| No Doubt | |
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Left to right: Tom Dumont (guitar), Tony Kanal (bass), Adrian Young (drums), Gwen Stefani (vocals) | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Apple Core |
| Origin | Anaheim, California, United States |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Punk Rock, Ska Punk, Post-Grunge, Pop Rock, Ska |
| Years active | 1986–2003 (hiatus) 2008–present |
| Label(s) | Interscope, Trauma |
| Associated acts | Invincible Overlord |
| Website | www.nodoubt.com |
| Members | |
| Gwen Stefani Tony Kanal Adrian Young Tom Dumont | |
| Former members | |
| John Spence Eric Stefani | |
No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim, California, United States, founded in 1986. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Ska punk is a fusion Music genre that combines Ska and Punk rock. Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Trauma Records is Los Angeles independent Record label created in 1993 by Paul Palmer and Rob Kahane Invincible Overlord is a side-project band by Tom Dumont ( No Doubt) and Ted Matson. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt Tony Kanal (born Tony Ashwin Kanal, August 27 1970 is an English -born American Musician and Record producer. Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26 1969 Long Beach, California) is the Drummer for the rock band No Doubt. Tom Dumont (born January 11 1968 is an American guitarist and producer John Francis Spence ( 3 February 1969 – 21 December 1987) was a founding member of the then Ska band No Doubt, along with Eric Matthew Stefani (born June 17, 1967) is an American Pop musician, former Simpsons animator and Grammy -nominated Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The ska-rock sound of its first album failed to make waves due to the popularity of the grunge movement at the time. Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The band's diamond-certified album Tragic Kingdom helped to launch the ska revival of the 1990s, and "Don't Speak", the third single from the album, set a record when it spent sixteen weeks at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, later broken by the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris". In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and Tragic Kingdom is the third Studio album by American Third wave ska band No Doubt, released on October 10 1995 (see 1995 in " Don't Speak " is the third single from Tragic Kingdom, the third album by Californian rock group No Doubt See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The Hot 100 Airplay is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. The Goo Goo Dolls are a Rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo New York by John Rzeznik and Robby Takac. " Iris " is a song by American Alternative rock band the Goo Goo Dolls.
The group released its next album, Return of Saturn, four years later, but despite positive reviews, the album was considered a commercial failure. Return of Saturn is the fourth album by American Third wave ska band No Doubt, released by Interscope Records in April 2000 (see 2000 in Fifteen months later, the band reappeared with Rock Steady, which incorporated reggae and dancehall music into their work. Rock Steady is the fifth album by American rock band No Doubt, released December 11 2001 on Interscope Records (see 2001 in music Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Dancehall is a type of Jamaican Popular music which developed in the late 1970s initially as a more sparse and less political and religious variant of Reggae The album was primarily recorded in Jamaica and featured collaborations with Jamaican artists Bounty Killer, Sly and Robbie, and Lady Saw. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Bounty Killer (born Rodney Basil Price June 12, 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Reggae and Dancehall Sly and Robbie are one of Reggae 's most prolific and long lasting production teams Lady Saw (born Marion Hall, 12 July 1972, Saint Mary, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Reggae Singer, known as "the The album produced two Grammy-winning singles, "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All". The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences " Hey Baby " is a pop song written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, and Bounty Killer for No Doubt " Underneath It All " is a rock / Reggae song written by Gwen Stefani and Dave Stewart for No Doubt 's fourth album
No Doubt released the compilation The Singles: 1992-2003 and box set Boom Box in 2003, both of which contained a cover version of the Talk Talk synthpop song "It's My Life". Talk Talk were a popular British rock group that were active from 1981 to 1991 Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument " It's My Life " is a Synthpop song written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene for Talk Talk 's second album It's Frontwoman Gwen Stefani launched her solo career the next year with several collaborations, including bandmate Tony Kanal and Neptune Pharrell Williams, while guitarist Tom Dumont began his side project, Invincible Overlord. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt Tony Kanal (born Tony Ashwin Kanal, August 27 1970 is an English -born American Musician and Record producer. The Neptunes (or "Neptoons" is the name for the record production duo consisting of Tom Dumont (born January 11 1968 is an American guitarist and producer Invincible Overlord is a side-project band by Tom Dumont ( No Doubt) and Ted Matson. During its career, the band has won two Grammy Awards and sold 27 million records worldwide to date. [1]
