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SUMMARY:BBC 5 Live - Paul McCartney
DESCRIPTION:What are the greatest non-Beatle Paul McCartney songs? \nDaniel joins the panel and selects his Top 5 Macca tracks… \nMonday night feature “The Greatest” \n  \n 
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/bbc-5-live-paul-mccartney/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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SUMMARY:Mike Joyce (The Smiths) in conversation
DESCRIPTION:The Drums: Mike Joyce – Book Tour\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a band\, The Smiths need no introduction. Formed in 1982 and disbanded in 1987\, all five of their studio albums reached the top five in the UK charts. They are widely lauded as one of the most influential bands of all time. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is Mike Joyce’s open-hearted story of what it was like to play the drums in The Smiths. Throughout his honest and witty reflections\, Mike answers the question ‘where did it all go right?’ – a question he and\nbassist Andy Rourke used to often ask each other. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRather than simply retelling the well-documented iconic moments of the history of The Smiths\, in The Drums\, Mike conveys ‘the feeling’ of his time in the band. His off-piste\, frank perspective allows him to recontextualise the canonised stories with beautifully vulnerable\, human insight. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMike’s honest\, entertaining and deeply human memoir truly conveys what it felt like to be a member of The Smiths when you are the self-confessed biggest Smiths fan in the world. He shares stories from his new book\, in conversation with Daniel Rachel. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Hub at St Mary’s\nLichfield
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/mike-joyce-the-smiths-in-conversation/
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SUMMARY:The Laugharne Weekend with Robin Ince
DESCRIPTION:Fountain Inn \n12.15 Daniel Rachel Discusses his provocative study of pop’s flirtations with Nazi imagery and ideology\, This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/the-laugharne-weekend/
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SUMMARY:Crouch End Political Festival
DESCRIPTION:With Vera Baird KC \n \nSaturday 21 March\nHornsey Library\nLondon N8
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/crouch-end-political-festival/
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SUMMARY:Art & Talking: Chipping Norton
DESCRIPTION:Saturday March 14 2026 7-9pm Daniel Rachel– will discuss his new book\nThis Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Rachel is not looking to cancel or absolve but instead explore the musical obsession with atrocity and how it relates to rock history in general. A sadly rather timely book.” NME \n\nhttps://www.artandtalking.com/books-authors
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/art-talking-chipping-norton/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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SUMMARY:JW3 Abraham Debating Club
DESCRIPTION:The Abraham Debating Club\n60 minutes\nThursdays at 1.30pm\n\nDelivering a talk  on This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll\n\n\nBox Office\n(020) 7433 8988 \n341-351 Finchley Road\, London\, NW3 6ET \nJW3 – Helping to create a vibrant\, diverse and proud community\, inspired by and engaged in Jewish arts\, culture and community
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/jw3-abraham-debating-club/
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SUMMARY:Jewish Book Week with Rosie Goldsmith SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Jewish Book Week 2026!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPop Music\, the Swastika & the Third Reich\n\n\n\n\n\n\n01/03/2026|\n\n\n\n\n3:30 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSt Pancras room\, Kings Place\n\n\n\n\nPrice: £10.00\n\n\n\nBook now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom Lennon and Bowie to punk and beyond\, some of rock ’n’ roll’s biggest icons have toyed with the aesthetics\, hysteria\, and even ideology of Nazism. Whether through shock\, ignorance\, or misguided attempts at provocation\, pop music has explored these associations in ways rarely seen in other art forms. In his meticulously researched and sensitively told This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll\, best-selling author Daniel Rachel examines these often-overlooked actions in conversation with Rosie Goldsmith. \nRosie Goldsmith\n \nRosie Goldsmith is a journalist and presenter. With the BBC for 20 years\, today she combines journalism with chairing and curating arts and literary events in the UK and across the world. She is Director of the European Literature Network\, Artistic Director of the European Writers’ Festival\, and presenter of the Slightly Foxed books podcast. \nBuy a copy of This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll by Daniel Rachel
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/jewish-book-week-with-rosie-goldsmith/
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SUMMARY:Dave Rowntree (Blur) in conversation
DESCRIPTION:Dave Rowntree: No One You Know – Book Tour\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDave Rowntree joins host Daniel Rachel to talk about his new photography book No One You Know\, which contains exclusive\, intimate\, never-seen-before photos of Blur at the start of their career. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith hundreds of previously unseen photographs\, a personal foreword and detailed quotes of memories attached to the images\, No One You Know is a unique visual insight into the first few years of one of Britain’s most successful and well-loved bands\, from one of the only four people who knows what it was really like.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nDave Rowntree: No One You Know – Book Tour\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDave Rowntree joins host Daniel Rachel to talk about his new photography book No One You Know\, which contains exclusive\, intimate\, never-seen-before photos of Blur at the start of their career. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith hundreds of previously unseen photographs\, a personal foreword and detailed quotes of memories attached to the images\, No One You Know is a unique visual insight into the first few years of one of Britain’s most successful and well-loved bands\, from one of the only four people who knows what it was really like.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate\n\n\n\n\n\n26 02\n\n\n\n Time \n\n8:00 pm\n\n\n\n Cost \n\n£18.00\n\n\n\n More Info \n\nBook Now\n\n\n\n  \nLocation\n\nThe Hub\n\nSt Mary’s\nLichfield
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/dave-rowntree-blur-in-conversation/
