
Daniel Rachel
@danielrachel69
Musician-turned-award winning author
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http://danielrachel.com 16-12-2016 16:46:05
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š„ Relive the explosive rise of 2 Tone! š„ š¶In 1979, 2 Tone stormed the UK as bands like The Specials & Madness used ska & punk to tackle racism & social issues. Join Daniel Rachel in conversation with seanhannam at Writeidea Book your FREE tickets: daniel-rachel.eventbrite.co.uk


SENSES WORKING OVERTIME! From Beat Surrender to Starmaker, Goody Two Shoes to Come On Eileen.... Join myself and Nick Heyward šŖ talking The Year in Music: 1982 11.30pm Thursday BBC Radio 5 live #TheJam #haircut100 #dexysmidnightrunners #madness #AdamAnt #xtc


Ah, great conversation about all the music of 1982. So many good songs & memories of my 12th year, buying 7in singles & cassette tapes. Thanks ā¦Daniel Rachelā© ā¦Nick Heyward šŖā© & the main man ā¦Gordon Smartā© Going to miss these chats! šš» bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0ā¦


Iām enjoying the latest book by Daniel Rachel - out on White Rabbit Books , itās an in-depth look at the history of 2 Tone: come along to the Writeidea Festival 2025 on Nov 23 and listen to me talk to him all about it. Rude not to⦠ideastore.co.uk/writeidea #nowreading


I'm absolutely thrilled to have made the Rough Trade US Books Of The Year. blog.roughtrade.com/us/us-books-of⦠Akashic Books


Always fascinating which books are popular stateside compared to the UK. Rough Trade Records US top ten books of 2024 has some surprises. Congrats to our pals White Rabbit Books Ben Thompson Daniel Rachel and Richard King Colin Greenwood for smashing it! blog.roughtrade.com/us/us-books-ofā¦

RUDIES & ROCK AGAINST RACISM! Coming to Bristol, Nottingham, London, & Italy! 23/11 Writeidea Festival 2025 (Free) 24/11 Rock Against Racism Nottingham w/ Rhoda Dakar 28/11 Curzon Cinema & Arts + rare screening of 2 Tone Britain documentary 7-8 Dec: Rome & Bologna geni.us/TooMuchTooYoung


Thank you to everyone who came to the wonderful Writeidea Festival 2025 on Saturday afternoon in Whitechapel. Talking 2 Tone with seanhannam ! geni.us/TooMuchTooYoung


WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN! In conversation w/ Rhoda Dakar Rock Against Racism Nottingham (Sunday) + live art from Rikki Marr Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation! The Music & Politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone & Red Wedge amazon.co.uk/dp/1447272692#ā¦



Jayne Moorby Book of the year! x.com/DanielRachel69ā¦



The new book from Daniel Rachel, THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL, is a meticulously researched and sensitively told history of pop musicās enduring and problematic fascination with fascism. Out this October, with an introduction from Billy Bragg geni.us/ThisAintRockNRā¦


SIGNED Award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel navigates theĀ turbulent waters of of pop music's complicated history with fascism and the imagery surrounding it. With an introduction by Billy Bragg. Pre-ordering via White Rabbit Books. roughtrade.com/product/danielā¦


PREORDER: 'This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll - Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich' by Daniel Rachel Book exploring pop and alternative music's strange obsession with far-right iconography. Includes a signed bookplate. Daniel Rachel White Rabbit Books normanrecords.com/records/209654ā¦


Daniel Rachel Billy Bragg Here's Daniel Rachel and WR publisher Lee Brackstone explaining more about why THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL is such a necessary book on a challenging subject. geni.us/ThisAintRockNRā¦
