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SUMMARY:'A Hard Day's Night' with Samira Ahmed
DESCRIPTION:The Long Play Sessions : Samira Ahmed with ‘A Hard Day’s Night’\n Thu 11 Jun 2026 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM The Venue and Refectory\, ICMP (Queens Park Campus)\, NW6 6PA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on 11 June at 7:00 pm at ICMP’s Queen’s Park venue for a special in‑conversation event with award‑winning journalist\, writer\, and broadcaster Samira Ahmed\, as she discusses with Daniel Rachel her brand‑new book in the BFI Film Classics series:\nA Hard Day’s Night – her deep dive into the Beatles’ groundbreaking 1964 film. \nIn this intimate interview\, Samira will explore how A Hard Day’s Night—originally created to capture the Beatles’ explosive rise—has become a genuine cinematic classic. Drawing from her lifelong love for the film and her remarkable 2023 discovery of the earliest known full Beatles concert recording\, Samira examines how the movie captured the shifting cultural landscape of 1960s Britain and redefined modern celebrity. \nExpect insights into: \n\nThe film’s innovative blend of documentary realism and playful rebellion\nHow Beatlemania transformed ideas of fame\, identity\, and media\nThe film’s lasting influence on generations of artists\, fans\, and filmmakers\nSamira’s personal connection to the Beatles and how the film shaped her own journey into journalism\n\nAbout the author:\nSamira Ahmed presents Front Row on BBC Radio 4 and Newswatch on BBC One\, and has created acclaimed documentaries including Art of Persia and I Dressed Ziggy Stardust. In 2020 she was named Audio Presenter of the Year by the Broadcasting Press Guild. A Hard Day’s Night is her first book. \nWhether you’re a Beatles fan\, a film lover\, or simply curious about the cultural forces that shaped modern Britain\, this is an evening not to miss. \n  \n\n\n\nLocation\nThe Venue and Refectory\, ICMP (Queens Park Campus)\, NW6 6PA
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/a-hard-days-night-with-samira-ahmed/
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SUMMARY:Oasis night
DESCRIPTION:The Long Play Sessions: A Sound So Very Loud – Oasis\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, May 28  •  7 PM – 10:30 PM\n\n\n\nThe Long Play Sessions present the epic story of Oasis as we relive the anthems that made them legends in this unforgettable author talk.\n\n\n\nJoin us for an unmissable night celebrating the music\, madness\, and enduring legacy of Oasis — one of Britain’s most explosive and influential bands.\nThrough the lens of A Sound So Very Loud — the definitive new book by acclaimed music journalists Ted Kessler and Hamish MacBain — this immersive evening dives deep into the songs\, stories\, and chaos that defined a generation. \nThe evening will be hosted by Daniel Rachel\, former musician-turned-award-winning and bestselling author whose previous works include: Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters\, Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music & Politics of Rock Against Racism\, 2 Tone and Red Wedge and most recently This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music\, The Swastika and The Third Reich (nominated for The Penderyn Music Book prize). \nThe night includes:\n🎤 Book Talk & Q&A\nGo behind the music with two writers who were there from the start. From Supersonic to Champagne Supernova\, uncover the real stories behind Oasis’s biggest hits\, and the creative friction that made them legendary. Signed copies of A Sound So Very Loud will be available for purchase. \n🎧 Listening Party\nLose yourself in the anthems\, deep cuts\, and hidden gems that shaped the Britpop era. Expect nostalgia\, sing-alongs\, and maybe even a surprise or two. \n👥 About the Authors\nHamish MacBain\nA former writer at NME from 2004 to 2010\, MacBain had a front-row seat to the breakup of Oasis. He penned the words in the band’s final official tour programme and was en route to review their last UK show when it was cancelled. He co-authored Any Road Will Get Us There (If We Don’t Know Where We’re Going) with Noel Gallagher in 2018\, and his sleevenotes for the Be Here Now reissue were featured in the Chasing the Sun: 1993–1997 Oasis exhibition. \nTed Kessler\nKessler was on staff at NME from 1993 to 2003 before joining Q magazine\, where he worked for sixteen years\, including four as editor. He first interviewed Oasis in 1994 around their debut single Supersonic\, and his final interview with the band was in Amsterdam in 2009\, just before their split. Since then\, he’s written five Liam Gallagher cover interviews and remains one of the most trusted voices on the band’s legacy. \nThe Long Play Sessions\nThis event forms part of The Long Play Sessions\, a curated series hosted by ICMP celebrating some of the most influential voices writing about music today. Each session goes beyond the page\, offering live conversation\, cultural context and creative insight into the stories that shape music history. Head to our Ticket Tailor profile page to view other upcoming Long Play Sessions. \nWe look forward to welcoming you to The Long Play Sessions for an essential evening exploring one of the loudest\, boldest and most influential moments in British music history. \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/oasis-night/
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SUMMARY:Hackney History Festival: Rock Against Racism in Victoria Park
DESCRIPTION:Rock against Racism in Victoria Park.\n \n1978. 100\,000 music fans walked seven miles from Trafalgar Square to Victoria Park. To protest against the National Front. To rejoice in the music of punk and reggae. And to watch X-Ray Spex\, Steel Pulse and the Clash. This was Rock Against Racism. Anti-racist\, Anti-sexist. And a warning to the divisive rhetoric of rock gods like Eric Clapton\, Rod Stewart and David Bowie. \nDaniel Rachel\, author of Walls Come Tumbling: the music and politics of Rock Against\, 2 Tone & Red Wedge in conversation with Andrew Harrison. \nSun 17 May 2026 12:00pm\nBuy tickets\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nManage tickets \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNOTE:  Hackney Half takes place in the morning with some road closures and disruption to buses\, so you are advised to travel by train to Homerton Station or walk/cycle. \n\n\n\nLocation\nChat’s Palace\, E9 6DF