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SUMMARY:City Lights: San Francisco
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\nSaturday\, February 21\, 2026\, 11:00 am PST\nDaniel Rachel / This Ain’t Rock‘n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika\, and the Third Reich\nPrice: Free (Registration Required) \n\nCity Lights and Akashic Books celebrate the publication of This Ain’t Rock‘n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika\, and the Third Reich – by Daniel Rachel (introduction by Billy Bragg) – Published by Akashic Books \nRegister \n\n\nDaniel Rachel discusses his new book with Swedish punk rocker Dennis Lyxzen discussing This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a virtual event \nOver the last seven decades\, some of rock ’n’ roll’s most celebrated musicians have flirted with the imagery and theater of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall donning Nazi uniforms and terrorizing Jewish neighborhoods to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk\, generations of performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics\, mass hysteria\, and even ideology of Nazism. Whether by shock factor\, stupidity\, or a crass attempt at subversion\, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations—whimsically\, carelessly\, occasionally malevolently—in a way not accepted by any other artform. But how accountable should fans\, the media\, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticized perversions of a fascist regime? \nIn This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll\, award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel navigates these turbulent waters with extraordinary delicacy and care\, asking us to look anew at the artists that have defined us\, inspired us\, and given us joy—and consider why so many have been drawn to the imagery of a movement responsible for the twentieth century’s worst atrocities. Alongside a sensitive history of the Holocaust and an examination of the place it holds in our cultural consciousness\, Rachel asks essential questions of actions often overlooked or underplayed\, while neither casting sweeping judgement nor offering easy answers. In doing so\, he asks us to reassess the history of rock ’n’ roll\, and sheds new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich in popular culture—and the legacy of twentieth (and twenty-first)-century history as it defines us today. \nDaniel Rachel is a Birmingham-born\, best-selling author whose previous works include: Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story; Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever; and The Lost Album of the Beatles: What If the Beatles Hadn’t Split Up?. 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. He lives in London. \nMade possible by support from the City Lights Foundation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTune in to the City Lights podcast for recordings of our recent events\, and an archive of past highlights. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.\n\n\n\n\nCity Lights Events are sponsored by the City Lights Foundation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/city-lights-san-francisco/
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SUMMARY:Bookish
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome to The San Diego Union-Tribune “Bookish” virtual event series which is in partnership with the Southern California News Group and the Bay Area News Group. Hosted by special projects editor and author Samantha Dunn\, Bookish is a free\, interactive salon-style program on books\, authors and the literary life.\nFebruary 20\, 2026\, 4:00 P.M.\n\n\n\n\nMartyn Burke is a Peabody Award-winning filmmaker and journalist recently featured on the Netflix documentary “Mafia: Most Wanted.” The author of six books\, he’ll join us to discuss his new historical novel\, The Gossip Columnist – In Nazi-era Germany\, a writer harboring a dangerous secret struggles to counter the powerful propaganda of the Third Reich.\nDaniel Rachel\, musician-turned-bestselling author whose works include Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters\, examines rock music’s enduring and problematic fascination with the swastika in his new book This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich.\n\nCLICK HERE TO RSVP\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/bookish/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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SUMMARY:Debsey Wykes (Dolly Mixture) In conversation
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nThe Long Play Sessions presents: Debsey Wykes in conversation with Daniel Rachel\n Thu 19 Feb 2026 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM Venue and Cafe\, ICMP Queen’s Park Campus\, NW6 6PA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a special evening with musician\, writer and feminist activist Debsey Wykes\, as she discusses her acclaimed book Teenage Daydream: We Are the Girls Who Play in a Band\, a Rough Trade and The Times Book of the Year 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event forms part of The Long Play Sessions\, a curated series hosted by ICMP celebrating some of the most acclaimed and influential authors writing about music today. Each session goes beyond the page\, bringing live conversation\, cultural context and creative insight to the stories that shape music history. \nDebsey will be joined in conversation by award-winning author and broadcaster Daniel Rachel\, one of the UK’s leading voices in music writing. Known for his sharp\, empathetic interviewing style and deep cultural knowledge\, Rachel brings a vital perspective to the discussion and will also appear as a featured guest in The Long Play Sessions in February 2026 (view event). \nTeenage Daydream is part memoir\, part cultural history\, celebrating the untold stories of girls and women who formed bands\, picked up instruments\, and carved out space in a music industry that rarely made room for them. Through personal experience and wider reflection\, Wykes explores creativity\, friendship\, rebellion and music as a force for self-expression and resistance. \nThe book shines a light on the realities of growing up in bands\, navigating gender expectations\, and finding your voice both on and off stage. It is an essential contribution to conversations around youth culture\, feminism and popular music history. \nWhat to expect\n\nScreening of Take Three Girls: Dolly Mixture Story (40mins)\nAn inspiring talk from Debsey Wykes on the stories and themes behind Teenage Daydream\nIn-depth conversation with Daniel Rachel on music\, gender and creativity\nAudience Q&A\nBook signing opportunity. Bring your copy or purchase one on the night\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you to The Long Play Sessions for what will be a fascinating evening with two outstanding voices of music culture. \n\n\nLocation\nVenue and Cafe\, ICMP Queen’s Park Campus\, NW6 6PA
