Hello!  I just wanted to say thank you to those that nominated GP for “Best ND Website” in the forum awards!  That makes me so happy!  And, I love all of the sites/people nominated with me!  xxxooo

Hello!  No Doubt just tweeted that they’ve officially been nominated in for a People’s Choice award in the “Favorite Band” category!  Woohoo!  Please vote for them here!  The awards air on January 9th.

You can also vote on Facebook and twitter per this article on the PCA web site:

“PeoplesChoice.com – The main voting hub is sitting pretty right on this very website! Click around to all of the different categories and make sure you vote, vote, vote!

Facebook – If you’re anything like us at the PCA HQ, you’re on Facebook 24/7 anyway.  So if you can’t make it all the way over to PeoplesChoice.com, head to our official Facebook page (Facebook.com/PeoplesChoice) and vote right there. You can personalize your page, share votes with your friends and even RSVP to the People’s Choice Awards on January 9!

Twitter – Talk about sharing your votes, how about TWEETING your votes! Like the last few years, we have once again enabled voting on Twitter. It’s super simple and a great way to show support for your favorites in movies, music and TV: After voting on the web or Facebook, you’ll be asked to “Tweet your vote.” Once you choose that option, you will automatically cast a second vote through your twitter account. Best of all, retweets count too!

Mobile Apps – Everyone please help me welcome our brand new iPhone and iPad voting apps! In addition to the Android app that was introduced two years ago, the iOS apps let you vote for the 2013 PCA winners, check out red carpet and backstage photos & videos and vote in our daily polls – all on your handheld! So if you find yourself out of the house and wanting to vote on the go, head to the App Store or Android Marketplace and download this FREE app now.

There you have it!  You can vote as early and as often as you like until December 13. So what are you waiting for? Start voting NOW!”

There is an hour long “Restore The Shore” Hurricane Sandy benefit airing on MTV tonight at 11pm EST, and No Doubt are taking part!  From MTV.com:

“”Restore the Shore” will air live on MTV tonight at 11 p.m. ET, and will feature appearances by the cast of “Jersey Shore” from MTV’s Times Square studio, as well as cameos by other celebs all of whom will be asking viewers to contribute to the rebuilding and restoration of Seaside Heights.

But you don’t have to wait until then to help out: Text SHORE to 85944 to make a $10 donation now. Funds will focus on meeting the immediate emergency needs of Seaside residents, such as shelter, food and health services. The Red Cross is also helping feed emergency workers, handling inquiries from concerned family members outside the disaster area, and providing blood and blood products to victims.

Stars contributing messages of support who will be featured on-air include One Direction, Alicia Keys, Mac Miller, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears, Pharrell, Pink, Demi Lovato, Kim Kardashian, Ne-Yo, Kelly Clarkson, Bruno Mars, No Doubt, fun., Carly Rae Jepsen, Swizz Beats, the Jonas Brothers, Ludacris, All Time Low, Sean Kingston, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Carson Daly of “The Voice,” Ashley Greene, Dakota Fanning, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli and Elizabeth Reaser of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2,” Jay Leno, the cast of “The View,” Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, Wendy Williams and many more.”

I’ll capture it, and add it to downloads tomorrow after I get out of work.

It’s official, Gwen is featured in an ad for Windows Phones!  Posted yesterday on the Windows Phone Blog:

“The Windows Phone 8 ad campaign kicks off today with spots featuring actress Jessica Alba and singer Gwen Stefani. Take a look and tell me what you think.

Personally, I thought the 30-second ads—which will appear on both web and TV—were fun and do a nice job of showing how personal and unique Windows Phone is. Jessica Alba, a mother of two, talks about how she uses the new Kid’s Corner feature.  Gwen Stefani is a Skype and Office fan. (It’s also fun to check out celeb Start screens.)

The campaign is just getting underway. There are more ads—with comedian Andy Samberg and football quarterback Cam Newton—and surprises to come. So stay tuned.”

They’ve posted Gwen’s ad to YouTube! :

It’s already started airing on TV!

I still haven’t been able to find a capture of Much Music’s In Sixty No Doubt special online anywhere.  Did any of the Canadian No Doubters capture it?  If so, please send it in!  :)

Edit: The Looking Hot lyric video has been posted here!

Hello!  Unfortunately, No Doubt’s performance wasn’t aired in the USA abbreviated broadcast of the European Music Awards, so I couldn’t capture it.  But, EIT has it available for download here!  :)

MTV has added a stream to their site:

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

Apparently Gwen will be featured in some ads for the Windows 8 phone.  Check it out!

