to keep voting for No Doubt in the People’s Choice Awards!

video update, benefit auction for Donny

Sunday, December 2nd, 2012

Hello!  I’ve added a bunch of videos to the downloads section.  There are 11 of them, so I’ll just direct you to the video downloads sorted by date added.  The first 11 shown are the ones I just added this weekend.  :)

Some sad news from the official:

“No Doubt’s long time bus driver and friend Donny Silva was recently diagnosed with cancer and an online auction has been set up to help pay his medical bills. The band has donated a signed item to this auction.  All proceeds will go directly to Donny and his wife Lori to help them through this difficult time.

From the auction description:
“This item was donated by the band from their personal collection of memorabila All proceeds from this auction will go to the Silva Streak Fund. Please find details below.

Donny Silva has been a bus driver and friend to many of us in the music industry for many years. He has cared for some of the most luminous names in the industry. To know him is to love him.

He as recently diagnosed with stage four colon cancer that has spread to most of his vital organs. He’s a fighter who would never give up on us, and we’re not going to give up on him. But like so many in our business he has no health insurance so we need your help.

Many of his friends and colleagues have donated items that we’re putting up for auction on this site. There’s something for everyone, and for every price range. Please take the time to browse what what we’re making available and do some of your Holiday shopping!

All proceeds go directly to Donny and his wife Lori to help them through this difficult time. Thanks you for your generosity. God bless and happy holidays to you and yours.”

I will be thinking of Donny and his family, and hope that these auctions raise lots of money to help them!

Portlandia, charity, videos…

Saturday, December 1st, 2012

Hello!  No Doubt is scheduled to make an appearance in the upcoming third season of the TV show Portlandia!  From this Observer article:

“The third season of everyone’s favorite IFC comedy-sketch show is fast upon us, with Portlandia slated to begin on January 4th. In advance of the inevitable onslaught of new hipsterisms, hereto-unknown eccentricities and brand new organic fetishes, The Observer cornered co-creator Fred Armison about what new “dreams of the Nineties” he would bring to life.

First among them is an appearance by No Doubt, the very ska-tastic Cali band that brought us Gwen Stefani before she turned all L.A.M.B. He would not divulge how Mrs. Gavin Rossdale and her cohorts would be featured in the show, but one might assume they will not be going Navajo. The Brooklyn-based band The Dirty Projectors will also be featured in the coming season.”

The Navajo jab was unnecessary, but I digress…

Adrian has autographed a drum head which is being auctioned off to benefit 4 Warriors in Pink charities!  You can view, and bid on it, here!

Universal Music France has posted some footage of the Paris show to YouTube! :

I also uploaded a few videos to YouTube yesterday. I’m in the process of adding them, and some others, to the downloads section this weekend. :

No Doubt has posted some footage from the first night at Gibson! :

Former band member Eric Carpenter has written an article for OC Register, and included some great rare photos! Check it out here!

#LookingHot day, interviews…

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

Hello!

It’s getting late as I post this, but today has been unofficially declared  “Looking Hot” day!  Please buy the single to help it chart!  I’ll refer you to this post on EIT with details on various things you can do to help!  :)

Photos of the spring 2013 L.A.M.B. collection have been posted on the web site.  The collection is awesome!  Wish I could have all of it!  :)

Posted on the official yesterday:

“Create your own music video for “Push And Shove” during the band’s Seven Night Stand at The Gibson Amphitheatre!

 Get together with two or more of your friends and create a music video for “Push And Shove” during the LA shows using the Vyclone App. Capture your entire experience before, during and after the event, intercut with live footage of the band performing. The winning video will be featured on NoDoubt.com and all team members will receive Push And Shove prize packs!
Here’s all you need to do:

1.) Download the FREE Vyclone app from iTunes here and register.

2. Press Record in the camera when No Doubt play “Push And Shove” and Vyclone connects you with other people around you, then automatically sends back an edited movie.

3. Remix the movie to your liking and submit it to Vyclone. The video with the most likes will be featured on NoDoubt.com and all of the team members will receive Push And Shove prize packs.

4. Get friends to like on the app. You can keep up to date with the most liked video at www.vyclone.com/nodoubt!”

The UK’s The Telegraph has posted a great new interview with Gwen.  Read it here!