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SUMMARY:Institute of Contemporary Music: Long Play Sessions
DESCRIPTION:The Long Play Sessions : Daniel Rachel with This Ain’t rock and Roll\nAn Evening with Daniel Rachel: Exploring “This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate & Time: 12th February\, 7:00 PM onwards\nVenue: ICMP Queen’s Park Campus\nOpen to: ICMP students\, staff and the general public \nJoin us for an exclusive evening with award-winning author Daniel Rachel as he discusses his groundbreaking new book\, This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich. This compelling work delves into the complex and often troubling relationship between popular music and fascist imagery\, tracing seven decades of rock and pop’s fascination with the aesthetics and ideology of the Third Reich. \nWith an introduction by Billy Bragg\, Rachel’s book asks urgent questions about accountability\, cultural memory\, and the legacy of music icons who flirted with Nazi symbolism—from punk provocateurs to rock legends. It’s a thought-provoking exploration of art\, rebellion\, and responsibility in the face of history’s darkest chapters. \nWhat to Expect: \n\nA captivating talk by Daniel Rachel on the themes and stories behind the book\nInteractive Q&A session\nBook signing opportunity—bring your copy or purchase one at the event\n\nDon’t miss this chance to engage with one of Britain’s most acclaimed music historians and gain fresh insight into the intersections of music\, politics\, and culture. \n\n\n\nLocation\nThe Venue and Refectory\, ICMP (Queens Park Campus)\, NW6 6PA \n\n\nHome » News » ICMP to welcome music book authors for the Long Play Sessions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nICMP is delighted to announce a new event series with music writers visiting our campus to share the stories behind their books\, insights and music industry experiences with students. \nThe Long Play Sessions will be held at ICMP’s Queen’s Park campus and begin on 12th February with writer Daniel Rachel visiting to discuss his book\, ‘This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll – Pop Music\, the Swastika and The Third Reich’. \nOther authors already confirmed for our 2026 events include Debsey Wykes\, Keith Cameron\, Huey Morgan and Will Hodgkinson\, the writer behind the acclaimed\, ‘Street Level Superstar – a Year with Lawrence’. \nThe Long Play Sessions launched in 2025 with an inaugural event featuring music journalist Miranda Sawyer\, who discussed her book ‘Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs‘. \nAce\, Head of Industry and Brand Partnerships at ICMP\, said: “The Long Play Sessions is a fantastic event series and we’re thrilled to welcome these literary talents to ICMP to talk about their brilliant books.” \nThere’s an increasingly exciting array of books\, authors and writers out there exploring stories within contemporary music and beyond. We’re looking forward to many of them visiting ICMP to share their stories.” \nAll events will start at 7pm and are held at our Queen’s Park campus in London. The Long Play Sessions are open to the public for a small fee and are free to ICMP students.  \nUPCOMING EVENTS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/institute-of-contemporary-music-long-play-sessions/
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SUMMARY:US Publication: This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll
DESCRIPTION:This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika\, and the Third Reich \nHardcover – February 3\, 2026\n\n\n\nby Daniel Rachel (Author)\, Billy Bragg (Introduction)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA meticulously researched and sensitively told history examining pop music’s enduring and problematic fascination with the swastika―and Nazism itself \nOVER THE LAST SEVEN DECADES\, ome of rock ’n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theater of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk\, generations of performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics\, mass hysteria\, and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor\, stupidity\, or crass attempts at subversion\, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations in a way not accepted in any other art form. But how accountable should fans\, the media\, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticized perversions of a fascist regime? \nIn This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll\, award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel navigates these turbulent waters with extraordinary delicacy and care\, asking us to look anew at the artists who have defined us\, inspired us\, and given us joy―and consider why so many have been drawn to the imagery of a movement responsible for some of the twentieth century’s worst atrocities. Rachel asks essential questions of actions often overlooked or underplayed\, while neither casting sweeping judgment nor offering easy answers. In doing so\, he asks us to reassess the history of rock ‘n’ roll\, and he sheds new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich in popular culture and the legacy of twentieth (and twenty-first) century history as it defines us today.nd sheds new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich in popular culture―and the legacy of twentieth (and twenty-first)-century history as it defines us today \n. \n \n \n\n 
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/us-publication-this-aint-rock-n-roll/
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SUMMARY:British Library with Jon Savage & Pauline Black
DESCRIPTION:Pop music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich\n \n\n\n\nDaniel Rachel and Jon Savage with Pauline Black. \nThursday 29 January 2026 19.00 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSome of rock ‘n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk\, performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics\, mass hysteria and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor\, stupidity\, or crass attempt at subversion\, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations in a way not accepted by any other artform. \nIn his new book This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel considers why so many have been drawn to the imagery of a movement responsible for the twentieth century’s worst atrocities. \nFor this vital conversation\, hosted by Pauline Black (The Selecter)\, he is joined by acclaimed cultural commentator and journalist Jon Savage\, author of the classic England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock and This Searing Light\, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division\, the Oral History. \nFollowed by a book signing. \n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Rachel\n\nDaniel Rachel is a former musician-turned-award-winning and bestselling author. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJon Savage\n\nJon Savage is the author of numerous books on popular culture. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPauline Black\n\nPerformer\, singer\, actress\, author\, bandleader and songwriter who in 1979 co founded\, and\, alongside Gaps Hendrickson\, fronted seminal 2-Tone band The Selecter. \n\n\nCredit: Dean Chalkley\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 29 January\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nBook now\n\nPigott Theatre\, British Library\, London\n19.00 – 20.30\nPrice £12\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCover image from This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich Credit: White Rabbit Books
