Daniel Rachel

In conversation with Ranking Jnr and Rhoda Dakar
2019-11-10 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
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 of the Windrush generation, touring America and his outstanding collaborations with artists such as The Clash, The Police and The Specials.
Sunday 10 Nov | 12 noon
Join us for this VERY special in conversation, celebrating the life and legacy of Ranking Roger and the music of The Beat, with special guests Ranking Junior (Roger’s son) and Daniel Rachel (author), hosted by Rhoda Dakar (Bodysnatchers/The Specials).

Louder Than Words Festival, Manchester with John Robb and Phill Savidge
2019-11-09 14:15 - 16:30
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 of national self-confidence. It was the decade of Lad Culture and Girl Power; of Suede vs. Blur vs Oasis. When fashion runways shone with British talent, Young British Artists became household names, football was ‘coming home’ and British film went worldwide. From Old Labour’s defeat in 1992 through to New Labour’s historic landslide in 1997.
Daniel Rachel. Phill Savidge and John Robb will chronicle the Cool Britannia age when the country united through a resurgence of patriotism and a celebration of all things British. From Britpop, to spin, to the first stirrings of celebrity culture. A decade that started with hope then ended with the death of the ‘people’s princess’ and 9/11.
The Nineties:

Event Tickets

Date And Time
Sat, 9 November 2019
14:15 – 15:30 GMT
The Principal Manchester
Oxford Street
Manchester
M60 7HA
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Isle of Noises Masterclass
2019-11-06 18:30 - 20:30
At BIMM, London
Noel Gallagher: Without doubt the finest book I’ve ever read about songwriters and the songs they write.
Annie Lennox: It makes for a fascinating read…Especially if you’re trying to get a sense of what it takes to write songs…
Joan Armatrading: I think you will enjoy this book. It’s a good read and I was really interested to see what other songwriters had to say about their way of going about the creative process.
John Lydon website This is one of the few interviews that pays full respect to John’s musical and lyrical skills and is highly recommended.
Chris Difford: …so much work. It reads really well and prides a place on my coffee table…
Glenn Tilbrook: It’s a really impressive book.
Mail on Sunday 5 page feature
‘Isle of Noises in Conversation with Chris Difford’ https://vimeo.com/107580836

BBC Radio London with Robert Elms
2019-10-16 11:30 - 12:00
Daniel will be talking with Robert about his new book Don’t Look Back in Anger

Rolling Stone Music Now on Volume SXM 106
2019-10-14 13:20 - 14:00
Daniel speaking with Nik Carter and Lori Majewski

Talk Radio with Giles Coren
2019-10-13 19:00 - 22:00
Discussing Don’t Look Back in Anger.

7pm
Join Giles Coren this Sunday night for a unique blend of comment, culture, food, drink and humour.

One Track Minds
2019-10-12 19:30 - 22:00
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 Oliver – Comedian and Actor

10th October to 12th October . 7.30pm .
£5 – £12.50 full price, £3 – £10.50 concessions

Step into a live storytelling event celebrating the power of music: think Desert Island Discs meets The Moth Radio and TED talks.

Previous guests have included Jane Horrocks, Peter Tatchell, Cariad Lloyd, Sofie Hagen, Deborah Frances-White and Jay Rayner.
Approximate running time: 2 hours, including an interval

They like it

A London institution waiting to happen
Erica Buist

This show is like stepping into a warm bath
Vanessa Kisuule

http://www.onetrackminds.uk/

Cheltenham Literary Festival with Alwyn Turner
2019-10-05 20:00 - 21:00
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 history. The nineties was the decade when Britain became Cool Britannia, enjoying a new renaissance in music, culture and fashion. But, flanked by the Gulf War and the tragedy of 9/11, it also saw the beginnings of spin and the first stirrings of celebrity culture. Musician turned author Daniel Rachel and historian Alwyn W.Turner (A Classless Society) discuss a remarkable decade with Georgina Godwin.