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/hackney-history-festival-rock-against-racism-in-victoria-park/
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SUMMARY:Paul Weller evening
DESCRIPTION:The Long Play Sessions: Dan Jennings with ‘Paul Weller Dancing Through the Fire’\n Wed 13 May 2026 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM ICMP (Queens Park Campus)\, NW6 6PA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect tickets\n\n\nJoin us for an intimate and expansive evening with award‑winning broadcaster and journalist Dan Jennings\, as he discusses DANCING THROUGH THE FIRE: The Authorised Oral History of Paul Weller\, the first fully authorised and definitive oral account of one of Britain’s most influential and enduring musical figures. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event forms part of The Long Play Sessions\, ICMP’s curated series celebrating transformative writers\, artists and cultural voices who shape how we understand music\, identity and creative expression. Each session opens a window into the stories behind the art — blending conversation\, cultural history and lived experience. \nIn Dancing Through the Fire\, Jennings traces the extraordinary creative life of Paul Weller\, from the explosive urgency of The Jam\, through the ambitious sophistication of The Style Council\, to a prolific and uncompromising solo career spanning more than three decades. Built from over 200 hours of interviews with more than 250 contributors\, including Weller himself; the book offers an unprecedented\, collective portrait of a musician whose influence has defined generations. \nDrawing on unique access to Weller’s inner circle of family\, friends\, bandmates\, producers and collaborators\, Jennings reveals the drive\, discipline and restless creativity behind a career that continually resisted nostalgia and commercial complacency. The result is candid\, generous and richly revealing — capturing not just the myth\, but the man at the centre of one of British music’s most remarkable artistic journeys. \nFar more than a standard biography\, Dan’s book explores the realities of longevity\, reinvention and creative survival. It reflects on class\, culture\, fandom and the personal cost of sustaining artistic integrity in the public eye\, while charting how Weller became one of the very few artists to achieve Number One albums across five consecutive decades. \nPaul Weller’s story — creative\, uncompromising and continually evolving\, speaks to anyone who cares about music as a cultural force. It asks what it takes to remain vital\, curious and true to yourself when the world expects you to stand still. \nAlready hailed by critics as a landmark work of music journalism\, Dancing Through the Fire is being recognised as the definitive account of one of Britain’s greatest artists. \nWhat to Expect\n\nA talk from Dan Jennings exploring the making of Dancing Through the Fire\, the interview process\, and the challenge of capturing a living legend through many voices\nIn‑depth discussion of creativity\, longevity\, reinvention and artistic integrity across five decades of British music\nBehind‑the‑scenes insight into Jennings’ unprecedented access to Paul Weller and his closest collaborators\nReflections on class\, fandom\, cultural legacy and why Weller’s music continues to resonate across generations\nAudience Q&A\, offering the chance to engage directly with Jennings about his research\, the writing process and Paul Weller’s cultural impact\nBook signing — bring your copy or purchase one on the night\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you to The Long Play Sessions for a thoughtful\, energising and unforgettable evening celebrating one of modern music’s most vital and uncompromising creative figures. \n\n\nLocation\nICMP (Queens Park Campus)\, NW6 6PA
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/paul-weller-evening/
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SUMMARY:MILIM live
DESCRIPTION:This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika\, and the Third Reich\nMilim presents a powerful and thought-provoking talk with Daniel Rachel\, exploring his new book This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika\, and the Third Reich. In this compelling event\, Daniel examines the troubling and often overlooked relationship between popular music and Nazi imagery across the past seventy years. \n\nFrom shock tactics in punk to provocative stage personas\, generations of artists have engaged with symbols and aesthetics tied to one of history’s darkest regimes. But why has this fascination persisted and what responsibility do musicians\, media\, and audiences bear? Drawing on meticulous research Daniel navigates these difficult questions with sensitivity\, encouraging us to reconsider the cultural legacy of music we love. \n\n\nAn award-winning author and former musician\, Daniel brings both insight and nuance to this challenging subject\, offering an essential conversation about history\, memory\, and ethics in popular culture \n\n  \n  \n\n\nWHEN: \n11th May 2026 \nTIME: \n20:00 BST \nWHERE: \n  \nOnline \n  \nADDITIONAL INFO: \n  \nTICKETS: \nTo book please click here
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/milim-live/
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SUMMARY:The Laugharne Weekend with Robin Ince
DESCRIPTION:Fountain Inn \n12.15 Daniel Rachel Discusses his provocative study of pop’s flirtations with Nazi imagery and ideology\, This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/the-laugharne-weekend/
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SUMMARY:Crouch End Political Festival
DESCRIPTION:With Vera Baird KC \n \nSaturday 21 March\nHornsey Library\nLondon N8
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/crouch-end-political-festival/
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SUMMARY:Art & Talking: Chipping Norton
DESCRIPTION:Saturday March 14 2026 7-9pm Daniel Rachel– will discuss his new book\nThis Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Rachel is not looking to cancel or absolve but instead explore the musical obsession with atrocity and how it relates to rock history in general. A sadly rather timely book.” NME \n\nhttps://www.artandtalking.com/books-authors
