Updates Archive Jan-Jun 2006

29/6/2006

- I just finished scanning the Australian issue of OK, click the thumbnails to enlarge and then click again to see them full size. They haven't been tagged so please don't post them elsewhere without crediting me.

28/6/2006

- HUGE thanks to John, he has ripped mp3s of the extras from LITTK. You can download the .zip file here which contains Doghouse live, bathroom rehearsal, What's Cooking, End It On This demo and the singing that Eric and Tony do.

- I added a couple more mp3s to the downloads section - Time After Time, Diff'rent Strokes, and Gangsters. Enjoy!

28/6/2006

Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B. Tunes Into Watches
The singer and designer has launched a collection of women's watches under her contemporary L.A.M.B. label. The 28 styles will bow exclusively at Nordstrom early next month, with wider distribution in other high-end department stores and specialty boutiques soon thereafter. Prices range from $195 to $475.

L.A.M.B, the must-have lifestyle brand created by fashion icon Gwen Stefani, announces a new licensing agreement with watch conglomerate Vestal Group Inc. Vestal Group Inc. will be the sole creator of L.A.M.B timepieces for women. The Vestal Group Inc. is a fashion watch company specializing in the creation, branding and distribution of lifestyle-based brands.

L.A.M.B timepieces will be available beginning July 2006. The line will debut at Nordstrom's, and soon thereafter be available at fine department stores and boutiques nationwide, as well as internationally. The first collection boasts clean lines with Stefani's signature street-meets-glamour style. While several styles from this first collection will be inspired by L.A.M.B's seasonal ready-to-wear line, Stefani also designed a number of classic, signature pieces that will in large part, define the L.A.M.B watch label. The debut line will consist of 28 timepieces and will be expanded even further by the 2006 holiday season.

The same "Made with Love," philosophy and attention to detail that are the signature of L.A.M.B's apparel collection will carry through in this watch collection. L.A.M.B apparel and accessories were launched in Fall 2003 by Grammy award winning musician, actress, and style icon, Gwen Stefani. Widely recognized for her eclectic personal style and natural elegance, Stefani's innate style, often features a playful juxtaposition between feminine and masculine. "L.A.M.B represents all things that I love. It's very much about my style and how I like to put things together. L.A.M.B is something that I want to wear everyday, and I'm really excited to be adding a collection of watches to the L.A.M.B brand. I was inspired to create my own dream watches because there weren't many out there that I loved or wanted to wear," explains Stefani.

27/6/2006

- Thanks to karmahotel at Lamb Lovers: 'Gwen's dvd is all done besides one song...she still hasn't decided whose Wind It Up version she wants to use....either my husband's or some Vegas guy. Her's will be out around December. But No Doubt are making another dvd too.'

The person who posted this was the one who told us awhile ago how Gwen couldn't get the rights to using The Sound Of Music in Wind It Up so her husband was in the studio helping her re-record it.

- Thanks to Sue and Sara, the issue of OK is $5.95 and contains eight pages of stuff in total. The photos are the same as the US and UK ones as well as two other that sound as though they're different. There are also some smaller photos of Gwen during her pregnancy.

- 'Producer Dallas Austin Faces Death Sentence in Dubai
Legendary hip hop producer Dallas Austin, who has worked with artists such as Michael Jackson, Madonna and more recently, Kelis, has found himself in a Dubai jail after importing drugs into the country.
Austin, who was on his way to attend Naomi Campbell’s birthday party at the exlusive Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai last month, was detained at the airport and is awaiting a hearing next month.
Dubai, one of the more tolerant Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, is still known for having a hard stance on drugs, often dishing out the death penalty, or at very least life in prison.
Austin faces a hearing next month.'

Dallas Austin produced Cool and Danger Zone for Gwen.

26/6/2006

- Thanks to Sue, Gwen, Gavin and Kingston are on the cover of the new issue of the Australian OK Magazine! In stores now, you can view the cover here.

- New Gwen pics here.

- OK Magazine in the US have named Kingston 'coolest kid on the planet'.

- Thanks to Julio, Nordstrom have some new LAMB hoodies exclusive to their stores, and they're having an anniversary sale in July so it's possible they might go on sale then. Photo here.

- There is a tonne of new HL items on ebay.com at the moment definately worth checking out. There's too many to post but here's a cool new one called Randy Candy.

- Everything In Time have a rare unreleased ND song available for download tentatively titled 'Procrastination' - check it out now!

25/6/2006

- From AOL.com:

No Doubt are back together and working on the follow up to 2001's 'Rock Steady.'
After bumping into Tony Kanal at T-Mobile's Sidekick III launch party in Los Angeles Tuesday night, AOL Music coaxed the bassist into revealing that three-quarters of the Southern California band are writing songs together. "We started maybe three months ago and we're just easing into it," he said. "It's Tom [Dumont], Adrian [Young] and myself going in the studio here and there, jamming."
Frontwoman Gwen Stefani put promotion for her solo album, 'Love Angel Music Baby' on hold to have son Kingston James McGregor last month with husband Gavin Rossdale. Kanal promised she will head back to life with No Doubt as soon as she is able: "So far it's just the three boys, 'cause she's on baby watch right now. When she jumps on board, we'll have a bunch of ideas already ready."

The men of No Doubt have been visiting various studios across Los Angeles as the ideas flow. "We're just jamming, no holds barred, and letting it develop by itself," Kanal said. "That's the best way for our band. If we try to control anything, it doesn't work."
No Doubt fans aren't the only ones thrilled the group is writing again. "It's really exciting for us too," Kanal said. "It's amazing. I love playing with Tom and Adrian. It's my favorite thing in the world."

- There are a couple of new womens shoe designs on LAMB Shoes.com

- LAMB.com have reduced the prices on just about every item in the store

- PacSun are now selling the watercolour HL line in their stores and there are also a couple of items available on their site.

- Some new HL at Karmaloop.

- The Giant Peach have a few HL items reduced.

- Bazaar Adriatic currently have a promotion running where if you buy two HL tees you get a Gwen tour shirt free.

- You can also purchase a number of LAMB shoes from Shoebuy.com.

23/6/2006

- From nodoubt.com:

'We have heard that some people are experiencing issues with the playback and functionality of their Live In The Tragic Kingdom DVDs.
Please email nodoubtdvd@interscope.com and detail your issue so that we may help you resolve this. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.'

- Thanks to Claire and Sue, the UK issue of OK Magazine is now available in Australian Borders stores (Footballers Wives cover). It's probably best to call a store before you go down there because they usually only have a couple of copies of their international magazines.

- There is also a double page in this week's Who with photos from the tennis courts with Gwen in the orange dress with Kingston. You can check out some HQ's here.

- LAMB watches available in August! Details here.

- Thanks to Gwennie from the official forum, you can buy No Doubt and Gwen videos from the US iTunes store for US$1.99 each to be played on your video ipod.

- Thanks to Jawi, listen to this song War & Peace by Ice Cube which samples Don't Speak.

- From mtv.com: 'Paris Hilton said she doesn't mind that her first single, "Stars Are Blind," is drawing her comparisons to Gwen Stefani. "I love Gwen," she said. "It's, like, so flattering, and she's one of my favorites, so that's a really big compliment to me." '

21/6/2006

- Harajuku Lovers in Australia! I was in The Basement today (part of Myer in Melbourne) and they had Harajuku Lovers! They had one rack and a very small display, approximately 30 pieces, and it was a really odd selection of garments, only about two of each item. This is the only store in Australia to sell HL and they told me that they were sent the wrong order and will not be getting any more in. They also told me that they had a couple of LAMB items for awhile but they sent them back because they weren't selling.

The items were ridiculously overpriced because they had to be specially imported - shirts which are US$50 were AU$110, which clearly is not an equal conversion rate. The pj tops were $75, shirts $100, longsleeve shirts $140, track jackets $230, pj pants $80. So basically it's not even worth going other than to check out the items because it would still work out cheaper to buy them from overseas. If anyone has any questions on the items available or needs directions, just email me.

- Gwen has donated a signed pair of her sunglasses to a charity auction held by Jergens for the Skin Cancer Foundation. Check out the auction here.

- Gwen has been named Style Icon of 2006 by magazine Harpers & Queen.

- Thanks to Julio, new LAMB items have hit Nordstrom including a LAMB charm bracelet. A number of these items contain Fall 2006 tags however this is a mistake as they're actually part of the Spring 2006 line.

- Kitson have some new HL womens shirts and baby items available.

- Sweet Kitty Anime have reported that the HL Watercolour and Cupcake lines will be released at the end of June.

- Thanks to Damen Perry, Adrian will performing on a number of songs for the soundtrack to an upcoming movie titled The Still Life. You can read about the movie at The Still Life movie.com and check out a photo of Adrian here.

- I was browsing the gallery on Anne's site Rock Steady and I found a set of photos from a concert where Gwen is wearing the same outfit as she did at the Melbourne concert at Festival Hall in 2002. Check them out here.

- The Rogue Traders have reportedly been covering Hella Good on their recent tour.

- I added an mp3 of Start The Fire/DJ's live in Worchester 2002 to the downloads section.

15/6/2006

- Apologies but I was asked to remove the photo I had up of Gwen, Gavin and Kingston from OK magazine. The photos appeared in both the UK and US issues so hopefully we will get them too. I might give Borders a call to see if they will be getting either issues, if anyone finds it can they please let everyone know on the tagboard.

- New photos of Gwen shopping here and the Rossdale's taking a walk here, as well as a nice new HQ here.

- LAMB Shoes.com have a couple of new styles up on the site.

- Taken from Perez Hilton.com:

'Not only has Gwen Stefani recently delivered her cute little Kingston, but the No Doubt mommy has also dropped a new song too! Gwen has lent her skills to the new song by Elan Atias called All Nighter. And, Stefani's reggae-inflected vocals are tight!

It's a sweet, mid-tempo love song that's perfect for a romantic cruise with your guy or gal down the coast or around the lake. Make-out jam!'

- Mieke posted on the forum recently under the name 'Ace's Mom' and informed us that Ace's middle name is Joseph. View the thread here.

- Good news for us Aussies (and anyone else outside the US), Kitson now ship to internationally!

- I've spent the last few days transcribing the old Ask No Doubt section from No Doubt.com back in 2002, you can read them here. I transcribed about 90% of the original questions and answers, I didn't bother with the tour questions because there were just so many questions, 120 or something. So enjoy, and please don't copy the text onto your site without crediting me because it took me a long time to do.

13/6/2006

- HUGE thanks to Carly, she has scanned the OK Magazine and transcribed the article for everyone. Check out the scans on No Doubt Web. Check out the article here.

- For those of you lucky enough to have it sold in your country, LITTK is released today! An e-card went out to everyone on the ND.com mailing list, check it out here. Everything In Time have quite a few screen caps up that you can drool over.