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SUMMARY:Rock 'n' Roll Book Club
DESCRIPTION:This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: DANIEL RACHEL\, CAROLINE COON & EMMA FORREST\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRock ‘n’ Roll Book Club\nWalthamstow Trades Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n22 January 2026\n7pm \n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel will be joined by writer/artist and Clash manager Caroline Coon in a discussion chaired by novelist/film director Emma Forrest.\n\n\n\n\nOverview\n\n\n\n\n\nRock’s flirtation with fascism examined\n\n\n\nMusic historian Daniel Rachel returns to Walthamstow with his timely book exploring rock and pop music’s fascination with the swastika and the Third Reich \nOver the last seven decades\, some of rock ‘n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk\, generations of performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics\, mass hysteria and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor\, stupidity\, or crass attempt at subversion\, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations in a way not accepted by any other artform. But how accountable should fans\, the media\, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticised perversions of a fascist regime? \nIn This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll\, award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel navigates these turbulent waters with extraordinary delicacy and care\, asking us to look anew at the artists that have defined us\, inspired us and given us joy – and consider why so many have been drawn to the imagery of a movement responsible for the twentieth century’s worst atrocities. Alongside a sensitive history of the Holocaust and an examination of the place it holds in our cultural consciousness\, Rachel asks essential questions of actions often overlooked or underplayed\, whilst neither casting sweeping judgement nor offering easy answers. In doing so\, he asks us to reassess the history of rock ‘n’ roll and sheds new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich in popular culture and the legacy of twentieth (and twenty-first) century history as it defines us today. \nLinks\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977486173377?aff=oddtdtcreator \nhttps://www.carolinecoon.com/ \nhttps://www.emmaforrest.com/
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/rock-n-roll-book-club/
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SUMMARY:How To Academy with Robin Ince
DESCRIPTION:Mon\, 5 January 2026\n6:00 pm – 7:00 pm GMT \nRock ‘n’ Roll’s Nazi Problem\nDaniel Rachel In Conversation with Robin Ince\n\nJoin Buy Livestream\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA fascinating and unsettling look at how pop and rock music have repeatedly collided with Nazi imagery- sometimes as critique\, sometimes as provocation\, and sometimes through sheer ignorance.\nAward-winning music Historian Daniel Rachel joins us to uncover pop music’s complicated history with fascism and the imagery surrounding it. Whether due to shock factor\, malevolence\, or a crass attempt at subversion\, some of rock ’n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the theatre of the Third Reich- from John Lennon’s ink drawings of himself saluting “Heil John” to Joy Division’s Auschwitz-inspired name\, to Kanye West’s controversial fashion line. Daniel will reassess the history of rock ’n’ roll and shed new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich that still resonate in popular culture today. \nBut how accountable should fans\, the media\, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticised perversions of a fascist regime? \nPacked full of little-known facts about our favourite musicians\, this eye-opening conversation will invite us to look anew at the artists that have defined us\, inspired us\, and given us joy. \n  \nTickets to this online event are free for members of How To +. \n\n\n\n\nJoin How To +\nSubscribers receive substantial discounts to our live\, on-stage events and free access to our livestreams and video library of 600+ videos. \nStarting from £9.99 + VAT\nThe first month is only £9.99 + VAT\, cheaper than an individual livestream ticket. Thereafter £17.50 + VAT. Cancel anytime. \nJoin How To + \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooks \n\n\nBooks are supplied by Primrose Hill Books. Pre-ordered copies will be dispatched shortly after the event. UK delivery only. \n\n\nPrice\nIndividual tickets are £15\, or free for subscribers to How To +. How To + is £9.99 + VAT for the first month\, thereafter £17.50 + VAT. Cancel anytime. \n\n\nReplay\nA link to replay the event will be made available 48 hours after the event is over to enjoy without a time limit. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow To + Subscribers receive discounts to our live\, on-stage events and free access to our livestreams and video library of 600+ videos. The first month is £9.99 + VAT\, thereafter £17.50 + VAT a month. \nAlready subscribed to How To + ?\nPlease Log in here \n\nJoin how to + \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Rachel\nAuthor\, Musician\, Historian \n\n\nDaniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. His previous books include Too Much Too Young: Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation (a Sunday Times\, Uncut\, Rough Trade US and Resident Music book of the year) and Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME book of the year). He lives in London. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobin Ince\nComedian\, Actor and Writer \n\n\nRobin Ince is a comedian\, actor and writer. The Guardian once declared him a ‘becardiganed polymath’ which seems about right. He is the author of several acclaimed books\, including The Importance of Being Interested and I’m a Joke and So Are You. \nWith Professor Brian Cox\, he created and presents the award-winning BBC Radio 4 show The Infinite Monkey Cage\, which ranks among the most popular science podcasts worldwide. He also won Celebrity Mastermind but forgot that calcium was the dominant element of chalk. After being diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 52\, he finally has an excuse.
