Events

I will be DJ-ing a 2 Tone realted set in honour of Ranking Roger   One of the best book bashes in the UK – The Quietus A literary festival that’s thrown its pretensions in a skip – Londonist The coolest literary festival of the summer – Authonomy Since 2010, we’ve been celebrating the area’s radical and literary [...]

I Just Can't Stop It: My Life in the Beat Ranking Roger with Daniel Rachel Omnibus Press June 2019  

A celebration of Ranking Roger and the music of The Beat Hosted by Rhoda Dakar (Bodysnatchers/The Specials) with special guests Ranking Junior + Daniel Rachel (author) Wednesday, 26th June 2019 Rough Trade West Doors 5:30pm On-stage 6:00pm Signing after show ENTRY WITH PURCHASE I Just Can't Stop It: My Life in the Beat (Paperback) Ranking Roger [...]

A celebration of Ranking Roger and the music of The Beat with special guests Ranking Junior + Daniel Rachel (author) Wednesday, 3rd July 2019 Rough Trade Bristol Doors 6:30pm On-stage 7:30pm Signing after show ENTRY WITH PURCHASE I Just Can't Stop It Ranking Roger BUY TICKET / BOOK £60.00 BUY TICKET / BOOK £14.99 Share this [...]

WIYE presents the Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia 11 September 2019 at 19:00 The Islington The Islington - 1 Tolpuddle St - London Borough of Islington N1 0XT  Daniel will be talking to David Hepworth and Mark Ellen About Why do people call this London’s best night out? It’s a unique opportunity to hear [...]

In conversation with Paolo Hewitt ( Getting High: the adventures of Oasis)

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]