In late November No Doubt fans rejoiced when the new wave/ska band announced plans to release a new album in 2009, but No Doubt drummer Adrian Young told http://RollingStone.com that they may have to wait a little bit longer for a new record. No Doubt has been on a five-year hiatus and are slated to end their break with a gig at next year's Bamboozled festival (their first confirmed concert) as well as a subsequent tour. Young told http://RollingStone.com: “We've been working on a new record on and off for a bit of time, and we're going to continue to work on a new record next year. We're going to continue to work on music while we're traveling. We'll have a mobile studio on the bus and eventually get to a new No Doubt record.” The as-yet-to-be-titled (and completed!) release will be issued via Interscope Records, No Doubt's label since 1991.

In 1987 John Spence, Gwen Stefani and her brother Eric formed a ska band inspired by the group Madness and began making the party rounds in their Anaheim, CA hometown (also the home of Disneyland). Bassist Tony Kanal, who was born in India and raised in the U.K. and U.S., was added to the lineup of the fledgling band, which suffered a severe setback when Spence committed suicide in December of that year. Gwen assumed the role of the sole vocalist and guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young joined No Doubt. Interscope caught a live performance and signed the band in 1991. Released in 1992, No Doubt's debut album didn't stand out in the grunge heyday of the time and the label consequently decided to no pursue any further releases. Undeterred, No Doubt self-recorded the punk album Beacon Street Collection and the label renewed its faith in the band (which was minus Eric Stefani—who would go on to become an animator for The Simpsons—by this time) in 1994.

Gwen and Kanal had been engaging in an intense relationship for seven years and when the pair broke up it was documented in their breakout album, 1995's Tragic Kingdom. The album spawned popular singles “Spiderweb,” “Just a Girl” and “Don't Speak” and topped the charts by the end of the year. In 2000 No Doubt released The Return of Saturn, their highly anticipated sophomore effort and saw hits like “Ex-Girlfriend” and “Simple Kind of Life” top the charts. Platinum-haired No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani had long since been getting noticed for her punk girl meets ‘50s pinup persona but in the dawn of the new millennium she began to step out as a solo artist, first with the single “Let Me Blow Your Mind” with rapper Eve, which won a Grammy. Stefani continued to work with No Doubt; the band released Rock Steady in 2001 on the heels of popular lead single “Hey Baby,” but churned out two solo records as well: Love. Angel. Music. Baby. and The Sweet Escape. Get your No Doubt tickets from http://www.stubhub.com/no-doubt-tickets.