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/art-talking-chipping-norton/
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SUMMARY:Jewish Book Week with Rosie Goldsmith SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Jewish Book Week 2026!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPop Music\, the Swastika & the Third Reich\n\n\n\n\n\n\n01/03/2026|\n\n\n\n\n3:30 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSt Pancras room\, Kings Place\n\n\n\n\nPrice: £10.00\n\n\n\nBook now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom 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 misguided attempts at provocation\, pop music has explored these associations in ways rarely seen in other art forms. In his meticulously researched and sensitively told This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll\, best-selling author Daniel Rachel examines these often-overlooked actions in conversation with Rosie Goldsmith. \nRosie Goldsmith\n \nRosie Goldsmith is a journalist and presenter. With the BBC for 20 years\, today she combines journalism with chairing and curating arts and literary events in the UK and across the world. She is Director of the European Literature Network\, Artistic Director of the European Writers’ Festival\, and presenter of the Slightly Foxed books podcast. \nBuy a copy of This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll by Daniel Rachel
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/jewish-book-week-with-rosie-goldsmith/
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SUMMARY:Dave Rowntree (Blur) in conversation
DESCRIPTION:Dave Rowntree: No One You Know – Book Tour\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDave 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith hundreds of previously unseen photographs\, a personal foreword and detailed quotes of memories attached to the images\, No One You Know is a unique visual insight into the first few years of one of Britain’s most successful and well-loved bands\, from one of the only four people who knows what it was really like.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nDave Rowntree: No One You Know – Book Tour\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDave 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith hundreds of previously unseen photographs\, a personal foreword and detailed quotes of memories attached to the images\, No One You Know is a unique visual insight into the first few years of one of Britain’s most successful and well-loved bands\, from one of the only four people who knows what it was really like.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate\n\n\n\n\n\n26 02\n\n\n\n Time \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n Cost \n\n£18.00\n\n\n\n More Info \n\nBook Now\n\n\n\n  \nLocation\n\nThe Hub\n\nSt Mary’s\nLichfield
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/dave-rowntree-blur-in-conversation/
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SUMMARY:Debsey Wykes (Dolly Mixture) In conversation
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nThe Long Play Sessions presents: Debsey Wykes in conversation with Daniel Rachel\n Thu 19 Feb 2026 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM Venue and Cafe\, ICMP Queen’s Park Campus\, NW6 6PA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a special evening with musician\, writer and feminist activist Debsey Wykes\, as she discusses her acclaimed book Teenage Daydream: We Are the Girls Who Play in a Band\, a Rough Trade and The Times Book of the Year 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event forms part of The Long Play Sessions\, a curated series hosted by ICMP celebrating some of the most acclaimed and influential authors writing about music today. Each session goes beyond the page\, bringing live conversation\, cultural context and creative insight to the stories that shape music history. \nDebsey will be joined in conversation by award-winning author and broadcaster Daniel Rachel\, one of the UK’s leading voices in music writing. Known for his sharp\, empathetic interviewing style and deep cultural knowledge\, Rachel brings a vital perspective to the discussion and will also appear as a featured guest in The Long Play Sessions in February 2026 (view event). \nTeenage Daydream is part memoir\, part cultural history\, celebrating the untold stories of girls and women who formed bands\, picked up instruments\, and carved out space in a music industry that rarely made room for them. Through personal experience and wider reflection\, Wykes explores creativity\, friendship\, rebellion and music as a force for self-expression and resistance. \nThe book shines a light on the realities of growing up in bands\, navigating gender expectations\, and finding your voice both on and off stage. It is an essential contribution to conversations around youth culture\, feminism and popular music history. \nWhat to expect\n\nScreening of Take Three Girls: Dolly Mixture Story (40mins)\nAn inspiring talk from Debsey Wykes on the stories and themes behind Teenage Daydream\nIn-depth conversation with Daniel Rachel on music\, gender and creativity\nAudience Q&A\nBook signing opportunity. Bring your copy or purchase one on the night\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you to The Long Play Sessions for what will be a fascinating evening with two outstanding voices of music culture. \n\n\nLocation\nVenue and Cafe\, ICMP Queen’s Park Campus\, NW6 6PA
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/debsey-wykes-dolly-mixture-in-conversation/
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SUMMARY:Institute of Contemporary Music: Long Play Sessions
