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Ninja Tune CEO steps back from role amidst internal investigation

Ninja Tune CEO Adrian Kemp has stepped away from his role pending an internal investigation into allegations against him.The London-based independent record label, founded by Matt Black and Jonathan More, is currently home to acts such as Young Fathers, Black Country, New Road, Kae Tempest and Bonobo.In a statement sent to staff (via Resident Advisor), Ninja Tune confirmed that Kemp would be taking a “step back” while an “independent third-party HR” company investigated the claims.He’ll temporarily depart the CEO role to not “prejudice this investigation in any way”, a letter from his solicitors read (via Mixmag).The details of the allegations are not known currently, but the document stated that Kemp “vehemently denies” the claims.Samantha Sissons, Ninja Tune’s Head Of Marketing, will step up to his role alongside the label’s Head Of Marketing Operations, Tess Kendall.“The outcome of the investigation will be made available upon completion subject to any legal barriers,” according to the statement to staff. “Adrian will continue to work in support of Sam and Tess but with a lower profile.”Kemp has worked at Ninja Tune for over 20 years and became CEO in 2017, per Companies House.Founded in 1990, Ninja Tune is one of dance music’s most successful independent labels.
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Ninja Tune CEO steps back from role amidst internal investigation
Ninja Tune CEO Adrian Kemp has stepped away from his role pending an internal investigation into allegations against him.The London-based independent record label, founded by Matt Black and Jonathan More, is currently home to acts such as Young Fathers, Black Country, New Road, Kae Tempest and Bonobo.In a statement sent to staff (via Resident Advisor), Ninja Tune confirmed that Kemp would be taking a “step back” while an “independent third-party HR” company investigated the claims.He’ll temporarily depart the CEO role to not “prejudice this investigation in any way”, a letter from his solicitors read (via Mixmag).The details of the allegations are not known currently, but the document stated that Kemp “vehemently denies” the claims.Samantha Sissons, Ninja Tune’s Head Of Marketing, will step up to his role alongside the label’s Head Of Marketing Operations, Tess Kendall.“The outcome of the investigation will be made available upon completion subject to any legal barriers,” according to the statement to staff. “Adrian will continue to work in support of Sam and Tess but with a lower profile.”Kemp has worked at Ninja Tune for over 20 years and became CEO in 2017, per Companies House.Founded in 1990, Ninja Tune is one of dance music’s most successful independent labels.
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‘This Town’: First look at ‘Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight’s new drama
BBC has released a series of first look images of This Town, the new drama series from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.Set in 1981, the six-part series centres on a band’s formation against a backdrop of violence, and is described as a love letter to Birmingham and Coventry, featuring fierce new music.The cast is led by a number of rising stars, including Levi Brown (Loss and Return), Jordan Bolger (The Woman King), Ben Rose (Line of Duty) and Eve Austin (You) as its four young leads.This Town also stars Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Nicholas Pinnock (Marcella), and David Dawson (My Policeman).In the first look images, the one above shows leads Ben Rose as Bardon Quinn, Jordan Bolger as Gregory Williams and Levi Brown as Dante Williams walking down a street.Another image shows Brown as Dante Williams in a record store, and in a third photo he’s pictured sharing a moment with Austin’s Jeannie Keefe in a dressing room.Dockery’s Estella and Pinnock’s Deuce Williams are also pictured getting ready to perform. Meanwhile, another images shows Rose, Parks, Brown and Austin together in a warehouse.This Town will be co-produced with Mercury Studios, which is part of the Universal Music Group, who is set to bring in high-profile musicians to “help lay the backdrop for Knight’s incredible story” (per the BBC).Mercury-nominated musician, novelist and poet Kae Tempest and producer Dan Carey wrote the songs performed by the band on screen.Of the series, Knight said: “It’s about an era I lived through and know well and it involves characters who I feel I grew up with.
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BBC announces documentaries on Little Richard and Kae Tempest
BBC Arts has unveiled a lineup of documentaries for its ‘Arena’ strand that will appear on BBC Two and the BBC iPlayer this spring, and which includes new films about Little Richard and Kae Tempest.‘Little Richard: King And Queen Of Rock N Roll’ will examine the life and career of the rock n roll musician, featuring interviews with Ringo Starr, Keith Richards, Nile Rodgers and Big Freedia, as well as a previously unaired interview with Little Richard himself.Shot over several years, the Kae Tempest documentary offers a glimpse into the life and creative process of the poet, rapper and playwright.Suzy Klein, Head Of Arts And Classical Music TV, says: “’Arena’ is back with a focus on the icons, works, people and moments we think we all know, but where there are still rich and surprising stories to tell”.“I hope audiences will be as gripped by this latest series of films as we are”, she goes on, “and I’m so proud to be working with some of the UK’s leading filmmakers at the height of their careers, championing the best of British documentary-making”.Mark Bell, Commissioning Editor of the series adds: “Creativity is at the heart of ‘Arena’ – and here we have some intriguing cultural subjects paired with a set of brilliant directors, and the resulting films are surprising, bold, and highly individual”.The documentaries are set to air this spring.
