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In a year fraught with political turmoil, turbulence and insecurity, music fans turned to their favorite songs to take them away from many of their problems and help them come to terms with others that were impossible to escape. Whether it was Eminem rapping, “Lose yourself in the music,” or Bruce Springsteen singing, “Come on up for the rising/ Come on up, lay your hands in mine,” the messages of unity were universal. At the 45th annual Grammy Awards, held Sunday (February 23) at New York’s Madison Square Garden, apolitical hedonists and social activists alike rallied together to celebrate the… Read more »

Despite concerns that the Grammy Awards would become a forum for anti-war sentiment, most political messages were muted. “NO WAR” was written in silver letters on Sheryl Crow’s guitar strap as she performed, although her hair usually covered up most of the “NO.” Bonnie Raitt slipped in a four-word message, “let’s build some peace,” before handing out an award. And No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani wore a halter top emblazoned with the word, “love,” and combat fatigue hot pants. “I hope we all are in agreeance that this war should go away as soon as possible,” said Limp Bizkit lead singer… Read more »

The Super Bowl halftime show will be a little bit country and a little bit rock n’ roll. Canadian singer Shania Twain and Southern California band No Doubt are headlining halftime entertainment for Sunday’s game. Sting also will appear. “It’s such a big event that there are no limits,” Twain said Thursday. “The sky is the limit.” Twain will perform two songs: “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” from her blockbuster album “Come on Over,” and the title song of her latest album, “Up.” “‘Cause that’s where the ball is going,” Twain said. She’s looking forward to the game, but… Read more »

Call ’em the little ska-pop band that could, and did. The members of No Doubt will be given a ceremonial key to the city of Anaheim, California at Disneyland on Friday (November 22). Singer Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young all grew up and went to school in the Orange County community. The group has often referenced the region in its albums-1995’s The Beacon Street Collection was named for a house on a street in Anaheim where several of the band members lived during that time; while the follow-up, Tragic Kingdom, is a play… Read more »

No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani, dressed in a white-and-pink silk faille gown by John Galliano for Christian Dior, married Gavin Rossdale of Bush in London last weekend. “She looked very beautiful,” Galliano told Us magazine for its Sept. 30 issue. The wedding took place Saturday at St. Paul’s church, with friends and family attending the hour-long ceremony, the magazine said. Telephone calls to Stefani’s publicist in Los Angeles were not returned Tuesday. Rossdale, 34, proposed to Stefani, 32, on New Year’s Day. Stefani became a staple in the music world with No Doubt’s 1995 “Tragic Kingdom” album. British-born Rossdale made… Read more »

If it weren’t for Good Charlotte filling in three dates for Garbage, it could have been called the Just a Girl tour. Three of the hardest-rocking women in music will join forces when their bands – No Doubt, Garbage and the Distillers – hit the road together in October. Pop-punkers Good Charlotte will take Garbage’s spot for the first three dates, before Shirley Manson and her cohorts hit the tour October 15 in West Kingston, Rhode Island. Interspersed with the tour, No Doubt will play three dates with the Rolling Stones in Detroit, Toronto and Atlanta. Gwen Stefani’s band is… Read more »

No Doubt is putting the finishing touches on the video for “Underneath It All,” the third single from its latest album, Rock Steady. The group shot the clip earlier this month in Los Angeles with director and longtime collaborator Sophie Muller and the direction team known as Logan. The clip is set to premiere July 16. No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani explains that the video’s concept goes along with the song’s title. “It is pretty simple,” Stefani says, writing on the group’s official website ( nodoubt.com). “It starts off with me totally made up with loads of makeup and hairdos, clothes,… Read more »

Bush guitarist Nigel Pulsford’s break from touring now looks to be a permanent vacation from the band he co-founded a decade ago with frontman Gavin Rossdale. The British rockers will continue with ex-Helmet guitarist Chris Traynor instead of counting on Pulsford’s return, Rossdale said Sunday, shortly before Bush performed at Rock Im Park music festival. Traynor had been subbing for Pulsford on Bush’s tour while he spent time at home with his newly expanded family. “He didn’t get kicked out. He didn’t want to be on tour, and you can’t kick someone out that isn’t there,” Rossdale said as he… Read more »

No Doubt will collaborate Vivendi Universal Games (a division of Vivendi Universal Publishing) and Interscope Records for a character-based, three-dimensional action-adventure videogame titled Malice, which will feature characters voiced by bandmembers as well as songs from their Rock Steady album. The partnership will also introduce No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani as the voice of unexpected hammer-wielding heroine Malice, and bassist Tony Kanal, guitarist Tom Dumont, and drummer Adrian Young as the voices of her counterparts within the game. No Doubt will provide three tracks for Malice’s game music and television-advertising campaign. Some of the tracks will be remixed to compliment… Read more »

Move over, Lara Croft, there’s a new digitally rendered heroine in town who’s sure to keep gamers up way past their bedtimes. No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani lends her voice to the title character in “Malice,” an action-adventure game due this fall for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, according to a spokesperson for game developer Sierra Entertainment Inc. Stefani’s bandmates, Tony Kanal (bass), Tom Dumont (guitar) and Adrian Young (drums), provide vocals for other characters in the game. Three songs from No Doubt’s latest album, Rock Steady, “Platinum Blonde Life,” “In My Head” and “Detective,” are also featured in “Malice,” either… Read more »