Brazil’s G1 has posted a new interview with Tom.  Here is the Google translation:

“To the listener, the main change between now No Doubt released the album “Push and shove” and No Doubt did successfully for nearly two decades is in the sound: melodic ska of “Tragic kingdom” (1995), which sold more 16 million copies, now share space with influences from contemporary electronic music.

But there is another fundamental change, this personal, between the “two” versions of the group. Who is explains guitarist Tom Dumont, told the G1 phone. “The biggest difference in our lives is probably the fact that we have become parents,” he says with a laugh. “Having children is not very rock’n’roll, but the kids really come first now. Today, the children come before the rock. “

By the reckoning of the musician, the four members of No Doubt have added up eight children.Two are of Gwen Stefani, the lead singer, married to Gavin Rossdale of Bush. According to Dumont, current life on the road is harder to Gwen than for their partners. He says even though the letters are still written by the singer. In “Push and shove,” however, Tony Kanal (bass) started to help in the composition of verses.

“Although the story of the two, they really have a great working relationship, with much respect,” said Dumont. Gwen and Kanal dated for seven years before the fame. The termination of the relationship is the main theme of banda hit, “Do not speak.” The guitarist says that the reception of “Do not speak” the label did propose that the quartet to record versions in other languages, such as Spanish and Portuguese. Fearing sound pretty authentic, No Doubt refused. Read, then, the main parts of the conversation.

G1 – Gwen said “push and shove” is the record of your life. Do you agree? 
Tom Dumont –
 Well, I think that whenever we make a record, we think it is the job of our lives(laughs) . Funny thing, this disc is that, when finished recording, mixing and mastering, I was so bored, I could not hear him anymore. I was not listening for about a month. But after that, I had to make a trip an hour drive to Los Angeles, and I thought to myself: “This is my chance, I’ll hear it again, open-minded and like the first time.” Then I heard, from beginning to end, and I felt really good, proud. I think we did a great job.

G1 – In your opinion, what is the main difference between that of No Doubt “Tragic kingdom” and No Doubt for “Push and shove?” 
Tom Dumont –
 Wow! It is this: we are the same people, there is a lifetime in those 15 years.The biggest difference in our lives is probably the fact that we have become parents. Having children is not very rock’n’roll (laughs) , but the kids really come first now. Today the children come before the rock. Music and No Doubt have been really an escape. We have two lives, you know?

G1 – How many children do you have in total? 
Tom Dumont –
 I think eight. It’s a gang (laughs) . The kids are awesome, everyone is always playing together, are friends. But the hardest part is with Gwen because she is the mother. She has two little boys, who go with her to every corner, because they need the mother – and she must be a mother first. This is the most complicated thing for her.

G1 – Many fans of No Doubt walked praising the fact the band have changed little over the years and good way to Gwen, who does not seem stale. What do you think? 
Tom Dumont –
 This is something funny about us. Looking back at our history, I see that this has always been true. We have this terrible fear of repeating ourselves. At the time of the “Tragic kingdom”, he had incredible success – with “Do not speak”, “Just a girl” and other singles. I think we always change. The difficult thing about this is that some fans want the band still sounds sounded like 15 years ago – and are disappointed. Moreover, we feel we must move forward, we do not want to stay stagnant.

G1 – The way you work together changed in this new album? Gwen continues to write lyrics? 
Tom Dumont –
 Yes This disc was a little different. In the past, most stayed with Gwen, and she worked hard in the lyrics with Tony. It was a novelty. The truth is that Gwen is still writing songs about her life, about their emotions, feelings, observations. And Tony, instead of bringing ideas to the songs, helped with … more [After short pause] With the grammar, with descriptions. But it’s still the life of Gwen – she’s not singing about the life of Tony, you know (laughs) Although the story of the two, they really have a great working relationship, with much respect. It’s great to see them so.

G1 – The lyrics of “Do not speak” is very personal, but it became a hit in places where people do not speak English. Imagine why? 
Tom Dumont – 
(Laughs) The way this works has always intrigued me. This is a question you can answer better than me. You, who speaks Portuguese, while listening to a song in English, translated the letter or just understand the emotion of the tunes?

