Axcess USA
Bursting into stardom
Cameras, lights, backdrops and props are ready. Industry types have assumed their positions. The air is thick with anticipation as we wait for the stars of today’s photo shoot – Orange County rock band No Doubt – to emerge from their secluded dressing room. By Alison Rosen.
First to appear is charming drummer Adrian Young. He’s clearly at odds with the loud, colorful ensemble chosen for him. “I feel like I’m wearing some kind of zany Mervyn’s clothing. It’s like ‘Hey there! Let’s go party!’” he jokes, winking and making cheese-guns with his hands. He is soon joined by bassist Tony Kanal and guitarist Tom Dumont, both equally uncomfortable in their respective get-ups. The room begins to buzz with whispers, mumblings and grumblings.
Then singer Gwen Stefani arrives. All eyes skate across her unbelievable frame, the sculpted platinum hair and the cherry red lips that twist and glide into an alluring down-turned smile. Stefani is a star- the kind that turns heads and stops conversations. She enjoys the dress-up, the play-acting. She loves the camera and it’s a love that is fully reciprocated. Today she is wearing a minuscule white t-shirt paired with equally form-fitting orange leather pants, the excess of fabric being held together by a clamp in the back. Read the rest of this article »
Article from April 01, 1996
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Mean Street USA
Do you believe in tragic?
No Doubt finally put out their second album this year. What was the hold-up? Nothing really… Only a lousy record company, the departure of their main songwriter and the end of a love affair between the group’s longest lasting members. By Aidin Vaziri.
It’s a crisp, clear afternoon in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, but the three members of No Doubt present are having a hard time facing the daylight. Esconed in the dim safety of their massive tour bus, one by one they roll out of their bunks, rub the sleep from their eyes and make their way towards the front.
Singer Gwen Stefani is the first to appear, slipping on a fabulous shag coat over her tank top, she plops down in the driver’s seat and waits for the guys to awaken. Guitarist Tom Dumont’s mohawked head is the next to peek out, he wanders into the bus’ lounge area, makes a circle around himself and offers no one in particular a beer from the cooler. The, the group’s bass player, Tony Kanal steps out, looking slightly dazed, but not entirely out of it. Absent is the group’s drummer Adrian Young, who is apparently off pursuing a female interest. The group’s internal clock, it seems, has been disrupted since the release of No Doubt’s second proper album Tragic Kingdom. Read the rest of this article »
Article from December 01, 1995
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