"Alright, their second album isn't out yet but things look great right now. Elastica will play two festivals this summer, Reading and Leeds on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th of August, so hurry up and get some tickets, I definitely would if I was luckier and didn't have to sit at uni taking my exams at that time. Life sucks.

OK, now here's the sad part: Donna and Sheila are no longer part of the band, but Annie's back!!

Here's the new official line-up:

Justine Frischmann (vocals&guitar) Justin Welch (drums) Annie Holland (bass) Paul Jones (guitar) Dave Bush (keyboard) Mew (keyboard&vocals)

I don't know what Donna's up to at the moment but she's on the new Rentals album called 'Seven More Minutes'. She sings on a couple of songs and it's totally awesome.

Reading / Leeds Festivals Booking Information:

Tickets are available at face value (£78 for a three-day pass) from all Mean Fiddler venues when paying in cash in person (all other bookings are subject to a booking fee.) Credit Card Hotline:
National 0541 500 044 / London 0171 344 0044 (24 Hours). Tickets available at Ticketmaster, selected HMV stores and usual outlets nationwide. Postal Booking: tickets £78.50 each including booking fee - add £3.50 to cover registered post on orders of 4 or more - send cheque payable to Reading Festival Ltd with SAE and daytime phone number to Reading/Leeds 1999, PO Box 1707, London, NW10 4LW. Please state clearly which event you wish to purchase.

Online Booking: www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Festival Website: www.readingfestival.com

They have a new 6 track EP completed which will be released on Deceptive Records on August 23, in the UK only unfortunately! Elastica have recorded more than an LPs-worth of material but there are no release dates for a whole LP yet. About half of the material features the new line up but there are still some of Donna and Sheila's songs on there, too.

"The material has been chosen to allow people to hear rarities and demos which reflect all stages of the band's recordings between 1996 and 1999. The EP is certainly not intended to be some big comeback record. We're really pleased to be putting something out at last. We've gone through a lot of different stages in the writing
and recording process and I think fans will enjoy these tracks, which reflect this well, but which are mostly too raw for the album itself. It's important to let fans hear some new material before Reading and Leeds, although the live set as a whole will be a better representation of the new album material. We've been away for a long time and it's just really
exciting to be working and playing as a whole band again. It's going to be a challenge." ~ Justine Frischmann

There's an interview with Justine Frischmann (the first in ages!!) on Radio One's Evening Session on 28/7/99. You can read the transcript here very soon.
If you've got news about anything concerning the band, please mail me and let me know so I can add it here.

Thank you."

Oh, you're welcome... HELEN! ;)

Copyright? What's that? - Sers 1999