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No Doubt Wanted a Shorter Hiatus

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gossip, Reunions, Pop, Reggae, Rock, New Releases,

No Doubt never intended their break to be as long as it was.

The "Hey Baby" hitmakers - made up of Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young and Tom Dumont - have just released their first new album for 11 years, Push and Shove, and they admit when they first decided to go on hiatus in 2004 they never realized it would take so many years to get back together.

During an appearance on UK TV show This Morning, Gwen said, "We actually never were apart [as friends], I mean, we always planned to do another record."

Adrian revealed, "There was a pause. I mean we had talked about making another record, but we just didn't know how long it was going to take in between... What people don't really realize is that we saw each other quite often, but we all started having families. So there were a few years off and then we got back together and worked on the record."

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No Doubt: ‘Push and Shove Is Awesome’

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Alternative, Pop, Reggae, Rock, New Releases,

No Doubt feel every song on their new album is "pretty awesome."

Guitarist Tom Dumont - who is joined in the band by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal and Adrian Young - admits the new LP Push and Shove is not the kind of work where you have to skip past filler tracks as he thinks they are all very good: "I love all the songs on the album, and I think for me, personally, I love albums the most where you don't have to forward past filler, and I don't want to presume to make that judgment on our album, but for me, I feel like every song is pretty awesome."

However, he is particularly enamored with the final song on the album because it has a feeling of a "prom" theme. "The last song on the album is called 'Dreaming the Same Dream,' and as we were writing it, we were trying to do this prom song, and there's just something about it that I love. It has this amazing ending that ends the album really powerfully. Right now, that's my jam," he said.

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No Doubt Make Music by Trial and Error

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Alternative, Dance, Pop, Reggae, Rock,

No Doubt say their music is a series of "accidents and mistakes." The "Just a Girl" hitmakers have never had a specific plan when it comes to recording music and admit their new album Push and Shove was created by trial and error.

"We don't know what we're doing. Everything's basically a series of accidents and mistakes," singer Gwen Stefani jokingly told MTV News. Tony Kanal, the band's bassist, added, "Honestly ... we just make music that we love and we want to play. We get inspired by something, and we kind of go with it."

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No Doubt No Longer Have Tour Party Room

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Concerts / Tours, Gossip, Alternative, Pop, Reggae, Rock,

No Doubt's party room has been turned into a creche.

The chart-topping group - made up of Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young and Tom Dumont - are set to go on tour again following the release of their new album "Push and Shove," and they admit their partying days are a long behind them now they all have young families.

"I can't wait to get out there and play this (record) live. Everybody has their own tour bus now and we have a traveling caravan. So when we get to the venue the nannies set up the romper room, which is the room that used to be our backstage party room, with the DJ and the bar. That's gone now and it's for the kids," said Gwen, who has sons Kingston, six, and Zuma, four, with husband Gavin Rossdale.

"Things have changed since we last put a record out. We now go on tour with our families. But then we've always been a big family anyway. We've just expanded," Tony added to The Sun.

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No Doubt Makes the Album of Their Lives

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Reunions, Upcoming Releases, Alternative, Pop, Reggae, Rock,

No Doubt have made "the album of our lives." The "Don't Speak" hitmakers are confident their first record in eleven years, Push and Shove, is worth the wait and are "so proud" of the finished product.

"We would've loved for it to come out sooner. At the same time, we realized the people that care about us, that have given us our lives, are out there waiting for us, so what does it matter if it's a month here or a month there? As long as we make the record of our lives that we are so proud of. Otherwise, why put something out?" singer Gwen Stefani told Billboard.

The band credit their 2009 reunion tour with giving them the confidence and inspiration to return to the studio, as they realized their solid fan base was willing to stick by them. "We had writer's block up until that point. When we did that tour, it was the waking of the dead. Not only did we get our confidence back, on top of that it gave us the feeling of not needing to rush. All these amazing people were still coming out to see us, so we thought, 'Let's make the best record we can make now.' We wouldn't have this record if we didn't do that tour," bassist Tony Kanal added.

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No Doubt Will Make Their Comeback on the Teen Choice Awards

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Performances, Reunions, Upcoming Releases, Pop, Rock,

No Doubt will make their live comeback at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards. The "Don't Speak" band will unveil their new single at the event on July 22.

The performance will be the first from the group in a year and a half, and the first time they will ever play their new track - the name of which hasn't been announced - live. "I can't believe this is actually happening. The idea of playing our new music live is heaven on earth. Can't wait to share it!" singer Gwen Stefani said.

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No Doubt Announces Plans for Tour

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Concerts / Tours, Pop, Rock,

What should you do just months after giving birth to your second child? Start preparing for another world tour, of course!

Over the weekend, Gwen Stefani and her bandmates from No Doubt officially announced plans for a new tour and album. The group - which had been on hiatus since 2004 - delivered the news via their joint website.

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