- New Gwen and Kingston pics here

- The reported photos of Gwen, Gavin and Kingston are released tomorrow in the US OK! magazine. Apparently Entertainment Tonight will be showing them on Tuesday's show, so for the Aussie's that means tape it tomorrow (Wednesday).

- Elan Atias' new album is also out today, featuring All Nighter with Gwen. I coudn't find a listing for it here though so it looks like it won't be available in Australia for awhile. For those in the US you can preview All Nighter on iTunes, for everyone else you can listen to some of his songs on myspace.

- The new issue of Rolling Stone has a very very small photo of Gwen on the cover (it's the special edition Greatest Covers of All Time issue). I had a quick look inside though and there doesn't appear to be anything else on Gwen or ND.

12/6/2006

- Thanks to V, Kitson currently have 50% off HL accessories.

- Thanks to Sue, this week's NW has a full page on Gwen and a story about how she would rather spend all her time with Kingston and Gavin at the moment in favour of working out at the gym. There are also 3 big pictures of Gavin playing tennis the other day with his shirt off.

- Thanks to Adam, Universal Music Australia are listing the Australian release date for LITTK as July 24th. This is a Monday but since new releases come out on a Saturday this further confirms that the release date for LITTK here will be Saturday July 22nd.

- Check out a Sims video someone made for Simple Kind Of Life here

- Thanks to YourLoveliness, from the LA Times, June 11:
'Meet Jewish reggae’s newest face, Elan. The 30-year-old Angeleno and Beverly Hills High School alum was plucked from obscurity to front the Wailers in 1996 and toured the world covering Bob Marley’s immortal back catalog for three years. Elan’s Interscope Records solo debut “Together as One” - executive produced by No Doubt’s Tony Kanal and featuring guest vocals from Gwen Stefani, dancehall newcomer Assassin and Cutty Ranks - hits record stores Tuesday.

Kanal met Elan - who is of Moroccan Israeli descent - at a Wailers gig at L.A.’s House of Blues and initiated their collaboration when Stefani took time to do her solo album. “Together as One” will be the first release from Kanal’s Kingsbury Studio Imprint.
“Seeing him front the Wailers and do right by those songs made me realize that I had to work with this kid,” says Kanal. “With our mutual respect of reggae, I knew we could make a great record together.”

Recording began in Jamaica in 2004 with a cast of reggae’s preeminent producers including Sly and Robbie and Steven “Lenky” Marsden and continued at the No Doubt bassist’s L.A. home studio. A chance visit by his neighbor, Stefani, resulted in the sultry electro-pop influenced duet “Allnighter.” “It was life, ‘Oh look, Gwen is here,’” Elan says. “She just popped by the studio to see what was going on and was like, “I want to sing on that!”

10/6/2006

- Check out the first set of candids of the Rossdales our and about here! There's also some pics of Gavin playing tennis here.

- From OK Magazine.com:

'In next week's OK! we'll bring you exclusive pictures of Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's new baby boy, Kingston.
The music superstars invited OK! into their wonderful L.A. mansion to meet the cool little dude in a series of touching and intimate photographs. You’ll see Kingston’s cute crib and his adorable baby clothes as well as the inside of Gwen and Gavin’s home as they cuddle their bouncing baby boy - only in OK!. Don’t miss next week’s OK!, on sale Wednesday, June 14.'

- Thanks to didi, Tim Schifter won his recent court case after being accused of copying the designs of a rival company for Harajuku Lovers.

- Thanks to Kerry89, Kerrang! magazine named Gwen as one of the top 25 rock stars who changed our world.

- Thanks to Emma-Jo, you can check out some photos from when ND performed on MTV's Jammed at Carlsbad High School on their site here (navigation for the photos is on the left).

- I thought I'd post this for people to see so you don't get tricked - this article is clearly fake, someone has just done it on Photoshop.

9/6/2006

- It looks as though there was a mix up and the supposed photo shoot of Gwen, Gavin and Kingston will actually be in OK Magazine, which will be in next week's issue. Bad news for us Aussies though because OK in the US is published weekly and in Australia it's published monthly. Borders should have it though.

- Shopbop have a number of new LAMB items added to their site.

- LAMB Shoes.com have added a couple of new styles.

- Kitson currently have 20% all LAMB clothing (shoes not included).

- It was mentioned recently that a radio station in the US will soon be receiving a promo for Wind It Up which also contains some remixes, could this be the cover? Personally I don't think it is, it looks more like one a fan made, but I thought I would post it anyway.

- I know this is old news, but Eric Keyes posted on the forum a few weeks ago:

'Hey, I just thought I'd pop in to say hi. I saw that they changed the look of the home page and was pleased to see that they used my cartoon versions of the band at the top.

I've been deep in Simpsons Movie Hell (actually it's fun but it's kept me busy).......ummm
I'm happy that the "Live in the Tragic Kingdom" DVD is is being released......FINALLY!!!! I hope you enjoy the Home Movies and that it's been worth the wait.
Oh, I did some Illustrations for L.A.M.B Fall 2006, I can't post any images so just buy the whole collection......yeah right :/
Take care, Eric'

7/6/2006

- I just got an email from Sanity.com confirming the Australian release date for Live In The Tragic Kingdom as July 22nd!

- Thanks to Sue, if the rumour of photos of Kingston appearing in People in the US is true then they should also appear in Who which comes out this Friday.

6/6/2006

- I was putting off mentioning this because I didn't believe it, and I'm not still not sure if I do, but I guess we'll find out soon enough. Apparently Gwen, Gavin and Kingston will be doing a family photo shoot for People Magazine.
"Kingston James McGregor to be introduced in People this week. A source confirms to us that People magazine will have the first photos of Kingston James McGregor in their issue this week. Star magazine quoted the price of the photos of $575,000, but we cannot confirm this. Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale welcomed their son into the world last Friday."

- From Contact Music.com "Pop star Gwen Stefani could be heading to court, just weeks after giving birth to new son Kingston. The singer was given a maternity reprieve in a law suit filed against manufacturing firm Schifter + Partners, for whom she designs a handbag line. Rival designers LeSportsac insist her Harajuku Lovers collection is a copy of their own Japanese street look, and are suing her business partner and the firm's boss, TIM SCHIFTER, for $1.23 million. LeSportsac are also seeking a preliminary injunction preventing the pair working together. Schifter was previously head of LeSportsac, but sold the company earlier this year (06), according to PageSix.com. New bosses insist he violated contractual agreements that run to August (06).

- Thanks to Claire, there's one page on Gwen in the current NW. Apparently the article is all a load of crap though because a "source" says that Gwen's worried about her c-section scar and will get a tattoo to cover it - "She's getting roses and angels inked on her stomach when it's healed". For the record this is the biggest load of shit I've ever heard so don't go believing it.

- Gwen's HL Tour DVD reportedly won't be released until December now

- Thanks to Carly and Sue, apparently Jamie Oliver recently moved in next door to Gwen and Gavin in London, but Gwen and Gavin are reportedly looking for a new house with a recording studio built away from the baby's nursery.

- Watch a cute short video of Gwen here

- Thanks to TotalND, check out her photos of Gabe performing with OSLO at the Key Club last week. According to Gabe the new OSLO album will be released in early 2007.

3/6/2006

- "A sweaty and shirtless Gavin Rossdale took a break from his tennis game to divulge info on his and wife Gwen Stefani's new baby boy Kingston James McGregor. Rossdale says he was in the delivery room with Stefani and is just glad that everything turned out well. According to Dad, little Kingston has hair, likes to eat and is a "good boy." As far as getting through the night with his newborn, Rossdale admits he is "getting use to the routine.".

- Gwen and her management have registered two domains under Kingston Rossdale.com and Kingston James McGregor Rossdale.com to avoid others creating domains under her son's name.

- There's a double page on Gwen, Gavin and Kingston in the current issue of Who, definately worth getting.

- Thanks to Carly for typing up this article from US Weekly:

"At 10 A.M. on May 26, Gavin Rossdale drove his nine-months-pregnant wife, Gwen Stefani, to L.A..'s Cedars- Sinai Medical Center. The big day had arrived! "She wore her signature red lipstick and looked excited." says an on-looker, while Rossdale "seemed a little nervous." And for good reason. A source says that the Grammy-winning Stefani, 36, due in June, had a caesarean delivery because the baby was in breech position (Stefani's rep did not return calls for comment). Despite the complication, around 12:30 P.M. Stefani gave birth to son Kingston James McGregor Rossdale. Stefani's Britain-born rocker hubby, Rossdale, 38, and her dad, Dennis, announced the good news to family members including Gwen's mom, Patti, in a private space near the delivery room. "Everybody started screaming and clapping." says a source. The proud pap (who has a daughter, Daisy, 16, from a previous relationship) responded to congratulations with a big "Thank you!" "They are so thrilled," a source close to Stefani tells Us."She has already started writing songs about the new baby." Meanwhile, word spread "I am very pleased about the birth of my new grandchild," Rossdale's dad, Douglas, told Us on the phone from London (mom is Barbara). "We do hope to see him very soon." Adds pal Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, "I'm sure they will have a very talented child and make wonderful parents."

MAJOR MOM
After announcing her pregnancy at her tour's last stop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, last December, Stefani who wed Rossdale in 2002, went into mommy-to-be mode - even adding baby shoes to her popular L.A.M.B clothing label. "They are so cute, they are ridiculous," she told Women's wear Daily. Back in L.A., she browsed at a vintage-clothing shop ("I'm sick of maternity clothes" she has said) and had two baby howers. On April 9, Christina Applegate and David Arquette feted the expectant mom, and on May 6, Christina Aguilera stopped by a shower pals threw in Beverly Hills. "Gwen was glowing and could not stop rubbing her belly." says a source.

MOVING?
"Gwen has already discussed having a sister for King to play with." a source tells Us, although for now, "she is resting and just so in love with this baby." A native of Anaheim, California, Stefani splits her time between L.A. and London but is contemplating a move. "She considers London more her home now, and she is incredibly close to Gavin's family." says a source. "That is where she plans on raising the baby."

- LITTK reportedly won't be released internationally until July 3rd now (June 13th for the US), however the date for the US release most likely won't be pushed back as a few fans have found promos available already.

- Live in the Tragic Kingdom review taken from Kev Chino.com:

"Just when we thought Gwen Stefani had run away with the Harajuku Girls forever, Interscope has finally offered up a DVD version of No Doubt’s concert film Live in the Tragic Kingdom, reminding us that no matter how high L.A.M.B. was on our guilty pleasure lists, we want our home girl back in the band! Originally released on tape back in 1997 and shot before an adoring home town crowd (even if we don’t see them often, the screams and sing alongs are definitely audible) in Anaheim, CA, this freaky fun concert is worth the digital upgrade so toss out those old VHS’s!