BBC RADIO 5 LIVE
2019-09-27 12:30 - 13:00
Daniel in conversation with Adrian Chiles on the Emma Barnett Show.
Features big-name interviews, original journalism and news-making stories

BBC Radio 4 Start the Week
2019-09-24 09:00 - 09:45
Tom Sutcliffe will present the programme which will look broadly at culture in a political context: the ways in which Brit Pop, football and YBA art related to 90s politics.
Daniel will be joined by conductor Charles Hazlewood discussing minimalism and its 20th-century political context.
BBC Radio 4 Start the Week
Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday

BBC 6 Music Shuan Keaveny
2019-09-23 15:00 - 16:00
Ep 186 – Author Daniel Rachel joins Shaun

Shaun is making some noise in between songs so the emergency tape doesn’t kick in. Plus, author Daniel Rachel joins to chat about his new book Don’t Look Back in Anger Book.

Shaun give another caller a chance to tell their brilliantly daft Claim to Fame on air in Small Claims Court and Matt Everitt has the latest Music News. Plus, in the final hour author Daniel Rachel joins to chat about his new book – Don’t Look Back in Anger – which looks at the rise and fall of Cool Britannia.
The nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic center of the world. It was the decade of Lad Culture and Girl Power; of Blur vs Oasis. Daniel’s new book hears from the key protagonists of the time to re-live the epic highs and crashing lows of one of the most eventful periods in British history.

Talking Suede, Blur, Oasis, Tony Blair, David Baddiel, Ocean Colour Scene and anecdotes galore from the 90s.

Shaun Keaveny

Don't Look Back in Anger in East London
2019-09-19 19:30 - 23:00
In conversation with Paolo Hewitt ( Getting High: the adventures of Oasis)

Word In Your Ear presents the Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia
2019-09-11 19:00 - 22:00
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 people who know what they’re talking about in a comfortable, seated setting. It starts early and finishes early. We know you’ve been at work all day and you don’t want to hang around needlessly. Our guests talk about their books and sign them afterwards. It’s like the chat show that TV isn’t bright enough to do. Make sure your name is on the mailing list so that you get advance notice of the next one.

Talk Radio, Europe
2019-09-09 09:00 - 09:30
Daniel will be live on air at 9.30 am

Don't Look Back In Anger: the rise & fall of Cool Britannia publiction
2019-09-05
‘God, this book made me miss the Nineties…I tore through it, savouring every high and low point of this hazy, hard-to-define epoch.’ EVENING STANDARD
A who’s who of the 90s – SHAUN KEAVENY, BBC 6 MUSIC
A rollicking read….a tale of hedonism and opportunism, of great hope and dashed expectations. – MAIL ON SUNDAY
A grade, A list oral history…through this shifting, twisting narrative, Rachel creates a potent record –SUNDAY TIMES
Eminently, moreishly readable’ NEW STATESMAN
Entertaining – OBSERVER
A hilarious and anti-nostalgic ride into a decade that seemed like it was going to change everything forever (right before the whole thing exploded) STYLIST
I read this book its really good if you are interested in the 1990s ALAN MCGEE
‘We guarantee, this will change the way you think about the era you lived through.’ DAVID HEPWORTH
‘Such a good speaker – precise and thoughtful and funny – and full of great theories and stories. Daniel’s got an enviable knack of being able to explain really complicated analysis very clearly. It’s so original to read about the 90s that takes in all those different perspectives – politics, art, sport, media etc. – and doesn’t just paint a picture of a heap of cocaine with Noel Gallagher in the middle of it.;’ MARK ELLEN
Book of the Week – GUARDIAN

PUBLICATION DATE - Don't Look Back In Anger: The Rise & Fall of Cool Britannia
2019-09-05
Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Rise & Fall of Cool Britannia by Daniel Rachel
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 national self-confidence. It was the decade of Lad Culture and Girl Power; of Blur vs Oasis. When fashion runways shone with British talent, Young British Artists became household names, football was ‘coming home’ and British film went worldwide. From Old Labour’s defeat in 1992 through to New Labour’s historic landslide in 1997, Don’t Look Back In Anger chronicles the Cool Britannia age when the country united through a resurgence of patriotism and a celebration of all things British.
Contributors

