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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 [...]

 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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

"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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Join author Daniel Rachel in conversation with Louder's John Robb with a visual treat in store for sure! This special event will celebrate the access-all-areas book marking the 25th anniversary of the era-defining Oasis concerts at Knebworth, with text by Daniel Rachel and stunning images taken by acclaimed music photographer Jill Furmanovsky - including contributions from Noel Gallagher and [...]

Like Some Forgotten Dream - What if the Beatles hadn't split up? The story of the great lost Beatles album... About this event This is the story of the great lost Beatles album. The end of the Beatles wasn’t inevitable. It came through miscommunication, misunderstandings and missed opportunities to reconcile. But what if it didn’t [...]

Join award winning author Daniel Rachel as he discusses his book examining just what would have happened if the Beatles hadn't split up. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED About this event The end of the Beatles wasn't inevitable. It came through miscommunication, misunderstandings and missed opportunities to reconcile. But what if it didn't end? What [...]

'The 2022 BEATLES1Day Beatles all-dayer. Daniel will be in conversation with Mark Hart from Walthamstow Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club at 3pm Venue: Walthamstow Trades Hall, Address: 61-63 Tower Hamlets Rd, London E17 4RQ, Live music is the focus of BEATLES1Day. But we also have record and memorabelia stalls, a live Q and A session [...]

I will be playing singles by the Beatles  - together and solo  - alongside records from the era by the Stones, the Kinks and the Who. Starting after Will Sergeant's (Echo & the Bunnymen) DJ set in the main hall at the Mildmay Club

  The World’s Coolest Retired Librarian™ Richard Boon (former Buzzcocks’ manager and creator of Spiral Scratch - referred to as ‘The Most Important Record Ever’) is back with another anarchic panel show format, Juke Box Fury. He has a buzzer and a bin and he’s not afraid to use them. Laura Barton (Sad Songs), Will [...]

Like Some Forgotten Dream The Beatles great 'lost' album 1970 In conversation with Joe Montague All You Need Is Drums IG: @allyouneedisdrums FB: Allyouneedisdrums   https://deershedfestival.com/#lineup