No Doubt may have a whole collection full of glossy VH-1 Countdown videos in their catalogue and “yes” Gwen has her own clothing line, but there was a day when the band members were all scrappy little ska punks working hard for the money. This concert film captures the band at the brink. The hits were beginning to roll in (great versions of “Just A Girl” and “Don’t Speak” are showstoppers), but the future pop stars were still having fun with each other and their fans. The big time was shiny and new and they were all probably pinching themselves before they sauntered out onto the stages of arenas across the country. That giddy sort of ecstasy is well-captured by director Sophie Muller even if there are a few too many adoring close-ups of Stefani. Wisely, though the camera does back up enough to fully capture the encore, a goofy free-for-all cover of The Beatles “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”.

The true test of a DVD though is in the extras and the ones included here are priceless. There’s the usual photo gallery and an alternate edit of the “Don’t Speak” video, but you can browse those on a second viewing. Go directly to the Home Movies feature! No Doubt, as a band, started out and came of age during the days of the handy dandy camcorder – and they used it well. Everything a fan would like to see is here and more including early footage of the skasters working it in small dirty clubs, the band giving each other goofy Christmas gifts, recording in the studio. The personal videos follow No Doubt from 1992-1997 and it offers intriguing sneak peek at band on the rise. Gwen’s lipstick gets a little redder along the way, the instruments become more expensive, but the band never seems to lose their passion for their music whether they’re getting ready to play to a handful or hundreds."

1/6/2006

- Urban Outfitters have a couple of HL items reduced that aren't reduced elsewhere, as well as some at 80’s Purple

- Thanks to Hot Track, you can see Tom playing in the band in the background of this Anchorman video

31/5/2006

- Thanks to El Matador, the release date for Gwen's second album is now being listed with a tentative release date of November 11th 2006 on HMV.co.uk

- Nordstroms have 40% off alot of LAMB at the moment

- HL accessories are now 20% off at Kitson

- Thanks to undoubtedchepo, you can get 20% off HL at The Giant Peach if you use the code 'KAWAII' when you check out.

- New items are now up on Harajuku Lovers including some accessories, but it's nothing we haven't already seen.

- Thanks to Julio, KROQ in the US recently had a countdown of the top 500 songs, 10 ND songs made it into the countdown:

#8 - Just A Girl

#26 - Spiderwebs

#113 - Sunday Morning

#147 - Don't Speak

#223 - Exgirlfriend

#346 - Bathwater

#367 - Excuse Me Mr

#388 - Happy Now

#441 - Hella Good

#498 - Underneath It All

29/5/2006

- You can view some photos of Gwen and Gavin on their way to the hospital here

- More articles on Gwen giving birth:

- From the Institute forum, Gavin posted:

"Thanks, I just got back from the hospital. Thanks for all your good words. He's something else, all is good. Kingston is good, so is his mum (mom). Life stood still for us today, now we're really on our way. All the best, i'll be back soon. Watch this space, but give us a minute. Have a weekend of fireworks."

- From people.com:

'Gwen Stefani and her husband of three years, rocker Gavin Rossdale, welcomed their first child together on Friday - a 7 1/2 lb. baby boy named Kingston James McGregor Rossdale.
Stefani gave birth at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Both mother and child are doing well, said her rep. On Saturday, Rossdale told People: "Gwen's doing great! She looks amazing and she's doing real good." Asked how it feels to be a new father, Rossdale added, "It's great! I love it!"

- From msn.com:

'In a May 26 story about Gwen Stefani having a baby, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Stefani spokesman Dave Tomberlin said the child was born by Caesarean section. Tomberlin said Stefani had the baby but did not say how it was delivered; Us Weekly had reported that Stefani had a Caesarean birth.'

- From an unknown site, thanks to jlgnxd:

"Apparently she needed the c-section because he was breech - they tried to turn him last week but it didn't work. This is just a rumor though, I'm trying to confirm."

- Thanks to karmahotel from Lamb Lovers, Wind It Up will be Gwen's next single!

'My husband's recording company does all of Gwen’s live stuff (dvd’s, Pepsi Smash, ect). He is currently working on the Gwen dvd coming out. Last time they were recording, it was him, Gwen, and her manager in the studio.
The whole time they were recording, if she was going to cuss she would put her hands over her belly like she was covering her babies ears!
The next single is going to be "Wind it up" which has only been performed live. She used samples from The Sound Of Music for the live shows which turns out she didn't get the rights to use, so the music being re-written by my husband and a few other composers who do a lot of shows in Las Vegas at hotels.'

- You can now pre-order the Cupcake line of Harajuku Lovers accessories from Sweet Kitty Anime

27/5/2006

- Gwen had her baby! Kingston James McGregor Rossdale. Below are a number of articles that have already appeared on the net. Everyone be sure to tape all the usual shows like ET, E! News, Arenatainment News etc because they will definately be mentioning it. Also don't forget to buy all the magazines next week such as NW, Who and Star.

From No Doubt.com:

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale welcomed the arrival of Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, 7.5 lbs on May 26, 2006.

From USMagazine.com:

A very pregnant Gwen Stefani and rocker husband Gavin Rossdale arrived at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles this morning where doctors plan to induce labour and deliver the couple’s child via C-section at noon PST. Rossdale dropped his wife off at the maternity ward, parked Stefani’s silver Range Rover and “seemed a little nervous and he checked the baby car seat before he got out,” according to a witness. Rossdale then took the elevator to the maternity ward. “Gwen was wearing her signature red lipstick and looked so excited,” the onlooker added.

From US Weekly:

Sources at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles confirm to Us that Gwen Stefani gave birth to a baby boy shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday.
After the C-section delivery, Stefani’s husband, Gavin Rossdale, and Stefani’s father walked out of the operating room and greeted family waiting in a private room. Rossdale announced that the baby had been born and the entire room started screaming and clapping. Sources say the rocker parents are considering calling their son (who was born with a thick thatch of hair) Kingston, or “King” for short.

I should be back in two weeks or hopefully sooner with regular updates again. Thanks to anyone who has left me a message on the tagboard =)

18/5/2006

- Just to let everyone know there won't be very many updates for awhile, it's coming up to the end of semester and I've got 12 assignments to do in three weeks so if I've got any hope of getting it done I basically have to become a hermit for a couple of weeks. Of course if anything major happens (like Gwen's baby) I'll update. It's only the second day of my 'plan' anyway, I'll probably snap in a couple of days and come back.

16/5/2006

- Tomorrow is the 17th, the rumoured date for Gwen to be due. Other sources are still saying June though.

- Check out new pics of Gwen and Gavin from Mothers Day here, as well as some other recent ones here

- Thanks to Jenny, you can watch a video of Gwen and Gavin at the most recent baby shower in Beverly Hills here

- Thanks to titiana, check out the upcoming LAMB berets that will be available here

- The new LAMB line is up on LAMB.com now, and items from the previous line are heavily reduced also.

- Thanks to Jawi, check out a wallet from the upcoming watercolour line of HL here

- Thanks to Gwen-S.net:

'Gwen Stefani has broken a finger while dressmaking. The singer was rushing to finish samples for her fashion label L.A.M.B when a sample got stuck in her sewing machine.
While trying to save the fabric, Gwen's finger was bent back and snapped leaving shrieking in pain. A source is quoted in Britain's Mirror newspaper as saying: "Gwen was up against a deadline and was hurriedly putting some new samples together. She forgot to lock down the settings and the material ripped, so she tried to save it."
Gwen - who is eight months pregnant with her first child - was rushed to hospital by her husband, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. Doctors have revealed that she suffered a fracture and a brace was put on the damaged digit to aid the healing process.'

- This week's NW magazine has a close-up photo of Gwen's finger.

- Check out some rare backstage photos from Gwen's LAMB fashion show in September 2005 here

- Thanks to Jolien, download the song 'If I Was A Rich Girl' by Lady Saw here

- Thanks to jlgnxd, the name of one of Gwen and Gavin's new dogs that they got after Winston died is 'Csabah'.

- From mtv.com: 'Former Wailers frontman Elan - who is putting together his debut solo album, Together as One, with help from No Doubt's Tony Kanal - pulled an "All Nighter" with Gwen Stefani. "It's about a girl and a guy, and how they first meet," he explained of the reggae song they recorded. "I compare it to 'Summer Lovin' ' in 'Grease.' It's like a dancehall version. Gwen DJs a bit on it on the back end of the chorus." Gwen fans needn't worry that their girl is changing her style. "She didn't go into a hard-core Lady Saw voice," Elan explained. "She did it like Gwen, her own way."

13/5/2006

- Thanks to Mark, check out one of the new LAMB shoes on LAMB.com now

- All webmasters need to watch out for the person who owns this site, they are direct linking alot of files from a number of sites and stealing content.

12/5/2006

- From mtv.com:

'No Doubt have babies on the brain - and it's not just because Gwen Stefani is expecting a little one. The band hopes to create its own baby - a new album - and has started sowing the seeds in the studio, bassist Tony Kanal revealed.
"I wouldn't even say this album is in its infancy," he said. "Its conception, if anything. ... It's so super-early on."

Kanal, guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young have regrouped to work on demos together, while Stefani sits out until she gives birth ("She's due pretty soon," Kanal said). But Kanal's hesitant even to call the new material "songs," since some of the tunes are just in the idea stage. "We're easing into it," he said. "We're taking it very slowly, kind of just going in and writing here and there."

But as laid-back as that sounds, the excitement is in the air, since the band hasn't really written anything together in a number of years (No Doubt's last offering was a cover of Talk Talk's "It's My Life" for a greatest-hits album). "Right now, it's all about the music and being as creative as possible," Kanal said.
So what do the new songs sound like? Kanal said it's too early to tell. And besides, the band members aren't about to map out a destination point just yet - they'd rather just explore all the back roads, shortcuts and scenic views while they can.

"We've been doing this so long that if we try to set a place to go to, we'll never get there," Kanal said. "So we're letting that road unfold in front of us. I'm sure we'll have the same influences, all the reggae and rock stuff we grew up on, and a bunch more, so we can go in a different direction as well."'

- Thanks to seltzer92, you can check out designs for the upcoming HL bags here.

- 'Tim Schifter has a new business partner, and she's not your classic boardroom dweller.
Schifter's new accessories company, Schifter & Partners, launches today with the help of co-shareholder Gwen Stefani, the platinum blonde celebrity of fashion, music and film.
Beginning in 2003, LeSportsac issued three collections with Stefani's contemporary label, L.A.M.B., that generated about a third of LeSportsac's more than $100 million in annual wholesale sales. In November, LeSportsac was sold to New York's Accessory Network Group and Japan's Itochu Corp., reportedly for more than $100 million.

At his new venture, which will be based in Manhattan's Flatiron District, the 47-year-old Schifter is reuniting with Stefani, who will help design cosmetic cases, messenger bags, totes, wallets, iPod cases and other accessories for L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers, her lower-priced label that is heavily influenced by Tokyo streetwear and by her music.