Lorenzo Agius – photographer
Damon Albarn – Blur
Keith Allen – actor
Waheed Alli – Planet 24 / Labour Lord
Suzi Aplin – TFI producer
Brett Anderson – Suede
Matthew Bannister – Radio 1
David Baddiel – Comedian
Alan Barnard – Labour
Aimee Bell – Vanity Fair
Tony Blair – Leader of the Labour Party
Rik Blaxill – Top of the Pops
Virginia Bottomley – National Heritage
Alastair Campbell – Labour
Fiona Cartledge – Sign of the Times
Gurinder Chadha – filmmaker
Melanie Chisolm – Spice Girls
Jarvis Cocker – Pulp
Steve Coogan – comedian
Sadie Coles – curator
Mat Collishaw – artist
Michael Craig-Martin – artist/ Goldsmiths
Fran Cutler – party organiser
Jeremy Deller – artist
Steve Double – Football Association
Alan Edwards – Outside Organisation
Tracey Emin – artist
Simon Fowler – Ocean Colour Scene
Matthew Freud – Freud’s
Noel Gallagher – Oasis
Sheryl Garratt – The Face
Katie Grand – Dazed & Confused
Johnny Hopkins – Oasis PR
Nick Hornby – author
Peter Hyman – New Labour
Karen Johnson – Blur PR
David Kamp – Vanity Fair
Darren Kalynuk – Labour
Steve Lamacq – Radio 1
Mark Leonard – DEMOS
Jo Levin – GQ
Sarah Lucas – YBA
Will Macdonald – TFI
Margaret McDonagh – Baroness, Labour
Alan McGee – Creation Records
Stryker McGuire – Newsweek
Sonya Madan – Echobelly
John Major – leader of Conservative Party
Gregor Muir – art curator
Geoff Mulgan – Demos
John Newbigin – Special Advisor Labour
Carolyn Payne – The Girlie Show
Oliver Peyton – Atlantic Bar
Charlie Parsons – Planet 24
Carla Power – Newsweek
Polly Ravenscroft – Radio 1
Norman Rosenthal – Exhibitions Secretary, Royal Academy of Arts
Phill Savidge – music PR
Tjinder Singh – Cornershop
Jo Skinny – influencer
Pat Skinny – influencer
Chris Smith – DCMS
Tim Southwell – loaded
Meera Syal – author
Irvine Welsh – author
Jo Whiley – Radio 1
Matthew Wright – The Mirror
Toby Young – Modern Review / Vanity Fair

The Moncrieff Show, Newstalk
2019-09-04 12:30 - 12:45
Daniel will be in conversation with Sean Moncrieff at 12.30pm
From the bizarre to the intellectual, this multi-award-winning show is the most eclectic on Irish radio. Covering politics, history, popular culture, sex, farming, parenting, religion, psychology, international news, science, philosophy and pretty much everything else, Moncrieff will make you think and laugh – and throw in some Friday Movies & Booze for good measure.
Email the show at afternoon@newstalk.com.

A celebration of Ranking Roger & The Beat
2019-07-03 18:00 - 20:00
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

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Join us at Rough Trade BRISTOL for a VERY special evening celebration of Ranking Roger and the music of The Beat, with special guests Ranking Junior and Daniel Rachel (author).
The evening coincides with the publication of Ranking Roger’s memoir, I Just Can’t Stop It: My Life in The Beat.

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This event is FREE ENTRY, with the option to pre-order a ‘BOOK / TICKET’ OR DELUXE BOOK/ TICKET which guarantee’s your place and your ‘I Just Can’t Stop It: My Life in the Beat’ book, which will be ready and waiting to collect on the day of this in-store.