G1 – “Do not speak” does not have a hard letter, I think many people could understand at least that part. The rest might be more difficult … 
Tom Dumont –
 The funny thing is, “Do not speak” became a huge hit around the world and even proposed label: “If you could rewrite in different languages – like Spanish , Portuguese – maybe you do not sell more records … “. Do not pretend to be authentic sang in different languages.There was not respected because other countries, it was not because we wanted to strive to be something we were not. At the beginning of the band, especially during the “Tragic kingdom” and in late 1990, curtíamos really travel to many place as we could. We were excited by the fact that people can sing our lyrics.

G1 – No new record, you tried to modernize the sound of No Doubt? 
Tom Dumont –
 Yes We were inspired by the music of the past and what is happening in music today. “Push and shove” [the title track] is a crazy music at the verses there is a dance floor beat, somehow has a medium tempo house. But at the same time, it sounds like a very old ska 1960s. And then comes the chorus crazy. We started hearing some music to inspire us and realized we had something close to dubstep there. Just a little. But is not that we wanted to make dubstep or something. I think it’s fun to take elements of things we found there. I do not know how people will react to this, but we love.

G1 – The No Doubt played recently at an event for fans too young, the Teen Choice Awards. In your opinion, what is the difference between today’s teens and the 1990s? At that time, buying up CDs 
Tom Dumont –
 The culture has changed – and completely changed the way people listen to music. It’s true. When we were young, it was expensive to buy CDs [When buying] I listened to each track a hundred times, read all the letters of the booklet. Nowadays, it seems that nobody buys. People hear on YouTube, the Internet. The fact is that we do not want to go back to what we were before, technology is always progressing. But today is in the 1990 or more old, the music has to be good by itself, to make someone want to hear it.

G1 – In an interview, you said you practiced guitar for long hours, and who now only picks up only when the instrument is inspiration. The song would become a pleasure, and not an obligation. When you realize that? 
Tom Dumont –
 When I was younger, I grew up listening to hard rock – heavy metal and guitar music …

G1 – Which artists? 
Tom Dumont –
 Bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Rush, hard rock, anyway. Kiss, of course.Then, as a teenager, I was very interested in the technical skills demanded that the guitar, or how it could play as fast as Yngwie Malmsteen. I tried very hard to play that way, read magazines on guitar, practicing eight hours a day. But at the time I entered the No Doubt when I was about 20, I realized I would never be like Yngwie Malmsteen, or as good at that level. I realized that music involves much more than that. It involves emotions, stories that are told. I focused on melodies – I was good enough as a player to do what he wanted. It was a change of focus. The No Doubt helped me get to this point.

G1 – Do you intend to come to Brazil? A single visit was 15 years ago. 
Tom Dumont –
 I actually have a good friend who is Brazilian. He now lives in Sao Paulo, because of work, but lived in Long Beach for 15 years. We were talking about me visit him at the Olympics [in 2016], but I hope to come back and play with the band before that (laughs) .

G1 – His fans also believe. Your friend showed you something about Brazilian music? 
Tom Dumont –
 He likes the same things I do, hard rock, AC / DC, Iron Maiden, you know?

G1 – What are your memories of that trip to Brazil in 1990? 
Tom Dumont –
 We really enjoyed ourselves very much. I have a very specific memory. In Rio we were near the beach, remember to swim in the sea at midnight, and had those bars near the beach, where you could buy beer and go back to the sea, then buy another beer – and so on.”

videos, Gibson photos and set list, etc.

Sunday, November 25th, 2012

Hello!

I’ve added some videos:

Storytellers in Mpg2 format

Very short clip of No Doubt’s appearance on the “Restore The Shore” benefit show

Hey Baby on SNL in Mpg2 format

Gwen’s Windows 8 mobile commercial

Dominguez Hills Velodrome May 6 1995 show

I’ve added photos from the AMAs, as well as from last night’s show at the Gibson Amphitheater to the gallery.

