The Honolulu Advertiser
Calling No Doubt's return to music a comeback isn't exactly accurate. But after five years of silence from the California-based pop-ska outfit, it sure feels like a comeback.
Syracuse.com
When lead singer Gwen Stefani was enjoying that prosperous and successful solo career of hers from 2004 to 2008, did guitarist Tom Dumont remain convinced that the old band would come back together?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It left the other three members of the multi-platinum Orange County, Calif., ska-pop band to their own devices. Guitarist Tom Dumont released the solo project Invincible Overlord, backed Matt Costa on tour, scored a documentary and played dad.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
When No Doubt went on hiatus in 2004, nobody in the band faced a bigger adjustment than Tony Kanal, the band's bassist and, along with singer Gwen Stefani, a key songwriting contributor for the band.
Rolling Stone
"We're a live band - we had to get out there and reconnect onstage," says bassist Tony Kanal, who filled us in on the band's 55-date tour.
eCollegeTimes
Five years, a grip of side and solo projects, limitless speculation and a nursery (or two) full of babies later, No Doubt are heading back on the road. They’re ready, more or less.
Daily Herald
When No Doubt went on hiatus in 2004, nobody in the band faced a bigger adjustment than Tony Kanal, the band's bassist and, along with singer Gwen Stefani, a key songwriting contributor for the band.
Arizona Republic
There were definite doubts inside and outside No Doubt when the Grammy-winning band announced a "hiatus" five years ago to let singer Gwen Stefani pursue a solo career.
The Fresno Bee
Let's make this clear right from the start -- No Doubt never broke up. Yes, it's been five years since we've seen the ska/pop band together as one, but guitarist Tom Dumont was sure they would re-form.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
But for Kanal, whose identity and day-to-day life in the band were threaded together like twine, the hiatus was akin to leaping off a cliff without being able to see the ground below.
The Aquarian Weekly
Bassist Kanal took some time to talk about the band’s reunion, their forthcoming album and their current frame of mind as they embark on this latest chapter in their history.
Orange County Metblogs
Now a resident of Long Beach, Tom grew up in Irvine, and has lived in Orange and Anaheim along the way.
The Orange County Register
Young, a Cypress native, is a NAMM veteran. In many ways, he can trace his rise from struggling musician to bona-fied rock star and business owner through his experiences over the years at this convention.
The Orange County Register
Coincidence as much as a determination to help brought together the all-star lineup for tonight's Music for Relief benefit at the Pond.