Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at elastica.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Elastica.

Examples

  • Courtney Love was screaming while wearing a babydoll dress, and Britpop frontwomen such as Elastica's Justine Frischmann and Sleeper's Louise Wener were not conforming to typical ideas of femininity.

    Life and style | guardian.co.uk Jude Rogers 2010

  • Elastica - annie (live session version) original version available on 'Elastica'

    to die by your side 2009

  • Then, someone turned down the Elastica on the stereo, and I could hear a bit better.

    Boredom & Ennui Christopher Snyder 2011

  • British musicians also seem more inclined toward academia: Queen's Brian May became an astrophysicist; Elastica's Justin Frischmann married a college professor, which is almost the same thing.

    Riffs: The rock star's guide to quitting the business 2011

  • An Elastica reunion would do pretty big business, yeah?

    Clicky shuffle: Random songs for Monday morning 2010

  • Bengali boys from Brick Lane, art students at St Martins (she talked her way in), LA hip-hop kids (she moved there when she was 18 for four months), or London's in-crowd (she shared a flat with Elastica frontwoman Justine Frischmann and fashion designer Luella Bartley in her early 20s).

    MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010

  • After A-levels she went off to visit a cousin in Los Angeles and lived as a "ghetto queen" among the gangsters and rappers of Compton, before enrolling at St Martins in London to study fine art, where she met Justine Frischmann, lead singer of Britpop group Elastica, who hired her to film the band on tour, and design its album cover.

    MIA: 'People forgot what it's like to be punk' Decca Aitkenhead 2010

  • If Elastica and Le Tigre were able to have children, then they would have a boy.

    Music (For Robots): March 2006 Archives 2006

  • "Boyskout kind of sounds like a less accessible Elastica, with a shot of The Clash and a dash of Blondie added for good measure."

    Music (For Robots): March 2006 Archives 2006

  • "Boyskout kind of sounds like a less accessible Elastica, with a shot of The Clash and a dash of Blondie added for good measure."

    They've got merit badges in rocking (Music (For Robots)) 2006

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.