Thursday, 21 May 2015

'90s Pop Rockers: Where are they now?

While<a href="http://www.wonderwall.com/tv/stars-of-the-90s-where-are-they-now-26555.gallery"> the charts in the '90s</a> may have been dominated by the likes of <a href="http://www.wonderwall.com/music/Mariah-Carey-352.celebrity">Mariah Carey</a> and Boys II Men, the music of the decade was truly defined by the rock that flooded the airwaves. N<a href="http://www.wonderwall.com/tv/stars-of-the-90s-where-are-they-now-26555.gallery#!wallState=0__%2Fmovies%2F80s-doppelgangers-9973.gallery">ew wave </a>and <a href="http://www.wonderwall.com/tv/stars-of-the-90s-where-are-they-now-26555.gallery#!wallState=0__%2Fmusic%2F80s-rockers-where-are-they-now-13069.gallery">glam metal</a> were ushered out, taking with them the towering hair, excessive guyliner and intense keyboard playing, and paving the way for alternative music that can best be called pop-rock. Like a mosh pit with manners, it was just angry enough -- and laced with the perfect amount of angst -- to be appealing to the masses. In a time when MTV was still showing music videos, and most people were popping CDs into portable CD players, we were introduced to bands like the ska punk pop group No Doubt. Fronted by Gwen Stefani, the band released "Tragic Kingdom" in 1995, giving us such hits as "Don't Speak" and "Just a Girl." Keep clicking to find out where they, and other '90's stars, ended up after pagers went the way of the dodo bird...

While the charts in the '90s may have been dominated by the likes of Mariah Carey and Boys II Men, the music of the decade was truly defined by the rock that flooded the airwaves. New wave and glam metal were ushered out, taking with them the towering hair, excessive guyliner and intense keyboard playing, and paving the way for alternative music that can best be called pop-rock. Like a mosh pit with manners, it was just angry enough -- and laced with the perfect amount of angst -- to be appealing to the masses. In a time when MTV was still showing music videos, and most people were popping CDs into portable CD players, we were introduced to bands like the ska punk pop group No Doubt. Fronted by Gwen Stefani, the band released "Tragic Kingdom" in 1995, giving us such hits as "Don't Speak" and "Just a Girl." Keep clicking to find out where they, and other '90's stars, ended up after pagers went the way of the dodo bird...

Keyboardist Tony Janal and <a href="http://www.wonderwall.com/music/Gwen-Stefani-287.celebrity">Gwen Stefani</a> ended their seven-year relationship just before the band hit it big, and Gwen found her way into the arms of freakishly handsome Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. Gwen married Gavin in 2002 -- they have t<a href="http://www.wonderwall.com/tv/stars-of-the-90s-where-are-they-now-26555.gallery#!wallState=0__%2Fmusic%2Fgwen-stefani-my-family-is-complete-3848.video">hree preposterously stylish children</a> -- and somehow she has still found the time to top the charts with two solo albums, launch a haute couture clothing line, and appear as a judge on <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/tv/the-voice/234019/season-1">"The Voice."</a> Recently, No Doubt performed an acoustic set at an LGBT fundraiser in Hollywood, Calif. Tony recently revealed that the group was working on new material for a soon-to-be-recorded seventh album.

Keyboardist Tony Janal and Gwen Stefani ended their seven-year relationship just before the band hit it big, and Gwen found her way into the arms of freakishly handsome Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. Gwen married Gavin in 2002 -- they have three preposterously stylish children -- and somehow she has still found the time to top the charts with two solo albums, launch a haute couture clothing line, and appear as a judge on "The Voice." Recently, No Doubt performed an acoustic set at an LGBT fundraiser in Hollywood, Calif. Tony recently revealed that the group was working on new material for a soon-to-be-recorded seventh album.                        

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