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6.30pm | Book/ Ticket collection / Doors / Daniel Rachel spins 7″s

7.30pm | Daniel Rachel + Ranking Junior in-conversation

8.15pm | Audience Questions

8.30pm | Book signing + DJ Set

9.00pm | Finish / Store closed

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About Ranking Roger’s Memoir

I Just Can’t Stop It is 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 of the Windrush generation, touring America and his outstanding collaborations with artists such as The Clash, The Police and The Specials.

Daniel Rachel

Musician turned award-winning author Daniel Rachel wrote his first song when he was sixteen and was the lead-singer in Rachels Basement. His books include contributions from a fascinatingly diverse group of people, including Noel Gallagher, Tony Blair, Tracey Emin, Jimmy Page, Bryan Ferry, Laura Marling, Sir John Major, Steve Coogan, Irvine Welsh, Joan Armatrading, Jerry Dammers, Annie Lennox, Damon Albarn and many, many more…

Ranking Junior

Matthew Murphy, aka Ranking Junior, is the son of Ranking Roger and an MC who has performed in a revised line-up of The Beat.

A celebration of Ranking Roger & The Beat
2019-06-26 18:00 - 19:30
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

BUY TICKET / BOOK
£14.99

BUY TICKET / BOOK
£60.00

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Join us at Rough Trade West for a VERY special evening celebration of Ranking Roger and the music of The Beat, with special guests Ranking Junior and Daniel Rachel (author), hosted by Rhoda Dakar (Bodysnatchers/The Specials).

The evening coincides with the publication of Ranking Roger’s memoir, I Just Can’t Stop It: My Life in The Beat.

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This event is FREE ENTRY, with the option to pre-order a ‘BOOK / TICKET’ OR DELUXE BOOK/ TICKET which guarantee’s your place and your ‘I Just Can’t Stop It: My Life in the Beat’ book, which will be ready and waiting to collect on the day of this in-store.

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5.30pm | Book/ Ticket collection / Doors / Daniel Rachel spins 7″s

6.00pm | Daniel Rachel + Ranking Junior in-conversation with Rhoda Dakar

6.45pm | Book signing

7.15pm | Finish / Store closed

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About Ranking Roger’s Memoir

I Just Can’t Stop It is 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 of the Windrush generation, touring America and his outstanding collaborations with artists such as The Clash, The Police and The Specials.

Daniel Rachel

Musician turned award-winning author Daniel Rachel wrote his first song when he was sixteen and was the lead-singer in Rachels Basement. His books include contributions from a fascinatingly diverse group of people, including Noel Gallagher, Tony Blair, Tracey Emin, Jimmy Page, Bryan Ferry, Laura Marling, Sir John Major, Steve Coogan, Irvine Welsh, Joan Armatrading, Jerry Dammers, Annie Lennox, Damon Albarn and many, many more…

Ranking Junior

Matthew Murphy, aka Ranking Junior, is the son of Ranking Roger and an MC who has performed in a revised line-up of The Beat.

Rhoda Dakar

Rhoda Dakar is a British singer and musician, much loved as the lead singer of the great 2 Tone band The Bodysnatchers and performer with The Specials.

Ranking Roger autobiography
2019-06-20
I Just Can’t Stop It: My Life in the Beat
Ranking Roger with Daniel Rachel
Omnibus Press
June 2019

Stoke Newington Literary Festival DJ set
2019-06-09 17:30 - 23:30
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 history with a festival that’s become one of the most eclectic, diverse and, frankly, FUN in the literary calendar.
Stoke Newington has been one of the most fascinating London ‘villages’ throughout history. From the non-conformists who gathered around Newington Green in the 17th century to the diverse community that exists today, it’s long been a melting pot of new ideas, artistic endeavour and off-centre thinking and our programming is directly inspired by the mavericks and rabble-rousers who were born, lived or worked here – Mary Wollstonecraft, Reverend Richard Price, Edgar Allan Poe, Daniel Defoe, John Berger, Marc Bolan, Sid Vicious & many more – who helped shape the world we know.
We’re a non-profit organisation and, as we grow, we’re generating and supporting a range of adult and child literacy projects in Hackney.

