The No Doubt singer’s favorites, from Muppets to Madness.

No Doubt are the freshest kids on the block. Their wild style is an amalgam of ska, hardcore punk, hip-hop hiccups, and shiny metallic power-pop.

There's a ska bounce, a pop kick, a punk surge and a very-in-your-face charge. Madness meets Blondie. The voice and lyrics belong to Gwen Stefani and No Doubt is the eight-year-old Orange County quartet .

It's been a long and hard road for O.C.'s No Doubt - kind of like being stuck on I-5 at rush hour.

After lead singer John Spence killed himself in 1987, No Doubt found itself with a reluctant front woman in Gwen Stefani.

Something far less daunting than a concrete nightmare is coming to us from Orange County Wednesday night: ska-inspired music from those home-grown heroes of the 714 area code, No Doubt. 

If you're crazy about ska - or even familiar with it - you probably qualify for membership in what No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani calls "a little cult."

Gwen Stefani just might have to make a big decision in the near future. The band with which she sings, Anaheim-based No Doubt, has just been signed to Interscope Records, the home of Gerardo.