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When the late Bradley Nowell’s son, Jakob Nowell, joined the reunited Sublime with original members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson, he originally thought it would be a touring-only project. “The Sublime catalog is sacred,” he says now. “We don’t wanna ruin it.” But when he started experimenting with singing along …

Jakob Nowell, son of late Sublime singer Bradley Nowell, made his official debut as the revived band’s frontman at Coachella last year, and now he’s working with original members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh on a potential new album — which would be the the first from Sublime since 1996’s …

Sublime, with Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob at the helm, deliver a pristine rendition of their classic “Santeria” in a preview of their upcoming performance on Howard Stern, premiering exclusively on Rolling Stone. The rendition of “Santeria” shows just how well Nowell has settled into the band since he joined earlier …

In early 1996, the three members of Sublime —frontman Bradley Nowell, bassist Eric Wilson, and drummer Bud Gaugh —were jamming in Willie Nelson’s Pedernales Studio in Austin, Texas, when they broke into an improvised, half-formed song that bootleggers would later call “Eireen.” Frontman Bradley Nowell, who would die of an …

Jakob Nowell stepped into his role as the lead singer of Sublime before thousands of fans on Saturday night, as the reunited band rocked out on the Coachella stage. The legendary ska group first disbanded following the tragic death of lead singer Bradley Nowell in 1996. Nearly 30 years later, …

For Jakob Nowell, turning 28 was a major milestone. It’s the same age his father, Bradley Nowell, was when he died, leaving behind both his band, Sublime, and his infant son. So there’s a certain poetry to the fact that this is the year Jakob is taking over as the …

“Addiction is a family disease,” says Jakob Nowell, the 28-year-old son of late Sublime frontman Bradley Nowell. “Rock & roll is a family disease, man. I seek to keep it in the family.” Jakob bears an eerie sonic and physical resemblance to his dad, who was also 28 when he …