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Adrian post, Montblanc Charity Cocktail photos

Heather — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:18:09 +0000

“I am very excited about running in my first marathon! It will happen on March 21st in Los Angeles. I hope my knee holds up for 26 miles! Keep your fingers crossed for me.
-Adrian”

I’ve added some photos of Gwen and Gavin from the Montblanc Charity Cocktail on March 6th to the gallery.

Elle article

Heather — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:31:41 +0000

Hello! Elle magazine has posted their recent interview with Gwen on their web site:

“Beauty Insider: Gwen Stefani

The star reflects on her trademark style and reveals what makeup she can’t live without

By Maggie Bullock | February 26, 2010 1:00 p.m.

Fresh off a No Doubt reunion tour and the spring show of her fashion line, L.A.M.B., Gwen Stefani touched down in New York recently to introduce the latest iteration of her Harajuku Girls fragrance franchise (this time, the fab five are reimagined as tanned, bikiniclad Sunshine Cuties). An inspiring blend of superstar and supermom, Stefani was in full regalia—sharp brows, pink-painted lips, gobs of gold jewelry—while Zuma, her faux-hawked one-year-old (“my bunny,” Gwen cooed), attempted a sweet escape from her lap.

Fans love that your look wasn’t dreamed up by some music exec. It’s authentic.
No Doubt was together for nine years before we even got on the radio, and I’ve looked pretty much the same since the beginning. In one of the first interviews I ever did, I’m sitting on the floor, gluing together this jailbird costume—basically the same one I wore two years ago in the “Sweet Escape” video. I still use the same references: old Hollywood– Marilyn, chola girls, Anaheim girls, English schoolgirls, and Japanese Harajuku.

Read the rest on Elle’s site here.

Bridge School videos, Twitter

Heather — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:50:56 +0000

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”

Gwen pics on twitter

Heather — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:31:08 +0000

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

and from Gwen…

Heather — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:07:38 +0000

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

new tweets from Tom

Heather — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:49:04 +0000

“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!!

Tom blog post, Fashion Week photos

Heather — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:18:32 +0000

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.

Gwen E! interview video

Heather — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:35:36 +0000

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

Heather — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:49:26 +0000

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”

Tom and Adrian posts

Heather — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:38:30 +0000

Hello! Adrian posted on twitter – “hey fam is goin to new orleans to support the saints this weekend fired up! happy bday tom. excited about making new music this year. adrian”

Tom posted about the Haiti earthquake on his site:

“I just made a contribution to aid Partners in Health’s earthquake relief efforts. 2-3 million people have been affected, will you please make a donation today?

http://act.pih.org/earthquake?source=earthquake&subsource=taf

A major earthquake centered just 10 miles from Port-au-Prince has devastated sections of the city and knocked out telephone communications throughout the country.

Partners In Health staff in Boston and Haiti are working to collect as much information as possible about the conditions on the ground, the relief efforts taking shape, and all relevant logistics issues in order to respond efficiently and effectively to the most urgent needs in the field. At the moment, PIH’s Chief Medical Officer is on her way to Haiti, where she will meet with Zanmi Lasante leadership and head physicians, who are already working to ensure PIH’s coordinated relief efforts leveraging the skills of more than 120 doctors and nearly 500 nurses and nursing assistants who work at Zanmi Lasante’s sites.

Tom Dumont”