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SUMMARY:THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL: Publication date
DESCRIPTION:THIS AIN’T ROCK ‘N’ ROLL\n\nPop Music\, the Swastika & the Third Reich \n \nBy Daniel Rachel \nPublished in hardback (£25)\, eBook and audio\, 6th November 2025 \nA shocking and absorbing account of pop music’s complicated history with fascism and the imagery surrounding it from award-winning author Daniel Rachel. Introduction by Billy Bragg. \nIn this meticulously researched and sensitively told history\, with an Introduction by Billy Bragg\, Daniel Rachel examines pop music’s enduring and problematic fascination with the swastika – and Nazism itself. \nOver the last seven decades\, 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 and terrorising Jewish neighbourhoods to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk\, generations of performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics\, mass hysteria and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor\, stupidity\, or crass attempt at subversion\, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations – whimsically\, carelessly\, occasionally malevolently – in a way not accepted by any other artform. But how accountable should fans\, the media\, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticised perversions of a fascist regime? \nIn This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll\, award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel navigates these turbulent waters with extraordinary delicacy and care\, asking us to look anew at the artists that have defined us\, inspired us and given us joy – and consider why so many have been drawn to the imagery of a movement responsible for the twentieth century’s worst atrocities. Alongside a sensitive history of the Holocaust and an examination of the place it holds in our cultural consciousness\, Rachel asks essential questions of actions often overlooked or underplayed\, whilst neither casting sweeping judgement nor offering easy answers. In doing so\, he asks us to reassess the history of rock ’n’ roll and sheds new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich in popular culture and the legacy of twentieth (and twenty-first)-century history as it defines us today. \nDaniel Rachel said: ‘This has been a tremendously difficult book to write. But I believe necessary. As a teenage music fan\, I struggled to reconcile rock ’n’ roll’s rebellious attitude with my understanding of the horrors committed by the Third Reich. The swastika links both as an emblem of Nazi oppression but also a leitmotif for rock ’n’ roll defiance. Today\, the global rise of fascism challenges the defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in the Second World War. If rock ’n’ roll is to remain at the vanguard of the revolutionary spirit it needs to confront its shortcomings\, stand against persecution\, and address its historical failings.’ \n\n\n\n\nWhite Rabbit Books 30 October 2025\n\n\nOrder Now https://geni.us/ThisAintRockNRoll\n\n\n  \n\n#danielrachel #ThisAintRockNRoll\n\n 
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SUMMARY:British Music Experience Liverpool
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll \nBook event with author\, Daniel Rachel in conversation\nThursday 6 November\, 7.30pm\n​ \nPop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich \nOver the last seven decades\, 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 and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk\, generations of performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics\, mass hysteria and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor\, stupidity\, or crass attempt at subversion\, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations in a way not accepted by any other artform. But how accountable should fans\, the media\, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticised perversions of a fascist regime? \nIn This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll\, award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel navigates these turbulent waters with extraordinary delicacy and care\, asking us to look anew at the artists that have defined us\, inspired us and given us joy – and consider why so many have been drawn to the imagery of a movement responsible for the twentieth century’s worst atrocities. Alongside a sensitive history of the Holocaust and an examination of the place it holds in our cultural consciousness\, Rachel asks essential questions of actions often overlooked or underplayed\, whilst neither casting sweeping judgement nor offering easy answers. In doing so\, he asks us to reassess the history of rock ‘n’ roll and sheds new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich in popular culture and the legacy of twentieth (and twenty-first) century history as it defines us today. \nJoin us as Daniel discusses the themes in his latest book with author\, visual artist and musician Zoë Howe.  Books will be available to buy and can be signed on the evening.  Daniel and Zoë will be further supported by the Merseyside branch of Stand Up to Racism who will be selling merch and giving out information. \nAll tickets £8. \n​Book Now \n​​Daniel Rachel \n​Daniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. His previous books include Too Much Too Young: Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation (aTimes\, Uncut\, Rough Trade US and Resident Musicbook of the year) and Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME book of the year). He lives in London. \n​Zoë Howe \nZoë Howe has produced acclaimed biographies of The Slits\, Poly Styrene\, the Jesus & Mary Chain\, Wilko Johnson\, Stevie Nicks\, Florence + The Machine\, Lee Brilleaux and others. Zoë was part of the founding team behind the award-winning documentary Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché\, and she has made radio programmes for Absolute Radio\, Resonance FM and Soho Radio amongst others; she currently presents the Rock ’n’ Roll Witch show on Soho Radio. Musically\, Zoë has worked with Viv Albertine\, Helen McCookery Book\, Steve Beresford\, Mick Jones & others. Zoë is a Royal Literary Fund writing Fellow at Newnham College\, University of Cambridge\, and her debut novel Shine On\, Marquee Moon was shortlisted for the Virginia Prize for Fiction in 2016.  \n​Please note\, our museum galleries are closed during events.     \n​ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nFIND US\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBritish Music Experience \nCunard BuildingPier Head \nLiverpool\, Merseyside \nL3 1DS \nUnited Kingdom \n​ \ninfo@britishmusicexperience.com \n​
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