DESCRIPTION:The Long Play Sessions : Daniel Rachel with This Ain’t rock and Roll\nAn Evening with Daniel Rachel: Exploring “This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate & Time: 12th February\, 7:00 PM onwards\nVenue: ICMP Queen’s Park Campus\nOpen to: ICMP students\, staff and the general public \nJoin us for an exclusive evening with award-winning author Daniel Rachel as he discusses his groundbreaking new book\, This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich. This compelling work delves into the complex and often troubling relationship between popular music and fascist imagery\, tracing seven decades of rock and pop’s fascination with the aesthetics and ideology of the Third Reich. \nWith an introduction by Billy Bragg\, Rachel’s book asks urgent questions about accountability\, cultural memory\, and the legacy of music icons who flirted with Nazi symbolism—from punk provocateurs to rock legends. It’s a thought-provoking exploration of art\, rebellion\, and responsibility in the face of history’s darkest chapters. \nWhat to Expect: \n\nA captivating talk by Daniel Rachel on the themes and stories behind the book\nInteractive Q&A session\nBook signing opportunity—bring your copy or purchase one at the event\n\nDon’t miss this chance to engage with one of Britain’s most acclaimed music historians and gain fresh insight into the intersections of music\, politics\, and culture. \n\n\n\nLocation\nThe Venue and Refectory\, ICMP (Queens Park Campus)\, NW6 6PA \n\n\nHome » News » ICMP to welcome music book authors for the Long Play Sessions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nICMP is delighted to announce a new event series with music writers visiting our campus to share the stories behind their books\, insights and music industry experiences with students. \nThe Long Play Sessions will be held at ICMP’s Queen’s Park campus and begin on 12th February with writer Daniel Rachel visiting to discuss his book\, ‘This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll – Pop Music\, the Swastika and The Third Reich’. \nOther authors already confirmed for our 2026 events include Debsey Wykes\, Keith Cameron\, Huey Morgan and Will Hodgkinson\, the writer behind the acclaimed\, ‘Street Level Superstar – a Year with Lawrence’. \nThe Long Play Sessions launched in 2025 with an inaugural event featuring music journalist Miranda Sawyer\, who discussed her book ‘Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs‘. \nAce\, Head of Industry and Brand Partnerships at ICMP\, said: “The Long Play Sessions is a fantastic event series and we’re thrilled to welcome these literary talents to ICMP to talk about their brilliant books.” \nThere’s an increasingly exciting array of books\, authors and writers out there exploring stories within contemporary music and beyond. We’re looking forward to many of them visiting ICMP to share their stories.” \nAll events will start at 7pm and are held at our Queen’s Park campus in London. The Long Play Sessions are open to the public for a small fee and are free to ICMP students.  \nUPCOMING EVENTS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/institute-of-contemporary-music-long-play-sessions/
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SUMMARY:How To Academy with Robin Ince
DESCRIPTION:Mon\, 5 January 2026\n6:00 pm – 7:00 pm GMT \nRock ‘n’ Roll’s Nazi Problem\nDaniel Rachel In Conversation with Robin Ince\n\nJoin Buy Livestream\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA fascinating and unsettling look at how pop and rock music have repeatedly collided with Nazi imagery- sometimes as critique\, sometimes as provocation\, and sometimes through sheer ignorance.\nAward-winning music Historian Daniel Rachel joins us to uncover pop music’s complicated history with fascism and the imagery surrounding it. Whether due to shock factor\, malevolence\, or a crass attempt at subversion\, some of rock ’n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the theatre of the Third Reich- from John Lennon’s ink drawings of himself saluting “Heil John” to Joy Division’s Auschwitz-inspired name\, to Kanye West’s controversial fashion line. Daniel will reassess the history of rock ’n’ roll and shed new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich that still resonate in popular culture today. \nBut 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? \nPacked full of little-known facts about our favourite musicians\, this eye-opening conversation will invite us to look anew at the artists that have defined us\, inspired us\, and given us joy. \n  \nTickets to this online event are free for members of How To +. \n\n\n\n\nJoin How To +\nSubscribers receive substantial discounts to our live\, on-stage events and free access to our livestreams and video library of 600+ videos. \nStarting from £9.99 + VAT\nThe first month is only £9.99 + VAT\, cheaper than an individual livestream ticket. Thereafter £17.50 + VAT. Cancel anytime. \nJoin How To + \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooks \n\n\nBooks are supplied by Primrose Hill Books. Pre-ordered copies will be dispatched shortly after the event. UK delivery only. \n\n\nPrice\nIndividual tickets are £15\, or free for subscribers to How To +. How To + is £9.99 + VAT for the first month\, thereafter £17.50 + VAT. Cancel anytime. \n\n\nReplay\nA link to replay the event will be made available 48 hours after the event is over to enjoy without a time limit. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow To + Subscribers receive discounts to our live\, on-stage events and free access to our livestreams and video library of 600+ videos. The first month is £9.99 + VAT\, thereafter £17.50 + VAT a month. \nAlready subscribed to How To + ?\nPlease Log in here \n\nJoin how to + \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Rachel\nAuthor\, Musician\, Historian \n\n\nDaniel 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 (a Sunday Times\, Uncut\, Rough Trade US and Resident Music book 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobin Ince\nComedian\, Actor and Writer \n\n\nRobin Ince is a comedian\, actor and writer. The Guardian once declared him a ‘becardiganed polymath’ which seems about right. He is the author of several acclaimed books\, including The Importance of Being Interested and I’m a Joke and So Are You. \nWith Professor Brian Cox\, he created and presents the award-winning BBC Radio 4 show The Infinite Monkey Cage\, which ranks among the most popular science podcasts worldwide. He also won Celebrity Mastermind but forgot that calcium was the dominant element of chalk. After being diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 52\, he finally has an excuse.