The set list for last night’s show was:

Push And Shove
It’s My Life
Hella Good
Underneath It All
Ex-Girlfriend
Hey Baby
New
Hey You (Acoustic)
Sparkle (Acoustic)
Simple Kind of Life (Acoustic)
One More Summer (Acoustic)
Sunday Morning
Happy Now?
Settle Down
Don’t Speak
Just a Girl
(encore)
Looking Hot
Total Hate
Spiderwebs

From an official e-mail:

“Hey No Doubt Fans,

The band are set to play a seven night stand at Los Angeles’ Gibson Amphitheatre beginning this Saturday, November 24.  A limited number of previously held seats have just been released, follow the links below or visit LiveNation.com to purchase…

11/24/12 Gibson Amphitheatre with Grouplove & Nico Vega

11/26/12 Gibson Amphitheatre with Grouplove & Io Echo

11/28/12 Gibson Amphitheatre with Grouplove & Blaqk Audio

11/30/12 Gibson Amphitheatre with Fitz And The Tantrums & The Aggrolites

12/2/12 Gibson Amphitheatre with Fitz And The Tantrums & Noise of Rumors

12/4/12 Gibson Amphitheatre with Best Coast & Kitten

12/6/12 Gibson Amphitheatre with Best Coast & JJAMZ

Also, JUST ANNOUNCED – Limited Edition, EL MAC and No Doubt Signed Push And Shove Album Art Print

This limited run of high-end art prints of the album’s cover paintings will go on sale at 9:00 AM Pacific on Monday, November 26 via the NoDoubt.com webstore.  The print was specifically overseen and prepared by the original artist, the acclaimed EL MAC.  Limited to one print per order. Don’t miss your chance to own your piece of No Doubt history!

Details:
– Limited edition of 500 prints, each hand numbered and individually SIGNED BY EL MAC & GWEN, TONY, TOM AND ADRIAN.
– 27″ x 27″ large format print.
– A multi-layer ink process was used to create a textured print incorporating a white matte background, a graphite/metallic black (with some “sparkle”) and a raised clear gloss finish.
– Printed on high-end archival fine art paper stock – 80# Stonehenge paper, deckled edge at bottom.
– Prints will ship rolled in a poster tube with a paper liner to protect the print.
– $250″

From the official:

“The members of No Doubt have signed and donated a Hamer guitar to “The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund.” The guitar will be auctioned live on Saturday, December 1 at 2PM PT and you can bid in person at Julien’s Auction House OR online atJuliensAuctions.com.

 Julien’s Auction House
Beverly Hills 9665 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 150
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

In a new article posted on contactmusic.com, Gwen talks about how she doesn’t like to listen to Return Of Saturn, because it reminds her of a dark period in her life.  This seems to be an excerpt of an article in the December issue of Attitude magazine, of which EIT has posted scans here.

Gwen Stefani can’t bring herself to listen to No Doubt’s 2000 album ‘Return of Saturn’ because it reminds her of a traumatic time in her personal life.Gwen Stefani can’t listen to No Doubt’s ‘Return of Saturn’ album.

The singer says it was a painful time working on the 2000 LP as her personal life was in a mess so she can’t ever being herself to play it again.

Talking about why the band put a birth-control dispenser on the cover, Gwen said: ”That was ’cause I was thinking, ‘Am I gonna have a baby? Am I gonna be married?’ It was a really nasty time period for me. I can’t listen to that record. Ever.

”I found the journals to that record and I can’t read them. It’s so dark!”

Gwen – who now has two sons, Kingston, six, and Zuma, four, with husband Gavin Rossdale, who she married in 2002 – admits a lot of the songs on the album are very ”self-indulgent” though she is proud of some of her writing on the record.

She told Attitude magazine: ”That record is so self-indulgent. There’s some really good songwriting on that record, though. I think ‘Magic’s in the Make-up’ is one of the best songs I’ve ever written.””

Download Looking Hot AMAs 2012

Sunday, November 18th, 2012

Hello!  I’ve added a video of No Doubt’s awesome performance of “Looking Hot” at the AMAs here!