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John Spence, Eric Stefani, and Eric's sister Gwen Stefani formed the band as Apple Core in 1986,[2] having worked together at a local Dairy Queen. John Francis Spence ( 3 February 1969 – 21 December 1987) was a founding member of the then Ska band No Doubt, along with Eric Matthew Stefani (born June 17, 1967) is an American Pop musician, former Simpsons animator and Grammy -nominated Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt Dairy Queen, often abbreviated to DQ, is a international chain of Ice cream and Fast food restaurants Its first location was founded in [3] Eric, who had taught himself songs by 2 Tone band Madness on the piano, played keyboards for the band, and Spence was the lead vocalist with Gwen, who Eric had previously used to test out ideas for vocals, as a co-vocalist. 2 Tone (or Two Tone) is a Music genre created in England in the late 1970s by fusing elements of Ska, Punk rock, Rocksteady Madness are an English pop / Ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976 The trio recruited several more members within the month and had an unsteady line-up for several years. It played small gigs around the Orange County area, with Spence's on-stage antics carrying its performances. Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Tony Kanal went to one of these early shows and soon joined the band as its bassist. Tony Kanal (born Tony Ashwin Kanal, August 27 1970 is an English -born American Musician and Record producer. After initially rejecting her advances, he began dating Gwen, but they kept their relationship secret for a year, feeling that it was an unspoken rule that nobody date her. [4]
In December 1987, Spence committed suicide several days before the band was to play a gig at The Roxy Theatre for record industry employees. For other people and places named Roxy see Roxy and Roxy Theatre The Roxy Theatre (often just The Roxy) is a famous The record industry is the part of the Music industry that sells Sound recordings of Music. [4] No Doubt disbanded but decided to regroup after several weeks[4] with Alan Meade taking over vocals. [3] When Meade left the band, Gwen replaced him as lead singer,[3] while No Doubt continued to develop a live following in California. [4] In early 1988, Tom Dumont left Rising, a heavy metal band of which he was a member with his sister,[5] stating that local metal bands "were into drinking, wearing Spandex" but that he wanted to focus on music. Tom Dumont (born January 11 1968 is an American guitarist and producer Spandex or elastane is a Synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. [6] He joined No Doubt and replaced Jerry McMahon as the band's guitarist, adding a metal influence to its sound. Adrian Young replaced Chris Webb as the drummer the following year. Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26 1969 Long Beach, California) is the Drummer for the rock band No Doubt. [4]
| "Trapped in a Box" (1992) | |
| The only single from the band's ska-pop debut album. | |
Impressed by the presence of stage diving at ska concerts and Gwen's on-stage presence, Tony Ferguson signed the band to a multi-album deal with the newly created Interscope Records in 1990. Stage diving is the act of leaping from a Concert stage onto the crowd below a stage antic whose origin is variously credited to Iggy Pop or Peter Gabriel Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label [4] No Doubt's self-titled debut album was released in 1992 and featured the single "Trapped in a Box". No Doubt is the self-titled debut Studio album by the American Ska and rock band No Doubt, released March 17 1992 on the The album's distinctly pop sound sharply contrasted with the grunge movement, and the album was a commercial failure, selling only 30,000 copies. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure [3] The band embarked on a national tour in support of the album, though Interscope had lost faith in the band and refused to support the tour. [7] The band failed to bring the audiences that it had attracted in Orange County, and it often found that No Doubt was not available in the cities where it was playing. [4]
The band began work on its next album the next year, but Interscope rejected much of its material, and the band was paired with producer Matthew Wilder. Matthew Wilder (born Matthew Weiner January 24 1953, in New York City) is an American Musician best known for his 1983 Top 5 Eric did not like to relinquish creative control to someone outside the band and eventually stopped recording or rehearsing. He left No Doubt in 1994 to pursue an animation career on the cartoon TV series The Simpsons. The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U [4] Kanal then ended his seven-year relationship with Gwen, saying that he needed "space". [8] Unsure of what to do with the band, Interscope sublicensed the project to Trauma Records in 1995. Trauma Records is Los Angeles independent Record label created in 1993 by Paul Palmer and Rob Kahane [9] No Doubt released The Beacon Street Collection, consisting of outtakes from its previous recording sessions, that year on its own label, Sea Creature Records. The Beacon Street Collection is the second Studio album by American Ska and rock band No Doubt, released in March [10] Mixing 1980s punk rock and some grunge influences into the band's sound, the album contains a rawer sound than No Doubt,[10] and it sold more than three times as many copies as its predecessor. [5] Later that year, the label released Tragic Kingdom, much of which dealt with the relationship between Tony Kanal and Gwen Stefani. Tragic Kingdom is the third Studio album by American Third wave ska band No Doubt, released on October 10 1995 (see 1995 in [11]