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SUMMARY:Flipside Radio
DESCRIPTION:In conversation with Aidea McManus about This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll and playing records. \n  \n\nFlipsideLondon Radio\n\n\n\nAidan McManus is a local historian & guide. He’s been well groomed for the job having grown up in the Ladbroke Grove area (Portobello Road’s ‘Bookie Man’) & doesn’t live too far from us now. Honing his social skills in the US he has returned to London to nurture his roots\, indulge in his passion for local history & feed his hunger for pop culture.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA total London lover\, Aidan offers walking tours in West London\, taking clients around all the notorious sites in Notting Hill\, Portobello Road & the surrounding area. Discussing the nuances of a particular moments in history\, ‘did Lemmy drink in Finches or the Portobello Star?’\, ‘where was Joe Strummer’s first digs in London?’ & ‘was Kelso Cochrane murdered on the corner of Southam Street or where the little garden is on Elkstone Road?’ these are the types of conversation you’d engage with Aidan.
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/flipside-radio/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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SUMMARY:Turku University\, Finland
DESCRIPTION:The fascination and affective legacy of fascism: final seminar\nDaniel will give a keynote speech on his new book\, This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll.\n\n\nThursday 27 November 2025\, 2–6 pm\, Tauno Nurmela Hall (I\, Main Building of the University of Turku) \nThe seminar is organized by the research project Fascism’s Lume and Affective Heritage in Finnish Culture (Koneen Foundation\, 2021–2025) at the University of Turku in collaboration with the International Institute for Popular Culture (IIPC) and the Centre for the Study of Storytelling\, Experientiality and Memory (SELMA) research centers. \nThe purpose of this multidisciplinary project\, combining science and art\, has been to focus on the cultural legacy of Finnish fascism after World War II\, and especially its affectivity. The recycling of fascist material has created an emotional climate in which different manifestations of patriotism\, fascism\, and the idea of ​​nationalism are mixed together. \nThe seminar will feature speeches from the project’s researchers\, a performance by a theatre group working as part of the project\, and a speech from an English non-fiction writer examining Nazism and popular music. \nThe event will be held in Finnish\, except for Daniel Rachel’s presentation in English. \nAdmission to the event is free. \nProgram \n2 p.m. Opening remarks \nFascism and Esotericism\nDocent Kimi Kärki \nComposer Yrjö Kilpinen – from political activist to “harmless” artist\nMSc Susanna Waldén-Antikainen \nThe fascination of fascism in Finnish black metal\nFT Aila Mustamo \nVoices of confrontation in the documentary Boiling Point: Whose Finlandia is it?\nDocent Anna-Elena Pääkkölä \nAt 4 pm They said: borders closed \nPerformance of the theatre piece and panel discussion (the project’s researchers and theatre group provide background on their work and discuss with the audience) \nTheatre group:\nDirected by Fiikka Forsman. Script by Fiikka Forsman\, Paul Olin and the working group. Performers: Anu Almagro\, Paul Olin\, Terhi Suorlahti and opera singer Volodymyr Andrushchak as well as sound designer\, composer Pertti Grönholm. Scenographer Jaana Kurttila. Lighting designer Eero Erkamo. Producer-choreographer Anja Lappi. \nShort break \nKlo 17 IIPC Debate 129:\nTHIS AIN’T ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: Pop Music\, the Swastika\, and the Third Reich\nDaniel Rachel \nOver the last seven decades\, some of rock ’n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms and terrorising Jewish neighbourhoods to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk\, generations of performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics\, mass hysteria and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor\, stupidity\, or crass attempt at subversion\, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations – whimsically\, carelessly\, occasionally malevolently – in a way not accepted by any other artform. But how accountable should fans\, the media\, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticised perversions of a fascist regime? \nBio: Daniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. In his latest book\, This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll\, award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel navigates these turbulent waters with extraordinary delicacy and care\, asking us to look anew at the artists that have defined us\, inspired us and given us joy – and consider why so many have been drawn to the imagery of a movement responsible for the twentieth century’s worst atrocities. Alongside a sensitive history of the Holocaust and an examination of the place it holds in our cultural consciousness\, Rachel asks essential questions of actions often overlooked or underplayed\, whilst neither casting sweeping judgement nor offering easy answers. In doing so\, he asks us to reassess the history of rock ’n’ roll and sheds new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich in popular culture and the legacy of twentieth (and twenty-first)-century history as it defines us today. Rachel’s previous books include Too Much Too Young: Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation (a Sunday Times\, Uncut\, Rough Trade US and Resident Music book of the year) and Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME book of the year). He lives in London. Please note that some copies of This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll should be available from the author at the event. \nMore information: \nProject leader\, docent Kimi Kärki\nkimi.karki@utu.fi \, +358505766668 \nDaniel Rachel:\nhttps://danielrachel.com/ \nFascism’s Allure and Affective Legacy research project:\nhttps://fasiaffekti.wordpress.com/ \nThey said: borders closed at Tampere Theatre Festival 2025:\nhttps://www.teatteritelakka.fi/ohjelma/he-sanoivat-rajat-kiinni/ \n\nPosted in Uncategorized | Leave a reply
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SUMMARY:Rough Trade East: with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer + Signing