Schifter is taking the unusual step of giving Stefani equity in his company. Declining to disclose exactly how much Stefani owns, Schifter said she is "a significant minority partner"; he is the majority shareholder.
Schifter & Partners will show some 20 styles from Harajuku Lovers this fall, and follow with about 24 styles from L.A.M.B. Retail prices will run $20 to $100 for Harajuku Lovers, $50 to $750 for L.A.M.B.
Stefani could have granted licenses to the highest bidder who wanted to manufacture accessories for L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers. But having had a taste of creative and commercial success with LeSportsac, she wanted more.

"One season [at LeSportsac] had turned into three, and by the end, we were really starting to get somewhere creatively, but there was only so much you can do being branded with another brand," said Stefani, from the living room of her home in L.A.'s artsy Los Feliz neighborhood in late March.
"After you get the hang of it, you want to go outside the box, and when Tim came to me later and said he was planning to start a new thing, it just came together. It's interesting to be on both sides of the fence because I have yet to have that experience with any of my projects."

While Stefani said she won't be "super involved" on the business side because it's not her passion and she doesn't have the experience, she looks forward to seeing how it develops. "The more experience I get, maybe the more influence I will have," Stefani said.
In addition to targeting department stores and boutiques where L.A.M.B.'s and the other brands' apparel already is sold, Schifter plans to expand retail distribution to duty-free shops on international travel routes, shops in Japan and Hong Kong, and the Internet.

Schifter has no plans to open freestanding stores. He will update and expand Harajuku Lovers' Web site and initiate an online marketing campaign. "The [Harajuku Lovers] consumer is glued to the Web, providing us with great opportunities to build brand awareness," he said, adding that a L.A.M.B. Web site will launch later this year. Schifter said in the second year, he will launch advertising campaigns for L.A.M.B., Harajuku Lovers and Jill Stuart in fashion magazines targeted at each accessories brand's consumers.

Schifter also is searching for brands that appeal to young consumers and have the cachet to succeed in overseas markets. Additional labels might be obtained through licenses, produced as ventures with other companies or acquired if they are "small accessories companies that Gwen and I think have the DNA for growth," Schifter said, noting that Stefani is the perfect partner for cool-hunting: "She has great personal style and an intuitive sense of what's next."
Stefani is modest, crediting Schifter with all the fashion know-how. "Ideas just come," Stefani said. "Designing for me is the easy, fun, passionate part, whereas music is the really hard part. But one really inspires the other."

The inaugural collection of Harajuku Lovers is made entirely of prewashed canvas to suit the budgets and practical needs of Stefani's core fan base, ranging from tweens to twentysomethings. The first collection, inspired by Stefani's songs, includes the themes "Bubble Pop Electric" and "Love Camo." One rectangular shoulder tote from the group, named "Super Frank Rainbow" and featuring every color from a bag of Jolly Rancher candies, uses jacquard-print seat belt webbing for straps. The nylon lining of a messenger bag is printed in a black-and-white pattern imitating ermine, a nod to Stefani's fondness for Hollywood's fur-swathed glamour queens. To meet shoppers' demand for fast fashion, new prints will be delivered every eight weeks.

"The idea is a complete wardrobe of all aspects of Gwen's life and a woman's life," Schifter said.
Don't count on seeing diaper bags and other accoutrements to accommodate Stefani's impending motherhood. Schifter said Stefani has already chosen the roomy camouflage-print messenger bag from the Harajuku Lovers line as her baby bag.

Stefani describes the L.A.M.B. bags as primarily leather, with some printed fabric pieces with leather trim. "What we're working on now is creating a signature, something that will roll over every season. The hardest thing is deciding on a logo or zipper pull. It's those simplest things that will be there forever," Stefani said.'

11/5/2006

- You can also find three rare ND demos on Eric Stefani.com now of No Doubt, Doormat and Paradise. Carly has uploaded them on No Doubt Web so check them out there now. It also says on Eric's site that the video for Big City Train is coming soon - this was an animated video that Eric started but never finished.

“No Doubt” (1987) - This was the first semi-profession recording of the band “No Doubt” in the studio. In an animation class I was taking my friend Bret Palazzo helped write the second verse. Recorded by Rich Fox.
“Doormat” (1989) - This special demo was recorded with front man Angelo Moore from Fishbone. His flavor made the song 200% more exciting. Look up their albums if you want to here some great songs. Produced by Flea.
“Paradise”(1990) - This song “Paradise” was written about a fantasy of mine with a girl. The lyrics were considered that my sister would be singing. This is one of many “No Doubt” songs not available on any album. This recording includes Eric Carpenter on Saxophone! Recorded by Jim Datsun.

- Thanks to Jenny for finding this article:

Gwen's weight worries. "The singer is stressed about packing on the pounds during her pregnancy. As Gwen Stefani gets closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming a mother, her concern about gaining too much weight is growing as quickly as her belly. The 36-year-old, who is expecting a girl with rocker Gavin Rossdale in June, is determined to stay fit during her pregnancy. "Working out is one thing I've been strict about," the singer recently told WWD. "It's getting so hard." Three times a week, Gwen takes strenuous hikes near her home in LA's Griffith Park. "The three-mile hike is mostly uphill and takes her about one-and-a-half hours," says a witness.

"During pregnancy, women need to limit their exercise," says Mike Monroe, fitness director and head trainer of push.tv. "They shouldn't focus obsessively on their weight." But they may be difficult for Gwen, who has struggled with weight issues since childhood. The singer -- who cried at a magazines shoot a few years ago when she couldn't fit into a pair of black leather pants -- says she can't wait to shed the pounds. "I’m looking forward to my post-pregnancy diet." Still, she insists that she's OK with her bulging belly. "My body's changing every week," Gwen says. "But it's all going to be worth it."

- Gwen has been named on of Teen People's Artists of the Year!

- Thanks to Daisy Princess you can check out some of her pics from Coachella here with Tom playing in Matt's band and Tony in the audience.

- You can find a review of a ND concert from the Rock Steady tour here

- Juicy Couture are ripping off LAMB

- Welcome back to Everything In Time.com and No Doubt Web.com!

- Dotti who were selling the rip offs of the Where Did My Lamb Go? cardigans have now reduced them to AU$40.

- I was in Myer today and Bardot are selling a shirt that's a pretty big ripoff of the ND Singles logo, there's a crown with the circles on it and the same old english writing, sorry but I don't have a photo. Also if you're into the old english Supre have some items at the moment with alot of old english, but that's a ripoff of the Pussycat Dolls stuff (which is a ripoff of LAMB anyway).

- The Matt Costa album is now available in Australia, released through Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records - everyone go get it, it's awesome!

- Updated my music collection

10/5/2006

- Thanks to Eric Stefani.com and whoever ripped the songs, download two rare ND demos from the Tragic Kingdom sessions here:

Going With The Grain

Road Of My Life

9/5/2006

- You can preview the infants LAMB shoes on LAMB Shoes.com now

7/5/2006

- You can find some new Gwen pics here and here

- Gwen reportedly slammed her finger in a car door recently and broke it (although there's also a rumour that it was a sewing machine accident, but I don't think that's true).

- Thanks to Bo D, watch an early edit of the It's My Life video here

- You can vote now on the Channel [V] website for the hottest males and females in music. Vote for Gwen! The Top 50 Hottest Women will screen on Sunday May 21st from 10:30am to 2pm.

- From Production Weekly.com: 'Holly Hunter will star in the erotic ghost thriller Frost Flowers. The story is a unique love-thriller that explores the story of Cora (Hunter), a woman from the spirit world who finds herself pregnant with the child of successful young actor David, who has crossed the line and finds that he has the powers to touch and see Cora... their love can only be reconciled with David's death in exchange for the love and life of their child. Gavin Rossdale (Bush) will also star.'

5/5/2006

- New Gwen and Gavin pic here

- There's new LAMB on Kitson including a dress similar to the one Gwen wore to Fashion Rocks last year.

- Apparently there won't be mens LAMB this season according to a fan who rang LAMB in New York. There's been a couple of items so far but very few compared with the womens.

- I spoke to Tom recently and asked whether he would be on the Matt Costa tour when he makes it out to Australia later in the year and he said he won't be. I also asked whether he and Ted were still planning on releasing the IO album and he replied "We really do plan to, but with Ted on the road it's slow going. We still need to finish 5-6 more pieces, which will take months at the pace we're going."

- 'The OC star Mischa Barton has her sites set on designing her own fashion line. The star is currently the face of US fashion label Bebe and also models footwear for Keds. Barton has scored rave reviews on the red carpet for her fashion sense, and wants to be sure when she does design her line, it's done properly.
She explains, "I've been approached by companies, but I went to see their samples and they were so cheaply made."
"Gwen Stefani did it right. She found dope people. I wouldn't want to do it unless I really had the time." '

- Thanks to Jawi for finding this:
'What an amazing tune - Franz Ferdinand's exquisite cover of the 'Gwen Stefani' track What You Waiting For? is to finally get a release, what with the live version the band exclusively performed for the 'Live Lounge' segment of Jo Whiley's Radio One show back in December of last year featuring on a compilation album of highlights from the programme.
Adhering to the format of the Live Lounge, the two disc album is comprised of cover versions and of band's performing their current singles at the time of appearing on the show - Also featuring across the release is the 'Scissor Sisters' idiosyncratic rendition of Take Me Out they performed for Jo, as well as the 'Arctic Monkey's' take on the 'Girls Aloud' paragon of a pop song 'Love Machine'.'

- 'AOL Music has launched a site called "G-Sides, Music for the GLBT Community," which it says features "the gay and lesbian artists we love."
"This site will talk about all different facets: gay artists, music that has a strong LGB fan base, and even videos that you might not think have relevance to the gay and lesbian community -- but do."
A chart, "This Week’s Essential Tunes," links to videos from artists-and presumed gay icons-such as Gwen Stefani, the cast of the Broadway hit Rent, and, of course, Madonna.'

- I added Simple Kind Of Life acoustic to the downloads section as well as updated the fans section and my music collection.

3/5/2006

- Taken from No Doubt.com

'Greetings
We’re back. Sorry it has been so long. We’ll start updating the site more often and plans are in effect to give the place a little freshening up.
The Tragic Kingdom DVD is finally coming out on June 13th. Our good friend Eric Keyes put together some great behind the scenes bonus footage and the sound has been remixed in 5.1 surround.
Tom, Adrian and I have been recording some new song demos while Gwen is getting ready for her baby to arrive.
So much stuff going on. Good times.
Tony'

There's also a couple of pics of the guys rehearsing in the studio if you check out the site.

- Thanks to CallMeAtomic, a large number of celebrities are featured on the cover of the Rolling Stone 1000th issue, including Gwen. You can see her towards the right a bit above Madonna.