Ranking Roger pre-publication book launch
2019-06-08 19:00 - 23:30
London Intl Ska Festival is delighted to present…
Ranking Roger’s I Just Can’t Stop It pre-publication book launch ft. a talk, signing and Q&A with author Daniel Rachel.
Doors 7pm. Talk starts at 8pm sharp.
This is the first place you will be able to get your hands on a copy of Ranking Roger’s autobiography!
FREE ENTRY
At 9pm music continues upstairs DJ Sean Flowerdew (Pama Intl/London Intl Ska Festival/Rogers fellow band member in Special Beat) and Daniel Rachel spinning a soundtrack of The Beat, 2 Tone and more through til 1am.
Meanwhile downstairs Trojan Records official club night runs with DJs Mistah Brown, Gladdy Wax and Nembokid (Rototom Sunsplash launch!)

ROCK AND ROLL BOOK CLUB: RIPPED AND TORN / WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN
2019-02-06 19:30 - 22:30
ROCK AND ROLL BOOK CLUB: RIPPED AND TORN/WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN
Tony Drayton- Ripped And Torn by Tony Drayton. Walls Come Tumbling Down by Daniel Rachelin conversation with Tony Gleed and Julie Hamill with Radio Generation LIVE!

LONDON: Dublin Castle
WED 6TH FEB, 2019 7:15pm

Tony Drayton – Ripped and Torn: 1976 – 79 The Loudest Punk Fanzine in the UK- Tony will be in conversation with Tony Gleed this evening, exploring the world of Ripped And Torn, and signing copies of the book for you to buy.
One of the first punk fanzines, and longer lived than contemporary organs like Sniffing Glue, Ripped and Torn began in Glasgow in November 1976 and carried on into the next wave of punk. It ran for eighteen issues, all of which are faithfully reproduced in this book. By punks and for punks, Ripped and Torn is a fascinating document of the punk subculture and a sacred text of DIY culture.
Daniel Rachel- Walls Come Tumbling Down charts the pivotal period between 1976 and 1992 that saw politics and pop music come together for the first time in Britain’s musical history; when ‘the political persuasion of musicians was as important as the songs they sang’.
Through the voices of campaigners, musicians, artists and politicians, Daniel Rachel follows the rise and fall of three key movements of the time: Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone, and Red Wedge, revealing how they all shaped, and were shaped by, the music of a generation. Composed of interviews with over a hundred and fifty of the key players at the time, Walls Come Tumbling Down is a fascinating, polyphonic and authoritative account of those crucial sixteen years in Britain’s history. ‘Charts punk, 2 Tone and then Red Wedge’s subsequent battle for a multicultural Britain in a brilliant account of the period’ – Q Magazine. Daniel is in conversation tonight with Julie Hamill, with signed books available to buy.
Radio Generation- Excellent punk, new wave, post punk and proto punk concept act, handpicked to compliment tonight’s books and entertain you beyond a bookish bedtime! Rad Gen don’t so much cover classic 70s/80s bangers as deconstruct them, re-imagine them and generally turn the upside down and inside out. Marvelous entertainment assured…check the setlist…BUZZCOCKS, RAMONES, GEN X, THE DAMNED, MAGAZINE, RUTS, DEAD BOYS, XTC, NUMAN, KRAFTWERK, BOWIE, IGGY, LOU….