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SUMMARY:Turku University\, Finland
DESCRIPTION:The fascination and affective legacy of fascism: final seminar\nDaniel will give a keynote speech on his new book\, This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll.\n\n\nThursday 27 November 2025\, 2–6 pm\, Tauno Nurmela Hall (I\, Main Building of the University of Turku) \nThe seminar is organized by the research project Fascism’s Lume and Affective Heritage in Finnish Culture (Koneen Foundation\, 2021–2025) at the University of Turku in collaboration with the International Institute for Popular Culture (IIPC) and the Centre for the Study of Storytelling\, Experientiality and Memory (SELMA) research centers. \nThe purpose of this multidisciplinary project\, combining science and art\, has been to focus on the cultural legacy of Finnish fascism after World War II\, and especially its affectivity. The recycling of fascist material has created an emotional climate in which different manifestations of patriotism\, fascism\, and the idea of ​​nationalism are mixed together. \nThe seminar will feature speeches from the project’s researchers\, a performance by a theatre group working as part of the project\, and a speech from an English non-fiction writer examining Nazism and popular music. \nThe event will be held in Finnish\, except for Daniel Rachel’s presentation in English. \nAdmission to the event is free. \nProgram \n2 p.m. Opening remarks \nFascism and Esotericism\nDocent Kimi Kärki \nComposer Yrjö Kilpinen – from political activist to “harmless” artist\nMSc Susanna Waldén-Antikainen \nThe fascination of fascism in Finnish black metal\nFT Aila Mustamo \nVoices of confrontation in the documentary Boiling Point: Whose Finlandia is it?\nDocent Anna-Elena Pääkkölä \nAt 4 pm They said: borders closed \nPerformance of the theatre piece and panel discussion (the project’s researchers and theatre group provide background on their work and discuss with the audience) \nTheatre group:\nDirected by Fiikka Forsman. Script by Fiikka Forsman\, Paul Olin and the working group. Performers: Anu Almagro\, Paul Olin\, Terhi Suorlahti and opera singer Volodymyr Andrushchak as well as sound designer\, composer Pertti Grönholm. Scenographer Jaana Kurttila. Lighting designer Eero Erkamo. Producer-choreographer Anja Lappi. \nShort break \nKlo 17 IIPC Debate 129:\nTHIS AIN’T ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: Pop Music\, the Swastika\, and the Third Reich\nDaniel Rachel \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? \nBio: Daniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. In his latest book\, 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. Rachel’s previous books include Too Much Too Young: Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation (a Sunday Times\, Uncut\, Rough Trade US and Resident Music book of the year) and Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME book of the year). He lives in London. Please note that some copies of This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll should be available from the author at the event. \nMore information: \nProject leader\, docent Kimi Kärki\nkimi.karki@utu.fi \, +358505766668 \nDaniel Rachel:\nhttps://danielrachel.com/ \nFascism’s Allure and Affective Legacy research project:\nhttps://fasiaffekti.wordpress.com/ \nThey said: borders closed at Tampere Theatre Festival 2025:\nhttps://www.teatteritelakka.fi/ohjelma/he-sanoivat-rajat-kiinni/ \n\nPosted in Uncategorized | Leave a reply
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SUMMARY:Rough Trade East: with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer + Signing
DESCRIPTION:Daniel Rachel: Q&A with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer + Signing\n \nRough Trade East London\nMon\, 24 Nov\, 7:00 pm\n£25 The price you’ll pay. No surprises later.\n\n\n\nBuy now \n\n\n\nAbout\n\n\nRough Trade East is very excited to present a Q&A with Daniel Rachel\, Billy Bragg and Miranda Sawyer and signing from Daniel Rachel. This unique event celebrates the release of his new book ‘This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll : Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich’ released via White Rabbit. \nTickets for this event include a physical copy of the fantastic book to be collected from Rough Trade East on the day of the show. \nMore product information can be found HERE >> https://www.roughtrade.com/product/daniel-rachel/this-aint-rock-n-roll-pop-music-the-swastika-and-the-third-reich#51911517274443 \nAccessibility: \nFor accessible tickets\, free PA/Carer tickets and other accessibility requests please go to dice.fm/contact. Rough Trade is wheelchair accessible with step free access. \n\n\n\n\nAll ages\n\n\nPresented by Rough Trade.\n\n\n\n\nYou can get a refund if: \n\nIt’s within 24 hours of buying tickets\nThis event is rescheduled or cancelled\n\n\n\nYou can’t get a refund within 24 hours of the event start time.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRough Trade East London\nThe Old Truman Brewery\, 150 Brick Lane\, London E1 6QL\nOpen in mapsFollow
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SUMMARY:Write Idea Festival
DESCRIPTION:Daniel Rachel\n\nThis Ain’t Rock N Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich\nSunday 23 November 1.00pm\nDaniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. This Ain’t Rock N Roll is a shocking and absorbing chronological account of pop music’s complicated history with fascism and the imagery surrounding it. 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. \nDaniel will be in conversation with Sean Hannam who is a freelance journalist specialising in retail\, tech and music. \n\nhttps://www.ideastore.co.uk/whats-on/writeidea-festival \n  \nWriteidea Festival 2025\nThe 2025 Festival will take place at The Tower Hamlets Town Hall\, Whitechapel\, 21-23 November. \nAll the events are FREE. \nMost events will be very popular and we strongly advise booking a ticket in advance. We allocate more tickets than there is capacity in order to allow for the high number of no-shows that unfortunately happen when events are free of charge. Please arrive early as entry to events is on a first come\, first served basis.