2/5/2006

- Check out the new range of LAMB shoes here

- You can watch a very sad video of Gwen being chased by the paparazzi on Splash Video, and you can download it here thanks to Doormat

- Thanks to Zappy for this article:

'MIKE HEATLIE'S career as a celebrity personal trainer was almost ruined when Gwen Stefani fell pregnant.
Not that the bleach-blonde pop star was about to put her feet up for nine months - she still wanted to work out every morning. Rather it was because the pregnancy was so secret that few people knew about her impending bump, so when she started getting larger despite her training sessions there were a few raised eyebrows in the music industry about the effectiveness of Mike's regime.
"They were all wondering why she was getting fatter when I was supposed to be getting her in shape for her tour," laughs Mike. "I was so grateful when she finally went public on the pregnancy. Until then only her husband, her personal assistant and I knew about it.”
"Of course, I had her whole regime planned and then she told me she was six weeks pregnant so I had to rethink everything. But the mistake most women make when they fall pregnant is to stop doing any exercise. As long as you take the changing situation into account you can keep going. We did well into her second trimester. I think she only put on six pounds, though at the time I was worried she wasn't getting fat enough, but now she's enormous as she's just about full term and it's great to see."
Heatle got his big break aged 24 when Stefani's group No Doubt offered him the job of personal trainer after he was recommended to them by one of his Edinburgh clients who worked for their record company in London. "To be honest I'd never heard of them and was in two minds about taking the job and losing my Edinbrugh clients, but I was told they would be big, so I went for it." '

1/5/2006

- Huge thanks to PANDA, you can now download some exclusive new Gwen tracks that were played at the LAMB Fashion Show in September 2005. These were leaked on the official forum a couple of weeks ago but PANDA wished for the songs to remain exclusive to the forum and not posted on any other websites etc, which is why a few people may not have even known about these songs. PANDA has since given me permission to post the songs.

- 'Singer and fashion designer Gwen Stefani is planning to expand her highly successful Lamb range of clothing and accessories to include baby shoes. The singer is expecting her first child with rocker Gavin Rossdale in June. She explains the range will now include baby tennis shoes, "Little gold ones, you wouldn't believe it. They're so cute." Stefani is also widening her footwear line for adults to include boots and stilettos. Stefani is also designing a selection of watches and plans to keep expanding. She adds, "I want to do lingerie and make-up at some point. I want to do everything, eventually."

- Thanks to Julio for finding this, a short video of Gwen performing Orange County Girl on the HL tour, it has excellent sound quality. Watch the video here and download the mp3 thanks to agenda suicide here.

- New Gwen pics here

- Check out a new HL shirt here

- I added mp3s of ND on VH1 Storytellers in August 2000 to the downloads section, as well a few other things, check them out now. All files are hosted on rapidshare.

- Matt Costa has now started his world tour! Not sure whether or not this will feature Tom, I'm working on finding that out right now. Tom was however playing with him at Coachella this weekend. For tour dates head to Matt Costa.com

29/4/2006

- Taken from No Doubt.com:

'For the first time, the platinum-selling Live In The Tragic Kingdom concert video from the multi-platinum band No Doubt will be available as a stand-alone DVD. Live In The Tragic Kingdom (Interscope/UMe), released June 13, 2006, chronicles the SoCal band's triumphant 1997 hometown performance at Anaheim's Arrowhead Pond in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound.

Filmed by renowned director Sophie Muller, who also helmed several of No Doubt's music videos, the concert was originally released on VHS in 1997 and featured all of the fan favorites from the band's #1-charting, 10 times platinum album Tragic Kingdom. The Live In The Tragic Kingdom DVD premiered as part of 2003's limited edition box set entitled Boom Box.

Exclusive bonuses for this stand-alone DVD release greatly expand the original length of both the VHS and the box set's DVD. Included are "On The Road To The Tragic Kingdom," a collection of 1992-1997 home movies of the band at home and on tour; three live performances from Den Haag, ("Different People," "Don't Speak" and "Hey You"); and an alternate version of the renowned "Don't Speak" video. Also added are several hidden gems plus candid backstage footage, a photo gallery slide show set to the tune of "Tragic Kingdom" and the promotional clips for the DVD releases of 2003's Rock Steady Live and 2004's The Videos: 1992-2003.

As for the central concert, Live In The Tragic Kingdom captures No Doubt's Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young, and Tom Dumont performing their breakthrough hits "Just A Girl," "Spiderwebs" and "Don't Speak," popular charters "Excuse Me Mr." and "Sunday Morning" plus a dozen more songs. Among the latter is a guest appearance by Gwen's older brother Eric, an original member of the band, on The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da."

Thanks to the album Tragic Kingdom (1995) celebrated on Live In The Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt earned four Grammy nominations--for Best New Artist, Best Rock Album and "Don't Speak" for Song of the Year. The video for "Don't Speak" won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video and was nominated for Video of the Year. Following Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt continued it's success with the Top 10, platinum album Return Of Saturn (2000) and the Top 10, double platinum album Rock Steady (2001). The latter also spun off the Grammy-winning hits "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All." 2004's greatest hits package The Singles: 1992-2003 charted #2, went double platinum and scored another Top 10 single and multiple MTV wins with the track "It's My Life."
There will be more to come from No Doubt. '

- There's some more new LAMB on Shopbop, including a Chameleon shirt that says 'Magic's In The Makeup' on the back.

- Thanks to Adam, Love Angel Music Baby is the 357th highest selling album in the UK charts of all time. This is not based on album sales but on peak, weeks in the charts. None of ND's albums made it unfortunately.

- Thanks to Sue, there's a Gwen pic in the current Aussie issue of Star taken last week in the yellow dress and a full page pic in Who from the same day.

- You can check out an evolution of Gwen's fashion here

- You can buy a dress very similar to Gwen's from the MTV VMA's last year from Shop Dress.com

- Thanks to Doormat96, after Terry Hall of The Specials made a guest appearance in ND's video for Sunday Morning in 1997 they returned the favour and appeared in a video for his song Ballad Of A Landlord, directed by Sophie Muller. Unfortunately the single flopped and the video was never released.

- Gwen was recently voted #83 on FHM's Sexiest Women Of 2006 in the UK. You can view the full list here

24/4/2006

- Thanks to artificial sweeteness, HMV.co.uk are stating that they have a 'yet to be confirmed' release for Gwen on June 5th 2006, this could be the release date for LAMB 2, but then again it could just be an estimated date.

- Thanks to Mark, you can another snakeskin design in the LAMB shoes on LAMB Shoe.com now.

- You can find some photos of Gwen hiking from March 26th here

- Thanks to Sue, this article appears in the current NW with a pic of Gwen and Gavin at the hospital a few weeks ago:

GWEN'S WATER BIRTH PLANS.
With Katie's birth going smoothly after a scary start, singer Gwen Stefani and hubby Gavin Rossdale are hoping to have a calm, drug-free birth by having their baby in water.
"Both Gwen and Gavin are thrilled with the idea of sharing the birth inside a pool together," an insider reveals. "It's the ultimate experience for parents."
While the couple are keen to try the natural childbirth method, they are reportedly nervous about doing it at home and are planning to have their baby in hospital. Although Gwen and Gavin have a house in London, the singer has chosen to live in LA in the final weeks of her pregnancy.
Sources say this is because Gwen, 36, wants to have her baby at LA's Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, where celebrity Mums such as Julia Roberts and Madonna have given birth. The singer's delivery suite contains a spa-sized pool for the birth and has specialists on hand should anything go wrong.

23/4/2006

- New Gwen pics here thanks to Sue

- "Gwen Stefani's friends treated her to a staggering US$35,000 baby shower. Pals turned up bearing gifts like a $1,200 bedding set and a $1,300 chandelier for the unborn tot. One partygoer bought the baby a glittering $6,200 gold necklace, enraged with the initials 'G & G', for Gwen and Gavin. Other friends brought more modest presents - such as a $215 cashmere cardigan or a $260 Moses basket. Many of the gifts are thought to have come from trendy Los Angeles boutique Petit Tresor. As Gwen left the star-studded bash - which was attended by a host of stars, including Christina Applegate and David Arquette - the mum-to-be said: "I love being pregnant and I'm really excited about having the baby."

- According to Celebrity-babies.com the estimated due date for Gwen is May 17th.

- No Doubt Australia has been awarded site of the month for April at Hide And Seek

19/4/2006

- More new LAMB up on Shopbop

- The current issue (or it could possibly be last weeks) of Woman's Day with Rove and Belinda Emmett on the cover has siz photos from Gwen's baby shower plus a full page story, you can check out the details here

- ''I was able to indulge my cheesiness and the theatrical side of myself,'' says Stefani of her solo debut, which has spawned five hit singles and videos. ''I didn't feel like I had to make something that was serious. If you listen to the lyrics and music, it's not a serious album! It's just pure fun.''

''There were some perks of being a solo act,'' she says. ''Interviews are easier on my own. If I want to talk about lipstick or fashion or girly stuff, I can.'' But she missed the backup while organizing and headlining a theatrical, highly choreographed two-month stadium tour. ''That was one of the hardest tours of my life,'' she says. ''Every night I would just go to my bus and collapse and instantly pass out.'' Stefani already has enough material for another full solo album, but after such a jam-packed, exhausting year, she's not exactly itching to get to work on recording it (look for a new Stefani disc in late 2006). ''Come January,'' she says, ''I'm just gonna hibernate and eat pizza and sleep.'' Full article here.

18/4/2006

- Thanks to buttonmyspatz, you can read the WWD interview with Gwen here, Gwen's first since she took time off and wrapped up the HL tour.

- New Gwen pics here, just search for Gwen Stefani. There's also a new one here, just click 'next'.

- The new issue of NW has a pic of Gwen and Gavin from the baby shower spread over two pages with the quote from Gwen "He's been like this ever he got me pregnant!". It was the photo of Gavin holding his arms up cheering.

- Thanks to Bo, you can find some of newish HL here as well as an older top in navy/red that hasn't been seen in that colour combination before.

- Thanks to saturn6500, on alot of the new mens HL you will notice it says 'Unit 103' - it stands for Gwen's birthday, October 3rd, which in the US would be written 10/3.

16/4/2006

- Thanks to a fan who contacted Jenny at BSO, apparently Gwen was set to do a 6-9 month tour for LAMB that would include a visit to Australia, but when she found out she was pregnant it was cancelled. Gwen's second album is reportedly finished also.

- You can watch a video with Adrian talking about the new album here, but the interview is a little old.

- From No Doubt.com, "Tom and Mieke Dumont became first-time parents on April 6, 2006 as Mieke gave birth to their son, Ace Dumont. The couple is happy, excited and having a blast with their new little one."

- Thanks to Sue, the new Who magazine Most Beautiful People 2006 has a tonne of Gwen stuff, definately worth getting. There's a page on the baby shower, a full page shot from the 2004 Harpers & Queen shoot (in black and white), plus two 'before they were famous' shots, one with the braces from 1999 and one from a performance at the Roxy in 1989.

- You can find a new print in the Katella LAMB shoes on LAMB Shoes, it's a snakeskin print.

- You can find some of the new HL items on Yellow Rat Bastard now.

- 'Jennifer Lopez's style is an inspiration to many people, but she admitted that she admires two trendsetters. "Madonna, for obvious reasons," Lopez said. "She's reincarnated herself so many times." The other is Gwen Stefani, whom Jennifer says has "carved out such a distinct style."' - thanks to Anne for this article.

