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Daniel Rachel

@danielrachel69

Musician-turned-award winning author

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Writeidea Festival 2025 (@writeideafest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

šŸ”„ Relive the explosive rise of 2 Tone! šŸ”„ šŸŽ¶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

šŸ”„ Relive the explosive rise of 2 Tone! šŸ”„

šŸŽ¶In 1979, 2 Tone stormed the UK as bands like The Specials & Madness used ska & punk to tackle racism & social issues.

Join <a href="/DanielRachel69/">Daniel Rachel</a> in conversation with <a href="/seanhannam/">seanhannam</a> at Writeidea

Book your FREE tickets: daniel-rachel.eventbrite.co.uk
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SENSES WORKING OVERTIME! From Beat Surrender to Starmaker, Goody Two Shoes to Come On Eileen.... Join myself and Nick Heyward 🪁 talking The Year in Music: 1982 11.30pm Thursday BBC Radio 5 live #TheJam #haircut100 #dexysmidnightrunners #madness #AdamAnt #xtc

SENSES WORKING OVERTIME! 
From Beat Surrender to Starmaker, Goody Two Shoes to Come On Eileen.... 

Join myself and <a href="/NickHeyward/">Nick Heyward 🪁</a> talking The Year in Music: 1982 

11.30pm Thursday BBC Radio 5 live

#TheJam #haircut100 #dexysmidnightrunners #madness #AdamAnt #xtc
Helen Clarke MBE (@helenlclarke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ah, great conversation about all the music of 1982. So many good songs & memories of my 12th year, buying 7in singles & cassette tapes. Thanks ⁦Daniel Rachel⁩ ⁦Nick Heyward 🪁⁩ & the main man ⁦Gordon Smart⁩ Going to miss these chats! šŸ’–šŸ“» bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

seanhannam (@seanhannam) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’m enjoying the latest book by Daniel Rachel - out on White Rabbit Books , it’s 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 enjoying the latest book by <a href="/DanielRachel69/">Daniel Rachel</a> - out on <a href="/WhiteRabbitBks/">White Rabbit Books</a> , it’s an in-depth look at the history of 2 Tone: come along to the <a href="/Writeideafest/">Writeidea Festival 2025</a> on Nov 23 and listen to me talk to him all about it. Rude not to… ideastore.co.uk/writeidea #nowreading
Rock'n'Rollbookclub šŸ“š (@e17rnr_books) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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-of…

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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

RUDIES &amp; ROCK AGAINST RACISM!
Coming to Bristol, Nottingham, London, &amp; Italy!

23/11 <a href="/Writeideafest/">Writeidea Festival 2025</a> (Free)
24/11 Rock Against Racism Nottingham w/ <a href="/RhodaDakar/">Rhoda Dakar</a> 
28/11 <a href="/CurzonClevedon/">Curzon Cinema & Arts</a> + rare screening of 2 Tone Britain documentary

7-8 Dec: Rome &amp; Bologna
geni.us/TooMuchTooYoung
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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#…

WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN!

In conversation w/ <a href="/RhodaDakar/">Rhoda Dakar</a> Rock Against Racism Nottingham (Sunday) + live art from <a href="/RikkiMarr/">Rikki Marr</a> 

Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation!

The Music &amp; Politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone &amp; Red Wedge 
 
amazon.co.uk/dp/1447272692#…
Daniel Rachel (@danielrachel69) 's Twitter Profile Photo

WHEN IN ROME! Talks and DJ sets in Rome & Bologna! Thank you @RobertòHellnation, Crombie Media & everyone who came to celebrate the Italian publication of Too Much Too Young #toomuchtooyoung #ska #2Tone Reggae

WHEN IN ROME!
Talks and DJ sets in Rome &amp; Bologna!

Thank you @RobertòHellnation, <a href="/crombiemedia/">Crombie Media</a> &amp; everyone who came to celebrate the Italian publication of Too Much Too Young

#toomuchtooyoung #ska #2Tone <a href="/reggae/">Reggae</a>
Carolyn (@carolyn_on_x) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What a terrible shock it was to find out that we lost this man two years ago today. Terry Hall, you are much loved and much missed. Thank you for all the wonderful music and for being you. #TerryHall

What a terrible shock it was to find out that we lost this man two years ago today.

Terry Hall, you are much loved and much missed. Thank you for all the wonderful music and for being you. 

#TerryHall
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SIGNED BOOK DANIEL RACHEL This Ain’t Rock ā€˜n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich Limited *Signed* Hardback Preorder: resident-music.com/productdetails… A sadly prescient, shocking, & absorbing chronological account of pop music's complicated history with fascism & the

SIGNED BOOK
DANIEL RACHEL
This Ain’t Rock ā€˜n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich
Limited *Signed* Hardback
Preorder: resident-music.com/productdetails…
A sadly prescient, shocking, &amp; absorbing chronological account of pop music's complicated history with fascism &amp; the
White Rabbit Books (@whiterabbitbks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

The new book from <a href="/DanielRachel69/">Daniel Rachel</a>, THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL, is a meticulously researched and sensitively told history of pop music’s enduring and problematic fascination with fascism.

Out this October, with an introduction from <a href="/billybragg/">Billy Bragg</a> geni.us/ThisAintRockNR…
Rough Trade (@roughtrade) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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/daniel…

SIGNED

Award-winning music historian <a href="/DanielRachel69/">Daniel Rachel</a> 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 <a href="/WhiteRabbitBks/">White Rabbit Books</a>.

roughtrade.com/product/daniel…
Norman Records (@normanrecords) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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/209654…

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.

<a href="/DanielRachel69/">Daniel Rachel</a>
<a href="/WhiteRabbitBks/">White Rabbit Books</a>
normanrecords.com/records/209654…