Skratch magazine
No Doubt
No Doubt is Orange County no matter who you are talking to. They started out as a small band and have now risen to the levels above legendary. Many bands have come out of the O.C., but none have had fame and success like No Doubt has had. No matter what part of the country your from, more then likely you have heard of No Doubt. (If you haven’t, then you are probably five and cant read this, anyway.)
For the SKRATCH 100th anniversary issue, drummer Adrian Young was nice enough to spend some time with me and answer all the questions I have had building up for the past 10 years. Read the rest of this article »
Article from June 01, 2004
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BAM USA
The continuing story of No Doubt… are they happy now?
In November 1995 when No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom was just a few months old, BAM magazine chose the Orange County-based quartet to grace the cover of our semi-annual “Local Music” issue. Now, a year and a half later, No Doubt are back; not only on the cover of BAM but back in town for a two-night stint at their hometown arena, the Anaheim Pond. By Jennifer Schwartz
Needless to say, a lot has happened since the Fall of ‘95. From Details to Rolling Stone, the members of No Doubt have become fodder for a media frenzy for over a year. It’s been almost impossible to avoid stories about the cute little band from Orange County who plugged away for years and years in clubs throughout Southern California, until finally landing a record deal. And as the story goes, after signing with Interscope, they release a self-titled debut which dies on the vine and they are predictably released from their contract. No Doubt are labeless and nearly hopeless as they withstand drastic line-up changes, including the loss of main songwriter Eric Stefani, leadsinger Gwen’s brother. But the band perseveres and are subsequently picked up by Trauma Records (which, incidentally, has a distribution agreement with Interscope). After eight long years of existence No Doubt releases Tragic Kingdom with only humble expectations. It sells 10 million copies worldwide and hits No. 1 on the Billboard album charts for nine weeks. But you probably know this already. Read the rest of this article »
Article from May 16, 1997
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