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CABLE #6 THIS ISSUE: CONTRIBUTE: Miles Kane Milky Tea Send your news stories to: Claudia Pink Studio Liverpool [email protected] Wombats Owls* Follow us on: Bicycle Thieves In The Room Print Company www.twitter.com/elevatorstudios Mugstar Ditto Music or www.facebook.com/elevatorstudios MILES KANE RELEASES DEBUT SOLO SINGLE Last Shadow Puppet and former Rascals front- man Miles Kane has released his first solo single, ‘Inhaler’ after completing a short tour of the UK. With support from friends and fellow Elevator band, Bi- cycle Thieves, Miles took his highly anticipated material on the road. After performing a free gig at Liverpool Music Week, the tour culminated in Kane’s first lone London date at The Water Rats. ‘Inhaler’ was released on November 22nd on Columbia re- cords and is a tribute to Los Angeles’ psychedelic garage group Bonniwell Music Machine - ‘Inhaler’ is an adapta- tion of their 1969 track ‘Mother Nature Father Earth’. “I loved the guitar riff on ‘Mother Nature Father Earth’,” explains Miles. “It’s got a real groove to it and this riff inspired me to build a song around it which then became ‘Inhaler’.” The b-side features a cover version of another of Miles’ vin- tage influences, a dazzling take on Lee Hazlewood’s psych- pop classic, ‘Rainbow Woman’. The record is available as a limited edition 7” vinyl single and includes a special poster. The track will also be avail- able as a digital download. Miles has announced details of a full UK tour in January and March, and will be playing at the Sound City 2011 Launch Party Miles Kane on February 25th at the Kazimier. For more information, go to www.mileskane.com Miles Kane caught in a serious moment stood next to a window. CLAUDIA PINK’S X FACTOR SUCCESS For most people, a Saturday night in watching X show? “It feels really good! They have used my jewellery Factor is rarely life-changing, but for Elevator’s every week, it’s a buzz to see it on TV, it’s such a big show Claudia Pink, it was a night that has given her jew- so is fantastic exposure!” ellery national prominence. Does Claudia find herself rooting for the contestants who are wearing her items? “Well actually I do a bit,” she ex- Claudia Windle, owner and founder of Claudia Pink, has plains, “but Rebecca who wears my jewellery the most is seen her business grow in notoriety after X Factor contes- the best in my opinion. tant, Rebecca Ferguson, was pictured wearing one of Win- dle’s designs on the live show. Seeing her piece on national So with money can’t buy publicity under her heavily intri- television was completely unexpected. “I was watching it cate belt, what does the future hold for Claudia Pink? “Well and got a shock when I noticed it! It was hard to miss it as it ASOS have just been in touch and I will be joining their was a massive statement ring!” Marketplace, it’s a new section launching end of November, so that’s really exciting! I have just put on a fashion show Stylists on the show liked the ring so much they contacted with two other designers, it went really well, and was a huge Windle, asking her to submit some jewellery to potentially success, we had 500 guests and it was a great opportunity to be used on the show. “One of the head stylists got in touch be really adventurous with my designs. and asked if I could send down a selection, mainly rings earrings and bracelets. I made statement pieces that were It looks like Pink will be the new black in 2011.... all one-offs.” For more information go to: www.claudiapink.com How did it feel to be considered for such a high-profile Trey C wears Claudia Pink’s designs for the X Factor live show PAGE 1 NEWS IN BRIEF THE WOMBATS RETURN! The Wombats have returned to the nation’s conscious- ness after the success of recent single ‘Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)’ catapulted them back into the limelight. The single was named ‘Hottest Record In The World’ by Zane Lowe on his Radio 1 show. The track was also selected as Zane Lowe’s Single of the Week and Richard Skinner’s Single of the Week at XFM. The band completed an intimate tour of the UK in February, selling out all the dates almost immediately. The tour culmi- nated in a homecoming show at Static Gallery, Liverpool, where demand was so great, the band were forced to add a matinee to the schedule. The band have just completed filming the video for the next single to be taken from the band’s second album, ‘Techno Fan’, which will be released on January 24th on14th Floor Records. Immediately addictive