Tick Tock Tick Tock
New mom Gwen Stefani knows what time it is — time to debut a line of L.A.M.B. watches. The singer/designer will have 28 timepieces in stores this July, with more due in time for the holiday season. The watches, which include pieces inspired by L.A.M.B. clothing as well as more classic signature pieces designed by Stefani, will debut at Nordstrom's before hitting department stores and boutiques worldwide.

Baby Doll Gwen Stefani
She may be just a girl, but that don't mean Gwen Stefani can't also be a "Baby Doll".

(Must remember not to even try to type smarmy opening lines for news items after just getting back from the bar with friends - like a cat giving birth to a rat, it just don't come out right).

According to Sky Showbiz, the budding actress (she had a small role in "The Aviator", you may recall) is in talks to front a remake of the 1956 drama "Baby Girl", playing the lead role of Baby Doll Meighan, previously played by Carroll Baker.

The film, written by playwright Tennessee Williams, fixes on a gorgeous young woman (Stefani) who makes a promise to her failed businessman husband that their marriage will be consumated a year from their nuptials. The husband, desperate to bed his wife, and dying to get his business going again, decides to burn down the plant of his arch-rival. His plan succeeds at first, as the rival must use the hubby's facilities to produce his cotton, but things start to go awry for him when the rival meets Baby Doll.

Interestingly enough, the original film found an enemy in The Legion of Decency, an organization of the Roman Catholic Church in the US, that condemned the film as immoral, and despite the efforts of director Elia Kazan, were able to get it withdrawn from release.

1st Kingston Photo
See here the 1st of Kingston James McGregor Rossdal. That was born on May 26th.

New DVD In Stores Now
No Doubt's Live In The Tragic Kingdom DVD is in stores today. The DVD includes the band's historic live concert performance filmed in Anaheim, California. Bonus footage includes the band's own home movies, three live song performances from Den Haag, Germany, a photo gallery and an alternate video version of "Don't Speak". You can watch a preview of the DVD below or CLICK HERE to buy it now.

Preview the DVD here:
WM RM

6/13/2006

OK Kingston
While baby Suri has yet to grace the cover of OK!, Gavin and Gwen's little rock and roll star, Kingston, will make his splashy global entry in the pages of OK! in their June 15th issue, the magazine just announced.

Hips Hollabacked Gwen from Top Spot
Shakira and Wyclef Jean made beautiful music together with "Hips Don't Lie" and now the track has made history. According to Nielsen data, the song was played 9,657 times on the radio last week, becoming the most-played song in pop radio history. Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" held the previous record, with 9,582 spins during the week ending June 5, 2005.

New No Doubt Book
Hi all. I'm a writer, based in Sydney, Australia. I was the former editor of Australian Rolling Stone and have written biographies of such bands as Silverchair, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Cure. You can see samples of my work at www.amazon.com.

I'm currently working on a long-overdue biography of No Doubt, due for release in the second half of 2007. I'm trying to track down rare ND items: early videos / TV appearances, demos, magazine articles that appeared prior to Tragic Kingdom mania, that type of thing.

I'm willing to pay for these items and will acknowledge any help in the book when it is released.

If you think you have anything that might be of us, please let me know. And please feel free to forward this email to anyone who you think might be able to help me out.

Mail me at : dgonsalves@optusnet.com.au

Thanks a lot for your help.
Jeff Apter

Harajuku Lovers Print Collection
See below the Harajuku Print Collection. Click on the photo to buy it. At Harajukulovers.com

2nd Annual NDIFC Awards 2006
Here are the winners of the 2nd annual NDIFC Awards. Thanks for all the votes !!! These Awards gives an better view of what fans like.

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