Glamour France has uploaded a video interview to YouTube from the 5th:

Much Music has posted No Doubt’s In Sixty special to their web site here, but only fans in Canada can view it.  Did anyone capture it?  If so, it would be awesome if you sent it to me so I can post it.  ;)

Hello!  No Doubt has just performed “Looking Hot” at the European Music Awards.  EIT already has a video up here!   It doesn’t air where I am for another 6 hours, so I’ll have my video up tomorrow.

I’ve added the June 27, 2002 Brixton Academy show to the videos section!

The lovely Valeska has just shared her video of “Push And Shove” live in Germany! This song kicks so much ass live! Thanks, Val! :)

Hello!

Thanks to YouTube user Paul Chylinski for uploading the clip of Gwen in Loara High School’s class of 2013 senior video! :

“Settle Down” is nominated in the “Best Video 2012” category of the UK’s 4Music Video Honours! Click here to vote for No Doubt!

In a new interview with MTV UK, No Doubt talk about their upcoming performance on the EMA’s :

“No Doubt are set to make their debut at the 2012 MTV EMA in Frankfurt tomorrow night (11th November) – with the reunited rockers exclusively telling MTV News that fans are in store for a ‘straight forward’ classic performance.

While leading lady Gwen Stefani may have graced the EMA stage as a solo artist before, this time, she will be joined by fellow No Doubters Tony Ashwin Kanal, Adrian Young and Tom Dumont for the first time at the Festhalle for this year’s event.

Speaking of what we can expect from their performance, Gwen revealed: “We decided to do a straight forward, No Doubt band performance.”

Tony then said: “It’s gonna be less is more”, to which Stefani agreed: “Less is more.”

She continued: “It’s gonna be very graphic and just a straight up, No Doubt, band performance, just show and tell it like it is kinda thing right? No tricks up our sleeves.”

Guitarist Tom explained: “I think it might stand out because the great thing about this show is that it’s theatrical, it’s massive and it has all these concepts and then we are gonna have a unique space in all that.”

When asked who of their fellow performers they are looking forward to seeing, Adrian stated: “The Killers.”

Gwen revealed: “Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift.”

Tom added: “I’m really excited about Taylor Swift and Muse as well, both of them are my favourites.”

He also went on to confess to being a fan of South Korean singer PSY and his Gangnam Style, but added that he would not be joining him on stage to do his now famous horse-riding dance: “I love the dance and I love the video but I’m not gonna do it.”

The 2012 MTV EMA will air live from Frankfurt’s Festhalle on Sunday, 11th November at 9pm only on MTV! Don’t miss it!

By Joanne Dorken @mtvuknews”

It appears that Gwen may be in an upcoming ad campaign for a new Windows phone?  Perhaps only in the UK?  From this article on thesun.co.uk:

“And in a strange quirk of fate, James has just landed one of the most lucrative gigs of his life — as one of the faces of Microsoft’s new mobile phone.
His Gavin & Stacey character Smithy would be impressed.
James joins a stellar list of names who have also signed up for the campaign — including JAY-Z and GWEN STEFANI.”

Gwen is featured in an article about the 90’s in the November issue of Glamour magazine:

Adrian is included in KROQ’s “Greatest Rock Drummer Of All Time” poll!  They wrote:

“They’re literally the heartbeat of their bands, providing the rhythm that powers the music of bands from all genres. From the legendary stomp of late Led Zeppelin bash-master John Bonham to the intricate complexities displayed by Rush’s Neil Peart to the hip-hop-influenced punk beats of Travis Barker, the list of legendarily talented rock drummers is as varied as it is vast.

In a musical world where DJs, drum machines and computer-generated beats continue to encroach on the realm of actual drummers, these trap-masters and their bands keep it real with flesh and blood rhythms.”

“Adrian Young (No Doubt) Notorious for his wild style and propensity to rock out with his, um, naked, Young is also famous for his metronomic sense of rhythm, snagging him lots of session work on the side.”

Vote for him here!

No Doubt played their first show of the Push And Shove era in Paris last night!!  

EIT has compiled a list of YouTube videos people have uploaded from the show here.

The Huffington Post reviewed the show:

“I want to see every person here jumping with me tonight,” superstar Gwen Stefani shouted out at her first No Doubt show in three years.

And the fans who’d crammed into the La Maison de la Mutalite in Paris on Tuesday night for the exclusive private showcase were more than happy to oblige.