and upbeat, ‘Techno Fan’ also features sweetly memorable vocal harmonies and some characteristically unconventional lyrics. The single will be followed by the album, ‘The Wombats Proudly Present… This Modern Glitch’, on February 7th. The band, who were due to embark on a major UK tour in Well, we’ve never seen such a grumpy ping pong referee before. January, have decided to postpone their dates after the re- lease of the album was pushed back. “We are really sorry to The band’s long-awaited second album features production The album follows the much heralded ‘The Wombats those who have bought tickets already but we had to move by Rich Costey (Muse, Interpol, Franz Ferdinand), Jacknife proudly present… A Guide To Love, Loss and Despera- our January tour to March,” explained the band. “The album Lee (U2, Snow Patrol, R.E.M.) and Eric Valentine (Queens tion’, which was released back in 2007. The success of the date moved, which was out of our control, and we want the of the Stone Age, Lostprophets). The collection includes album saw the band complete two sold-out UK tours, play album to be out in time for the tour. The atmosphere would both ‘Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)’ and ‘Techno Fan’, the Royal Albert Hall and the Echo Arena, as well as being just not be the same if you legends did not know all the as well as ‘Jump Into The Fog’ which was recently made nominated for Best UK act at the MTV Awards Europe. songs.” The March tour includes a sizeable London date at available as a free download at the band’s official site. the HMV Hammersmith Apollo. For more information go to: www.thewombats.co.uk ELEVATOR’S CHRISTMAS FANCY DRESS PARTY Dear Elevator residents, The annual Elevator Christmas Party is to be held in the Novas building this year, in their brilliant function room on the top two floors. It is traditional Christmas dinner and we gather in Cains at 12 noon for drinks and then move to the Beer House for 1.00 pm before moving up stairs to the din- ing room top floor at Novas. It’s open to all Elevator residents. Please RSVP via email before 5th December and please state whether you have any special dietary requirements. Don’t forget the fancy dress theme. The meal is on us. Season’s greetings, Tim and Paul Speed. MILKY TEA RECEIVES BAFTA NOMINATION Please RSVP to [email protected] Creative 3D illustration and animation studio, Milky Tea BICYCLE THIEVES have had reason to celebrate after a BBC programme the Bicycle Thieves released their new single ‘Gallivant’ ear- company helped develop has been nominated for a Chil- MUGSTAR RELEASE THIRD ALBUM lier this month. dren’s BAFTA. Conker Media’s The Well, created for BBC Switch has al- Mugstar have released their third album, ‘Lime’, via US The single was recorded at The Motor Museum, Liverpool ready received critical acclaim, winning two Bannf World label Important Records. with Arctic Monkey’s producer Mike Crossey earlier in the year. Television Awards earlier in the year. The Elevator based group recorded the album at White- Milky Tea worked alongside Liverpool based Conker Me- wood Studios with producer Rob Whiteley last year. The The two-track single follows last year’s much hyped ‘Stop dia to create the 3D in-game artwork and say on their blog: four piece will also be appearing at this year’s In Between To Start’, released on Loog Records. The track was featured “We are crossing our fingers and toes that the award for Days, an exclusive festival held at Butlins’ Minehead site as NME’s track of the week and was voted 7th in Teletext’s Best Interactive can be added to the awards and nomina- which is organised by All Tomorrows Parties. Planet Sound’s ‘Top 50 Singles of 2009. tions already received for this cutting edge production.” ‘Stop To Start’ will be released in Australia on Useless Art The band will release forthcoming 7”, ‘Red Shift’, on No- For more information go to: www.milkytea.com vember 29th, on Champion Version Records. Records later this year. For more information, go to: www.mugstar.com. The band have just completed a short UK tour with Miles Kane. Elevator’s control room. For info, go to: www.myspace.com/bicyclethievesuk PAGE 2 PAGE 3 INTRODUCING... STUDIO LIVERPOOL The Studio Liverpool guys snapped by Nicola Leigh, courtesy of Reven Design. Three months ago, Studio Liverpool was located at the The premise of both is simple. It’s an outlet for new and The heart of Studio Liverpool is an event called Embryo bottom of a pint glass. Founders Nathan Wilson and Cel- emerging talent, and not just of the theatre variety.