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Miles-Kingston was an art student who studied at the National Film School. She helped [[Julien Temple]] make the [[Sex Pistols]]' film ''[[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]]''. In 1979 she then moved in to squat with [[Kate Korris]] of [[the Slits]] and [[Joe Strummer]] of [[the Clash]] and bought a drum kit from [[Paul Cook]] of the [[Sex Pistols]] for £40. |
Miles-Kingston was an art student who studied at the National Film School. She helped [[Julien Temple]] make the [[Sex Pistols]]' film ''[[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]]''. In 1979 she then moved in to squat with [[Kate Korris]] of [[the Slits]] and [[Joe Strummer]] of [[the Clash]] and bought a drum kit from [[Paul Cook]] of the [[Sex Pistols]] for £40. |
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Within a few months, Miles-Kingston and Korris had formed the [[Mo-dettes]] with two friends, Jane Crockford and Ramona Carlier.<ref>{{cite web|title =The Story So Far|first=Greg|last=Adams |publisher=Allmusic | url ={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r44915|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate =August 23, 2010}}</ref> The [[Mo-dettes]] toured for four years, supporting two-tone ska bands such as [[Madness (band)|Madness]] and [[ |
Within a few months, Miles-Kingston and Korris had formed the [[Mo-dettes]] with two friends, Jane Crockford and Ramona Carlier.<ref>{{cite web|title =The Story So Far|first=Greg|last=Adams |publisher=Allmusic | url ={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r44915|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate =August 23, 2010}}</ref> The [[Mo-dettes]] toured for four years, supporting two-tone ska bands such as [[Madness (band)|Madness]] and [[The Specials]] before breaking up in 1982. |
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Miles-Kingston went on to play drums with [[Everything but the Girl]], the [[Fun Boy Three]] (her backing vocals being evident in "[[Our Lips Are Sealed]]") and [[the Communards]].<ref>{{cite web|title =The Communards: Red |publisher=Allmusic | url ={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r4400|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate =August 23, 2010}}</ref> She also played drums for [[Feargal Sharkey]] on his hits "[[A Good Heart]]" and "[[You Little Thief]]". In 1984, she released a solo single, "Say You", and sang the theme to the Channel 4 six-part comedy series ''[[They Came from Somewhere Else]]''. In 1986, she contributed backing vocals to two tracks ("Eiledon" and "Remembrance Day") on the [[Big Country]] album ''[[The Seer (Big Country album)|The Seer]]''. She also contributed backing vocals to songs on [[Microdisney]]'s ''The Clock Comes Down the Stairs'' (1985), as well as on their ''39 Minutes'' album (1987) and also prominently on [[the Lover Speaks]]' self-titled [[The Lover Speaks (album)|debut album]], which included "[[No More I Love You's]]" (1986), later covered by [[Annie Lennox]] on her 1995 album ''[[Medusa (Annie Lennox album)|Medusa]]''. In 1989, Miles-Kingston covered "[[Comment te dire adieu? (song)|Comment te dire adieu?]]" with [[Jimmy Somerville]] and the song reached number 14 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. |
Miles-Kingston went on to play drums with [[Everything but the Girl]], the [[Fun Boy Three]] (her backing vocals being evident in "[[Our Lips Are Sealed]]") and [[the Communards]].<ref>{{cite web|title =The Communards: Red |publisher=Allmusic | url ={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r4400|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate =August 23, 2010}}</ref> She also played drums for [[Feargal Sharkey]] on his hits "[[A Good Heart]]" and "[[You Little Thief]]". In 1984, she released a solo single, "Say You", and sang the theme to the Channel 4 six-part comedy series ''[[They Came from Somewhere Else]]''. In 1986, she contributed backing vocals to two tracks ("Eiledon" and "Remembrance Day") on the [[Big Country]] album ''[[The Seer (Big Country album)|The Seer]]''. She also contributed backing vocals to songs on [[Microdisney]]'s ''The Clock Comes Down the Stairs'' (1985), as well as on their ''39 Minutes'' album (1987) and also prominently on [[the Lover Speaks]]' self-titled [[The Lover Speaks (album)|debut album]], which included "[[No More I Love You's]]" (1986), later covered by [[Annie Lennox]] on her 1995 album ''[[Medusa (Annie Lennox album)|Medusa]]''. In 1989, Miles-Kingston covered "[[Comment te dire adieu? (song)|Comment te dire adieu?]]" with [[Jimmy Somerville]] and the song reached number 14 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. |
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