The legendary California ska-punk group, who’ve sold more than 22 million albums and picked up four Grammys, have at last reformed after going their separate ways in 2004.

Since then, Stefani has released two solo albums, becoming a massive star in her own right. But on Tuesday evening, it was clear she was happy to be back with her guys, as she jumped around the stage in her trademark high-energy, tomboyish way.

Stylistically speaking, the band have evidently picked up where they left off, and Stefani has long eschewed her Harajuku doll-inspired costumes in favour of her ska getup and red lipstick.

Dressed in knee-high black boots, tartan trousers draped with chains and a high-necked velvet crop top, which showed her very impressive athlete’s stomach, Stefani was mesmerising.

It’s been said before, but it really is shocking how Stefani can be 43 and have had two children – her body is better than that of any twenty-somethings I know.

Kicking off with ‘Sunday Morning’, a song from their 1995 third album ‘Tragic Kingdom’, they moved effortlessly through their impressive back catalogue, throwing in a few tracks from their new record ‘Push and Shove’.

It took no time at all for the three peroxide-loving front members of No Doubt to get everyone in the packed out venue dancing as they moved onto party staple ‘Hella Good’, from their last album 2001’s ‘Rock Steady’.

And the crowd sang back at Stefani as No Doubt broke into their reggae-inspired hit ‘Underneath It All’, followed by the energetic and defiant anthem ‘It’s My Life’ and ‘Hey Baby’, which featured some obligatory booty shaking from Stefani.

“Anyone buy the new record?” she chirped before grinding to their sunny dance jam and first new single in over a decade, ‘Settle Down’.

Then it was time for the track everyone at the concert had really been waiting for.

Camera phones were raised, alongside the more traditional lighters, as No Doubt performed their 1996 number one smash hit ‘Don’t Speak’. Not a single person didn’t know the words or didn’t look like they hadn’t wailed them hundreds of times before in their bedroom.

It was like a teenage dream coming to life and as I looked around at everyone yelling “don’t tell me cause it hurts” it seemed like everyone felt just as lucky as I did to be there at that moment. The song still sounds as good now as it did back then, something which I fear won’t be said for the likes of ‘Gangnam Style’.

It was quickly back to jumping around as the band burst into their first commercially successful song ‘Just a Girl’, after which Stefani brought a fan on stage to meet the band. Despite her Hollywood status, Stefani seemed completely at home interacting with her audience in this intimate gig, comparable to those times before No Doubt sold out stadiums across the world.

The frontlady, guitarist and keyboardist Tom Dumont, bassist and keyboardist Tony Kanal and drummer Adrian Young, supported by trumpeter Stephen Bradley and trombonist Gabrial McNair who’ve been with the band for live performances since the mid-1990s, put on a fantastic show, which was organised to celebrate the launch of HP Connected Music.

The product (a launcher embedded on Windows 8 HP PCs) is in partnership with Universal Music and will give users access to exclusive music showcases, meet and greets with artists and VIP trips as well as streaming access to Universal Music’s entire catalogue, which includes artists ranging from the likes of Rihanna and Lady Gaga to The Beatles and Marvin Gaye.

As I left the concert I was handed a copy of No Doubt’s new album ‘Push and Shove’. While I don’t think they’ll yet produced a hit that will match ‘Don’t Speak’ and all the nineties memories it evokes, they’ve certainly proved they’ve still got a lot to offer.”

They have a slideshow of photos here.  I’ve added those, plus a few more to the gallery here.

Nylon magazine shared an awesome video interview from the band’s cover shoot! :

Hello!

I just added videos of the 2002 Lowell, MA show to the videos section.

The new forum is up on the official site.  You’ll need to register a new account, as the old ones were removed.

It’s just been announced that No Doubt will be performing at the American Music Awards on 11/18!  From MTV.com:

“The list of star-studded performers keeps growing for the 40th annual American Music Awards, with Justin Bieber, Usher, Ke$ha and No Doubt added to the lineup on Monday (November 5).”

No Doubt is going to be on the Nov. 11 season premiere of the Muchmusic show In Sixty!

Don’t forget to vote for them in Fuse’s Top 40 of 2012!  Second round voting ends in less than a day!

