Appearance

The fascination and affective legacy of fascism: final seminar Daniel will give a keynote speech on his new book, This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll. Thursday 27 November 2025, 2–6 pm, Tauno Nurmela Hall (I, Main Building of the University of Turku) The seminar is organized by the research project Fascism's Lume and Affective Heritage in Finnish [...]

Mon, 5 January 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm GMT Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Nazi Problem Daniel Rachel In Conversation with Robin Ince Join Buy Livestream A 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. Award-winning music [...]

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 [...]

  The Long Play Sessions presents: Debsey Wykes in conversation with Daniel Rachel  Thu 19 Feb 2026 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM Venue and Cafe, ICMP Queen's Park Campus, NW6 6PA Join us for a special evening with musician, writer and feminist activist Debsey Wykes, as she discusses her acclaimed book Teenage Daydream: We Are the [...]

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 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 [...]

Saturday March 14 2026 7-9pm Daniel Rachel- will discuss his new book This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich. “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.” [...]

With Vera Baird KC Saturday 21 March Hornsey Library London N8

Fountain Inn 12.15 Daniel Rachel Discusses his provocative study of pop’s flirtations with Nazi imagery and ideology, This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll

The Long Play Sessions: Dan Jennings with 'Paul Weller Dancing Through the Fire'  Wed 13 May 2026 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM ICMP (Queens Park Campus), NW6 6PA Select tickets Join 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 [...]

Rock against Racism in Victoria Park. 1978. 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 Long Play Sessions: A Sound So Very Loud - Oasis Thursday, May 28  •  7 PM - 10:30 PM The Long Play Sessions present the epic story of Oasis as we relive the anthems that made them legends in this unforgettable author talk. Join us for an unmissable night celebrating the music, madness, and [...]

The Long Play Sessions : Samira Ahmed with 'A Hard Day's Night'  Thu 11 Jun 2026 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM The Venue and Refectory, ICMP (Queens Park Campus), NW6 6PA Join 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 [...]

This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll: pop music, the swastika and the Third Reich, with Daniel Rachel Wednesday, 28th October, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm *Five Leaves Bookshop 14a Long Row, Nottingham, NG12DH Tickets: £5.00 - £12.99 Book Now  In this illustrated talk, Daniel Rachel explores one of the last taboos in pop culture and asks why [...]