Events

Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story + LIVE BAND + DOCUMENATRY + IN-CONVERSATION Book Tickets Join us for an evening of 2-Tone deep diving as Daniel Rachel, author 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 [...]

RED STAR PRESS PRESENT   TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG Storia della 2 Tone Records: i rudeboys, l'antirazzismo e la lotta all'oppressione di classe e di genere nella colonna sonora di una generazione Nel 1979, gli album marchiati 2 Tone conquistarono l’attenzione generale quando nomi come The Specials, The Selecter, The Beat, The Bodysnatcher e Madness [...]

RED STAR PRESS PRESENT     Via Domenico Zampieri, 2/2c, 40129 Bologna BO, Italy TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG Storia della 2 Tone Records: i rudeboys, l'antirazzismo e la lotta all'oppressione di classe e di genere nella colonna sonora di una generazione Nel 1979, gli album marchiati 2 Tone conquistarono l’attenzione generale quando nomi come The [...]

Daniel Rachel in-conversation and a 2 Tone DJ set

2 TONE IN ITALY Veneto Rude Crew & Polisportiva SanprecarioPresentano TOO MUCH TOO YOUNGStoria della 2 Tone RecordsI Rudeboys, l'antirazzismo e la lotta all'oppressione di classe e genere nella colonna sonora di una generazione.Ediz. Hellnation/Red Star Presshttps://www.redstarpress.it/prodotto/too-much-too-young/ Sabato 15 Marzo ore 18.00Presentazione e dibattito con l'autoreA seguito dj set con @danielrachelauthor &The Reggae Lads Impianto [...]

Bob Dylan Center Book Club: “Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story” May 22, 2025 Join Bob Dylan Center Director Steven Jenkins on Thursday, May 22, for a virtual Book Club event with Daniel Rachel, author of a new book exploring the definitive and remarkable story of 2 Tone Records. In 1979, 2 [...]

On Monday 16 June, @wnbooks, @whiterabbitbks and @phoenix_bks are hosting a special night of readings and conversation from 9 brilliant authors of recent and upcoming books. These are some of the most innovative and exciting writers at work today - and you can be there at @thesociallondon to hear them! We have a very limited number of FREE guestlist tickets for this [...]

GARDEN CINEMA EVENT Jargon presents: American Pop + Q&A 15 Ralph Bakshi, USA, 1981, 95m. Due 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 [...]

IT'S MADNESS...A UK PREMIERE! Come 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 [...]

This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Launch + The Oysland Klezmer Trio To 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 . Monday 27 October 2025 The night begins [...]

The Big One Presents…LITERARY Q & A AND BOOK SIGNINGS!   The Q & A sessions have always been a popular addition to the Specialized Big One Experience and this year is no different. On Sunday 9th November, your compere and host is of course top raconteur himself Nick Welsh AKA King Hammond and he will be [...]

This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich Daniel Rachel's shocking & absorbing chronological account of pop music's complicated history with fascism & the imagery surrounding it. Louder Than Words Festival Saturday, November 15 · 8:15 - 9:30pm GMT INNSIDE Manchester 1 First Street Manchester M15 4RP   Over the [...]

Daniel Rachel This Ain’t Rock N Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich Sunday 23 November 1.00pm Daniel 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, [...]

The fascination and affective legacy of fascism: final seminar Daniel will give a keynote speech on his new book, This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll. Thursday 27 November 2025, 2–6 pm, Tauno Nurmela Hall (I, Main Building of the University of Turku) The seminar is organized by the research project Fascism's Lume and Affective Heritage in Finnish [...]

Mon, 5 January 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm GMT Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Nazi Problem Daniel Rachel In Conversation with Robin Ince Join Buy Livestream A 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. Award-winning music [...]