The impostors Oct 31, 2008
The Perennials will be the Strokes, Wonderful Spells (below) will be the Kinks, and the Sun Lee Sunbeam will be Elastica. DJs Ken and Michael V, who run the night, will, as far as we know, be playing themselves. (Boston Globe)
The year of the monkey Jul 20, 2008
Jane was involved with the band Elastica, whose co-founder, Justine Frischmann, was Damon Albarn's girlfriend at the time. Me and Damon absolutely hated each other at first,' Hewlett recalls. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
The Verve Return Jul 18, 2008
The Verve's connections to other bands and retro-fusion sound automatically sandwiched them in with the guitar hook-heavy acts such as Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Suede, Lush, Elastica, Supergrass and Sleeper. As well as the glut of bands throwing their hats into the Britpop arena, drugs, alcohol and general overindulgence overtook the elite of the scene. (Suite101.com)
The Return of Oasis Jun 28, 2008
Bands such as Blur, Elastica, Pulp, Radiohead, Suede and, of course, Oasis became the dominant mode of musicality. Oasis Fuels the Britpop Movement. (Suite101.com)
* Its not wonderful at all X its horrible Jun 25, 2008
Other once-popular bands have reappeared after less time to find that the world no longer gives a tinkers cuss about them X just ask Elastica or the Stereo MCs X so you might think that all this warm attention would gladden the heart of producer/multi-instrumentalist Geoff Barrow. But you would be wrong. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cyndi Lauper's new album has a dance beat Jun 7, 2008
Rothberg, now in her mid-30s, emerged during last decade's boom of sharp-tongued women like Liz Phair and Poe and female-fronted bands such as Elastica and The Breeders, and "Double Standards" sounds like something that could have been a logical follow-up to Rothberg's 1996 breakout "Between the 1 and the 9.". The new release isn't alluring so much for her voice, which is jagged and nasal and limited, or for her music, which is solid rock, albeit unremarkable. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Oasis Vs Blur In 2008 Jan 18, 2008
They also want Jarvis Cocker and members of mid nineties groups like Elastica and Suede to be grilled by Anne Robinson. We really cant see Liam, Noel or Damon on the Weakest Link, but they might get Bonehead and Dave Rowntree. (MTV.uk)
Britney Spears, Rihanna And Other Artists Whose Songs I Hate To Like, In MTV News' Year-End Top 10s Dec 4, 2007
It's also entirely possible that she's been riding the coattails of her well-connected celebrity friends (like actor Jude Law, producer/DJ Diplo and former Elastica frontwoman Justine Frischmann) this whole time, and we just haven't figured it out yet. 4. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Rockies in six ... No, wait. Sox in five Oct 24, 2007
The Cure, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie & the Banshees, New Order, Pulp, Blur, Oasis, Elastica, Republica, NIN, Jesus & Mary Chain, Sugarcubes, Primal Scream, Stone Roses, Massive Attack, ect If you have digital cable, there is a channel called VH1 Classic & they show The Best of 120 Minutes around 2 AM most nights. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Blog rockin' beats Aug 18, 2007
A former student of St Martins who toured the States with Elastica and was encouraged to make music by electro sex pest Peaches, her first album Arular was made on a four-track Roland MC-505, forging a beat-richoteting baile-funk sound that's been beefed up and pop-honed for the follow up Kala. It was US bloggers who gave her a leg up, after the British media initially found her too hipster and she was shut out on all sides; not "Asian" enough for the Asian media, nor street enough for the urban... (Guardian Unlimited)
M.I.A. ready to shake up hip-hop scene with second LP Aug 10, 2007
Commissioned by Elastica's Justine Frischmann to draw the cover art for the band's second album, M.I.A. followed Elastica on tour, where supporting artist Peaches introduced her to electronic music. Over the next year, M.I.A. crafted the album Arular, named for her father's Tamil Tiger code name. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Glasto memoriesFestival figures reveal their best and worst Glastonbury moments Jun 22, 2007
