In No Doubt’s 1995 hit single “Just A Girl,” lead singer Gwen Stefani sarcastically sang “the moment that I step outside, so many reasons for me to run and hide.” Eight years later, the blonde singer has decided to step out from hiding with the impending release of her first solo album. And if those working with her on the project are any indication, expect the forthcoming set to have a very hip-hop feel. Interscope Records has brought in Missy Elliott and Outkast to help guide Stefani’s debut effort. Elliott warned MTV, “It’s not just another record. It’s going to… Read more »
No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani has been recording solo material while her group has been on break. Stefani said she was not sure how she would place the songs. “I have been collaborating on some tracks on my own with different people. I am not quite sure if it will become a full-blown solo project, singles for a soundtrack, or just songs (like with Moby and Eve),” Stefani said on her band’s website on Thursday (April 17). “I am just kind of letting it take me where it takes me and see what happens.” Stefani also told fans about the progress… Read more »
No Doubt have revealed that they will return to the studio next week to record their first studio album in six years, despite the fact that their lead singer Gwen Stefani will not be able to join them. Stefani is currently touring her latest solo album The Sweet Escape in North America, but the remaining members of the band have revealed this won’t stop them heading into the studio. Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine, drummer Adrian Young explained: “The three of us are going to lay down some songs with music only. When she gets done with the tour we’ll… Read more »
To hear No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani tell it, she’s just a girl from Orange County following a dream. “I’m just like you, except I write songs,” Stefani says. “I feel like I’m doing something right. And right now, I feel like I’m in a good place in my life.” Indeed. Stefani – rock star, pop culture icon, fashion entrepreneur (clothing line L.A.M.B.), actress (Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator,” due in December), wife of Bush vocalist/guitarist Gavin Rossdale – is gearing up for the next chapter in a prolific career. Her solo debut album – or as she prefers to call… Read more »
After six years of dating, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale and No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani have decided to tie the knot. Rossdale proposed to Stefani in England on the morning of January 1 and she happily accepted, according to spokespeople for their respective bands. The couple has not set a wedding date. The two met and began dating while No Doubt were opening for Bush on a spring tour in 1996. Bush were supporting their debut, Sixteen Stone, while No Doubt were promoting their breakthrough second album, Tragic Kingdom. In 2000, Stefani performed live with Bush. Besides supporting each other’s… Read more »
Christina Aguilera’s golden locks, Fred Durst’s backward ball cap, Gwen Stefani’s rainbow makeup and Justin Timberlake’s freshly grown peach fuzz took a back seat Thursday to a look unprecedented even in popular music – blindfolds. “I feel like I’m playing pin the tail on the donkey,” Aguilera quipped in between takes during the first day of shooting proper videos for three all-star remakes of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On.” Many of the artists who contributed to the project – from Ja Rule to Staind’s Aaron Lewis to Alicia Keys – will don blindfolds for the video shoot, which heads to… Read more »
After dating for nearly five years, Bush singer Gavin Rossdale says he wants to make an honorable woman of No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani and that the couple plans to tie the knot before the calendar draws to a close. “We are well in love and we will be husband and wife within a year,” Rossdale told British tabloid The Sun. “She’s a top girl and it really feels right. We’re made for each other.” Stefani, 30, hasn’t confirmed the plans, but Rossdale appears to be answering some of the very personal lyrics from her band’s latest album, Return of Saturn.… Read more »
This week Near Tears, Justine Dorsey joins the show to walk me through her recent releases, what it’s been like to let go of some self-imposed expectations, and a mutual love of Gwen Stefani. Justine’s new wave/indie/pop music is just what I needed and I hope you’ll check out her latest release “Love Under Surveillance” streaming now. I hope you enjoy the episode and her music.
Eva Gardner, renowned bass player, has performed and toured with a huge amount of artists including none other than Pink, Gwen Stefani, Cher, Tegan & Sara, Moby and Veruca Salt. Jess and Bowie chat with Eva about how she got into the music business, her life on the road with Pink, and working in Vegas! Eva also shares her new release with Jess and Bowie, “Love & Drugs”!
Since the day “Misery Business” became the anthem of a generation, it became a cliche rite of passage for female pop-rock vocalists to be compared to Hayley Williams upon entering the pop-rock scene. Whether they truly resemble the neon-haired powerhouse or not, the inevitable comparisons are unrelenting. It is simultaneously flattering and frustrating as these artists strive to create identities of their own in a brutally competitive industry. If you are a fan of powerful vocalists and the unique flair of pop-rock, I implore you to listen to these 10 femme pop-rock artists of the modern era. Each one possesses… Read more »