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SUMMARY:Louder Than Words
DESCRIPTION:This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich\n\n\n\nDaniel Rachel’s shocking & absorbing chronological account of pop music’s complicated history with fascism & the imagery surrounding it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLouder Than Words Festival\nSaturday\, November 15 · 8:15 – 9:30pm GMT\nINNSIDE Manchester\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1 First Street Manchester M15 4RP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\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. \n  \nWe have two ticket options available: * Event Only and *Event with Discounted Book Combo deal – books will be available for collection at the Festival. \nOur event will be followed by a dedicated signing event with Daniel. RRP books will also be available for purchase on the day. \nAbout the Author: \nDaniel 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\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTags\n\n\nManchester Events\nThings to do in Manchester\n#rocknroll\n#popmusic\n#thirdreich\n#swastika\n#eventtitle
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SUMMARY:Specialized Big One Experience
DESCRIPTION:The Big One Presents…LITERARY Q & A AND BOOK SIGNINGS!\n\n \n\n  \nThe Q & A sessions have always been a popular addition to the Specialized Big One Experience and this year is no different.\nOn Sunday 9th November\, your compere and host is of course top raconteur himself Nick Welsh AKA King Hammond and he will be delving into the words and minds of four subculture authors.\nRenowned poet and author TIM WELLS will be joining us.Tim is respected in his field and has cut a niche in the literary world with his pulp Skinhead novellas such as “Shine On Me” and “Moonstomp” – Skinhead werewolves anyone?\nAlso joining us football subculture icon\, and now writer and film director CASS PENNANT. Cass is a British football institution\, famed for his days with the West Ham Crew\, He will have many a story to tell about this and his biography\nand making the Ska music heavy “Beverley” movie which will be showing in the Main Arena at The Big One over the weekend.\nSpecialized’s very own PAUL WILLO will be joining the panel in conjunction to the final issue of the revamped full circle story of The Specials “You’re Wondering Now – The Specials – An Encore”\nand finally author DANIEL RACHEL will be in attendance as he discusses his book “Too Much Too Young – The story of 2 Tone Records”\nAfter the Q & A \, there will the chances to purchase the books and if needed\, get them signed.\nTHIS WILL KICK OFF JUST AFTER THE REMEMBERANCE EVENT\, \nSPECIALIZED BIG ONE TICKETS \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/specialized-big-one-experience/
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SUMMARY:Launch Party w/Oysland Klezmer Trio
DESCRIPTION:This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Launch + The Oysland Klezmer Trio\n\nTo celebrate the launch of his new book ‘THIS AIN’T ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’\, join us for an evening of conversation with author Daniel Rachel and a unique live performance from the acclaimed Oysland Klezmer Trio . \nMonday 27 October 2025\nThe night begins at 7.15pm\nDoors: See footer | Entry: £10 advance \nLONDON: Jamboree \n\n\n\n0\n6 St Chads Place\nLondon\nWC1X 9HH\n\n\n>\nwww.jamboreevenue.co.uk/\n\n\n!\n02072786797\n\n\n`\nFind us\nWe are a short walk from King’s Cross Station\, down a cobbled street just off Gray’s Inn Road. \nThe venue is fully wheelchair accessible.\n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/launch-party-w-oysland-klezmer-trio/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250717T070000
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SUMMARY:
DESCRIPTION:IT’S MADNESS…A UK PREMIERE! \nCome and join the Nutty Boys on film for the British premiere of Prince of Ska\, Kings of Pop featuring Suggs\, Bedders\, Lynval Golding\, Rhoda Dakar and a wonderful visual journey through the history of one of the country’s greatest ever singles’ band.2 Tone Night w/ Daniel Rachel + Madness ScreeningThu 17 Jul / 19:30 / £13.20UK Premiere of ‘Madness: Prince of Ska\, Kings of Pop’Presented by Walthamstow Rock ‘n’ Roll Book ClubIvy House\, NunheadTickets from Dice and Eventbrite.#madness #2tone #suggs #toomuchtooyoung \nSee less
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SUMMARY:'American Pop' Film screening + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:GARDEN CINEMA EVENT\nJargon presents: American Pop + Q&A 15\nRalph Bakshi\, USA\, 1981\, 95m.\n\n\nDue to unexpected circumstances\, Paul Gorman is no longer able to take part in this screening. We are instead very glad to be joined for a Q&A with the award-winning music writer Daniel Rachel\, author of the forthcoming book This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich. \nLong neglected\, American Pop is perhaps the last great film of the golden age of adult animation. At once a jukebox musical\, an intergenerational epic\, and a stylistic tour de force\, the film tells the intertwined story of music and migration through the adventures of one remarkable family. Fleeing the Russian pogroms\, a rabbi’s wife and her baby son land in New York at the height of the vaudeville craze. Each generation that follows falls in with another wave of distinctly American music\, from jazz and soul to rock’n’roll\, psychedelia\, punk\, and beyond. Directed by Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat) in his distinctive Rotoscoping style\, the film is both a reimagining of the director’s own journey from Mandatory Palestine to Brooklyn and a celebration of the allure of mass culture. \nScenes of animated violence and drug use \nThis screening is part of ‘Beyond Jewish Cinema’\, a new series that considers what it really means to make ‘Jewish cinema’ in light of parallel currents in commercial and experimental filmmaking. Moving from the Lower East Side to the Yiddish East End and beyond\, the series shines a new light on old favourites alongside lesser-known works from across the history of film. ‘Beyond Jewish Cinema’ is programmed by Jargon\, a non-profit dedicated to exploring past\, present\, and future visions of Jewish diasporic culture. \n\nBook Tickets\n\n\n\nWed 25 Jun\n20:30 \n\n\n\n\n\n \nPlease arrive promptly – we do not show adverts.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n39-41 Parker Street London WC2B 5PQ
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SUMMARY:An Evening With...