- Thanks to emjbaby apparently Gwen appears on the Aquabats DVD, it was filmed around Tragic Kingdom era.

- Thanks to ShyGirl for finding some myspaces of the male dancers from Gwen's HL tour, I've added them to the links section.

- I added a couple of old webchats to the articles section, as well as updated the fanlisting

- My friends at Everything In Time are looking for donations to help their site get up and running again

- Happy Easter everyone!

12/4/2006

- This was found on Star Magazine.com, just a warning that I don't believe it but I'm only posting it because some people may be interested. It hasn't shown up anywhere else yet so I'm doubting it's authenticity.

'On April 9, rockers Gwen Stefani, 36, and Gavin Rossdale, 38, celebrated another milestone: the imminent arrival of their baby girl, due in June! “Gwen and Gavin have finally let the cat out of the bag,” a source close to the couple tells Star. “They’re having a girl, and they’re both totally excited to finally be able to let everyone else in on their little secret!” The baby’s sex was not so secret, given the pink décor of the co-ed baby shower, thrown by friends in L.A.’s ritzy Hancock Park neighbourhood! Gwen, who arrived with her husband around noon for the four-hour bash, glowed in a pretty, patterned empire-waist dress, while Gavin couldn’t stop beaming! “It was the perfect sunny day for the outdoor celebration!” an eyewitness tells Star.'

- Thanks to Sue, you can find new Gwen pics here

- Thanks to lauria1, if you order from Revolve Clothing and use the code 'DCDEAL' at the checkout you can get 30% off, including reduced items.

11/4/2006

- "Tom and Mieke Dumont became first-time parents on April 6, 2006 as Mieke gave birth to their son, Ace Dumont. The couple is happy, excited and having a blast with their new little one." The pair, who met at an MTV party in 2001, hit it off right away Dumont, 38, told TEEN PEOPLE. "I know a good thing when I see it," he said of Mieke. When the couple married in October 2004, the bride wore a gown designed by No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani.

It's rumoured that they named him after Ace Frehley of KISS.

- 'Tim Schifter's new accessories company, Schifter & Partners, launches today with the help of co-shareholder Gwen Stefani, the platinum blonde celebrity of fashion, music and film.' Tim Schifter is the guy from Lesportsac who Gwen did her first line of bags with.

- The photos posted yesterday were from Gwen's baby shower. Baby showers are typically thrown in the eighth month of a pregnancy, which could mean that Gwen is due in May and not June.

'Gavin Rossdale goes rah-rah Sunday with wife Gwen Stefani - who's due this spring - outside their Los Angeles baby shower, where friends Christina Applegate, David Arquette, No Doubt's Tony Kanal and others toasted the little rocker-to-be. Guests even left with souvenirs: truffles and a flower.'

Apparently there was also a piece on E! News about it, they showed the paparazzi staked out at Gwen's baby shower, they had video of Gavin walking holding Madeline's hand. Then they showed Gwen and Gavin leaving and all of the photographers were yelling, "Gwen! Please Gwen!," so she and Gavin waved and she turned to the side and showed her bump. Thanks to Zappy for this info.

- Today is the six year anniversary of ND's fourth studio album, Return Of Saturn

- You can download yesterday's Family Guy clip here

- Check this out

10/4/2006

- Thanks to Sue, new Gwen pics here and here

- There is a page on Gwen's 'wacky wardrobe' in this week's NW, you can check out the pic here

- There's also a page on Gwen in the current TV Hits with te cast of The OC on the cover

- Check out the evolution of Gwen's style here

- On a recent episode of Family Guy they poked fun at Gwen. Brian said "I don't know what a hollaback girl is, all i know is that i want her dead."

9/4/2006

- 'Gwen Stefani recently attended an Elan concert in Los Angeles. "Mom-to-be Gwen Stefani, grooving alongside husband Gavin Rossdale at reggae artist Elan's show at the House of Blues in L.A. Stefani wore jeans, a black empire-waisted maternity top and an army-green jacket with a fur collar. The singer, who did a duet with Elan on the 50 First Dates soundtrack, also appears on Elan's debut album, Together as One, out in May."

- "American Idol host Ryan Seacrest has beaten Gwen Stefani to Kevin Costner's former Hollywood Hills home. The US TV star reportedly paid $US11 million for the property."

- There's quite a few new HL and LAMB items on Kitson at the moment

- Gwen recently purchased a Bugaboo stroller in the Chameleon model, you can see what it looks like here

- Thanks to Anne, Gwen was recently voted #54 for the most beautiful women of all time.

- If you check out Eric Stefani.com now and look under 'harajuku' you can see that he's done some sketches for "Some ideas for one part of Gwen’s clothes line I’m trying to do for her due April 15th, 2006." The due date would most likely refer to when his designs are due.

- I mentioned a month ago or so that hardly any items were left on merch.com, we they're all back now so they must have just been updating since the site has a new layout.

- Interesting article here

- You can watch the episode of Adrian on MTV Cribs here

- You can now find a couple of videos of ND in Australia on Channel [V] at No Doubt Videos

- Check out this cartoon, the second pic of the girl is drawn wearing the same outfit as Gwen's from the 2004 VMA's.

- I checked out those Where Did My Lamb Go? ripoff jumpers in Dotti that everyone has been talking about, they're AU$49.95 and come in black and white and black and red, in either a cropped jumper or cardigan. They're pretty cool, I got one of each. If you go to the Dotti website and go to catwalk > knits, you can see them there.

6/4/2006

- No Doubt.com was updated with alot of items today:

The band reconvened recently in an LA studio to write new material for the next No Doubt album. "We're just getting back in the zone again... it's been a while since we've played together," explained Tony. "It was incredibly fun and exciting. We're going to jam a few more times over the next few months and record everything and then see what rises to the top from these ideas." Check back here for more recording updates and photos from the studio. '

The long-awaited DVD release of No Doubt's Live in the Tragic Kingdom is scheduled for June 13th. The DVD includes the band's historic live concert performance filmed in Anaheim, California. Bonus footage includes the band's own home movies, three live song performances from Den Haag, Germany, a photo gallery and an alternate video version of "Don't Speak."

Elan's debut album entitled Together As One featuring productions by Tony Kanal will be in stores May 23rd. This will be the first release from Tony's new Kingsbury Studios label. A three song sampler is available on iTunes now.

- Thanks to John, he spoke to Eric Keyes regarding the LITTK bonus footage and this is what Eric had to say:

"I edited my Home Movies from 92 thru 97 down to a 35 min featurette that will be included on the new LITTK DVD that's coming out. On the home movies I put a full live performance of "My Room Is Still Clean", Tom and Gwen practicing (full version) "Excuse Me Mr" in the studio, there's a cool "End It On This" montage and the entire band doing an acoustic version of the original "Don't Speak".
- 'As their delivery date nears, mom-to-be Gwen Stefani, 36, and hubby Gavin Rossdale, 38, took her grandparents for lunch on March 30 in Newport Beach, California. "They were all smiling and hugging, and her grandparents were so happy," says an onlooker. "She looked so healthy." And Rossdale is about to burst -- with pride. "You wouldn't have thought Gavin was a pregnancy-book type of guy," a friend of the pair tells Us. "But he's been looking through all the books Gwen has, reading up on the different stages and finding out how the baby's growing. It's brought them so much closer." Taken from Us Weekly, the issue is out next week in the US.

- Tonnes of new HL at Revolve Clothing

- Gwen is nominated for 6 MVPA's for Cool (adult contemporary, direction of female artist, director of the year), Hollaback Girl (pop, choreography) and Luxurious (cinematography). The awards are for Musical Production, you can find full details here

- Gwen was recently spotted buying a breast pump

- I'm not sure how reliable this source is, but it sounds like Mieke still hasn't had her baby yet. This could be true since it wasn't mentioned when the Official was updated today.

- I found a few more band-related myspaces (real ones), so I'm going to add them all to the links page.

3/4/2006
- Tony recently attended the Young Hollywood Awards Countdown, pics here

- Gwen unfortunately didn't win at the Kids Choice Awards last night. She was not in attendance.

- Thanks to Julio, you can find two new Mens HL shirts here

- Gavin was interviewed on ET in the US over the weekend for his new movie How To Rob A Bank and they asked if he was going to buy Gwen any jewels and he said (not exact quote): "No, she's got enough ice. I don't really think she needs anymore. She sparkles already". Thanks to GrittyKitty from the Official for this.

- Thanks to Claire, this week's NW has a number of Gwen pics, and Oprah is on the cover of either Womans Day or New Idea wearing a WDMLG? cardigan.

- Thanks to Kate, you can request the Crash video in NZ now! Text s152 to 4440 to get it played on Select.

- Apologies on the link to Todd's myspace not working, it's myspace.com/tmstoddstefani

1/4/2006

- New Gwen pic here. 'Gwen Stefani, who is expecting her first child with musician husband Gavin Rossdale this spring, heads out to lunch in her hometown of Anaheim, California, on Thursday with her folks, Dennis and Patricia.

- New HL here, here, here and here. Thanks to drumming7159.

- Gwen's John Galliano-designed wedding dress from 2002 recently came in at #9 in a Celebrity Wedding Dress poll.

- Todd Stefani has a myspace where you can listen to some of his music, and Merkley also has one.

- If anyone knows anything about FTP or would be interested in hosting my gallery it would be much appreciated, please contact me.

31/3/2006

- 'The City of Anaheim will soon have a Walk of Stars honoring well-known celebrities, athletes and humanitarians who have shaped Anaheim and Orange County and elevated the region to national and international prominence. At its meeting on Tuesday the City Council approved the nomination process and an initial list of 150 nominees which includes Walt Disney, Tiger Woods, Gwen Stefani and Josh Schwartz, creator of the FOX hit TV show "The OC."
Anaheim officials have started working with the Motion Picture Hall of Fame Foundation to create the Anaheim/Orange County Walk of Stars in time for the City's 150th anniversary in 2007.
Each star will be made of granite and imbedded in the sidewalks surrounding the Anaheim Resort, with the first stars being placed along the west side of Harbor Boulevard.' Full article here

- Watch a short video of Gwen and Gavin here

- Gwen was recently named #40 in FHM's Top 100 sexiest women

- Gwen was spotted in Nordstrom yesterday shopping for lingerie, she was reportedly wearing a leopard print top. Credit

- Interesting article/blog here, scroll down to the 4th paragraph

- I added a couple of files to the download section - You're So Foxy (live) and Hella Good (acoustic)

- Apologies again, I got the America's Next Top Model thing wrong - the episode where they visit Harajuku and have a Harajuku styled photoshoot will definately be airing on Monday at 2:45pm.

- 'Two years ago, Matt Costa’s homemade demo began circulating amongst friends and acquaintances in and around his hometown of Huntington Beach, California. One copy found its way into the hands of No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont. Costa made such an impression that Dumont offered to record more demos for him in his home studio. Those first recordings led to a self-titled 5 song EP that Costa and Dumont distributed themselves.