The release of 1995's Tragic Kingdom and the New Wave-inspired single "Just a Girl" allowed the group to achieve mainstream commercial success. Tragic Kingdom is the third Studio album by American Third wave ska band No Doubt, released on October 10 1995 (see 1995 in New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s " Just a Girl " is a song written by Gwen Stefani and Tom Dumont for No Doubt 's third album Tragic Kingdom. No Doubt began touring in support of the album late that year, and it grew into an 27-month international tour. [12] In 1996, the second single, "Spiderwebs", was successful, and "Don't Speak", a ballad written about Stefani and Kanal's break-up, was released as the third single and broke the previous record when it topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay for sixteen weeks. You may have been looking for Spider web. " Spiderwebs " is a Ska punk song written by Gwen Stefani and Tony " Don't Speak " is the third single from Tragic Kingdom, the third album by Californian rock group No Doubt In Jazz and Popular music, the term ballad denotes a short Song in a slow Tempo, usually with a romantic or sentimental text though the term No Doubt was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Rock Album at the 1997 Grammy Awards. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960 ( Bobby Darin being the first artist to win it The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album has been awarded since 1995. The 39th Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1997. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year By the end of the year, half of the songs on Tragic Kingdom had been released as singles, and the album was certified eight times platinum. Later, they were nominated for two more Grammys for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, both for "Don't Speak". The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1966 [10] The Recording Industry Association of America certified the album diamond in February 1999,[13] and with worldwide sales of sixteen million, it is one of the best-selling albums in history. [14] The band's self-titled debut album began selling copies again off of the success of Tragic Kingdom and reached total sales of over a quarter of a million copies. [5]
| "Don't Speak" (1996) | |
| The band's most famous song, written about Kanal and Stefani's break-up. | |
| "New" (1999) | |
| The lead single from Return of Saturn, produced with Talking Heads member Jerry Harrison. Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 Jerry Harrison (born Jeremiah Griffin Harrison, 21 February 1949, in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is an American songwriter musician and producer | |
The album's release fueled a dispute between Trauma and Interscope Records over No Doubt's recording contract. Trauma sued for US$100 million for breach of contract, fraud, and extortion and sought to have its joint venture agreement ended, claiming that Interscope had reneged on its contract after the band had become more successful than expected. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Breach of contract is a Legal concept in which a Binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual Extortion, outwresting, or exaction is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person Unlawfully obtains either money property or services A joint venture (often abbreviated JV) is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together [9] No Doubt had previously stated that it had switched to Trauma Records and that the transition was "really great. . . because now we have the attention and the focus of a small indie label. "[15] The case was settled out of court with a $3 million payment. For other uses of settlement including legal uses see Settlement. [16]
The band finished its tour in December 1997 and had several releases during the two-year writing process to make its follow-up to Tragic Kingdom. [4] Live in the Tragic Kingdom, a live long-form video of the band's performance at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, was released and The Beacon Street Collection was re-released while the band was on tour that year. Live in the Tragic Kingdom is a video release from the band No Doubt, containing a recording ofa concert filmed at The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Honda Center, previously known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and colloquially called the The Pond, is an indoor arena in Anaheim California The band recorded "I Throw My Toys Around" with Elvis Costello for The Rugrats Movie, and it contributed to The Clash's tribute album Burning London: The Clash Tribute. Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry The Rugrats Movie is a 1998 animated film produced by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Burning London The Clash Tribute is a Tribute album to the Punk rock band The Clash, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music) Stefani began to make recordings without the band, contributing vocals to tracks for The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Prince, Fishbone & Familyhood Nextperience, and her boyfriend Gavin Rossdale's band Bush. The Brian Setzer Orchestra (sometimes going by the acronym BSO is a swing and Jump blues band formed in 1990 by Stray Cats frontman Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Fishbone is an Alternative rock band that plays a fusion of Ska, Punk rock, Reggae, Funk, heavy metal and more Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born 30 October 1967) is an English Musician most famous for being the lead Singer and Guitarist Bush were a British Post-grunge band formed in London in 1992 After some time in-between albums, No Doubt included its song "New" on the soundtrack to the movie Go in 1999. " New " is a new wave-punk song written by Tom Dumont and Gwen Stefani for the Go soundtrack (1999 Go is a 1999 film directed by Doug Liman, with three intertwining plots that happen to involve one drug deal. "New", inspired by Gwen's budding relationship with Rossdale, was one of the first songs written after the release of Tragic Kingdom.