DESCRIPTION:Daniel Rachel: Q&A with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer + Signing\n \nRough Trade East London\nMon\, 24 Nov\, 7:00 pm\n£25 The price you’ll pay. No surprises later.\n\n\n\nBuy now \n\n\n\nAbout\n\n\nRough Trade East is very excited to present a Q&A with Daniel Rachel\, Billy Bragg and Miranda Sawyer and signing from Daniel Rachel. This unique event celebrates the release of his new book ‘This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll : Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich’ released via White Rabbit. \nTickets for this event include a physical copy of the fantastic book to be collected from Rough Trade East on the day of the show. \nMore product information can be found HERE >> https://www.roughtrade.com/product/daniel-rachel/this-aint-rock-n-roll-pop-music-the-swastika-and-the-third-reich#51911517274443 \nAccessibility: \nFor accessible tickets\, free PA/Carer tickets and other accessibility requests please go to dice.fm/contact. Rough Trade is wheelchair accessible with step free access. \n\n\n\n\nAll ages\n\n\nPresented by Rough Trade.\n\n\n\n\nYou can get a refund if: \n\nIt’s within 24 hours of buying tickets\nThis event is rescheduled or cancelled\n\n\n\nYou can’t get a refund within 24 hours of the event start time.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRough Trade East London\nThe Old Truman Brewery\, 150 Brick Lane\, London E1 6QL\nOpen in mapsFollow
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SUMMARY:Write Idea Festival
DESCRIPTION:Daniel Rachel\n\nThis Ain’t Rock N Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich\nSunday 23 November 1.00pm\nDaniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. This Ain’t Rock N Roll is a shocking and absorbing chronological account of pop music’s complicated history with fascism and the imagery surrounding it. Whether shock factor\, stupidity\, or crass attempt at subversion\, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations in a way not accepted by any other artform. \nDaniel will be in conversation with Sean Hannam who is a freelance journalist specialising in retail\, tech and music. \n\nhttps://www.ideastore.co.uk/whats-on/writeidea-festival \n  \nWriteidea Festival 2025\nThe 2025 Festival will take place at The Tower Hamlets Town Hall\, Whitechapel\, 21-23 November. \nAll the events are FREE. \nMost events will be very popular and we strongly advise booking a ticket in advance. We allocate more tickets than there is capacity in order to allow for the high number of no-shows that unfortunately happen when events are free of charge. Please arrive early as entry to events is on a first come\, first served basis.
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SUMMARY:Louder Than Words
DESCRIPTION:This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich\n\n\n\nDaniel Rachel’s shocking & absorbing chronological account of pop music’s complicated history with fascism & the imagery surrounding it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLouder Than Words Festival\nSaturday\, November 15 · 8:15 – 9:30pm GMT\nINNSIDE Manchester\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1 First Street Manchester M15 4RP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nOver the last seven decades\, some of rock ‘n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk\, generations of performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics\, mass hysteria and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor\, stupidity\, or crass attempt at subversion\, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations in a way not accepted by any other artform. But how accountable should fans\, the media\, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticised perversions of a fascist regime? \nIn This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll\, award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel navigates these turbulent waters with extraordinary delicacy and care\, asking us to look anew at the artists that have defined us\, inspired us and given us joy – and consider why so many have been drawn to the imagery of a movement responsible for the twentieth century’s worst atrocities. Alongside a sensitive history of the Holocaust and an examination of the place it holds in our cultural consciousness\, Rachel asks essential questions of actions often overlooked or underplayed\, whilst neither casting sweeping judgement nor offering easy answers. In doing so\, he asks us to reassess the history of rock ‘n’ roll and sheds new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich in popular culture and the legacy of twentieth (and twenty-first) century history as it defines us today. \n  \nWe have two ticket options available: * Event Only and *Event with Discounted Book Combo deal – books will be available for collection at the Festival. \nOur event will be followed by a dedicated signing event with Daniel. RRP books will also be available for purchase on the day. \nAbout the Author: \nDaniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. His previous books include Too Much Too Young: Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation (aTimes\, Uncut\, Rough Trade US and Resident Musicbook of the year) and Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME book of the year). He lives in London. \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\nTags\n\n\nManchester Events\nThings to do in Manchester\n#rocknroll\n#popmusic\n#thirdreich\n#swastika\n#eventtitle
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SUMMARY:Specialized Big One Experience
DESCRIPTION:The Big One Presents…LITERARY Q & A AND BOOK SIGNINGS!\n\n \n\n  \nThe Q & A sessions have always been a popular addition to the Specialized Big One Experience and this year is no different.\nOn Sunday 9th November\, your compere and host is of course top raconteur himself Nick Welsh AKA King Hammond and he will be delving into the words and minds of four subculture authors.\nRenowned poet and author TIM WELLS will be joining us.Tim is respected in his field and has cut a niche in the literary world with his pulp Skinhead novellas such as “Shine On Me” and “Moonstomp” – Skinhead werewolves anyone?\nAlso joining us football subculture icon\, and now writer and film director CASS PENNANT. Cass is a British football institution\, famed for his days with the West Ham Crew\, He will have many a story to tell about this and his biography\nand making the Ska music heavy “Beverley” movie which will be showing in the Main Arena at The Big One over the weekend.\nSpecialized’s very own PAUL WILLO will be joining the panel in conjunction to the final issue of the revamped full circle story of The Specials “You’re Wondering Now – The Specials – An Encore”\nand finally author DANIEL RACHEL will be in attendance as he discusses his book “Too Much Too Young – The story of 2 Tone Records”\nAfter the Q & A \, there will the chances to purchase the books and if needed\, get them signed.\nTHIS WILL KICK OFF JUST AFTER THE REMEMBERANCE EVENT\, \nSPECIALIZED BIG ONE TICKETS \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/specialized-big-one-experience/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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SUMMARY:British Music Experience Liverpool
