Cheltenham Literary Festival with Alwyn Turner

Don't Look Back In Anger Quickfind L063 Sat 5 Oct 2019 8:15pm - 9:15pm The Inkpot £8 plus booking fee* This event goes on sale to Members on Wed 28 Aug at 10:00am. Public booking opens on Wed 04 Sep at 10:00am Details Relive the epic highs and crashing lows of one of the most eventful periods in British [...]

One Track Minds

OneTrackMinds returns this autumn with another vibrant selection of writers, thinkers and musicians, each presenting a thoughtprovoking story about that one song that changed their life, and is about to leave a lasting impact on yours. 12th October Daniel Rachel - Author Julian Knox - Poet Freya Mallard - Comedian Polly Bennett - Movement Director/Choreographer Rob Watt - Theatre Director Ingrid [...]

Talk Radio with Giles Coren

Discussing Don't Look Back in Anger.   7pm Join Giles Coren this Sunday night for a unique blend of comment, culture, food, drink and humour.

Isle of Noises Masterclass

At BIMM, London Noel Gallagher: Without doubt the finest book I've ever read about songwriters and the songs they write. Annie Lennox: It makes for a fascinating read...Especially if you're trying to get a sense of what it takes to write songs…  Joan Armatrading: I think you will enjoy this book.  It's a good read [...]

Louder Than Words Festival, Manchester with John Robb and Phill Savidge

The epic highs and crashing lows of the UK’s most creative and hedonistic period. The nineties were the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of the world. Saturday 9 Nov  |  2.15pm Not since the ‘Swinging Sixties’ had art, comedy, fashion, film, football, literature and music interwoven into a blooming [...]

In conversation with Ranking Jnr and Rhoda Dakar

The honest and compelling autobiography from British music legend Ranking Roger. As the enigmatic frontman of the multicultural band The Beat, Ranking Roger represented the youthful and joyous sound of the post-punk 2 Tone movement. As well as his illustrious career with The Beat and General Public, this absorbing book explores Roger’s upbringing as a child [...]

Fanzine Culture From The Mod Revival with Eddie Piller and Steve Rowland.

Join us for this fascinating in conversation with Eddie Piller and Steve Rowland, focused on their recent publication Modzines – Fanzine Culture From The Mod Revival – an original book that documents the fast living world of fanzines. Sunday 10 Nov  |  4.15pm Published by Omnibus Press, Modzines is illustrated in full colour with original artwork and photos, and contains insights from leading [...]

Tring Book Festival

TRING BOOK FESTIVAL DANIEL RACHEL - DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER: THE RISE & FALL OF COOL BRITANNIA The nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of the world. Not since the 'Swinging Sixties' had art, comedy, fashion, film, football, literature and music interwoven into a blooming of [...]

Isle of Noises masterclass

Isle of Noises Masterclass At BIMM, Bristol 11 am and 12.30pm Noel Gallagher: Without doubt the finest book I’ve ever read about songwriters and the songs they write. THE DEFINITIVE WORD ON CLASSIC BRITISH SONGWRITING – AS TOLD BY THE SONGWRITERS THEMSELVES Twenty-seven of the UK’s finest musicians revealed the secrets behind their art in a [...]

Salon London

DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER  21st November 2019 | Covent Garden The nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of the world. Not since the 'Swinging Sixties' had art, comedy, fashion, film, football, literature and music interwoven into an explosion of national self-confidence. But it was also an [...]

Deer Shed Social Three Track Podcast

 With Gabriel Ebulue Saturday 23rd November 9pm - 10pm Price £15 plus booking fee ‘The Three Track Podcast’ is a podcast by a music nerd, for music nerds. Comedian, writer and host Gabriel Ebulue is the music nerd in question and each episode sees him invite a new guest on to pick their three all-time [...]

BIMM Birmingham

Isle of Noises Masterclass at BIMM, Bimingham 2.30- 3.30pm and 4-5pm THE DEFINITIVE WORD ON CLASSIC BRITISH SONGWRITING – AS TOLD BY THE SONGWRITERS THEMSELVES Twenty-seven of the UK’s finest musicians revealed the secrets behind their art in a rare collection of exclusive, in-depth conversations. Daniel Rachel recounts his conversations with them about their individual approaches to writing, [...]

LIPA – Isle of Noises Masterclass

Daniel returns to the Liverpool Institue of Performing Arts to dicuss the songwriting techniques of RAY DAVIES, ROBIN GIBB, JIMMY PAGE, BRYAN FERRY, JOAN ARMATRADING, CHAS JANKEL, JOHN LYDON, MICK JONES, PAUL WELLER, STING, ANDY PARTRIDGE, DIFFORD & TILBROOK, MADNESS, JOHNNY MARR, BILLY BRAGG, CHRIS LOWE & NEIL TENNANT, LEE MAVERS, DAMON ALBARN, NOEL GALLAGHER, [...]

Walthamstow Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club

An Evening with DANIEL RACHEL We blast into 2020 by correcting a wrong. We have signally failed to bring Daniel Rachel to Walthamstow. We somehow missed the boat with the magnificent and timely (Penderyn Award winning) social history, 'Walls Came Tumbling Down', and neither of our schedules allowed room to talk about either his great [...]

Isle of Noises Masterclass

THE DEFINITIVE WORD ON CLASSIC BRITISH SONGWRITING – AS TOLD BY THE SONGWRITERS THEMSELVES  Twenty-seven of the UK’s finest musicians revealed the secrets behind their art in a rare collection of exclusive, in-depth conversations. Daniel Rachel recounts his conversations with them about their individual approaches to writing, the inspirations behind their most successful songs, and the techniques [...]

Faversham Literary Festival with Andy Miller (Backlisted)

Musician and award-winning author Daniel Rachel charts the epic highs and crashing lows of the 1990s and Cool Britannia, from Tony Blair to Noel Gallagher, Tracey Emin and Irvine Welsh. Erudite, thoughtful and funny, 'Don't Look Back in Anger' is an Evening Standard Book of the Year. Host Andy Miller of Backlisted Podcast fame. Daniel [...]

Unconvention Music Conference with Cherry Ghost

In conversation with Simon Aldred (Cherry Ghost)  about his approach to songwriting.  Ivor Novello award winner. Co-writer with Sam Smith, Jake Bugg and Liam Gallagher Simon will be doing a talk on creativity and his approach to making music, as well as playing some acoustic songs from his catalogue. This promises to be an inspirational [...]

Also Festival

DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER DANIEL RACHEL Bright eyed optimism, hedonism, retro, new Labour, Girl Power, football, fashion, art - what do the 90s mean to you? Award-winning author Daniel Rachel discusses his latest book Don't Look Back In Anger, diving deep into the political, cultural and social landscape of the 90s, with eyewitness accounts and post-match analysis from [...]

Laugharne Literary Festival

"An annual weekend of music, book readings and poetry inspires much talking and drinking late into the night, a beacon of chaos in an over-organised world of festivals." ​ Tracey Thorn in The New Statesman The Laugharne Weekend is an annual literary and arts festival in West Wales. The festival is held in the spring in the town of Laugharne. [...]

This Spiritual Feeling – A Celebration of The Style Council

Saturday 28th March 2020 Holborn Studios, 59- 65 Eagle Wharf Rd, London N1 7ED  The Style Council was a band of its time, but in many ways, ahead of it. The maverick soul collective wasn’t afraid to mix their styles, look, sound, as well as the musicians throughout their 6 year tenure as one of [...]

Times Radio interview with Kait Borsay

Daniel will be in conversation with Kair Borsay on Frioday night at midmight chatting about the 90s and Don't Look Back In Anger.   10pm - 1am Kait Borsay Thoughtful debates on current issues

The Beatles Like Some Forgotten Dream launch event

In conversation with Daniel Rachel Join award-winning writer Daniel Rachel as he imagines what could have been... Like Some Forgotten Dream draws on impeccable research to examine the Fab Four's untimely demise, offering a daring re-write of Beatles history, and a tantalising glimpse of what might have been. To attend this exclusive event all you [...]

Love Music and Culture Hate Racism – guest speaker

TUC Midlands & Stand Up To Racism 2021 Anti-racism Summit We are delighted to be holding our fifth annual anti-racism summit on 18th September 2021, the theme of which is opposing the racist offensive. After the Black Lives Matter movement has shifted the national debate in a positive direction there is now a push back [...]