Events
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US Publication: This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll
This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich Hardcover – February 3, 2026 by Daniel Rachel (Author), Billy Bragg (Introduction) A meticulously researched and sensitively told history examining pop music’s enduring and problematic fascination with the swastika―and Nazism itself OVER THE LAST SEVEN DECADES, ome of rock ’n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted [...]
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Institute of Contemporary Music: Long Play Sessions
The Long Play Sessions : Daniel Rachel with This Ain't rock and Roll An Evening with Daniel Rachel: Exploring "This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll" Date & Time: 12th February, 7:00 PM onwards Venue: ICMP Queen’s Park Campus Open to: ICMP students, staff and the general public Join us for an exclusive evening with award-winning author Daniel Rachel as he discusses [...]
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Debsey Wykes (Dolly Mixture) In conversation
The Long Play Sessions presents: Debsey Wykes in conversation with Daniel Rachel Thu 19 Feb 2026 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM Venue and Cafe, ICMP Queen's Park Campus, NW6 6PA Join us for a special evening with musician, writer and feminist activist Debsey Wykes, as she discusses her acclaimed book Teenage Daydream: We Are the [...]
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Bookish
Welcome 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. February 20, 2026, 4:00 P.M. [...]
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City Lights: San Francisco
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 11:00 am PST Daniel Rachel / This Ain’t Rock‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich Price: Free (Registration Required) City 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) – [...]
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Dave Rowntree (Blur) in conversation
Dave Rowntree: No One You Know – Book Tour Dave 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. With hundreds of previously unseen photographs, a personal foreword and detailed quotes of memories attached to the [...]
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Jewish Book Week with Rosie Goldsmith SOLD OUT
Jewish Book Week 2026! Pop Music, the Swastika & the Third Reich 01/03/2026| 3:30 pm St Pancras room, Kings Place Price: £10.00 Book now From 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 [...]
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JW3 Abraham Debating Club
The Abraham Debating Club 60 minutes Thursdays at 1.30pm Delivering a talk on This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll Box Office (020) 7433 8988 341-351 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6ET JW3 - Helping to create a vibrant, diverse and proud community, inspired by and engaged in Jewish arts, culture and community
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Art & Talking: Chipping Norton
Saturday March 14 2026 7-9pm Daniel Rachel- will discuss his new book This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich. “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.” [...]
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Crouch End Political Festival
With Vera Baird KC Saturday 21 March Hornsey Library London N8
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The Laugharne Weekend with Robin Ince
Fountain Inn 12.15 Daniel Rachel Discusses his provocative study of pop’s flirtations with Nazi imagery and ideology, This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll
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Mike Joyce (The Smiths) in conversation
The Drums: Mike Joyce – Book Tour As 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. This is Mike Joyce’s open-hearted story of what [...]
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BBC 5 Live – Paul McCartney
What are the greatest non-Beatle Paul McCartney songs? Daniel joins the panel and selects his Top 5 Macca tracks... Monday night feature "The Greatest"
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Hackney History Festival: Rock Against Racism in Victoria Park
Rock against Racism in Victoria Park. 1978. 100,000 music fans walked seven miles from Trafalgar Square to Victoria Park. To protest against the National Front. To rejoice in the music of punk and reggae. And to watch X-Ray Spex, Steel Pulse and the Clash. This was Rock Against Racism. Anti-racist, Anti-sexist. And a warning to [...]
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‘A Hard Day’s Night’ with Samira Ahmed
The Long Play Sessions : Samira Ahmed with 'A Hard Day's Night' Thu 11 Jun 2026 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM The Venue and Refectory, ICMP (Queens Park Campus), NW6 6PA Join us on 11 June at 7:00 pm at ICMP’s Queen’s Park venue for a special in‑conversation event with award‑winning journalist, writer, and broadcaster Samira Ahmed, as she discusses with Daniel Rachel her brand‑new book [...]
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Five Leaves Bookshop – Nottingham
This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll: pop music, the swastika and the Third Reich, with Daniel Rachel Wednesday, 28th October, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm *Five Leaves Bookshop 14a Long Row, Nottingham, NG12DH Tickets: £5.00 - £12.99 Book Now In this illustrated talk, Daniel Rachel explores one of the last taboos in pop culture and asks why [...]
