Growing up in Florida during the ’70s, I always understood provincial music. Southern rock was the soundtrack to my childhood. So when I got into punk in the ’80s, the idea of regional scenes made ...

Fans of ’90s UK shoegaze and indie take note: Miki Berenyi of Lush has formed a new band called Piroshka which also features KJ McKillop of Moose, Justin Welch of Elastica, and Michael Conroy of ...

The UK band Elastica released one self-titled album of ridiculously catchy, close-to-perfect new wave in 1995. Then, they took five years to record The Menace, the pretty-good follow-up, and promptly ...

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This time around, we’re picking our favorite songs that feature s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g. Elastica made one of the most solid albums of ...