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Speedy Wunderground celebrate 10th anniversary with London gig and new box set
Squid, black midi, Black Country, New Road, Loyle Carner, Kae Tempest and The Lounge Society.The show will take place at Village Underground on Saturday, September 15 from 8pm to 3am and will feature a variety of performers who are currently or previously have been signed to the label, as well as DJs and other special guests.In what’s been described as “typical Speedy style”, no official line-up will be announced till closer to the event.Tickets are on sale now and are priced at £15 for an Early Bird ticket, which will then rise to £20 nearer the time – you can buy yours here.Alongside the 10th anniversary gig, the label are also celebrating their landmark birthday with  the release of a 7” box set, which is limited to only 250 copies. The boxset contains 10 discs and 20 tracks of the original dub remixes produced by the label’s cofounder Dan Carey, under his Savage Gary alias, from their now iconic singles series.‘The Dubs: Volume 1’ will be out on August 4.‘The Dubs: Volume 1’ tracklisting:1a. AArchie Bronson Outfit – ‘Mr Dan’s Dead Duck Dub’1b. Toy & Natasha Khan – ‘(Here Comes) Dub Bride’2a. Scottibrains – ‘Mr Dan’s Shut Eye Dub’ 2b. JUCE! – ‘Mr Dan’s No Brain Dub’3a. Kae Tempest & Loyle Carner – ‘Guts’  – Mr Dan’s Balloon Dub3b. Telegram – ‘Mr Dan’s Inside Out’  Dub4a. Teleman – ‘Mr Dan’s Strange Dubby Nations ‘ 4b. Peluché – ‘Mr Dan’s Gammy Eye Dub’                 5a. Melt Yourself Down – ‘Mr Dan’s Another Dub’5b. DEWEY – ‘Mr Dan’s Dub Me Over’6a. black midi – ‘savage gary’s dbdbdb’6b. Black Country, New Road – ‘Athen’s, France’ – Savage Gary’s Takedown dub7a. All We Are & Alex Kapranos – ‘Heart Attack’ – Savage Gary’s Remix7b. Tiña – ‘Dicks In The Dub’8a. Pynch – ‘Orla Carey’s Pynch Your Lights Out Dub’8b. PVA –
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Full line-up for Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ All Points East show announced
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds set to headline All Points East in London’s Victoria Park this summer, the festival has now announced the full schedule for the day.On August 28 Cave and his band will headline the final night of the Victoria Park festival. Today (May 31), longstanding space rockers Spiritualized, acclaimed poet Kae Tempest, jazz pianist and composer Robert Glasper and more have all been added to the bill.Hurray For The Riff Raff, Party Dozen (whose single ‘Macca The Mutt’ featured Cave), Starcrawler, and former Palma Violets musician Chilli Jesson have also just been announced.Last week it was revealed that Radiohead side project The Smile had been added to the bill as well as Michael Kiwanuka, Sleaford Mods, Japanese Breakfast and more.Get tickets for Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds with Spiritualized, The Smile and more at All Points East here.Remaining in August but reverting to its double weekends format, All Points East takes place on Friday, August 19 and Saturday, August 20 and then across the whole August bank holiday weekend from Thursday, August 25 to Sunday, August 28.Gorillaz headline as a UK festival exclusive on August 19 before APE Presents: Field Day returns on August 20 with The Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk.Tame Impala headline the following weekend (August 25), while The National take the top spot on August 26.
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Wet Leg outselling Father John Misty 4:1 in UK album chart midweeks
Wet Leg are currently leading the pack in the race for this week’s Number One album in the UK.On Friday (April 8), the Isle of Wight indie duo – comprising Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – released their self-titled debut LP.The 12-track project featured the singles ‘Chaise Longue’, ‘Wet Dream’, ‘Too Late Now’, ‘Oh No’, ‘Angelica’ and ‘Ur Mum’.In the midweeks, the Official Charts Company has revealed that ‘Wet Leg’ is outselling its closest competition – Father John Misty’s ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’ – 4:1. If it holds on until Friday (April 15), it will be the band’s first UK Number One album.There are three other new entries – including Father John Misty at Number Two – that have cracked the Top Five in the midweeks: Jack White’s ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ (Three) and Kae Tempest’s ‘The Line Is A Curve’ (Four).Rounding out the rest of the Top Five is last week’s Number One, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Unlimited Love’.Elsewhere in the Top 10, Camila Cabello’s third album ‘Familia’ sits at Number Seven, while Joe Santriani‘s latest release, ‘The Elephants Of Mars’, is Number Nine.Pavement also look set to make a return to the chart for the first time in 23 years with a reissue of their 1999 album ‘Terror Twilight’.
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Green Man Festival adds Kraftwerk, Beach House, Metronomy and more to 2022 line-up
Green Man Festival has announced over 70 new acts for their 2022 festival, with Kraftwerk, Beach House and Metronomy set to headline.The festival in Brecon Beacons, Wales had already confirmed that Michael Kiwanuka will co-headline their 2022 event. This year’s festival will take place from August 18-21, and will serve as the 20th anniversary of Green Man Festival.Kraftwerk’s headline set at Green Man will mark their first-ever appearance at the festival.Bicep have also been added to the line-up today (February 10), which now includes the likes of Parquet Courts, Kae Tempest, Cate Le Bon, Black Country, New Road, Low and many more.Ty Segall & Freedom Band, Yves Tumor, Dry Cleaning, Ezra Furman, Jenny Hval, Alex G, Valerie June, Mdou Moctar, Arab Strap, Orchestra Baobab, Viagra Boys and The Murder Capital are also on the Green Man bill – you can check out their 2022 line-up poster above.Further additions to the Green Man Festival bill will be announced in the coming months.Tickets for the event have already sold out, but you can find out more information about this year’s festival here.“We’re so excited about Green Man’s 20th birthday, and we’re planning to celebrate his big anniversary with lots of wonderful surprises and the best party ever!” Green Man boss Fiona Stewart previously said in a statement about this year’s festival.
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