As interest in the EP grew, the two were already deep into the sessions that led to Songs We Sing. Considering Dumont’s experience as a songwriter, one might expect him to have taken a more active role in the songwriting process. This however, was no usual mentorship, as Dumont remained behind the control board, offering encouragement, more interested in capturing Matt’s talent than in shaping the songs himself.'

30/3/2006

- Sorry about the mix up on America's Next Top Model, the episode I was talking about is actually on tomorrow at the same time. It's interesting and definately worth checking out if you have Foxtel. It's on tomorrow on Fox 8 at 2:45pm-3:30pm.

29/3/2006

- Reminder: Watch the show Fat Actress tomorrow night on Channel 10 at 11:30pm for a Gwen-related storyline. Also on America's Next Top Model tomorrow there's a bit where they go to Harajuku and check out the style, it's interesting. This screens tomorrow at 2:45pm on Fox 8.

- Thanks to HotTrack, 'Promosquad is a company that lets online members listen to songs and rate them. The data is used by record companies for singles and stuff. On their home page they state that they were recently used to rate a Gwen Stefani song.' It was most likely Crash though.

- Check this out

- 'One of Miami Herald's twenty questions with Roger Federer, the world's greatest tennis player: What would your dream doubles game look like? "A music star, a Hollywood star and an athlete. Gwen Stefani. Sharon Stone. And Michael Jordan. That'll be fun."' - credit goes to Anne.

28/3/2006

- New HL here and here

- More new LAMB on Shopbop

- The prices are slashed on just about every single item on LAMB.com

- Apparently Gwen and Gavin were telling family members name ideas but they didn't go over well so they are just going to keep the name between her and Gavin from now on.

- Thanks to Sue, the current NW has a couple of pics of Gwen and Gavin at the tennis when Gwen got her scarf caught.

- Thanks to Kate, C4 (New Zealand music channel) will be counting down the top 10 ND/Gwen videos this Saturday 3-4pm.

- Tony was on the Official Forum again today

- A number of Interscope sites were hacked yesterday including ND and Gwen's site.

- Check out some funny Gwen quotes here

- I was in Cotton On today and they've got shirts that are a COMPLETE ripoff of this HL shirt, I couldn't believe how similar they were. They're for men and I saw them in red and yellow, but there may be more colours.

26/3/2006

- The video for Crash can now be bought from iTunes in the US. I hadn't checked iTunes Australia in awhile but they now have a few more remixes and stuff that can be bought, nothing that hasn't already been a bside though. There's a couple of ND remixes too, a couple which I don't even have.

- Nordstrom in the US are now selling the new LAMB shoes in the Katella designs. Check out some photos from the launch of the new line here

- You can find scans from the Canadian Elle magazine here

- There's a Gwen and Gavin pic in the latest Us Weekly in the US, you can check out the scan here

- You can watch a Behind the Scenes video to the making of It's My Life here

25/3/2006

- 'No Doubt's Tony Kanal will launch his own Kingsbury Studios label this spring with the debut album from reggae artist Elan. Due May 23, "Together As One" features the Gwen Stefani duet "All Nighter" plus collaborations with Assassin, Tami Chynn, Sly & Robbie and Cutty Ranks as well as Kanal himself, Billboard.com can reveal. Kanal first saw Elan performing with the Wailers in 1998 and tells Billboard.com, "I, along with everyone in the audience, was amazed to see this kid do justice to Bob [Marley]'s vocals." The pair was introduced but didn't find time to begin collaborating until several years later. "It wasn't until 2003 that Elan and I had the chance to get in the studio and start writing together," he says. "He proved himself to be a great songwriter and an amazing vocalist." Elan and Stefani previously collaborated on a cover of Bryan Ferry's "Slave to Love," which Kanal produced for the "50 First Dates" soundtrack. Kingsbury Studios is not exclusively distributed by any major, but in the case of Elan's record, Kanal says, "Interscope was a great match because they have a history of breaking one-of-a-kind, unique artists like him." A three-track single led by the Assassin collaboration "Girl" is out now; Elan will be on the road with UB40 this spring. As for Kanal, he says, "In between just starting the new No Doubt record and collaborating with Gwen for her next solo outing, I always have my ears and eyes open for new artists."

- Tomorrow from 9am-5pm MusicMAX will be screening clips from the most stylish women in music, including Gwen. Also during the week from 1pm, one of the Lunch With... specials will be on ND, I couldn't find out which day but it's most likely Tuesday, they usually just show video clips.

- Kitson have new LAMB items up including the gold LAMB belt from the Luxurious video! They also have free ground shipping in the US on selected LAMB shoes at the moment

- Urban Outfitters have a few new HL items

- New Gwen pics here

- Gavin Rossdale talks about wife Gwen Stefani and the upcoming baby. "Now that rocker-turned-actor Gavin Rossdale has wrapped the film ‘How to Rob a Bank,’ the Brit babe is now preparing for impending fatherhood and the baby he and wife Gwen Stefani are expecting this spring! "I’m in denial,” he jokes as ET visits the set of his new movie. “It’s my last couple of months before I’ve got this thing that comes in my life demanding attention - so right now I’m living it up!”

The former Bush frontman even says that his role as a bank robber in the upcoming flick has helped him get ready to be a dad. “The guy that I play is popping speed pills throughout the film, so just keeping fried and just not getting much rest is the way I’ve been doing it,” he says. The multi-talented star says that between music, movies and fatherhood, he’s keeping busy - which is the way he likes it. “I’m just trying to keep life colourful, do different things, different challenges,” he says. “I like the idea of switching things up, keeping life interesting.”

- I'm sure this will make some people angry: 'Jimmy Iovine is on a mission to turn Ashlee Simpson into the next Gwen Stefani. "He has given her what he thinks is a sure pop hit." The source says that Simpson is lucky that Stefani is pregnant. "Gwen isn't about to do anything right now, so Jimmy can work on Ashlee. The album has done okay, but he wants to add this single to really have it take off."'

- I updated the fans section, if there's anyone in Australia or New Zealand who would like to be listed please email me your details.

24/3/2006

- The mens HL line is being discontinued due to poor sales. There is a Spring 2006 line but after that it is being phased out. There will however be some mens hoodies soon. Thanks to hairy-juku on the Official Forum, who works in a store that sells HL. Full details here

- Check out some awesome Merkley??? pics here and here. Thanks to CallMeAtomic for finding these.

- Tony was on the Official Forum yesterday for a short time, however he didn't post.

21/3/2006

- "Who says being pregnant has to dampen your style? Gwen Stefani is one chick who is not going to let a little - or big - thing like a growing tum get in the way of her fashion. The singer and style icon recently spent nearly £2,000 at maternity boutique 9 in London's Chelsea. The 36-year-old was so impressed with the frocks and smocks that she asked the owners to kit her out for the rest of her pregnancy."

- "Gwen Stefani always makes sure she has her house keys with her at all times after an embarrassing mishap left her homeless for six hours. The No Doubt star had just returned to the London home she shares with husband Gavin Rossdale after a long tour when she slipped out of the house to take her dog for a walk - only to realise she was locked out. With rocker Rossdale out playing tennis and her assistant on holiday, the hapless singer had no alternative but the hit the parks near her home - trying to avoid the paparazzi."
She recalls, "I'd just come off a tour and Gavin went to go play tennis and our assistant who was always there every day just happened not to be there that day and I went to take the dog out for a pee and I was like, 'Maybe I'll go for a run.' I just shut the door and I knew right away... that I'd just locked myself out of the house. I had no money, no keys, no phone, just the dog and me - and (it was) paparazzi central. I was locked out the house for six hours. It was so bad. I met all these kids that were at the park who liked me and No Doubt and we were just hanging out - I was sweaty from my run. Not a good day." Thanks to Jenny for finding this one.

- For anyone wanting to know the Wisteria poem being used on the new LAMB line, it is:

'Where did my lamb go? Bloom. Wisteria: a dream-blossom, climbing, twining, twining, creeping in my heart, a throttling cluster of memories haunting me. Wisteria: your body like a seed in my mind, cover me in your vines and forever bloom.' - thanks to utahnodoubtfan

- LAMB is #98 in the Billboard charts this week, after 68 weeks

- Apparently towards the end of the Crash video you can still hear some live audio - you can hear Gwen sing "Here we go..."

- Check out these cool ND avatars, credit goes to nxdgrrl
- Kirstie Alley's show 'Fat Actress' - Kirstie's attempt to meet No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani lands her in jail, screens Thursday 30th March on Channel 10 at 11:30pm. Thanks to Sue for this.

- Sydney based No Doubt tribute band Return Of The Steady Kingdom have a gig this Friday night at 9pm at the RG McGees in Richmond, NSW. It's their first gig for 2006 and definately worth checking out. You can also check them out on myspace and listen to some songs at myspace.com/thenodoubtshow

18/3/2006

- New HL at Urban Outfitters! Thanks to Lovely Little Lamb for the info.

- You can find some HQ's of Gwen and Gavin at the tennis yesterday here

17/3/2006

- New Gwen pics here and here

- You can find scans from the Canadian Elle magazine here thanks to gwen_stefanis_lamb from the Official.

- The Crash video is now appearing on MTV (US), Much Music (Canada), and it can also be viewed on msn.com. Aparently on MTV they censor the words "hard", "cush", "rolled", "here to burn", "free baser" and "L-A-M-B".

- 'Kelly Hunter is a technical designer for Bijou Drive, a leader in costume jewelry distribution, supplying jewelry to Banana Republic, Arden B, Bebe, Express and others. She wrote, "I work in production for L.A.M.B. jewelry by Gwen Stefani. I am responsible for technical design and sourcing." ' - Thanks to Hot Track from the official for this one.

- 'Pink has hit out at Madonna’s claims she rejected her from the lesbian kiss episode at the MTV Video Music Award - insisting it was her who turned the opportunity down. At the show last month Britney Spears shocked the audience by locking lips with Madonna, who also kissed Christina after they performed ‘Like A Virgin’ together. The veteran singer has since claimed other singers, including Pink, Faith Hill and Natalie Maines, were refused parts in the performance. But Pink has hit back, insisting she, Britney and No Doubt star Gwen Stefani were first choice and accused Madonna of covering over the fact she was a stand in.

Pink says, "I was actually supposed to do that. It was supposed to be me, Gwen and Britney. Me and Gwen backed out of it and they got Christina. But I know how Madonna's mind works. She was the boss. She was the groom. While everyone else was her 20 years ago. And I am nobody's b****." - Wenn, 2003

- Thanks to Kate - the Mexican mag Sonika with Gwen on the cover features an article that lists the top 50 most important women in music, and Gwen is listed as #10. The top 10 are:

10. Gwen Stefani
9. Kim Deal
8. Kylie Minogue
7. Missy Elliot
6. Siouxsie
5. Aretha Franklin
4. Patti Smith
3. Björk
2. Madonna
1. Janis Joplin

- Thanks to Sue, this week's Who Weekly has a double page on Gwen and Gavin in Malibu, sounds like one worth getting

- Matt Costa article from MTV.com - 'Soon the singer was churning out his own songs by way of a four-track recorder he'd borrowed from a friend. Eventually, copies of his demo made their way around the SoCal surfing community and eventually landed in the hands of Orange County native and No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont.