In 2000, the band released Return of Saturn, its follow-up to Tragic Kingdom. Return of Saturn is the fourth album by American Third wave ska band No Doubt, released by Interscope Records in April 2000 (see 2000 in The album featured a darker tone and was more lyrically advanced than No Doubt's previous work. [17] The main lyrical focus of the new record had shifted from Gwen Stefani's relationship with bassist Tony Kanal to her new relationship with Gavin Rossdale. [12] Return of Saturn was critically acclaimed, but was not as commercially successful as their previous album, and the lead single, "Ex-Girlfriend", failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. " Ex-Girlfriend " is a song written by Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal and Gwen Stefani for No Doubt 's third studio album Return The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Also released as singles from the album were the tracks "Simple Kind of Life" and "Bathwater". " Simple Kind of Life " is a Pop rock ballad written by Gwen Stefani for No Doubt 's fourth album Return of Saturn " Bathwater " is a Ska punk song written by Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, and Gwen Stefani for No Doubt 's fourth studio album
After Return of Saturn, the band returned to recording in January 2001. During this time, it contributed a cover version of Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby" for the Zoolander soundtrack and recorded a song with Kelis for her album Wanderland. Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained Love to Love You Baby is the second album by Donna Summer, and her first to be released internationally Zoolander is a 2001 Comedy film directed by Ben Stiller. The film is based on a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and Kelis Rogers-Jones (née Rogers, born August 21, 1979) better known as Kelis (pronounced kuh-LEECE is a Grammy Award-nominated American Wanderland is the second Studio album by American R&B singer Kelis, released in October 2001 (see 2001 in music) by Stefani made high-profile appearances on Moby's "South Side" and Eve's "Let Me Blow Ya Mind". Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ " South Side " is a 1999 song by Moby taken from his album Play. Eve Jihan Jeffers (born November 10 1978) better known as Eve, is a Grammy Award -winning Rapper, Singer, Actress " Let Me Blow Ya Mind " is the second single from Eve 's second album Scorpion. These appearances lent No Doubt credibility and an opportunity to explore new genres. [18] Highly influenced by Jamaican dancehall music and recorded primarily in Jamaica, the band's 2001 studio album, Rock Steady, produced two hit Grammy-winning singles, "Hey Baby", which featured Bounty Killer, and "Underneath It All", which featured the first lady of dancehall, Lady Saw. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Dancehall is a type of Jamaican Popular music which developed in the late 1970s initially as a more sparse and less political and religious variant of Reggae Rock Steady is the fifth album by American rock band No Doubt, released December 11 2001 on Interscope Records (see 2001 in music The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences " Hey Baby " is a pop song written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, and Bounty Killer for No Doubt Bounty Killer (born Rodney Basil Price June 12, 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Reggae and Dancehall " Underneath It All " is a rock / Reggae song written by Gwen Stefani and Dave Stewart for No Doubt 's fourth album Lady Saw (born Marion Hall, 12 July 1972, Saint Mary, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Reggae Singer, known as "the Both singles managed to reach the top five on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also released "Hella Good" and "Running" as singles. " Hella Good " is an Electronic rock song written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, and The Neptunes for No Doubt 's fifth " Running " is a Synthpop song written by Tony Kanal and Gwen Stefani for No Doubt 's fourth Studio album Rock Steady In addition, pop-star Prince wrote and produced "Waiting Room" on Rock Steady. Stefani had previously provided vocals for a song on Prince's Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic album, "So Far, So Pleased". Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic is a 1999 Album by Prince (his stage name at that time being an unpronounceable symbol In November 2002, No Doubt made an appearance in the Dawson's Creek episode "Spiderwebs". November 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Dawson's Creek was an American Primetime Television Drama which initially aired from January 20, 1998 [19]
| "Underneath It All" (2002) | |
| The band's highest charting U. S. single, produced with Sly & Robbie in Jamaica and featuring Lady Saw. | |
| "It's My Life" (2003) | |
| The band produced a cover of the Talk Talk song for its compilation album. | |