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll \nBook event with author\, Daniel Rachel in conversation\nThursday 6 November\, 7.30pm\n​ \nPop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich \nOver the last seven decades\, some of rock ‘n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk\, generations of performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics\, mass hysteria and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor\, stupidity\, or crass attempt at subversion\, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations in a way not accepted by any other artform. But how accountable should fans\, the media\, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticised perversions of a fascist regime? \nIn This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll\, award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel navigates these turbulent waters with extraordinary delicacy and care\, asking us to look anew at the artists that have defined us\, inspired us and given us joy – and consider why so many have been drawn to the imagery of a movement responsible for the twentieth century’s worst atrocities. Alongside a sensitive history of the Holocaust and an examination of the place it holds in our cultural consciousness\, Rachel asks essential questions of actions often overlooked or underplayed\, whilst neither casting sweeping judgement nor offering easy answers. In doing so\, he asks us to reassess the history of rock ‘n’ roll and sheds new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich in popular culture and the legacy of twentieth (and twenty-first) century history as it defines us today. \nJoin us as Daniel discusses the themes in his latest book with author\, visual artist and musician Zoë Howe.  Books will be available to buy and can be signed on the evening.  Daniel and Zoë will be further supported by the Merseyside branch of Stand Up to Racism who will be selling merch and giving out information. \nAll tickets £8. \n​Book Now \n​​Daniel Rachel \n​Daniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. His previous books include Too Much Too Young: Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation (aTimes\, Uncut\, Rough Trade US and Resident Musicbook of the year) and Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME book of the year). He lives in London. \n​Zoë Howe \nZoë Howe has produced acclaimed biographies of The Slits\, Poly Styrene\, the Jesus & Mary Chain\, Wilko Johnson\, Stevie Nicks\, Florence + The Machine\, Lee Brilleaux and others. Zoë was part of the founding team behind the award-winning documentary Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché\, and she has made radio programmes for Absolute Radio\, Resonance FM and Soho Radio amongst others; she currently presents the Rock ’n’ Roll Witch show on Soho Radio. Musically\, Zoë has worked with Viv Albertine\, Helen McCookery Book\, Steve Beresford\, Mick Jones & others. Zoë is a Royal Literary Fund writing Fellow at Newnham College\, University of Cambridge\, and her debut novel Shine On\, Marquee Moon was shortlisted for the Virginia Prize for Fiction in 2016.  \n​Please note\, our museum galleries are closed during events.     \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\nFIND US\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBritish Music Experience \nCunard BuildingPier Head \nLiverpool\, Merseyside \nL3 1DS \nUnited Kingdom \n​ \ninfo@britishmusicexperience.com \n​
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/british-music-experience-liverpool/
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SUMMARY:THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL: Publication date
DESCRIPTION:THIS AIN’T ROCK ‘N’ ROLL\n\nPop Music\, the Swastika & the Third Reich \n \nBy Daniel Rachel \nPublished in hardback (£25)\, eBook and audio\, 6th November 2025 \nA shocking and absorbing account of pop music’s complicated history with fascism and the imagery surrounding it from award-winning author Daniel Rachel. Introduction by Billy Bragg. \nIn this meticulously researched and sensitively told history\, with an Introduction by Billy Bragg\, Daniel Rachel examines pop music’s enduring and problematic fascination with the swastika – and Nazism itself. \nOver the last seven decades\, some of rock ’n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms and terrorising Jewish neighbourhoods to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk\, generations of performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics\, mass hysteria and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor\, stupidity\, or crass attempt at subversion\, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations – whimsically\, carelessly\, occasionally malevolently – in a way not accepted by any other artform. But how accountable should fans\, the media\, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticised perversions of a fascist regime? \nIn This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll\, award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel navigates these turbulent waters with extraordinary delicacy and care\, asking us to look anew at the artists that have defined us\, inspired us and given us joy – and consider why so many have been drawn to the imagery of a movement responsible for the twentieth century’s worst atrocities. Alongside a sensitive history of the Holocaust and an examination of the place it holds in our cultural consciousness\, Rachel asks essential questions of actions often overlooked or underplayed\, whilst neither casting sweeping judgement nor offering easy answers. In doing so\, he asks us to reassess the history of rock ’n’ roll and sheds new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich in popular culture and the legacy of twentieth (and twenty-first)-century history as it defines us today. \nDaniel Rachel said: ‘This has been a tremendously difficult book to write. But I believe necessary. As a teenage music fan\, I struggled to reconcile rock ’n’ roll’s rebellious attitude with my understanding of the horrors committed by the Third Reich. The swastika links both as an emblem of Nazi oppression but also a leitmotif for rock ’n’ roll defiance. Today\, the global rise of fascism challenges the defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in the Second World War. If rock ’n’ roll is to remain at the vanguard of the revolutionary spirit it needs to confront its shortcomings\, stand against persecution\, and address its historical failings.’ \n\n\n\n\nWhite Rabbit Books 30 October 2025\n\n\nOrder Now https://geni.us/ThisAintRockNRoll\n\n\n  \n\n#danielrachel #ThisAintRockNRoll\n\n 
