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  • British Library with Jon Savage & Pauline Black

    Pop music, the Swastika and the Third Reich Daniel Rachel and Jon Savage with Pauline Black. Thursday 29 January 2026 19.00 Some of rock 'n' roll's most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms to Siouxsie Sioux [...]

  • US Publication: This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll

    This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich  Hardcover – February 3, 2026 by Daniel Rachel (Author), Billy Bragg (Introduction) A meticulously researched and sensitively told history examining pop music’s enduring and problematic fascination with the swastika―and Nazism itself OVER THE LAST SEVEN DECADES, ome of rock ’n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted [...]

  • JW3 Abraham Debating Club

    The Abraham Debating Club 60 minutes Thursdays at 1.30pm Delivering a talk  on This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll Box Office (020) 7433 8988 341-351 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6ET JW3 - Helping to create a vibrant, diverse and proud community, inspired by and engaged in Jewish arts, culture and community

  • Institute of Contemporary Music: Long Play Sessions

    The Long Play Sessions : Daniel Rachel with This Ain't rock and Roll An Evening with Daniel Rachel: Exploring "This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll" Date & Time: 12th February, 7:00 PM onwards Venue: ICMP Queen’s Park Campus Open to: ICMP students, staff and the general public Join us for an exclusive evening with award-winning author Daniel Rachel as he discusses [...]

  • City Lights: San Francisco

    Daniel will be in conversation with Swedish punk rocker Dennis Lyxzen discussing This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll. This is a virtual event

  • Dave Rowntree (Blur) in conversation

    Dave Rowntree: No One You Know – Book Tour Dave Rowntree joins host Daniel Rachel to talk about his new photography book No One You Know, which contains exclusive, intimate, never-seen-before photos of Blur at the start of their career. With hundreds of previously unseen photographs, a personal foreword and detailed quotes of memories attached to the [...]

  • Jewish Book Week with Rosie Goldsmith

    Jewish Book Week 2026! Pop Music, the Swastika & the Third Reich 01/03/2026| 3:30 pm St Pancras room, Kings Place Price: £10.00 Book now From Lennon and Bowie to punk and beyond, some of rock ’n’ roll’s biggest icons have toyed with the aesthetics, hysteria, and even ideology of Nazism. Whether through shock, ignorance, or [...]

  • Mike Joyce (The Smiths) in conversation

    The Drums: Mike Joyce – Book Tour As a band, The Smiths need no introduction. Formed in 1982 and disbanded in 1987, all five of their studio albums reached the top five in the UK charts. They are widely lauded as one of the most influential bands of all time. This is Mike Joyce’s open-hearted story of what [...]

  • Don Letts Q&A + Rebel Dread Screening

    Don Letts Q&A + Rebel Dread Screening The Hub presents a special evening with Don Letts, punk icon and film director, DJ and musician. A Q&A, hosted by Daniel Rachel, will be followed by a screening of Don’s film, Rebel Dread. Don Letts’ reputation has been firmly established in both the film and music world by a substantial [...]

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