DESCRIPTION:On Monday 16 June\, @wnbooks\, @whiterabbitbks and @phoenix_bks are hosting a special night of readings and conversation from 9 brilliant authors of recent and upcoming books. These are some of the most innovative and exciting writers at work today – and you can be there at @thesociallondon to hear them! We have a very limited number of FREE guestlist tickets for this showcase event – link is in our bio if you’d like to secure one\, but be quick… \nAppearing on the night will be:\nOliver Bullough\nEmma Forrest | @addiepray\nLiam Inscoe-Jones | @liaminscoejones\nDaniel Rachel | @danielrachelauthor\nAlexei Sayle | @alexeisaylepod\nAvigayl Sharp\nDavid Whitehouse\nNaomi Wood | @naomiwoodbooks\nNussaibah Younis | @nussaibahyounis\n\n3 h
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SUMMARY:Bob Dylan Centre
DESCRIPTION:Bob Dylan Center Book Club: “Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMay 22\, 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Bob Dylan Center Director Steven Jenkins on Thursday\, May 22\, for a virtual Book Club event with Daniel Rachel\, author of a new book exploring the definitive and remarkable story of 2 Tone Records. \nIn 1979\, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain\, the United States and beyond as albums by the Specials\, the Selecter\, Madness\, the English Beat and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white\, a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against right-wing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic\, white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae crossed with a punk attitude to create an original hybrid. \nThe idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry\, England\, masterminded by middle-class art student Jerry Dammers\, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists\, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto “Top of the Pops” and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However\, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years\, Dammers built the label back up again\, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” \n“Too Much Too Young” is the definitive story of a label that\, for a brief\, bright\, burning moment\, shaped British\, American and world culture. \n\nDaniel Rachel is a Birmingham-born\, best-selling author whose previous works include: “Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters;” “Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism\,” “2 Tone\,” and “Red Wedge;” “Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia;” “The Lost Album of the Beatles: What If the Beatles Hadn’t Split Up?;” “One for the Road: The Life & Lyrics of Simon Fowler & Ocean Colour Scene;” and “Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever.” He is also coauthor of Ranking Roger’s autobiography\, “I Just Can’t Stop It: My Life in the Beat.” In 2021\, Rachel was a guest curator of the “2 Tone Lives & Legacies” exhibition as part of Coventry Cultural City 2021\, and he curated the anniversary edition of the Selecter’s debut album\, “Too Much Pressure.” \nDetails:\nThis event will take place virtually via Zoom. \nThursday\, May 22\, 2025 \n6 p.m. \nTickets:\n$5 for nonmembers \nFree for Bob Dylan Center members
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/bob-dylan-centre/
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SUMMARY:2 Tone in Padova\, Italy
DESCRIPTION:2 TONE IN ITALY\n \nVeneto Rude Crew & Polisportiva SanprecarioPresentano\nTOO MUCH TOO YOUNGStoria della 2 Tone RecordsI Rudeboys\, l’antirazzismo e la lotta all’oppressione di classe e genere nella colonna sonora di una generazione.Ediz. Hellnation/Red Star Presshttps://www.redstarpress.it/prodotto/too-much-too-young/\nSabato 15 Marzo ore 18.00Presentazione e dibattito con l’autoreA seguito dj set con @danielrachelauthor &The Reggae Lads\nImpianto sportivo W. PetronVicolo San Massimo 17ARione Portello – Padova* Ingresso riservato ai soci*
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/2-tone-in-padova-italy/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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SUMMARY:2 Tone in Venice\, Italy
DESCRIPTION:Daniel Rachel in-conversation and a 2 Tone DJ set
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/2-tone-in-venice-italy/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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SUMMARY:BOLOGNA Hellnation Music Store
DESCRIPTION:RED STAR PRESS PRESENT \n  \n\n\n\n  \nVia Domenico Zampieri\, 2/2c\, 40129 Bologna BO\, Italy\n\n\n\n\n\nTOO MUCH TOO YOUNG\nStoria della 2 Tone Records: i rudeboys\, l’antirazzismo e la lotta all’oppressione di classe e di genere nella colonna sonora di una generazione\n\nNel 1979\, gli album marchiati 2 Tone conquistarono l’attenzione generale quando nomi come The Specials\, The Selecter\, The Beat\, The Bodysnatcher e Madness iniziarono a occupare le parti alte delle classifiche dei dischi più venduti nel Regno Unito. Ciò che veniva prodotto dalla leggendaria etichetta discografica\, in realtà\, non aveva a che fare solo con la musica\, essendo piuttosto la colonna sonora di un più ampio culto giovanile: un movimento antirazzista che\, amalgamando nelle periferie britanniche una generazione di musicisti provenienti dalle isole caraibiche\, imponeva alla scena pubblica fondamentali questioni sociali\, si scontrava con gli estremisti di destra e cantava l’oppressione di classe e di genere come non era mai stato fatto prima. La musica 2 Tone – un’inedita miscela tra il ritmo contagioso dello ska\, la melodia del reggae e l’attitudine del punk – nacque in quel di Coventry grazie a un prestito di settecento sterline e alla visione di uno studente d’arte della classe media: Jerry Dammers\, deciso a dare vita a una sorta di Motown inglese. Il disco d’esordio della nuova etichetta\, con all’interno Gangsters degli Specials oltre a una traccia strumentale dei Selecter\, non ancora formati\, raggiunse la sesta posizione in classifica: solo il primo di una serie di successi che valsero alla 2 Tone un posto d’onore nei cuori e nelle menti di un’intera generazione. Con un incredibile lavoro di ricerca\, Daniel Rachel ha raccolto una massa impressionante di informazioni e testimonianze: il cuore pulsante di un libro in grado di raccontare la storia definitiva della 2 Tone\, rendendo il giusto tributo a una stagione irripetibile. \n\nCategorie: Antirazzismo\, Musica e Controcultura\n€34.00 \n\n \n  \n\nScheda Bibliografica\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAutore\nDaniel Rachel\n\n\nPagine\n480\n\n\nFormato\ncm 15 x 22 – brossurato con bandelle\n\n\nHellnation Libri\nUnaltramusica\n\n\nISBN\n9788867184064