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/this-aint-rock-n-roll-31-10-25/
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SUMMARY:Talk Radio Europe
DESCRIPTION:Daniel will be discussing his new book\, This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll with Giles Brown \nhttps://www.talkradioeurope.com/presenters/giles-brown-presenter/ 
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/talk-radio-europe-4/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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SUMMARY:Launch Party w/Oysland Klezmer Trio
DESCRIPTION:This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Launch + The Oysland Klezmer Trio\n\nTo celebrate the launch of his new book ‘THIS AIN’T ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’\, join us for an evening of conversation with author Daniel Rachel and a unique live performance from the acclaimed Oysland Klezmer Trio . \nMonday 27 October 2025\nThe night begins at 7.15pm\nDoors: See footer | Entry: £10 advance \nLONDON: Jamboree \n\n\n\n0\n6 St Chads Place\nLondon\nWC1X 9HH\n\n\n>\nwww.jamboreevenue.co.uk/\n\n\n!\n02072786797\n\n\n`\nFind us\nWe are a short walk from King’s Cross Station\, down a cobbled street just off Gray’s Inn Road. \nThe venue is fully wheelchair accessible.\n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/launch-party-w-oysland-klezmer-trio/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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SUMMARY:Louder Than War radio
DESCRIPTION:Daniel discusses This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll with Iain Key \n  \nMusic played includes: \nThe Boomtown Rats – (I Never Loved) Eva Braun Leonard Cohen – Dance Me to the End of Love Alternative TV – How Much Longer Dead Kennedys -Nazi Punks Fuck Off The Style Council – Ghosts Of Dachau Joy Division – At A Later Date Skunk Anansie – Little Baby Swastika Siouxsie And The Banshees – Metal Postcard (Mittageisen) Woody Guthrie – All You Facists Manic Street Preachers – The Intense Humming Of Evil Adam & The Ants – Tabletalk The Fall – Who Makes The Nazi’s Indigo Girls – This Train Revised Chumbawumba – The Day The Nazi Died
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/louder-than-war-radio-2/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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SUMMARY:BBC World Service: Cool Britannia is Back
DESCRIPTION:Daniel will be on Weekend discussing ‘the return of Cool Britannia’. Tune in at 8.30am \n \n  \nhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172zw8689y9jft
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/bbc-world-service-cool-britannia-is-back/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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SUMMARY:
DESCRIPTION:IT’S MADNESS…A UK PREMIERE! \nCome and join the Nutty Boys on film for the British premiere of Prince of Ska\, Kings of Pop featuring Suggs\, Bedders\, Lynval Golding\, Rhoda Dakar and a wonderful visual journey through the history of one of the country’s greatest ever singles’ band.2 Tone Night w/ Daniel Rachel + Madness ScreeningThu 17 Jul / 19:30 / £13.20UK Premiere of ‘Madness: Prince of Ska\, Kings of Pop’Presented by Walthamstow Rock ‘n’ Roll Book ClubIvy House\, NunheadTickets from Dice and Eventbrite.#madness #2tone #suggs #toomuchtooyoung \nSee less
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/7910/
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SUMMARY:'American Pop' Film screening + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:GARDEN CINEMA EVENT\nJargon presents: American Pop + Q&A 15\nRalph Bakshi\, USA\, 1981\, 95m.\n\n\nDue to unexpected circumstances\, Paul Gorman is no longer able to take part in this screening. We are instead very glad to be joined for a Q&A with the award-winning music writer Daniel Rachel\, author of the forthcoming book This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music\, the Swastika and the Third Reich. \nLong neglected\, American Pop is perhaps the last great film of the golden age of adult animation. At once a jukebox musical\, an intergenerational epic\, and a stylistic tour de force\, the film tells the intertwined story of music and migration through the adventures of one remarkable family. Fleeing the Russian pogroms\, a rabbi’s wife and her baby son land in New York at the height of the vaudeville craze. Each generation that follows falls in with another wave of distinctly American music\, from jazz and soul to rock’n’roll\, psychedelia\, punk\, and beyond. Directed by Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat) in his distinctive Rotoscoping style\, the film is both a reimagining of the director’s own journey from Mandatory Palestine to Brooklyn and a celebration of the allure of mass culture. \nScenes of animated violence and drug use \nThis screening is part of ‘Beyond Jewish Cinema’\, a new series that considers what it really means to make ‘Jewish cinema’ in light of parallel currents in commercial and experimental filmmaking. Moving from the Lower East Side to the Yiddish East End and beyond\, the series shines a new light on old favourites alongside lesser-known works from across the history of film. ‘Beyond Jewish Cinema’ is programmed by Jargon\, a non-profit dedicated to exploring past\, present\, and future visions of Jewish diasporic culture. \n\nBook Tickets\n\n\n\nWed 25 Jun\n20:30 \n\n\n\n\n\n \nPlease arrive promptly – we do not show adverts.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n39-41 Parker Street London WC2B 5PQ
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/american-pop-film-screening-qa/
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