2003 was a big year of releases for No Doubt. The album The Singles: 1992-2003, a compilation of all commercially-released singles from the band, was released in November 2003. November 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - It included a cover of the song "It's My Life", which had originally been a hit for synthpop group Talk Talk in 1984, and earned No Doubt a Grammy nomination for Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released " It's My Life " is a Synthpop song written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene for Talk Talk 's second album It's Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument Talk Talk were a popular British rock group that were active from 1981 to 1991 [20] Additionally, a special 2-CD 2-DVD box set titled Boom Box was made available, which included the CDs The Singles: 1992-2003 and Everything in Time and the DVDs The Videos: 1992-2003 and Live in the Tragic Kingdom. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is a compilation of various musical recordings Films Television programs or other collection Everything in Time is a compilation album comprising of No Doubt 's B-sides rarities and remixes first released in 2003 as disc three of the Boom Box Live in the Tragic Kingdom is a video release from the band No Doubt, containing a recording ofa concert filmed at The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Separately, Rock Steady Live, a DVD of the band performing in Long Beach from their Rock Steady tour was released in 2003 as well. The Rock Steady Live DVD was recorded at a 2002 Long Beach Arena show by the rock group No Doubt. The next year, the band was featured in a re-recording of the Toots & the Maytals classic ska song "Monkey Man". The Jamaican musical group Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are one of the best known Ska and Reggae vocal groups Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor " Monkey Man " is a 1969 song by the reggae group the Maytals. The band also toured with blink-182 in mid 2004, before embarking on a hiatus. Blink-182 was an American Pop
Lead singer Gwen Stefani began work on her side project in 2003, which eventually evolved into the full-fledged solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby., released on November 23, 2004. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt Love Angel Music Baby is the debut solo album by the American pop and rock singer Gwen Stefani, released by Interscope Records Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The album reached multi-platinum status in several countries, including a quintuple platinum certification in Canada[21] and triple platinum in the U. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page S. [22] Stefani launched her first solo arena tour in October 2005, which coincided with the news of her pregnancy (with her son, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, born on May 26, 2006). PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
In early 2005, Tom Dumont released his own solo music project, Invincible Overlord, with friend and collaborator Ted Matson. Tom Dumont (born January 11 1968 is an American guitarist and producer Invincible Overlord is a side-project band by Tom Dumont ( No Doubt) and Ted Matson. Their music is downloadable for free on the group's web site, and they backed up Matt Costa on his 2005 tour. Matt Costa (born Matthew Albert Costa June 16, 1982) is a singer/songwriter from Huntington Beach California. [23] Adrian Young, the band's drummer, did the drums for Bow Wow Wow's 2004 tour and many of the tracks on Unwritten Law's 2005 release, Here's to the Mourning,[24] as well as featuring on several shows in 2006 for theSTART. Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26 1969 Long Beach, California) is the Drummer for the rock band No Doubt. Bow Wow Wow was a 1980s New Wave band managed by former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren during 1980 Unwritten Law is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Poway California (a suburb of San Diego) and currently recording for Suburban Here's to the Mourning is the fifth album by the San Diego California rock band Unwritten Law, released in 2005 by Lava Records TheStart (stylised as theSTART) is an American Synth rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998 [25] Young will also be playing on Rockstar: Supernova runner-up Dilana's upcoming album. Rock Star Supernova was the second season of the Reality television show Rock Star. Dilana Robichaux is a singer songwriter and performer who lives in Los Angeles California. [26]
On December 5, 2006, Gwen Stefani released her second solo album, The Sweet Escape. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Sweet Escape is the second solo Album by American pop and rock singer Gwen Stefani, released by Interscope Records
With Stefani promoting her second solo album, and a national tour in 2007, No Doubt has begun initial work on a new album without her[27] and plans to complete it after Stefani's tour is finished. The Sweet Escape Tour was American pop and rock singer Gwen Stefani 's second Concert tour. [28] Adrian Young stated in early 2008 that the band is working on the new album. Most songs are being written by Stefani rather than Tony Kanal. Adrian stated the album would "hopefully" be out this year[29]. Despite Stefani's second pregnancy the band will begin recording with her in the coming months.
No official name for the album has been released as of yet. In March 2008, the band started making posts concerning the progression of the album on their official fan forum. Gwen Stefani made a post on March 28, 2008 stating that song writing has commenced. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [30] She also stated that song writing has been slow on her end because she is pregnant with her second child. She ended her post saying that she really believes this could be the most inspired No Doubt record so far.
Manager Jim Guerinot said the yet-untitled album, which is being produced by Mark "Spike" Stent (Spice Girls, Björk, U2, Oasis, Britney Spears), is penciled in for the first half of 2009. Between the babies and recording, No Doubt is not expected to do any touring in 2008 but, Guerinot promised, they plan to hit the road hard in 2009 for their first full-fledged band tour in nearly five years. [31]
Touring band: