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SUMMARY:Bristol Cube Microplex: MUSIC\, CULTURE AND ANTI RACISM: THE 2 TONE STORY
DESCRIPTION:MUSIC\, CULTURE AND ANTI RACISM: THE 2 TONE STORY\nFilm\, talks and discussion about 2 tone and its relevance today. \nThu 14 March // 20:00 \nTickets: £5 (full) \nBOOK TICKETS \n\nFilm\, talks and discussion. \n \nAuthor 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. \nBefore the discussion there will be a film showing of the BBC Arena programme on 2 Tone called ‘Rudies Come Back’. \nThis event is sponsored by PC-Press and Sociology at University of the West of England. \nThursday 14th March – 7 – 11pm. £5 entry in advance. \n\n~\nPic: Lawrence Hoo \n\n\nPress reaction to ‘Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Story’: \nA TIMES / SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR \nAN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR\nA RESIDENT MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR\nA LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR\nA BLITZED BOOK OF THE YEAR\nAURAIST CHOICE: BEST WRITTEN NON-FICTION\nPENDERYN MUSIC PRIZE LONGLIST 2024 \nA brilliant book…nothing is left out of this definitive book WIRE \nA disputatious\, colourful & rife with contradictions UNCUT \nSuperb…Rachel writes with the undimmed passion and enthusiasm of the teenage tonic-suited rude boy VIVE LE ROCK \nAn exceptional portrait of Britain at a crucial time IRISH TIMES \nAn essential read…fasten your seat belts\, rudies’ MOJO \nA must-read for anyone interested in 2 Tone\, ska or British music history LOUDER THAN WAR \nA brilliant\, insightful book & nothing short of definitive RECORD COLLECTOR \nAn incredible white-knuckle ride told with real love\, style and attention to detail DO THE DOG \nThe ideal match of author and subject JON SAVAGE \nThe definitive telling of the 2 Tone story JOHN HARRIS \nAn incredible and detailed account of a massive watershed moment in British culture GURINDER CHADHA \nA comprehensive\, cautionary but nonetheless celebratory saga of the 2 Tone label PAULINE BLACK \nJust as achingly evocative as the music it was written to celebrate… a scintillating read PETE PAPHIDES \nThe definitive account of one of Britain’s finest youth movements SUGGS \nToo Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story \nDaniel Rachel \nWhite Rabbit publish the definitive guide to the legendary 2 Tone Records written by the bestselling British author Daniel Rachel. Titled Too Much Too Young The 2 Tone Records Story : Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation\, the book 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. \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. \nThe music of 2 Tone was exuberant: white youth learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae; and 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. \nStill under the auspices of Jerry Dammers\, 2 Tone entered in 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’. \nTold in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment\, shaped British culture. \nAuthor\, Daniel Rachel\, said: As a child\, 2 Tone defined the way I saw the world. I was seduced by the off-beat rhythms\, the cool looking clothes and most importantly the social and political lyrics. 2 Tone taught me about black and white unity\, it gave a voice to the pointlessness of street violence\, and it provided an understanding and awareness of the horror of rape and apartheid. That you could dance\, look good and be educated by a record was incredible. This music and these bands have printed an indelible mark on my life. To write the story of 2 Tone is one of profound personal pride. But more so\, to honour one of the greatest periods in modern popular culture. 2 Tone at its heart was a movement of great songwriters\, musicians and songs – We danced and sang\, and the music played in a de boomtown! \nPublisher\, Lee Brackstone said: The music and the aesthetic of 2 Tone set the dial for the prevailing mood of the counterculture in the 1980s\, and we’re still feeling the aftershocks of the extraordinary achievements of the label four decades later. Through exhaustive interviews with the major artists and those associated with the label and deep research\, award-winning writer Daniel Rachel brings the story of 2 Tone to life: the joy of a uniquely creative moment which arguably did more than any other to challenge racism and class prejudice in Britain\, and in the process enlightened a whole generation of fans and created a catalogue of unparalleled quality. Essential reading. \nBirmingham-born Daniel Rachel is a former musician-turned-award-winning and bestselling author whose previous works include: Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME Book of the Year)\, Walls Come Tumbling Down: the music & politics of Rock Against Racism\, 2 Tone and Red Wedge (winner of the Penderyn Music Book prize)\, Don’t Look Back in Anger: the Rise & Fall of Cool Britannia (An Evening Standard and Metro Book of the Year)\, The Lost Album of The Beatles: What if the Beatles hadn’t Split Up? (Guardian Book of the Day and Amazon No. 1 Bestseller)\, One For The Road (The Life & Lyrics of Simon Fowler & Ocean Colour Scene) Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever (with Jill Furmanovsky – A Sunday Times Bestseller)\, When Ziggy Played the Marquee by Terry O’Neill (editor) and co-writer of Ranking Roger’s autobiography I Just Can’t Stop It: My Life in The Beat (a Vive Le Rock Book of the Year). In 2021\, Daniel was a guest curator of 2 Tone Lives & Legacies exhibition as part of Coventry Cultural City 2021 and curated the anniversary edition of the Selecter’s debut album Too Much Pressure.
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SUMMARY:Laugharne Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Daniel will be discussing Too Much Too Young: the 2 Tone Records Story \nhttps://www.thelaugharneweekend.com/line-up \nMillennium Hall 4pm \n\n\n\n\nLINE UP / YN CYMRYD RHAN\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere’s a list of the first acts confirmed for March 15-17\, 2024. The tickets have all sold out\, but you can join the waiting list in case people can’t come\, and also live stream some acts for £10. Go to TICKETS.\n\n\n\n\n​ \nAlexei Sayle\, Cerys Matthews & Arun Ghosh\, Mike Brearley\, James Brown\, Isy Suttie\, Martin & Eliza Carthy\, Caitlin Moran\, Robin Askwith\,Tracey Thorn\, Sali Hughes\, John Niven\, Martin Rowson\, Nick Revell\, Luke Wright\, Chris Bryant\, Tim Burgess & Helen O’Hara\, Allan Jones\, Sheena Patel\, Kiri Pritchard McLean\, Daniel Rachel\, Catherine Taylor\, David Stubbs\, Dan Stuart\, Daljit Negra\, Fflur Dafydd\, Robin Ince\, The Secret Tory MP\, Pete Paphides\, Fflur Dafydd\, Catherine Taylor\, Natasha Walter \n​Click Here To Buy  Tickets
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SUMMARY:Arts Online
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, 4 April\n\n\n\nRachel Mayfield – Arts Online – Daniel Rachel\n\n\n\n\nRachel Mayfield Arts Online\, a weekly inspirational arts and healing arts event on Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and time\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThu\, 4 Apr 2024 19:00 – 21:00\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19:00 – 20:00\n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Author Daniel Rachel & Q&A \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nArts Online with Rachel Mayfield – Special Guest Author Daniel Rachel – The Art of Interview & Music Journalism \nMusician turned award-winning Author Daniel Rachel will discuss his personal writer’s journey\, his writing process and style\, and the story behind his inspiration while sharing ways to interview and write on music. This is a first-of-its-kind interview with Daniel. If you are interested in music\, Indie Rock\, Ska\, Bowie\, Oasis\, Ocean Colour Scene\, and so much more\, don’t miss this opportunity to meet\, talk\, and be inspired by Daniel Rachel\, who is an expert on the subject. \nView More about Daniel Rachel at Daniel Rachel – Musician-turned-award winning author \nBe inspired and stay connected to your creative mind at this weekly drop-in online event. Pour your favourite drink\, get comfortable and log on wherever you are. Each week will be unique\, with guest speakers\, Q&A\, themed discussion and creative workshopping. Whatever your art form\, writing\, music or multimedia\, there will be something to light up your world. The sessions are interactive\, you will be encouraged to share your thoughts and discuss your ideas and creative work. However\, taking part in the conversation or workshopping is optional. You can join as an audience member and listen in with your camera off if you prefer. All are welcome\, whether at the beginning or further along in your creative life. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to join Rachel Mayfield and connect with fellow creators. Sign up now to secure your spot in this inspiring creative cafe! \nSee more about Rachel Mayfield at \nHome | Rachel Mayfield Arts \nMusic | Rachel Mayfield (bandcamp.com) \nInstagram @RachelMayfieldArts \nEvent Details: \n\nDate: 04/4/2024\nTime: 7 pm\nLocation: Online
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SUMMARY:Upstairs at the Commercial Inn
DESCRIPTION:Daniel Rachel – Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story\n\nThu 11 Apr 2024 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM\nThe Commercial Inn\, SK13 7SH\n \n\nDaniel Rachel – Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story\n\n\n‘In Conversation With’ and Book Launch\n \n\nPress release \nWhite Rabbit publish the definitive guide to the legendary 2 Tone Records written by the bestselling British author Daniel Rachel. Titled Too Much Too Young The 2 Tone Records Story : Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation\, the book 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. \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. \nThe music of 2 Tone was exuberant: white youth learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae; and 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. \nStill under the auspices of Jerry Dammers\, 2 Tone entered in 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’. \nTold in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment\, shaped British culture. \nAuthor\, Daniel Rachel\, said: As a child\, 2 Tone defined the way I saw the world. I was seduced by the off-beat rhythms\, the cool looking clothes and most importantly the social and political lyrics. 2 Tone taught me about black and white unity\, it gave a voice to the pointlessness of street violence\, and it provided an understanding and awareness of the horror of rape and apartheid. That you could dance\, look good and be educated by a record was incredible. This music and these bands have printed an indelible mark on my life. To write the story of 2 Tone is one of profound personal pride. But more so\, to honour one of the greatest periods in modern popular culture. 2 Tone at its heart was a movement of great songwriters\, musicians and songs – We danced and sang\, and the music played in a de boomtown! \n  \nA TIMES / SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR \nAN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR \nA RESIDENT MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR \nA LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR \nA BLITZED BOOK OF THE YEAR \nAURAIST CHOICE: BEST WRITTEN NON-FICTION \nPENDERYN MUSIC PRIZE LONGLIST 2024 \nA brilliant book…nothing is left out of this definitive book WIRE \nA disputatious\, colourful & rife with contradictions UNCUT \nSuperb…Rachel writes with the undimmed passion and enthusiasm of the teenage tonic-suited rude boy VIVE LE ROCK \nAn exceptional portrait of Britain at a crucial time IRISH TIMES \nAn essential read…fasten your seat belts\, rudies’ MOJO \nA must-read for anyone interested in 2 Tone\, ska or British music history LOUDER THAN WAR \nA brilliant\, insightful book & nothing short of definitive RECORD COLLECTOR \nAn incredible white-knuckle ride told with real love\, style and attention to detail DO THE DOG \nThe ideal match of author and subject JON SAVAGE \nThe definitive telling of the 2 Tone story JOHN HARRIS \nAn incredible and detailed account of a massive watershed moment in British culture GURINDER CHADHA \nA comprehensive\, cautionary but nonetheless celebratory saga of the 2 Tone label PAULINE BLACK \nJust as achingly evocative as the music it was written to celebrate… a scintillating read PETE PAPHIDES \nThe definitive account of one of Britain’s finest youth movements SUGGS \nToo Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story \nDaniel Rachel \n\nLOCATION\nThe Commercial Inn\, SK13 7SH
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SUMMARY:Freedom Sounds Festival - Cologne
DESCRIPTION:I will be in conversation at the festival with Joe Scholes and special guests Rhoda Dakar (Bodysnatchers / Specials / Special AKA) and Penny Layton (Bodysnatchers). \nBook signing of Too Much Too Young\, Walls Come Tumbling Down and I Just can’t Stop It (My Life in The beat Ranking Roger) \n  \n\nHome
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/freedom-sounds-festival-cologne/
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SUMMARY:Heath Literature & Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:White Rabbit Books: ‘Too Much\, Too Young’ – Two-Tone Music with Daniel Rachel and Pauline Black\n21st Apr 2024 2:45pm – 4pm\nat Hare & Hounds\n\n70 High St\, King’s Heath\, Birmingham\, B14 7JZ\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is 15.00-16.00 followed by book signing. \nJoin best selling British author Daniel Rachel\, author of ‘Too Much\, Too Young. The 2 Tone Record Story: Rude boys\, Racism and The Soundtrack of a Generation’\, with special guest\,  iconic front woman of The Selecter\, Pauline Black. \nDaniel and Pauline will be in conversation with Lyle Bignon. \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. \nBirmingham-born Daniel Rachel is a former musician-turned-award-winning and bestselling author whose previous works include: Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME Book of the Year)\, Walls Come Tumbling Down: the music & politics of Rock Against Racism\, 2 Tone and Red Wedge (winner of the Penderyn Music Book prize)\, Don’t Look Back in Anger: the Rise & Fall of Cool Britannia (An Evening Standard and Metro Book of the Year)\, The Lost Album of The Beatles: What if the Beatles hadn’t Split Up? (Guardian Book of the Day and Amazon No. 1 Bestseller)\, One For The Road (The Life & Lyrics of Simon Fowler & Ocean Colour Scene) Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever (with Jill Furmanovsky – A Sunday Times Bestseller)\, When Ziggy Played the Marquee by Terry O’Neill (editor) and co-writer of Ranking Roger’s autobiography\, I Just Can’t Stop It: My Life in The Beat (a Vive Le Rock Book of the Year). In 2021\, Daniel was a guest curator of 2 Tone Lives & Legacies exhibition as part of Coventry Cultural City 2021 and curated the anniversary edition of The Selecter’s debut album Too Much Pressure.Performer\, singer\, artist\, band leader and songwriter\, Pauline Black has dedicated four decades to the music scene and is an undisputed icon of British music. Supporting and campaigning for racial equality throughout her work\, she describes herself as first and foremost\, a singer. Pauline was awarded an OBE in the 2022 New Year Honours and received an Honorary Degree from the University of Warwick in the same year. \nA lifelong love of music inspired by punk and reggae artists from the 1970s led Pauline to join The Selecter and a career that has seen her travel across the world to share her passion and artistry with hundreds of thousands of fans. The Selecter went on to become a platinum-selling band and one of the most influential within the 2 Tone music scene\, alongside others including The Beat\, The Specials and Madness. Pauline Black is one of very few women in the 2-Tone scene – she is often referred to as the Queen of Ska. \nFrom childhood to fame\, from singing to acting and broadcaster to writer\, from adoption to her search for her birth parents\, Pauline shared her story of music\, race\, family and roots in her critically acclaimed memoir ‘Black By Design.’ \nShe celebrated her 70th birthday in 2023 and is still performing live with The Selecter and recording new music. The Selecter is co-fronted by original member Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson with original drummer Charley ‘Aitch’ Bembridge.Lyle Bignon is a UK and European music\, media\, and PR consultant; music writer\, and Night Time Economy Ambassador for Birmingham. A champion of all things music and NTE in his home city\, Lyle works with artists\, bands\, bars\, clubs\, communities\, DJs\, labels\, organisations\, producers and venues. He has delivered hundreds of launches\, premieres\, projects\, and tours spanning opera to grime\, Qawwali to sludge metal\, and folktronica to punk rock\, and worked with some of the biggest names and brands in music over the past 20 years. \nLyle has written for or broken stories across international media including Arte\, BBC\, CBS\, Channel 4\, Classic FM\, CNN\, The Guardian\, ITV\, Metro\, Mixmag\, Music Week\, NBC\, NME\, The Daily Telegraph\, and The Times. \nHis lobbying and campaign work alongside policymakers\, academics\, business leaders\, and industry continues to highlight and address issues affecting music and the NTE at a local and national level. \nThis event is part of ‘The Heath Bookshop Literature and Music Festival’  which is supported using public funding by National Lottery through Arts Council England. \n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Admission\nE-TICKET \nTicket grants entry. \n\n\n\n£6.50+ £0.30 fee\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNext\n\n\n\n\n\n 
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SUMMARY:Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival\, Belfast
DESCRIPTION:Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story – Stuart Bailie in conversation with Daniel Rachel \nThe Black Box (Green Room) \nSunday 12 May\, 7.00pm \nDoors 6.30pm | Unreserved seating \n£7.00 \nBUY TICKETS\nAuthor Daniel Rachel joins us to talk about his new book 2 Tone: The Music\, label and moment that shaped British Culture. \nA SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023\n#2UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 \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. It spoke of injustices in society and took fight against right wing extremism. \nThe music of 2 Tone was exuberant: white youth learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae; and crossed with a punk attitude to create an original hybrid. \nThe 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. \nDammers 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. \nStill under the auspices of Jerry Dammers\, 2 Tone entered in 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’. \nTold in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment\, shaped British culture. \n\nTickets also available from:\nVisit Belfast | 028 90 246 609\n9 Donegall Square North – Open 7 days a Week
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SUMMARY:Here Comers The Weekend
DESCRIPTION:WWW PRESENTS HERE COMES THE WEEKEND!\nSponsored by Modfather Clothing Company & DRC Shipping\n25 & 26 MAY 2024 – Doors 12pm\n\n\n\nWe’re very excited to announce that HERE COMES THE WEEKEND! is returning to Woking FC on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th May 2024!\n\n\nAnd we are honoured to have in conversation\, The Jam’s drummer\, Rick Buckler! Rick will be talking about the heady days of the rise of the band from local Woking haunts to Number 1’s\, touring the world and in depth chat about the recording of some of the key moments in The Jam’s career. \n\n\n\nAlso they’ll be Q&A’s with award winning author Daniel Rachel (Walls Come Tumbling Down\, Too Much Too Young\, Cool Britannia)\, award winning documentary director Bob Smeaton (About The Young Idea – The Story of The Jam\, The Beatles Anthology\, Classic Albums) and author Ian Snowball (Thick As Thieves\, Sounds From The Studio). \n\n\n\nLive music comes from Small Fakers\, the no 1 tribute to The Small Faces. (PW’s fav all time band.) We also have the return of teenage sensations The Molotovs! (More acts to be announced.) \n\nDan Jennings from the Paul Weller Fan Podcast will be MC for the weekend. \n\n\n\nTufty Tours will be taking place each morning as Steve Carver and pal Sam Molnar take a coach load of Paul Weller acolytes around the Woking area to places of significant interest and haunts from Paul’s youth\, as well as places The Jam rehearsed and played\, before hitting the charts. \n\nIf you’ve not been on one as yet\, make sure you don’t miss out! \n\n\n\nRichie Scooted and Booted will have his decks set up to DJ throughout each day with Sonny\, and we will have a screen set up so those who want to watch the FA Cup Final as well. \n\n\n\nWe’re also putting a stage in this year so everyone can see the bands properly!\n\n\nThe Modfather Clothing Company will have their stall again and another Scooter Rideout will take place on the Sunday morning. \n\n\n\nThere are both indoor and outdoor bars\, food vans\, outdoor seating\, free parking and free overnight secure parking for scooters and motorbikes.\nCome and join us!\n\n\nWeekend tickets £90 / Weekend tickets with Tufty Tour £100\n*WEEKEND PASSES WILL BE SENT SPECIAL DELIVERY IN EARLY MAY*\n\n\n\nWoking F.C.\nLaithwaite Community Stadium\nKingfield Road\nWoking GU22 9AA\n\n\n*Weekend & Tufty Tour tickets on sale Thursday 23rd November at 8am from www.sddproductions.co.uk
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/here-comers-the-weekend/
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SUMMARY:Birmingham Ska & Reggae Festival
DESCRIPTION:Daniel will hosting a conversation with Rhoda Dakar (Bodysnatchers / Special AKA)\, Basil Gabbidon (Steel Pulse) and members of Symarip. \nDaniel will be signing copies of Too Much Too Young: the 2 Tone Records Story
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/birmingham-ska-reggae-festival/
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240702T230000
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SUMMARY:BRITISH ROCK READY FOR THE 80s & ITS AFTERSHOCKS
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a rare screening of British Rock Ready for the Eighties: Punk and its Aftershocks + Q&A with director Wolfgang Büld and the authors Daniel Rachel\, Cathi Unsworth\, and Richard Weight\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ndoors: 7:00 start: 7:30 \nTickets: £10 \n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis sequel to the Munich-based filmmaker Wolfgang Büld’s classic doc\, PUNK IN LONDON\, finds punk not dead but Britain now on fire with the fresh sounds and street styles of Ska\, Mod and New Wave. \nAn unmissable snapshot of the musical landscape of the nation in 1979\, BRITISH ROCK READY FOR THE EIGHTIES: PUNK AND ITS AFTERSHOCKS features live performances and exclusive interviews with the likes of The Clash\, The Jam\, Ian Dury\, The Pretenders\, Secret Affair\, Spizzenergi\, The Boomtown Rats\, Gary Numan\, and 2-Tone pioneers The Specials\, Madness\, and The Selector. \nBüld will be joined in a discussion about the film and the sounds and fashions of the late 70s by the authors Daniel Rachel (Too Much Too Young)\, Cathi Unsworth (Season of the Witch) and Richard Weight (Mod) hosted by pop culture historian Travis Elborough. \nDon’t miss this rare screening of one of rock’s finest documentaries and a portrait of Britain on the cusp of enormous musical\, political and social change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWolfgang Büld is a German-born but London-based filmmaker\, scriptwriter and producer who studied at the University of Television and Film in Munich. His graduation film in 1977 was the music documentary PUNK IN LONDON\, which became an instant international cult classic and resulted in two sequels before Büld branched out into making feature films. \nBirmingham-born Daniel Rachel is a former musician-turned-award-winning and bestselling author whose books include Don’t Look Back in Anger: the Rise & Fall of Cool Britannia and Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story. \nCathi Unsworth is a lifelong Goth. A teenage music journalist turned acclaimed crime writer and biographer of punk icon Jordan\, her latest book\, Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth\, is a personal and social history of an enduring counter-culture – one that steadfastly refuses to give up the ghost. \nRichard Weight is the author of the acclaimed MOD From Bebop to Britpop\, Britain’s Biggest Youth Movement and the forthcoming Pleasure Island: Drugs & the British\, A Global History. \nThe author and broadcaster Travis Elborough has been described by The Guardian as ‘one of Britain’s finest pop culture historians.’
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/british-rock-ready-for-the-80s-its-aftershocks/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240723T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T163222
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SUMMARY:Ventnor Fringe Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Story of Two Tone\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAuthor Daniel Rachel discusses his definitive book about a label and musical movement that shaped British culture. Developed in Coventry in the late 70’s\, 2 Tone was black and white: a multi-racial mix of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class and gender struggles. One for all Rudies out there!\n\n  \nShow Information \nDuration 60mins (no interval) Age Suitability: 12+ Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1 Tickets Yes \nAccessibility Information \nAccess: One step to building\, steps to toilets. Wheelchair Spaces: No Accessible Toilets: No Standing/Seated: Seated \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\nVentnor Arts Club\n13 High Street\nVentnor\nIsle of Wight\nPO38 1RZ
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/ventnor-fringe-festival/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240725T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240725T220000
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SUMMARY:British Library - Rudies Come Back
DESCRIPTION:Your Local Arena Film Screening and Panel Talk: Rudies Come Back or The Rise and Rise of 2-Tone\nWith Special Guests: Rhoda Dakar & Charlie Higson\nFree event!\n  \n\n\nThursday 25 July 2024 at 19:00 at the British Library\, London NW12DB.\n\n\n\nWith its home in Coventry\, its roots in reggae and its multiracial bands\, 2-Tone was a British musical phenomenon. As part of the British Library’s Beyond the Bassline season\, Your Local Arena screens Rudies Come Back\, the energetic 1980 BBC Arena film made right at the moment that 2-Tone was emerging\, capturing its unique blend of 1960s blue beat and ska with 1970s reggae\, soul and punk.\n\nAfter the film\, the accompanying panel discussion with Rhoda Dakar (the Bodysnatchers)\, Charlie Higson (the Higsons) and Jeff Perks (2 Tone filmmaker) was around at the time\, and the discussion will be chaired by Daniel Rachel\, author of Too Much Too Young\, The 2-Tone Records Story.\n\nThe event finishes with a new poem inspired by the film by the #YourLocalArena roaming-poet-in-residence\, Helen Thomas. It promises to be an unforgettable evening highlighting Britain’s most multiracial music genre and it is completely free!\n\n\n\nGet your free ticket now at the link in the bio. Booking early is recommended as this event will be very popular.\nSee also at: https://beyondthebasslineevents.seetickets.com/…/3083981\n\n\n\nYour Local Arena is a Lucy Hannah & Speaking Volumes co-production featuring BBC Arena’s film archive. Funded by Arts Council England.\n\n\n\nYour Local Arena is a unique project featuring iconic films from the archives of BBC TV’s Arena\, the pioneering cultural documentary series. It includes new poems inspired by the Arena films and panel talks to explore the continuing relevance of the Arena archives today. The Your Local Arena concept was developed by Lucy Hannah and Speaking Volumes\, with Arena’s award-winning director/editor Anthony Wall as creative consultant\, and funded by Arts Council England.
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/british-library-rudies-come-back/
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SUMMARY:The Wake Festival
DESCRIPTION:Daniel Rachel is in conversation with John Andrews at 1:30pm he also plays a 2 Tone 7” vinyl dj set at 5pm both are on the Meadow Stage. \nMusician-turned-award winning author talks about his current book\, THE DEFINITIVE STORY OF 2 TONE RECORDS. \n\nAN UNCUT\, RESIDENT MUSIC\, LOUDER THAN WAR\, BLITZED & TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR. \nAn essential read…fasten your seat belts\, rudies’ MOJO \nA brilliant book…Nothing is left out of this definitive book THE WIRE \nDisputatious\, colourful & rife with contradictions UNCUT \nAn exceptional portrait of Britain at a crucial time IRISH TIMES \nA must-read for anyone interested in 2 Tone\, ska or British music history LOUDER THAN WAR \nA brilliant\, insightful book & nothing short of definitive RECORD COLLECTOR \nSuperb…Rachel writes with the undimmed passion and enthusiasm of the teenage tonic-suited rude boy VIVE LE ROCK \nThe most extensive & engrossing account of the 2 Tone movement written to date DO THE DOG \nThe ideal match of author and subject JON SAVAGE \nSurely the definitive telling of the 2 Tone story JOHN HARRIS \nAn incredible and detailed account of a massive watershed moment in British culture GURINDER CHADHA \nA great book about a few exceptionally talented people who came together and created something extraordinary CHARLIE HIGSON \nComprehensive\, cautionary but nonetheless celebratory saga of the 2 Tone label PAULINE BLACK \nThe definitive story of 2 Tone. Masterful BILLY BRAGG \nEvery bit as thrilling\, and just as achingly evocative as the music it was written to celebrate… a scintillating read PETE PAPHIDES \nThe definitive account of one of Britain’s finest youth movements SUGGS
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/the-wake-festival/
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SUMMARY:Rebellion Festival
DESCRIPTION:Too Much Too Young\, the 2 Tone Records Story (Daniel Rachel) \n\nDescribed as the definitive guide to 2 Tone\, ‘Too Much Too Young – The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation’\, to give it its full title\, documents the impact of one of the UK’s most influential record labels. From its initial explosion in 1979\, the likes of The Specials\, Madness\, The Selecter\, The Beat and The Bodysnatchers launched a socially aware movement that went beyond the music\, tackling social injustice and racism. Author Daniel Rachel has gained many plaudits for this book\, including a Sunday Times Music Book of the Year\, he has also written and co-written numerous titles including works on Rock Against Racism\, Oasis\, Cool Britannia and The Lost Album of the Beatles.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS1st – 4th August 2024\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiterary Festival\nThe Literary events have become an important and enjoyable part of the festival. In the past we’ve had: JOHN LYDON\, RAT SCABIES\, GLEN MATLOCK\, JAH WOBBLE\, JORDAN\, PENNY & STEVE (CRASS)\, STEVE & COLIN (Cock Sparrer)\, MONKEY\, STEVE DIGGLE\, DON LETTS\, WATTIE\, ANIMAL\, PAULINE MURRAY\, JELLO BIAFRA\, CAPTAIN SENSIBLE\, MICK & WAYNE (Slaughter & The Dogs )and many many more. \n2022 saw us launch the LITERARY FESTIVAL in its brand new home. The Blackpool Conference and Exhibition Centre is a newly opened\, purpose built events venue. It is the first major building development to happen on the Winter Gardens complex since the construction of the Opera House in 1939. \nThe new building is one of the largest venues of its kind in the north of England. It is split over two floors\, with an exhibition space on first floor and a conference space with a capacity of 2000 on the second floor. \nWith space for the Literary Festival and Punk Art this has been an amazing addition to the Winter Gardens that we will be utilising again in 2024 \nEARLY CONFIRMATIONS\nARTHUR KITCHENER\nBEV WARNER (AKA CHERRY B)\nDANIEL RACHEL\nLYDIA LUNCH\nHANDSOME DICK MANITOBA\nJIM BROOKS (THE EJECTED)\nLEE WILSON (INFA RIOT)\nLORA LOGIC (ESSENTIAL LOGIC)\nMIKE MAGRANN (CHANNEL 3)\nMIKE PETERS (THE ALARM)\nNICK CULMER (ANIMAL)\nPALMOLIVE\nROADENT\nROMAN JUGG\nSEAN FORBES (HARDSKIN)\nSTAN LEE & GREG HETSON\nZOE HOWE
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/rebellion-festival/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240823T210000
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SUMMARY:Los Angeles - Book Soup
DESCRIPTION:Daniel Rachel\, in conversation with Junior Francis\, discusses Too Much Too Young\, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation\nSpecial Guests: Lynval Golding (The Specials) & Sarah-Jane Owen (Bodysnatchers / Belle Stars)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n–A Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year\n–An Uncut Book of the Year\n–Long-Listed for the Penderyn Music Book Prize\n–A Louder Than War Book of the Year\n–A Blitzed Magazine Book of the Year \nIn 1979\, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain\, the US\, 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 rightwing 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\, and masterminded by a 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.” \nTold in three parts\, 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 \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nFriday\, August 23\, 2024 – 7:00pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n8818 Sunset Blvd\n\nWest Hollywood\, CA 90069\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:\n\nMain Store\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToo Much Too Young\, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation (Hardcover)\n\nBy Daniel Rachel\n$32.95\nISBN: 9781636141893\nAvailability: On Our Shelves Now\nPublished: Akashic Books\, Ltd. – June 4th\, 2024
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/los-angeles-book-soup/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240825T220000
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SUMMARY:San Francisco -  City Lights at the Makeout Room
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nSUNDAY\, AUGUST 25\, 2024\, 7:30 PM PST\n2 Much 2 Young: The 2-Tone Records Story\nThis event will be held at The Makout Room\, 3225 22nd Street (near Mission) San Francisco\, CA 94110. Admission $10.00 at the door. \n\n  \nCity Lights\, Akashic Books and The Makeout Room celebrate the publication of Too Much Too Young\, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation – By Daniel Rachel – Published by Akashic Books \n\n\nCity Lights in conjunction with Akashic Books and The Makeup Room present \n\n\n\n2 Much 2 Young: The 2-Tone Records Story \nWith w/ DJs Dukey\, Paul Costuros\, DJ ’66\, and a presentation and booksigning by author Daniel Rachel \nAt The Makeout Room\, 3225 22nd Street (near Mission) San Francisco\, CA 94110\nAdmission charge $10.00. To learn more visit: http://www.makeoutroom.com/ \nCity Lights celebrates the publication of \nToo Much Too Young\, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation\nBy Daniel Rachel\nPublished by Akashic Books \nThe definitive and remarkable story of 2 Tone Records\, featuring an introduction by Pauline Black \nIn 1979\, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain\, the US\, 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. \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 created an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry\, England\, and masterminded by a middle-class art student\, Jerry Dammers\, who envisioned 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 reached number six on the UK music charts. Dammers went on to sign Madness\, The English Beat\, and The Bodysnatchers as a glut of successive hits propelled 2 Tone artists onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. \nAs excitement grew in the United States\, 2 Tone bands began crossing the Atlantic to perform for American audiences. Soon\, 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. \nStill\, 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 another four years\, releasing a string of fresh signings and a stunning end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” \nTold in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment shaped British\, American\, and world culture. \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; Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever; and 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. \nDJ’s Dukey\, Paul Costuros\, and DJ 66 spin vintage #soul\, reggae\, #blues\, #afrobeat and assorted #funky #grooves \nHAPPY BIRTHDAY DJ 66!!!!!!!! \nMade possible by support from the City Lights Foundation.
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/san-francisco-city-lights/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240827T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T163222
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SUMMARY:Las Vegas - The Writer's Block
DESCRIPTION:DANIEL RACHEL\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday August 27th\, 2024 @ 7:00PM – 8:00 PM\nHosted by music journalist \, Eric Gladstone\n\n\n\nA CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR OF TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG: THE 2 TONE RECORDS STORY \nIn 1979\, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain\, the US\, 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 rightwing 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\, and masterminded by a 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.” \nTold in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment shaped British\, American\, and world culture. \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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Books
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/las-vegas-the-writers-block/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240829T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240829T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T163222
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SUMMARY:Tempe\, ARIZONA- Changing Hands
DESCRIPTION:FREE EVENT\nDaniel Rachel: Too Much Too Young\n7PM WEDNESDAY\, AUGUST 28\n\n\nLOCATION: TEMPE\nBirmingham-born music historian and bestselling author Daniel Rachel visits with his book\, Too Much Too Young\, The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation. \nABOUT THE BOOKIn 1979\, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain\, the US\, 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 rightwing 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\, and masterminded by a 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.”Told in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment shaped British\, American\, and world culture. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \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.\nABOUT THE MODERATOR \nMarc Masters writes about music for Pitchfork\, the Wire\, and Bandcamp Daily. He has also written for the Washington Post\, Rolling Stone\, SPIN\, and NPR Music. He is the author of the books No Wave and High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToo Much Too Young\, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation (Hardcover)\n\nBy Daniel Rachel\n$32.95\nISBN: 9781636141893\nAvailability: On Our Shelves Now\nPublished: Akashic Books\, Ltd. – June 4th\, 2024\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.changinghands.com/upcoming-events \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Denver - Tattered Cover Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Daniel Rachel Live at Colfax\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nTattered Cover is excited to welcome Daniel Rachel to our Colfax location on August 30th\, 2024 at 6PM. \nHe will be presenting his new book\, Too Much Too Young\, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation !  \nTold in three parts\, 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  \nRegistration includes a signed copy of the book and an opportunity to meet the author. \n\nRegister for this event below! \nIf you are unable to attend the event after purchasing a ticket\, you are required to pick up your copy of the book (with proof of purchase from your event registration) within 30 days after the event date. If the book is not picked up by that date\, you relinquish your copy to Tattered Cover Book Store. \n\nABOUT THE BOOK \n\nIn 1979\, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain\, the US\, 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 rightwing 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\, and masterminded by a 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\nABOUT THE AUTHOR \n\n\n\n\n\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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nFriday\, August 30\, 2024 – 6:00pm\n\n\n\nEvent Location:\n\nLocation: Colfax Avenue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE MODERATOR \nTom Murphy is a music writer and musician whose work has appeared in publications such as Westword\, Dagger Zine\, Birdy\, Denver and his own site Queen City Sounds and Art. He has also been a contributor to the books Where the Wild Gigs Were: A Trip Through America’s Legendary Underground Music Venues (2021) and An Ideal For Living – A Celebration of the E.P. (2024) \nhttps://www.tatteredcover.com/event
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/denver-tattered-cover-book-store/
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SUMMARY:CHICAGO Printers Row
DESCRIPTION:39th Annual \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2024 Printers Row Lit Fest is set for Saturday\, September 7 & Sunday\, September 8\, 10AM – 6PM.\nThis FREE event takes place on the streets of South Dearborn\, from Ida B Wells to Polk Street. Come Rain or Shine!\n\n\n \nDaniel Rachel and Priscilla ‘Rude Girl’ Layne with Heather Augustyn. 3.30pm \nJoseph & Bessie Feinberg\nFoundation Stage\n(OnW. Polk St.\, just west of S. Federal St.) \nMore info https://printersrowlitfest.org/
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/chicago-printers-row/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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SUMMARY:Cleveland - Mac's Back
DESCRIPTION:TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, September 8\, 2024 – 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nBritish music writer Daniel Rachel\, author of Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation will be in conversation with photojournalist Anastasia Pantsios on Sunday\, September 8th at 4 pm. \nlN 1979\, 2 TONE RECORDS EXPLODED INTO THE CONSCIOUSNESS of music lovers in Britain\, the US\, 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 mutiracial 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. \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 created an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry\, England\, and masterminded by a middle-class art student\, Jerry Dammers\, who envisioned 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 reached number six on the UK music charts. Dammers went on to sign Madness\, The English Beat\, and The Bodysnatchers as a glut of successive hits propelled 2 Tone artists onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. \nAs excitement grew in the United States\, 2 Tone bands began crossing the Atlantic to perform for American audiences. Soon\, 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. 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 another four years\, releasing a string of fresh signings and a stunning end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” Told in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment shaped British\, American\, and world culture. \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; Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever; and 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. \n  \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n1820 Coventry Rd\,\n\nCleveland Heights\, OH 44118\n\n\n\n\nBooks:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToo Much Too Young\, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation (Hardcover)\n\nBy Daniel Rachel\n$32.95\nISBN: 9781636141893\nAvailability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days\nPublished: Akashic Books\, Ltd. – June 4th\, 2024\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnastasia Pantsios is a writer\, researcher\, and photographer\, with experience in both print and digital journalism. She has also have covered hard news with a focus on election and women’s issues\, music\, the arts\, and culture. Anastasia has organized and promoted events including concerts\, art shows\, meetings\, and forums. She also published Girls to the Front\, a collection of photographs of female musicians.
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/cleveland-macs-back/
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SUMMARY:Saugerties\, New York
DESCRIPTION:The 2 Tone Records Story featuring author Daniel Rachel and Dance Craze\n\nTrailer Review Orpheum Tickets \nORPHEUM · SAUGERTIES\nA Foreword! event. \nMonday\, September 9 7:00p \nDaniel will be in conversation with Tony Fletcher about his new book “Too Much Too Young”: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation”  with a preface by Pauline Black\, singer of the legendary band the Selecter.  This is the story of truly iconic bands like the Specials\, Madness\, the English Beat\, the Selecter\, Bad Manners\, and others in the UK “ska revival” of the early 1980s. These bands were decades ahead of their time\, in their integration of Black and white musicians and their musical synthesis of ska\, punk\, and other genres. The author interviewed ALL the musicians in these bands and presents the history in a fascinating way. \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; Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever; and 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. “As a child\, 2 Tone defined the way I saw the world. I was seduced by the off-beat rhythms\, the cool-looking clothes\, and most importantly the social and political lyrics. 2 Tone taught me about Black and white unity\, it gave a voice to the pointlessness of street violence\, and it provided an understanding and awareness of the horror of rape and apartheid. That you could dance\, look good\, and be educated by a record was incredible. This music and these bands have printed an indelible mark on my life. To write the story of 2 Tone is one of profound personal pride. But more so\, to honor one of the greatest periods in modern popular culture. 2 Tone at its heart was a movement of great song.” \nTony Fletcher (moderator) is the author of a dozen books\, including several best-selling music biographies\, a memoir\, a novel and more. Born in the UK in 1964\, he started the fanzine Jamming! during the punk rock explosion of 1977\, which led him into further areas of the music and media worlds\, and eventually into writing books. Fletcher moved to New York City in the late 1980s\, and to the Hudson Valley in the mid-2000s. \n\nFacebookTwitterEmailShare
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SUMMARY:Jersey City - Word Bookstore
DESCRIPTION:WORD Presents Daniel Rachel\n09/11/2024 – 7:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFREE Event at WORD Jersey City!\nAbout the Book \n“Madness\, the Selecter\, the Beat\, UB40\, the Specials—these were just some of the biggest names in the 1970s and 1980s movement of punk-influenced ska and reggae-based songs\, antiracist and antisexist at heart\, on the airwaves. British music writer Rachel presents a rich and vibrant history of that era and of the bands and record companies that made it happen\, with a special focus on 2 Tone Records founder\, Jerry Dammers . . . It’s a big fat book about an important\, if sometimes neglected\, part of cultural music history . . . when music of the African diaspora was heard and embraced around the\nworld.” —Booklist\, STARRED review\n\n“We lived in Britain\, a country that had benefited from immigration\, but had an innate antipathy to ideas of multiculturalism. Daniel Rachel has managed to capture the essence of that contradiction in those Margaret Thatcher years\, with this comprehensive\, cautionary\, and celebratory saga of 2 Tone.”\n—Pauline Black\, the Selecter\n\nIN 1979\, 2 TONE RECORDS EXPLODED INTO THE CONSCIOUSNESS of music lovers in Britain\, the US\, 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\nmultiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class\, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing 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.\n\nThe idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry\, England\, and masterminded by a 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\nTold in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment shaped British\, American\, and world culture.\nAbout the author \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. Too Much Too Young \nIn conversation with \nGaylord Fields from the radio station WFMU
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/jersey-city-word-bookstore/
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SUMMARY:New York - Rough Trade Records
DESCRIPTION:Daniel will be discussing Too Much Too Young: the 2 Tone Records Story with Drew Stone (Incendiary Device) and host of popular New York Hardcore Chronicles podcast.
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/new-york-rough-trade-records/
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SUMMARY:Supernova International Ska Festival - Virginia
DESCRIPTION:We’re bringing a new literary tent to Supernova for 2024! \n\n\n\nFeaturing seven authors on Jamaican influenced music and issues surrounding music and the media\, the literary tent pops up on the historic grounds of Supernova. Authors will be selling and signing their books\, along with in-depth talks about the topics that are featured in them. The tent will also feature live dubbing between talks and allow for anyone who wishes to try their hand at dubbing songs. The authors featured are Eric Abbey\, Heather Augustyn\, Aaron Carnes\, Kenneth Partridge\, Award winning and best-selling author Daniel Rachel\, Aram Sinnreich \, and Marc Wasserman. Come experience the music through the writers in the field and enjoy a stop between live performances at the festival. Thanks to Eric Abbey for putting this together.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe largest ska festival in the U.S. takes place at Fort Monroe\, Virginia on Sept 13-15\, 2024.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ntim@supernovaska.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nsupernovaska\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nlinktr.ee/supernovaska\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://supernovaska.com/
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/supernova-international-ska-festival-virginia/
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SUMMARY:
DESCRIPTION:Doc’N Roll: PAULINE BLACK: A 2 TONE STORY + Q&A with Pauline and director\, Jane Mingay hosted by Daniel Rachel\n\n \n\n\nFriday\, October 25\, 2024\n\n ·  \nMusic Documentary\, 2-Tone\, Music\n ·  \n1 hr 32 min\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOverview\n\n\n\n\n\nDoc’n Roll FF 2024 present PAULINE BLACK: A 2 TONE STORY + Q&A with Pauline and director hosted by Daniel Rachel \nPauline Black\, lead singer of 2-Tone hit band The Selecter\, tells her extraordinary life story in the same frank manner that helped shape her as an iconic\, era-defining female musician. Pauline had a difficult upbringing and joining the 2-Tone music movement in 1979 was the perfect catalyst; enabling her to explore and express all sides of herself. \nLooking back at her own ground-breaking experience in this feature documentary\, Pauline traces how her legacy came about and how it is relevant to the world today\, especially where society pushes the boundaries of gender\, politics\, race and identity. \nPauline\, of mixed Nigerian and Jewish heritage\, was adopted into a white family in Essex in the 50’s. Her upbringing was defined by casual racism from within her own family. Pauline went on to find her own identity in the Coventry 2-Tone music scene and The Selecter was a reflection of working-class life in Thatcher’s Britain\, their music as social reportage and with an ethos of anti-racism and anti-sexism. \nThis is a cinematic and visceral documentary mixing intimate actuality\, archive and interviews and a storming soundtrack. Contributors include Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson\, Don Letts\, Skin\, Damon Albarn\, Rhoda Dakar\, Lynval Golding\, Mykaell Riley\, Sonia Boyce and Jools Holland. \nRead More expand_more \nDirector\nJane Mingay\nCast\nPauline Black and the 2-Tone Family
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/7669/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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SUMMARY:An evening of Ska\, Reggae and 2 Tone SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Too Much Too Young – An evening of Ska\, Reggae and 2 Tone\n\n\n\nSaturday 26th October 2024 8-12pm \nCome & celebrate the music of 2 Tone Records with 3 hours of dancing and guest DJs. \nDance to the infectious rhythms of the Specials\, Madness\, the Selecter\, the Beat\, Bad Manners\, UB40 and the music that made 2 Tone. \n**The last two 2 Tone nights sold out. Please buy ticket early to avoid disappointment. \nSIGNING\nDaniel Rachel and Rhoda Dakar will be signing copies of both Too Much Too Young: The Story of 2 Tone Records and Rhoda Dakar Sings The Bodysnatchers (45 Year Edition) from 8.15pm. (Purchases can be collected from the stage at the end of the dancing) \n\nTICKET LINK\nhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/mildmayclubandinstituteltd/1354718 \n\nGUEST DJs \nDON’T CALL ME SKA FACE\nGrowing up on 2 Tone got me into the Birmingham ska scene at a young age\, I found other young people with a mutual love for the sound of Ska\, Rocksteady and Boss reggae. I work with people involved in the subculture to keep the scene alive\, and celebrate the music! \nDANIEL RACHEL\nDaniel Rachel is a former musician-turned-award-winning and bestselling author. In 2021\, Daniel was a guest curator of 2 Tone Lives & Legacies exhibition as part of Coventry Cultural City 2021 and curated the anniversary edition of the Selecter’s debut album Too Much Pressure. His most recent book Too Much Too Young: the 2 Tone Records Story was an Uncut\, Blitzed\, Louder Than War and SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR and longlisted for PENDERYN MUSIC PRIZE 2024 \nRHODA DAKAR \nRhoda Dakar began her career as lead vocalist with all female 2Tone band\, The Bodysnatchers. She’s recorded with The Specials\, Madness and most recently\, a colab with the Dub Pistols\, Stand Together.  Rhoda has toured in Mexico\, USA\, Europe\, UK and Australia. Rhoda is also a respected live DJ and has a radio show\, Pork Pie & Mash Up\, broadcast monthly on Totally Wired Radio. \n \n\n\nThe Mildmay Club Ticket Information \nMILDMAY CLUB MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS \n\nMildmay Club members can purchase reduced price tickets online and on the door for Mildmay Club events (subject to availability)\nMildmay Club members can purchase ‘Guest’ tickets online and on the door for Mildmay Club events (subject to availability)\nPlease always carry your Mildmay Club members’ card when at the Club\nMembers must accompany their guests to events and guests must be signed in on arrival\nUp to three guests can be signed in on the door. If a member purchases four or more guest tickets\, guests’ names must be pre-supplied by emailing enquiries@mildmay.club\n\nNON-MEMBERS \n\nNon-member tickets can be purchased via our online ticketing platform up to 2 days before the event (subject to availability)\nNon-member tickets must be purchased 1 ticket per transaction – we require the name and contact details of each non-member attending the event\nDue to our Club rules\, we can not sell non-member tickets on the door. If you do not have a ticket to an event and are not a Club member or a guest of a Club member\, we are sorry but we are unable to grant access to The Mildmay Club for a specific event without a ticket\n\nDONATION \n\nThe Mildmay Club is a member owned community space\, with limited access to grants and funding. We are committed to providing affordable entertainment\, refreshments and are a certified London Living Wage employer. At checkout there is an optional donation to The Mildmay Club which helps us continue our work to preserve our incredible building. If you do not wish to donate on this occasion or are purchasing multiple non-member tickets\, please leave the amount blank.
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SUMMARY:SE Bookfest SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation\n\nSat 2 Nov 2024 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM\nMorocco Bound\, SE1 3HB \n\n\n\n\n\nA TIMES / SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR \nIn conversation with award winning and best-selling author Daniel Rachel \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. It spoke of injustices in society and took fight against right wing extremism. The music of 2 Tone was exuberant: white youth learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae; and crossed with a punk attitude to create an original hybrid. \nToo Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment\, shaped British culture. \nA TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES / UNCUT / RESIDENT / LOUDER THAN WAR / BLITZED BOOK OF THE YEAR. PENDERYN MUSIC PRIZE RUNNER UP 2024 \nA brilliant book…nothing is left out of this definitive book WIRE \nA disputatious\, colourful & rife with contradictions UNCUT \nSuperb…Rachel writes with the undimmed passion and enthusiasm of the teenage tonic-suited rude boy VIVE LE ROCK \nAn exceptional portrait of Britain at a crucial time IRISH TIMES \nAn essential read…fasten your seat belts\, rudies’ MOJO \nA must-read for anyone interested in 2 Tone\, ska or British music history LOUDER THAN WAR \nA brilliant\, insightful book & nothing short of definitive RECORD COLLECTOR \nThe ideal match of author and subject JON SAVAGE \nThe definitive telling of the 2 Tone story JOHN HARRIS \nAn incredible and detailed account of a massive watershed moment in British culture GURINDER CHADHA \nA comprehensive\, cautionary but nonetheless celebratory saga of the 2 Tone label PAULINE BLACK \nJust as achingly evocative as the music it was written to celebrate… a scintillating read PETE PAPHIDES \nThe definitive account of one of Britain’s finest youth movements SUGGS \n\n\nLocation\nMorocco Bound\, SE1 3HB
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/sel-bookfest/
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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/
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SUMMARY:Rock Against Racism Nottingham
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