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/bologna/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241207
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SUMMARY:ROME - Radiation Records
DESCRIPTION:RED STAR PRESS PRESENT \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTOO MUCH TOO YOUNG\nStoria della 2 Tone Records: i rudeboys\, l’antirazzismo e la lotta all’oppressione di classe e di genere nella colonna sonora di una generazione\n\nNel 1979\, gli album marchiati 2 Tone conquistarono l’attenzione generale quando nomi come The Specials\, The Selecter\, The Beat\, The Bodysnatcher e Madness iniziarono a occupare le parti alte delle classifiche dei dischi più venduti nel Regno Unito. Ciò che veniva prodotto dalla leggendaria etichetta discografica\, in realtà\, non aveva a che fare solo con la musica\, essendo piuttosto la colonna sonora di un più ampio culto giovanile: un movimento antirazzista che\, amalgamando nelle periferie britanniche una generazione di musicisti provenienti dalle isole caraibiche\, imponeva alla scena pubblica fondamentali questioni sociali\, si scontrava con gli estremisti di destra e cantava l’oppressione di classe e di genere come non era mai stato fatto prima. La musica 2 Tone – un’inedita miscela tra il ritmo contagioso dello ska\, la melodia del reggae e l’attitudine del punk – nacque in quel di Coventry grazie a un prestito di settecento sterline e alla visione di uno studente d’arte della classe media: Jerry Dammers\, deciso a dare vita a una sorta di Motown inglese. Il disco d’esordio della nuova etichetta\, con all’interno Gangsters degli Specials oltre a una traccia strumentale dei Selecter\, non ancora formati\, raggiunse la sesta posizione in classifica: solo il primo di una serie di successi che valsero alla 2 Tone un posto d’onore nei cuori e nelle menti di un’intera generazione. Con un incredibile lavoro di ricerca\, Daniel Rachel ha raccolto una massa impressionante di informazioni e testimonianze: il cuore pulsante di un libro in grado di raccontare la storia definitiva della 2 Tone\, rendendo il giusto tributo a una stagione irripetibile. \n\nCategorie: Antirazzismo\, Musica e Controcultura\n€34.00 \n\n \n  \n\nScheda Bibliografica\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAutore\nDaniel Rachel\n\n\nPagine\n480\n\n\nFormato\ncm 15 x 22 – brossurato con bandelle\n\n\nHellnation Libri\nUnaltramusica\n\n\nISBN\n9788867184064
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/rome-radiation-records/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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SUMMARY:Curzon Cleevedon 2 Tone Britain
DESCRIPTION:Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story + LIVE BAND + DOCUMENATRY + IN-CONVERSATION\n\n \n\nBook Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of 2-Tone deep diving as Daniel Rachel\, author of Too Much\, Too Young: The 2 Tone Story\, discusses his book and the wider questions of music\, culture\, and anti-racism in conversation with Bristol Poet and educator at Cargo\, Lawrence Hoo\, and Publisher\, Sociologist\, and Musician\, Pete Webb of PC-Press and UWE. \n\nWe’re very excited to welcome funk and ska masters\, Traps\, back to play not he Curzon stage after filling the place for Dance Craze back in 2023! \nThe music of 2 Tone was exuberant: white youth learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae\, crossed with a punk attitude to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry\, masterminded by a middle-class art student raised in the church. Jerry Dammers had a vision of an English Motown. Borrowing £700\, the label’s first record featured ‘Gangsters’ by The Specials\, backed by an instrumental track by the\, as yet\, unformed\, Selecter. Within two months the single was at number six in the national charts. Dammers signed Madness\, The Beat\, and The Bodysnatchers as a glut of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However\, soon infighting amongst the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to an inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Still under the auspices of Jerry Dammers\, 2 Tone entered a new phase. Perhaps not as commercially successful as its 1979-1981 incarnation\, the label nevertheless continued to thrive for a further four years releasing a string of fresh signings and a stunning end-piece finale in ‘(Free) Nelson Mandela’. Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment\, shaped British culture. \nWe will also be hosting a 2-Tone film screening plus live music. Check back here soon for more info and further updates!
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/curzon-cleevedon-2-tone-britain/
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SUMMARY:Rock Against Racism Nottingham
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URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/rock-against-racism-nottingham/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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SUMMARY:Writeidea Festival
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 23\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Rachel : Too Much Too Young\n\n\n\n\nIn conversation with music journalist Sean Hannam \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and time\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, November 23 · 5:30 – 6:30pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n160 Whitechapel Road London E1 1BJ\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 1979\, 2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness as records by The Specials\, The Selecter\, Madness\, The Beat\, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was black and white: a multi-racial force of British and Caribbean Island musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class and gender struggles. \nBestselling author Daniel Rachel maps out the journey of one of the UK’s most influential record labels that became a movement that shook up the nation with its rebellious spirit\, fighting against the injustices in society and took the fight against the right wing extremism in the country. \nA Sunday times and uncut book of the year. \nDaniel will be in conversation with Sean Hannam who is a freelance journalist specialising in retail\, tech and music.
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/writeidea-festival/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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