While No Doubt were on hiatus, Dumont invited Costa to record in his home studio, and soon the two produced a five-track, self-titled EP. Eventually the duo had recorded enough material for an LP called Songs We Sing, due March 28.'

- Apparently Carmit from the PCD also appears in the Hey Baby video

- Sophie Monk wants to make an album like Gwens, only sexier.

15/3/2006

- Thanks to Anne, Gwen's DVD (I'm assuming the Harajuku Lovers Tour DVD) is said to be released in Poland on June 16th.

- New Gwen pics here

- 'In another nod to Honolulu as a fashion destination, Vogue's March issue picked Aloha Rag as a "Hot Spot" to shop. Vogue said of the hip little boutique, at 1221 Kapi'olani Blvd and www.aloharag.com: "Combining an indie spirit with bigger names, this is the only place in Hawai'i where you can go for Tom Binns skull earrings and wind up with a Balenciaga bag." Soon to arrive at Aloha Rag: Gwen Stefani's women's wear for her L.A.M.B. label. Thanks to Callmeatomic for the info.

- Urban Outfitters have a new HL shirt for women

- Yesterday was the 19th anniversary of No Doubt's first official show at Fender's in Long Beach

- Carmit wearing LAMB, thanks to Jolien for the pic.

- If you check out the site No Doubt Videos you can find a couple of ND videos from Australia

- My friend Daniel's site Rock Steady Vibe has been made No Doubt Australia's first ever Site Of The Moment, check it out on the right below the tagboard. Everyone needs to check out his game Wicked Style, it's awesome.

- Updated my music collection

- As you can see I've changed the layout a tiny bit. Unless anyone has ever bothered to read the About Me page you probably don't know that I think this site is absolutely hideous and the definition of bad design... but I don't know how to build a website, so we're stuck with this until I bother to learn. I don't think it's possible that anyone could hate the look of this site as much as I do, but oh well, I hope you guys don't mind too much.

14/3/2006

- Kitson have some new LAMB items available on their site now, as well as the rasta HL accessories. The sale on LAMB and HL ends March 31st.

- Thanks to Jawi, Gwen is on the cover of a Mexican mag called Sonika

13/3/2006

- The band were reportedly in the recording studio last week! Tony has already written some songs.

- 'Jane Pratt just keeps trying for that comeback and now she's turned to Gwen Stefani for help. According to sources close to both parties, Pratt is in advanced talks with the singer to start a women's lifestyle magazine. The title would be part of a bigger multimedia play by Stefani’s label, Interscope Records, and would include book and online components. Stefani’s lawyer confirmed Thursday that the singer and the former editor are in talks, but insisted there has been "no definitive agreement."

Pratt has said in the past she hoped to start a magazine for women over 35. While Stefani is 36, a source with knowledge of the talks believed the magazine under discussion would likely skew younger. One thing is certain: Pratt had better negotiate fast if she's to hold the undivided attention of Stefani, who is nearly eight months pregnant with her first baby. According to a source in Stefani’s camp, she will take six weeks after giving birth to get back into shape, then immediately go to work filming a new video.' The video is most likely for Gwen's second album, possibly for Orange County Girl (in my opinion).

- New Gwen pics here thanks to Sue

- 'Gavin Rossdale signs for indie film role - Rocker and soon-to-be dad Gavin Rossdale has jumped aboard the independent comedy film, "How to Rob a Bank". The husband of superstar Gwen Stefani and former Bush frontman will star alongside Nick Stahl and Erika Christensen. The story revolves around a slacker and a bank employee forced to arbitrate between bank robbers, led by Rossdale, and police.'

- New LAMB can now be pre-ordered from Nordstrom

- If you go to Bazaar Adriatic and order two HL tees you get a complimentary Concert tee. Thanks to Sue for the info.

- The rasta HL line has been delayed for release a little, but should be released this Wednesday the 15th on Sweet Kitty Anime.

- This is pretty creepy

- Series three of America's Next Top Model is currently screening on Foxtel and Danilo (Gwen's hairstylist) has been featured in a number of episodes if anyone wants to check it out. The show sceens weekdays at 2:45pm on Fox 8.

9/3/2006

- Hey guys, sorry for the lack of updates but my network at home has been down, if it's fixed tomorrow I'll update then but if not it won't be until Monday. Keep posting on the tagboard and I hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

7/3/2006

- Get a preview of one of the new designs in the mens LAMB shoes here, thanks to Chris. The shoes are expected to be released in July.

- You can find some pics of some more new LAMB items here

5/3/2006

- New HL at Urban Outfitters, thanks to Lovely Little Lamb.

- There's a couple of new LAMB items up on nordstrom.com

- There's a sale on some HL items at Karmaloop

- Crash is currently #10 on the iTunes pop chart in the US

- Gavin was at White Trash Charms in Los Feliz on the 23rd of February looking for something for Gwen and he chose a necklace that says "taken" with two enamel hearts on each side and a little dangling key. Taken from the current Us Weekly, thanks to Zappy. And thanks to Sue, apparently in their first year of marriage Gavin bought Gwen a necklace that said "wife".

- Gwen lost at the Soul Train awards. She was nominated for Hollaback Girl for Best Single (winner was Mariah Carey for We Belong Together) and Best R&B/Soul or Dance Cut (winner was Missy Elliot for Lose Control).

- Thanks to John, download the advertisement from the One Campaign featuring Gwen.

- Check out this video, thanks to Jenny

- Thanks to Simply Tragic, check out this ND puzzle

- Madonna listens to Gwen

- Gwen was originally going to name her LAMB clothing line Hella Good.

- Merch.com has a new layout for the ND store and ALOT of the items are now gone, there's hardly any shirts left. I don't know what the deal is but hopefully they will come back soon.

- Thanks to RodSteadyPapi, you can download a song here called Together by Craig Mack that samples Gwen's vocals from Don't Speak.

- Hey Baby was performed acoustic at a promo gig in France in 2002 - does anyone have this?

1/3/2006

- New mens HL at Revolve Clothing, thanks to V

- Sweet Kitty Anime will release the rasta HL line on March 8th

- 'Britney Spears is hoping to make her next album a star-studded affair by inviting a few celebrity pals to join her in the studio. She says, "Steven Tyler, I love him. That'd be awesome, to do something with him. Gwen Stefani, Lenny Kravitz.' Don't worry, it'll never happen.

- I've been adding a few ND mp3's to the download section over the past few days, check them out.

- Gwen won Best Dressed, Best Solo Artist and Sex Goddess at the latest Spin Magazine awards

- Thanks to Sue for this fact, Gavin is actually 40, and four years older than Gwen. When Bush first started out their record company told everyone that Gavin was two years younger than his actual age, I guess so that he didn't seem too old.

- Thanks to baggy_trousers from the Official forum, both ND and Bush stole the line "You're so pretty when you're unfaithful" from a song called Bone Machine by The Pixies. ND use the line in Marry Me (about 3:50 into the song), and Bush use it in their song Inflatable, which appears on Golden State. Gwen sings "So pretty when I'm faithful" and Gavin sings "Pretty when you're faithful". Golden State was released in 2001.

- Thanks to utahnodoubtfan from the Official forum for this:'When I was talking to Tom at the Matt Costa show last year in August, I told him how if Gwen had a baby how much inspiration it would give Gwen for lyrics for the next No Doubt album. Tom said something like yeah I know, but when I said that to him he got the biggest smile on his face almost like he knew something I didn't. Like he knew that Gwen was going to try for a baby. I'll never forget the grin on his face.'

- Gwen is nominated for Best Song for Hollaback Girl at the upcoming Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. They screen in the US on April 1st, I'm not sure if they'll be shown on Foxtel here or not.

- 'Actor Vince Vaughn threw a 37th birthday party for girlfriend Jennifer Aniston at her Malibu mansion - catered by fast food chain McDonalds. The low-key celebration was attended by a few of the actresses' closest friends including Mel Gibson and Gwen Stefani'.

- Thanks to Sarah for spotting this, if you look at this pic closely you can see in the left corner that the photos framed on the wall are of Gwen and Gavin - the shot was taken at Gwen's house when she was helping Mieke prepare for her wedding to Tom.

- This is how much $$ made last year - US$38,963,515.75. Gwen came in at #17 for Billboard's top money makers in 2005. I don't think this includes the sale of LAMB and HL, because LAMB pulls in around US$20M a season.

Beg asked: You did an excentric cover "what you waiting for", it was so cool! Who gave the idea to make this cover?
Alex: We're all big fans of the 'Fani. Particularly that song. I loved singing that line about the super hot female.

- Gwen won best dressed, best female performer and best video (Hollaback Girl) in the 2005 Rolling Stone Readers Poll. LAMB came in at #5 for best album and Hollaback Girl was voted #6 for best single. The full results can be found here

- Gwen and Gavin are currently leading the voting as Rock n Roll dream parents with 40% on Rolling Stone.com. Results are:
Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale 42%
Gwyneth Paltrow & Chris Martin 30%
Shannon Tweed & Gene Simmons 20%
Britney Spears & Kevin Federline 7%

- If anyone wants to know what Vivienne Westwood looks like, you can check out a pic here. You can also find a pic of Daisy Lowe if you go here and head to the verve section.

- It was mentioned by another forumer recently that one of the things that may be holding up the release of the LITTK DVD is that Gwen wasn't happy with some of the extras footage.

- Kanye West's Gold Digger is the second track to make one million digital sales, with Hollaback Girl being the first

- Gwen's tour came in at #16 highest grossing in the US for 2005, with tickets grossing US$24.2 million. The average ticket price was US$54.46. The Rolling Stones came in at #1 with US$162 million in ticket sales.

- You can view some photos from the Sunrise show here thanks to DukeGal20, including some photos of Gwen crying and Gavin filming.

- According to imdb.com, there is a song on the soundtrack to The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Pants performed by Jill Stefani! The song is called Nothing Can Bring Me Down Today. If anyone can find it on the internet feel free to share!

- "Right now, I feel completely depleted of creative inspiration. I am so emotional right now. I'm going to cry like 100 times, OK? This tour, in a way, was ruined by me being pregnant. It took away from me wanting to get up there. I was getting bigger and I was always tired. Thank God the crowd was there every night to turn me around." - Gwen

- LAMB came in at the 7th best selling album of 2005 in the US, and 4th best in Australia. Gwen was also nominated as the 8th best entertainer of 2005, 2nd most inspirational celebrity, and most popular for 2005 (for style.com).