BBC 5 Live Up All Night Record Club
2018-12-02 02:00 - 03:30
The Record Club
Each month The Record Club reappraises 5 star rated classic albums with special guest contributor Daniel Rachel

Episode 23
The Beatles White Album
Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks
Episode 22
Aretha Franklin Lady Soul
The Kinks The Village Green Preservation Society
Episode 21
Sting Dream of the Blue Turtles
Eurythmics Be Yourself Tonight
Episode 20
The Jam All Mod Cons
Clash Give ‘Em Enough Rope
Episode 19
Dusty Springfield Dusty in Memphis
Suzanne Vega Suzanne Vega
Episode 18:
Blondie Parallel Lines
Bob Marley Catch a Fire
Episode 17
Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street
Joni Mitchell Blue
Episode 16:
The Beatles Sgt Pepper
Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life
Episode 15:
Madonna Like A Virgin
Fleetwood Mac Rumours
Episode 14:
Adam and the Ants Kings of the Wild Frontier
Amy Winehouse Back to Black
Episode 13:
Kate Bush Hounds of Love
Paul Weller Stanley Road
Episode 12:
Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited
Elastica Elastica
Episode 11:
Lily Allen Alright, Still
The Spice Girls Spice Girls
Episode 10:
Pulp Different Class
The Smiths The Queen is Dead
Episode 9:
David Bowie Hunky Dory
Oasis Definitely Maybe
Episode 8:
The Clash London Calling
Carole King Tapestry
Episode 7:
Beach Boys Pet Sounds
Radiohead OK Computer
Episode 6:
Blur Parklife
U2 The Joshua Tree

Episode 5:
Paul Simon Graceland
Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
Episode 4:
Michael Jackson Off The Wall
Led Zeppelin II
Episode 3:
Bruce Springsteen The River
The Specials Specials
Episode 2:
James Brown Live At the Apollo’ (1962)
REM Automatic For The People
Episode 1:
The Beatles Revolver
The Human League Dare
PHONE IN AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070h86

BBC 5 Live Up All Night Record Club
2018-11-04 02:00 - 03:30
The Record Club
Each month Daniel Rachel and Dotun Adebayo reappraise 5 star rated classic albums with a special guest contributor
Episode 22
Aretha Franklin Lady Soul
The Kinks The Village Green Preservation Society

Episode 21
Sting Dream of the Blue Turtles
Eurythmics Be Yourself Tonight
Episode 20
The Jam All Mod Cons
Clash Give ‘Em Enough Rope
Episode 19
Dusty Springfield Dusty in Memphis
Suzanne Vega Suzanne Vega
Episode 18:
Blondie Parallel Lines
Bob Marley Catch a Fire
Episode 17
Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street
Joni Mitchell Blue
Episode 18:
Blondie Parallel Lines
The Wailers Catch a Fire
Episode 17:
Joni Mitchell Blue
The Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street
Episode 16:
The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life
Episode 15:
Madonna Like A Virgin
Fleetwood Mac Rumours
Episode 14:
Adam and the Ants Kings of the Wild Frontier
Amy Winehouse Back to Black
Episode 13:
Kate Bush Hounds of Love
Paul Weller Stanley Road
Episode 12:
Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited
Elastica Elastica
Episode 11:
Lily Allen Alright, Still
The Spice Girls Spice Girls
Episode 10:
Pulp Different Class
The Smiths The Queen is Dead
Episode 9:
David Bowie Hunky Dory
Oasis Definitely Maybe
Episode 8:
The Clash London Calling
Carole King Tapestry
Episode 7:
Beach Boys Pet Sounds
Radiohead OK Computer
Episode 6:
Blur Parklife
U2 The Joshua Tree

Episode 5:
Paul Simon Graceland
Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
Episode 4:
Michael Jackson Off The Wall
Led Zeppelin II
Episode 3:
Bruce Springsteen The River
The Specials Specials
Episode 2:
James Brown Live At the Apollo’ (1962)
REM Automatic For The People
Episode 1:
The Beatles Revolver
The Human League Dare
PHONE IN AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070h86