Hurricane Sandy benefit auction

Friday, November 16th, 2012

Hello!  No Doubt was shown on MTV’s “Restore The Shore” benefit last night.  MTV has posted the whole thing on their web site.  I’ve embedded the video below.  No Doubt is shown very briefly at about 48 minutes into it.  I didn’t add the clip to the downloads section, just because it’s only a few seconds.  So lovely of them to offer their support! They are such caring people! :

In addition, the band just tweeted a few minutes ago about a charity auction to raise money for the hurricane victims:

#NoDoubt are working w/ @charitybuzz to raise money for the victims of #HurricaneSandy. Check out their auction here –http://bit.ly/NDcharitybuzz

So awesome of them!

Yahoo! Australia has posted a new interview with Tom! :

“The last time Californian pop superstars No Doubt unveiled an album, Apple was also launching its new gizmo – the iPod. The fact that the 11 years between the release of 2001’s Rock Steady and this year’s comeback album, Push and Shove, is a long time in showbiz is not lost on No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont.

“It’s so crazy to think of how everything has changed since then,” he says from London, where the quartet were on the promotional trail.

“Even though the technology and the way people listen to music is different . . . the thing that remains the same is that the songs have to be good. The songs have to be compelling, so they’ll touch people and move people emotionally.

“We’re still trying to achieve a goal of something that people want to listen to and something that pleases us. How they listen to it, and the immediacy of being able to pull up the song on YouTube or iTunes or Spotify or whatever, matters a lot less than the song itself.”

An even bigger impact on the creation of Push and Shove is the eight children the four members have had between them since Rock Steady. In particular, Gwen Stefani’s two children with rock star hubby Gavin Rossdale have meant the band is no longer top priority.

“In the old days, we used to do 12-hour days in the studio,” says Dumont, who has kids aged 6, 4 and 20 months.

“We used to tour for months and now it’s all scaled back, especially for Gwen because she’s a mum and she’s got to be there for her kids first.

“I really admire her for doing that. It would be easy for her to escape her responsibilities but she really doesn’t, she’s really there . . . she’s a mum first and then a singer second.

“That really did impact the amount

of time it took us to make this record.”

The juggling act that Stefani performs to balance the needs of sons Kingston, 6, and Zuma, 4, with her career is reflected in the new album’s lead single, Settle Down. Like most of Push and Shove, the track was written with bassist, keyboardist and her former beau Tony Kanal – she wrote 1996 mega-smash Don’t Speak about the demise of their seven-year relationship.

“(Settle Down) is about being overwhelmed,” Stefani says in the press release accompanying the new album, “having so much going on and trying to glide through life saying ‘I can do all this’ but actually it’s more like ‘I’m going crazy, I don’t know if I can do all this’ . . . There are so many days when I fail.”

No Doubt started work on Push and Shove four years ago. After struggling to write songs they were happy with, the band hit the road in 2009, playing 58 shows before returning to the studio with a fresh approach.

“In the old days we definitely would write 20 or 30 songs and pick the best ones,” Dumont says. “Once we got rolling on a song, instead of scrapping it if it wasn’t good enough we would rewrite and rewrite and rewrite.

“There were songs that we rewrote the chorus three times, trying to get it right. There were songs that we re-recorded two or three times in totally different approaches to try to get it right.

“It was a different process but it ended up, I think, in the same result as far as we end up with 11 songs we’re really proud of.”

There are exactly 11 new songs, without any spare for tour edition CDs or iTunes bonus tracks. And only one song on Push and Shove comes in under four minutes.

“Is that true? Wow,” Dumont exclaims. “That’s definitely a little bit of self- indulgence on our part.” (Of course, edited versions will be issued to keep the record company and radio stations appeased.)

Push and Shove should also please fans – the infusion new wave, reggae and rock into radio-friendly and hook-laden pop picks up where Rock Steady left off. The band injects enough fresh ideas, particularly via the title track which features DJ/producer Diplo in his Major Lazer dancehall guise.

“We always will want to move forward. We hate repeating ourselves,” Dumont says. “But at the same time we have all these fans that love us for the sound that they’ve grown up on with No Doubt.

“We try to have a foot in each world. We want to push things forward and do new things and have our album sound modern but, at the same time, we don’t want to completely lose sight of our past.”

‘The thing that remains the same is that the songs have to be . . . compelling, so they’ll touch people and move people emotionally.'”

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