Hello!  I’m a little behind on this, but a couple video interviews have popped up on YouTube from backstage at the Bridge School Benefit concert.  The first one, which includes Adrian and Tom, can be seen here.  The second one, which includes Gwen and Tony, is here.  Must see!

A few new twitter posts (the most recent one includes four new photos from the studio!):

“Writing sesh: music is fun. -Tom http://twitpic.com/15cpi7 http://twitpic.com/15cpht http://twitpic.com/15cphs http://twitpic.com/15cpi1 9:09 PM Feb 25th via Tweetie”

“oh wow just got a new twitter follower!! yummy gwen 9:02 PM Feb 25th via web”

“monster trail mix = english tea= tony kanal= tom dumont = sun going down= about to write a hit! = i can feel it coming = gwen xxx 8:40 PM Feb 25th via web”

Hello!  A couple new pics of Gwen were posted on No Doubt’s twitter page last night.  See here. So gorgeous!

“wow this is getting crazy !! new music ?? for real?? magic happens! gwen xxx”

“Wow magic happening in this room tonight. Tom”

“Back in the writing studio together today. LA is so warm and summery outside. This new song is deliciously grey and rainy though. :-) Tom”

Yay!  I can’t wait to hear it!!

Hello again!

Tom recently posted on his blog:

“Finally I’m back! It’s been well over six months since I’ve posted here, not a very good frequency rate for a blogger.
Well in any case, last years No Doubt tour is just a memory now, an excellent one for sure. Back at home, the band is writing new songs for what should become a new No Doubt album. There is no release date yet, we’re just not close enough to make any sort of predictions yet. It’s going well and we’re having fun together though. During the days that Gwen, Tony, Adrian and I are not writing, I spend many an afternoon in my own little studio in Los Angeles crafting odd and interesting soundscapes for my own enjoyment. I’m a bit of a “gear head”, and I propose to use this blog show off some of my studio toys beyond guitars. This week I did an Echo shootout. I love delays and echo effects, and I had fun with these pedals pictured below. They all do something different, and I won’t pick a favorite other than to say that the Fulltone is clearly the unique one in the bunch.

Pictured below left to right (via iphone cam):

Fulltone Tube-tape echo | Moogerfooger Analog Delay | EH Memory Man | Malekko ekko 616 | MXR Carbon Copy

Whats missing? Well in this post you can see that I used different stuff on tour, such as the Eventide Timefactor pedal, which is digital and mucho better for instant access to dozens of effects on the fly. Okay, so thats it for now, next time I’ll explain some more of the stuff in that photo, and more.
Thanks for checking it out.
Tom”

I’ve added some photos of Gwen at Fashion Week from yesterday to the gallery.

Hello!  An interview with Gwen at Fashion Week aired on E!’s “Daily 10” show tonight.  I’ve added the video here.

From the official site:

“A Note From Adrian

Posted on 2/1/2010

Hello All,
I have not checked in for quite some time.  I hope everyone had a good holiday!  Nina, Mason, and I headed to New Orleans to support the Saints in the football playoffs recently. Had plenty of shrimp etouffee and bourbon!  Thanks to  all of you that came to see us play in 2009.  It was a real treat to play live again.  The band is really looking forward to making new music in 2010.

Adrian”