Rock Against Racism Victoria Park 40th Anniversary
2018-10-28 14:00 - 16:00
To celebrate Black History Month 2018 and with recent political events significantly shaping modern society, this inspiring event will give you an opportunity to listen to renowned authors Travis Elborough and Daniel Rachel as they share the stories of courage and conviction of thousands of Londoners who took part in the 1978 Rock Against Racism rally, which culminated in ground-breaking gig in Victoria Park, east London.
** Event Update**Mykaell Riley, member of Steel Pulse who were one of the headlining bands at the 1978 rally has confirmed his appearance at the event!.
There will also be an opportunity to share hopes (and concerns) about the social and cultural landscape now and in the future and to explore why the arts are more important than ever.
Daniel Rachel is the author of Isle of Noises and the award-winning Walls Come Tumbling Down: the music and politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge, a book described by Billy Bragg as ‘…an amazing oral history of a time when pop culture fought against the forces of darkness.’
Travis Elborough was the Chisenhale Gallery Victoria Park Residency artist in 2014-15, his books include The Long-Player Goodbye and A Walk in the Park and he is the editor of Letters to Change the World, a recently published collection of protest letters.
Mykael Riley began his career as a performer with pioneering Reggae outfit Steel Pulse before moving on to found the Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been a professional writer/producer/arranger for the last fifteen years, producing music for TV and film and over thirty albums and has worked for artists such as Soul II Soul, Courtney Pine, Baba Maal, and a host of others. A Senior Lecturer in Music Production at the University of Westminster, Mykaell is also Senior Trustee for the Black Music Education Trust, a new initiative borne out of the need to document the history of black music.

Love Music, Hate Racism in conversation
2018-10-10 07:00 - 22:30 | Hugenot Museum, United Kingdom
Daniel will be talking about Walls Come Tumbling Down at the the Huguenot Museum in Rochester High Street

Swansea Fringe Festival
2018-10-06 14:00 - 16:00
Join Tim Batcup (Classic Rock Magazine, Prog), as he discusses the newest Walls Come Tumbling Down with the author.

BBC 5 Live Up All Night Record Club
2018-10-01 02:00 - 03:30
The Record Club
Each month Daniel Rachel and Dotun Adebayo reappraise 5 star rated classic albums with a special guest contributor
Episode 21
Eurythmics Be Yourself Tonight
Sting The Dream of the Blue Turtles

Episode 20
Eurythmics Be Yourself Tonight
The Clash Give ‘Em Enough Rops
The Jam All Mod Cons
Episode 19
Dusty Springfield Dusty in Memphis
Suzanne Vega Suzanne Vega
Episode 18:
Blondie Parallel Lines
Bob Marley Catch a Fire
Episode 17
Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street
Joni Mitchell Blue
Episode 18:
Blondie Parallel Lines
The Wailers Catch a Fire
Episode 17:
Joni Mitchell Blue
The Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street
Episode 16:
The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life
Episode 15:
Madonna Like A Virgin
Fleetwood Mac Rumours
Episode 14:
Adam and the Ants Kings of the Wild Frontier
Amy Winehouse Back to Black
Episode 13:
Kate Bush Hounds of Love
Paul Weller Stanley Road
Episode 12:
Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited
Elastica Elastica
Episode 11:
Lily Allen Alright, Still
The Spice Girls Spice Girls
Episode 10:
Pulp Different Class
The Smiths The Queen is Dead
Episode 9:
David Bowie Hunky Dory
Oasis Definitely Maybe
Episode 8:
The Clash London Calling
Carole King Tapestry
Episode 7:
Beach Boys Pet Sounds
Radiohead OK Computer
Episode 6:
Blur Parklife
U2 The Joshua Tree

Episode 5:
Paul Simon Graceland
Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
Episode 4:
Michael Jackson Off The Wall
Led Zeppelin II
Episode 3:
Bruce Springsteen The River
The Specials Specials
Episode 2:
James Brown Live At the Apollo’ (1962)
REM Automatic For The People
Episode 1:
The Beatles Revolver
The Human League Dare
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Rough Trade, Nottingham. RAR 40th Anniversary w/Neville Staple
2018-09-15 19:00 - 22:30
A 40 Year celebration of Rock Against Racism.

Daniel Rachel in conversation with RAR founding members Ruth Gregory and Roger Huddle. Plus live set from Neville Staple (The Specials)