" ANTHONY GENN Genn is a former member of Pulp and gained Glasto notoriety when he streaked on stage with Elastica in 1995. His current band The Hours are playing twice at this year's festival. Anthony Genn (left) with The Hours bandmate Martin Slattery Best: "In 1994, me, Jarvis [Cocker] and Steve [Mackey] were up all night and we found a tent called Dreams of Narnia. They got trees and put them all in the tent so basically you were in the Forest of Narnia. (BBC News -- UK)
Concert Highlights for the Week Of June 13-19 Jun 13, 2007
Starting with a '60s garage-rock sound and then filtering it through the fishnet stockings of everyone from Joan Jett to Elastica, the Mood Swings are getting set to unleash a six-song follow-up EP to last year's Come On Tell Me. No Limit has tracks that come at you with a snarl, then blow you a kiss, like the guitar-and-organ-driven "Want Need Love," but the title track shows off a talent for expanded atmosphere. (City Pages)
Julio Diaz: Think of our soldiers, but have fun, too May 25, 2007
Toss Elastica, the Human League and Le Tigre in a blender, and that's close to scratching the surface here. I hope they're half as good live, 'cause I will definitely be there when they play American Legion Post 33 on Thursday. (Pensacola News Journal)
On to rainy Beantown for slumping Bravos May 19, 2007
Oasis, Pulp, London Suede, Primal Scream, Jesus & Mary Chain, Elastica, & Stone Roses are some other Brit bands whose music still sounds fresh after all these years. By NO CHOP ZONE. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Bon voyage to Gilmore Girls May 4, 2007
The series' song list included tunes by Sam Phillips, Bjork, Joey Ramone, The Shins, Elastica, Big Star, Slumber Party and even John Lennon, among others. Gilmore Girls won near-unanimous praise from critics during its first season, and won the 2001 Television Critics Association Award for outstanding new program. (Ottawa Citizen (subscription))
Sound adventures Apr 19, 2007
The closest sound comparison is probably Sleater-Kinney, without the Rush-like vocals, but Great Ants have moments where they can come off with the instrumental crunch of Don Caballero or the poppiness of Elastica or the Breeders. According to guitarist Jody Perigo, one of the goals of Great Ants was to not sound like a girl band. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Six Degrees Of Timbaland: What Connects Him To Liberace, Guns N' Roses, Hulk Hogan? Mar 27, 2007
The Fall's Mark E. Smith: Elastica's Justine Frischmann ... Mr. Smith provided guest vocals on Elastica's second album, The Menace ... Elastica frontwoman Frischmann co-wrote several M.I.A. demos (and one song on M.I.A.'s Arular,); M.I.A. and Timbaland recorded a still-unreleased song last year, and both appear on Missy Elliott's 2005 LP, The Cookbook. (VHI.com -- Music News)
And for our next trick ... Jan 26, 2007
Britpop faves Elastica had the pop world at their Dr Martens-clad feet after their debut charted at No 1 in 1995, until the heroin habits of band members, including singer Justine Frischmann, sabotaged its insubstantial successor The Menace (released: 2000. Highest chart position: No 24). (Guardian Unlimited)
Girl Talk rapidly turns into one big dance party Jan 23, 2007
Fragments of the Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony" crested into Druid & Stormtrooper's "Pump This Party " and later segued into Kool & the Gang's "Celebrate." The beats slowed and then sped up without warning, morphing into a world where grunge icons Nirvana sat seamlessly alongside earnest classic rockers Kansas, and Dee-Lite partied with Elastica and the Cars. At one point, Lady Sovereign's "Love Me or Hate Me" shape-shifted into CeCe Peniston's "Finally " and downshifted into the drum sample... (Boston Globe)
Damon Albarn: cleverest chameleon in rock Jan 21, 2007
Liam taunted Albarn s girlfriend, Justine Frischmann, the lead singer of Elastica, claiming he wanted to have sex with her. Albarn said Noel suffered from Tourette s and gave impersonations of him effing and blinding. (TimesOnline)