From the official:

“In Regards to Our “Looking Hot” Music Video

As a multi-racial band our foundation is built upon both diversity and consideration for other cultures. Our intention with our new video was never to offend, hurt or trivialize Native American people, their culture or their history. Although we consulted with Native American friends and Native American studies experts at the University of California, we realize now that we have offended people. This is of great concern to us and we are removing the video immediately. The music that inspired us when we started the band, and the community of friends, family, and fans that surrounds us was built upon respect, unity and inclusiveness. We sincerely apologize to the Native American community and anyone else offended by this video. Being hurtful to anyone is simply not who we are.
– No Doubt”

No Doubt certainly didn’t mean for it to be offensive, but I really respect them for choosing to remove the video out of consideration for others.  They are such good, kind people!

No Doubt performed “Looking Hot” yesterday on The X Factor UK!  Thanks to TheBeanyman62 for uploading to YouTube:

You can download an HD video of the performance on EIT!

Also, thanks to justnodoubt for uploading videos of Gwen and Tony mentoring contestants the night before! :

The X Factor posted a video of James covering “Don’t Speak”:

Happy Halloween!

No Doubt has posted on Instagram “LIKE @NoDoubt on Facebook for a chance to win a signed Push And Shove tote bag. Contests coming soon!”

No Doubt is going to be playing in Germany on 11/9 for MTV Music Week in Frankfurt according to MTV.de!

No Doubt won the first round of Fuse’s top 40 of 2012!  Second round voting is open now!  You know what to do!  :)

Hello!  I’ve just added a bunch of videos, some of which I also added to my YouTube channel:

MTV Live N Loud Feb 28 1997 01 Spiderwebs
MTV Live N Loud Feb 28 1997 02 Excuse Me Mr
MTV Live N Loud Feb 28 1997 03 Dont Speak
MTV Live N Loud Feb 28 1997 04 Just A Girl
MTV Live N Loud Feb 28 1997 05 Oi To The World
MTV Live N Loud Feb 28 1997 06 Sunday Morning
MTV In Touch car interview (ROS)
Gwen Teen Choice Awards 2005 Visionary Award
Gwen Loreal Preference commercial
EMP Grand Opening Seattle WA 2000-06-24 01 Simple Kind Of Life
EMP Grand Opening Seattle WA 2000-06-24 02 Dont Speak
EMP Grand Opening Seattle WA 2000-06-24 03 Just A Girl
EMP Grand Opening Seattle WA 2000-06-24 04 Spiderwebs
Cold Water Kids Hang Me Up To Dry pop up music video featuring Erin
Antenne Bayern studio 2000 Simple Kind Of Life acoustic
Antenne Bayern studio 2000 Ex Girlfriend

No Doubt is featured in the November issue of Nylon magazine!  Gwen is on the cover (Looking Hot!), and there is an interview with, and photos of the whole band.   I love these photos!  The web site Fashion Scans Remastered has posted the whole thing on their site! (There are outtake photos on the Nylon site.)

From the official:

“No Doubt are pleased to be the first to announce that they will be appearing as musical guests on The X Factor UK next week! The band will take the stage on Sunday, November 4th to perform “Looking Hot” live during the show, which is currently in its ninth series. The performance will air at 8PM that evening on ITV. ”

The band has announced all of the supporting acts for the Gibson shows.  From the official:

“No Doubt is excited to announce the full line-ups for their seven night Gibson Amphitheatre stand this November and December. To purchase tickets visit the EVENTS page. See you at the shows!

11/24/12 @ Gibson Amphitheatre with Grouplove and Nico Vega

11/26/12 @ Gibson Amphitheatre with Grouplove and Io Echo

11/28/12 @ Gibson Amphitheatre with Grouplove and Blaqk Audio

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

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

12/4/12 @ Gibson Amphitheatre with Best Coast and Kitten

12/6/12 @ Gibson Amphitheatre with Best Coast and JJAMZ”

I’m really happy that Noise of Rumors is on the list!  They had been hoping for this to happen, and had posted cover videos, and the below video asking No Doubt to let them open for them!  They posted on their Facebook page:

“So you all should clear your schedules for December 2nd… because Adrian Young and Tom Dumont of No Doubt just called me and asked our band Noise of Rumors to open for them at the Gibson Amphitheater in Hollywood!!!”

It made me tear up that they got their wish, and Adrian and Tom actually called them!  They must have freaked out!

Universal Germany has posted a video interview with the band from June on their web site.

Sympatico.ca has posted clips from their interview with No Doubt in NY this summer.   You can watch them here.

Don’t forget to keep voting for No Doubt in Fuse’s top 40 of 2012 poll!  There is less than a day left to vote, and No Doubt is just barely winning by 52%.  You can vote more than once.

There’s also the People’s Choice nominee selections!  Vote, and write them in for any other categories you find applicable!