After a sometimes tragic 10 years, No Doubt has the No. 1 album and Grammy nods. But can the band survive Gwen Stefani's sore throat?

What’s with America, eh? First they make Bush megastars, then they take our beloved ska, add saccharine to it and sell it back to us as No Doubt, a band that are too cute’n’cosy, too suburban, hell, just too nice to be cool.

In 1992 LA ska-punks No Doubt released their debut album and no one noticed. Five years later, they’re the biggest band in America and singer Gwen Stefani can’t leave the house without getting mobbed.

Back in early 1987, Gwen Stefani was a pretty well adjusted high school junior who loved the early 80's ska band Madness. And she shared a fascination for The Sound Of Music soundtrack album with her older brother Eric.

"Ska" music, the jumpy Jamaican dance pop of the 1960s has been flirting with the rock mainstream in this country for two decades, and now, the California ska band "No Doubt" has pulled the ultimate crossover coup.

When your highly successful band is fronted by a cute blonde, as is the case with the veteran ska collective No Doubt, the boys in the background can easily find themselves starved for press attention.

Gwen Stefani loves her job. And try as one may, it is hard to be churlish in the face of such unabashed enthusiasm.

Gwen has set fashion trends with her blond locks and trademark bindi, but don’t overlook the rest of the band’s extreme style.

“Remember that interview we did in Chicago? You, me, and Gwen were sitting there, and all the questions were about Gwen's sweater.”

A successful video can be a double-edged sword for some bands.

After nine years plugging away in obscurity, the group remains humble in the face of fame.

That new California band? "Just a Girl," "Spiderwebs?" Long-legged, bare-midriffed beautiful blonde backed up by a few studio musicians, pogo-ing through a frenetic set of ghostwritten pop/punk/ska tunes? That's them, right?

Adrian had a good time. Tony puked on Bill Belamy’s shoes. Gwen says the buff jocks made her giggle.

A tragic suicide. A messy inter-band romance. A flop first album. Gwen Stefani and No Doubt have suffered enough heartbreak to feel your pain, they’re just not at all interested in replicating it.

There's success. There's fame. But then there's getting the Michael Jackson treatment at Disneyland.

No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani is rock's It Girl of the summer.

“It makes me feels great when the guys in the mosh pit tell me I rock.” – Gwen

No Doubt has followed an uneven road to its current success -- from an unnoticed 1993 major label debut, to the 1995 indie album, "Beacon Street Collection," to its latest indie album, "Tragic Kingdom" -- which yielded the current hit, "Just A Girl."

Cameras, lights, backdrops and props are ready. Industry types have assumed their positions. The air is thick with anticipation as we wait for the stars of today's photo shoot - Orange County rock band No Doubt - to emerge from their secluded dressing room.

Their new album, Tragic Kingdom is out on Interscope now. Gwen and Adrian are huddled around the Gateway2000, ready for yer questions.