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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 
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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/
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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/
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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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SUMMARY:An Evening With...
DESCRIPTION: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 showcase event – link is in our bio if you’d like to secure one\, but be quick… \nAppearing on the night will be:\nOliver Bullough\nEmma Forrest | @addiepray\nLiam Inscoe-Jones | @liaminscoejones\nDaniel Rachel | @danielrachelauthor\nAlexei Sayle | @alexeisaylepod\nAvigayl Sharp\nDavid Whitehouse\nNaomi Wood | @naomiwoodbooks\nNussaibah Younis | @nussaibahyounis\n\n3 h
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SUMMARY:Bob Dylan Centre
DESCRIPTION:Bob Dylan Center Book Club: “Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMay 22\, 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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. \nIn 1979\, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain\, the United States and beyond as albums by the Specials\, the Selecter\, Madness\, the English Beat and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white\, a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against right-wing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic\, white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae crossed with a punk attitude to create an original hybrid. \nThe idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry\, England\, masterminded by middle-class art student Jerry Dammers\, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists\, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto “Top of the Pops” and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However\, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years\, Dammers built the label back up again\, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” \n“Too Much Too Young” is the definitive story of a label that\, for a brief\, bright\, burning moment\, shaped British\, American and world culture. \n\nDaniel Rachel is a Birmingham-born\, best-selling author whose previous works include: “Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters;” “Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism\,” “2 Tone\,” and “Red Wedge;” “Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia;” “The Lost Album of the Beatles: What If the Beatles Hadn’t Split Up?;” “One for the Road: The Life & Lyrics of Simon Fowler & Ocean Colour Scene;” and “Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever.” 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.” \nDetails:\nThis event will take place virtually via Zoom. \nThursday\, May 22\, 2025 \n6 p.m. \nTickets:\n$5 for nonmembers \nFree for Bob Dylan Center members
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/bob-dylan-centre/
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SUMMARY:2 Tone in Padova\, Italy
DESCRIPTION:2 TONE IN ITALY\n \nVeneto Rude Crew & Polisportiva SanprecarioPresentano\nTOO 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/\nSabato 15 Marzo ore 18.00Presentazione e dibattito con l’autoreA seguito dj set con @danielrachelauthor &The Reggae Lads\nImpianto sportivo W. PetronVicolo San Massimo 17ARione Portello – Padova* Ingresso riservato ai soci*
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/2-tone-in-padova-italy/
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SUMMARY:2 Tone in Venice\, Italy
DESCRIPTION:Daniel Rachel in-conversation and a 2 Tone DJ set
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/2-tone-in-venice-italy/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241209
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SUMMARY:BOLOGNA Hellnation Music Store
DESCRIPTION:RED STAR PRESS PRESENT \n  \n\n\n\n  \nVia Domenico Zampieri\, 2/2c\, 40129 Bologna BO\, Italy\n\n\n\n\n\nTOO MUCH TOO YOUNG\nStoria della 2 Tone Records: i rudeboys\, l’antirazzismo e la lotta all’oppressione di classe e di genere nella colonna sonora di una generazione\n\nNel 1979\, gli album marchiati 2 Tone conquistarono l’attenzione generale quando nomi come The Specials\, The Selecter\, The Beat\, The Bodysnatcher e Madness iniziarono a occupare le parti alte delle classifiche dei dischi più venduti nel Regno Unito. Ciò che veniva prodotto dalla leggendaria etichetta discografica\, in realtà\, non aveva a che fare solo con la musica\, essendo piuttosto la colonna sonora di un più ampio culto giovanile: un movimento antirazzista che\, amalgamando nelle periferie britanniche una generazione di musicisti provenienti dalle isole caraibiche\, imponeva alla scena pubblica fondamentali questioni sociali\, si scontrava con gli estremisti di destra e cantava l’oppressione di classe e di genere come non era mai stato fatto prima. La musica 2 Tone – un’inedita miscela tra il ritmo contagioso dello ska\, la melodia del reggae e l’attitudine del punk – nacque in quel di Coventry grazie a un prestito di settecento sterline e alla visione di uno studente d’arte della classe media: Jerry Dammers\, deciso a dare vita a una sorta di Motown inglese. Il disco d’esordio della nuova etichetta\, con all’interno Gangsters degli Specials oltre a una traccia strumentale dei Selecter\, non ancora formati\, raggiunse la sesta posizione in classifica: solo il primo di una serie di successi che valsero alla 2 Tone un posto d’onore nei cuori e nelle menti di un’intera generazione. Con un incredibile lavoro di ricerca\, Daniel Rachel ha raccolto una massa impressionante di informazioni e testimonianze: il cuore pulsante di un libro in grado di raccontare la storia definitiva della 2 Tone\, rendendo il giusto tributo a una stagione irripetibile. \n\nCategorie: Antirazzismo\, Musica e Controcultura\n€34.00 \n\n \n  \n\nScheda Bibliografica\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAutore\nDaniel Rachel\n\n\nPagine\n480\n\n\nFormato\ncm 15 x 22 – brossurato con bandelle\n\n\nHellnation Libri\nUnaltramusica\n\n\nISBN\n9788867184064
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SUMMARY:ROME - Radiation Records
DESCRIPTION:RED STAR PRESS PRESENT \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTOO MUCH TOO YOUNG\nStoria della 2 Tone Records: i rudeboys\, l’antirazzismo e la lotta all’oppressione di classe e di genere nella colonna sonora di una generazione\n\nNel 1979\, gli album marchiati 2 Tone conquistarono l’attenzione generale quando nomi come The Specials\, The Selecter\, The Beat\, The Bodysnatcher e Madness iniziarono a occupare le parti alte delle classifiche dei dischi più venduti nel Regno Unito. Ciò che veniva prodotto dalla leggendaria etichetta discografica\, in realtà\, non aveva a che fare solo con la musica\, essendo piuttosto la colonna sonora di un più ampio culto giovanile: un movimento antirazzista che\, amalgamando nelle periferie britanniche una generazione di musicisti provenienti dalle isole caraibiche\, imponeva alla scena pubblica fondamentali questioni sociali\, si scontrava con gli estremisti di destra e cantava l’oppressione di classe e di genere come non era mai stato fatto prima. La musica 2 Tone – un’inedita miscela tra il ritmo contagioso dello ska\, la melodia del reggae e l’attitudine del punk – nacque in quel di Coventry grazie a un prestito di settecento sterline e alla visione di uno studente d’arte della classe media: Jerry Dammers\, deciso a dare vita a una sorta di Motown inglese. Il disco d’esordio della nuova etichetta\, con all’interno Gangsters degli Specials oltre a una traccia strumentale dei Selecter\, non ancora formati\, raggiunse la sesta posizione in classifica: solo il primo di una serie di successi che valsero alla 2 Tone un posto d’onore nei cuori e nelle menti di un’intera generazione. Con un incredibile lavoro di ricerca\, Daniel Rachel ha raccolto una massa impressionante di informazioni e testimonianze: il cuore pulsante di un libro in grado di raccontare la storia definitiva della 2 Tone\, rendendo il giusto tributo a una stagione irripetibile. \n\nCategorie: Antirazzismo\, Musica e Controcultura\n€34.00 \n\n \n  \n\nScheda Bibliografica\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAutore\nDaniel Rachel\n\n\nPagine\n480\n\n\nFormato\ncm 15 x 22 – brossurato con bandelle\n\n\nHellnation Libri\nUnaltramusica\n\n\nISBN\n9788867184064
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SUMMARY:Curzon Cleevedon 2 Tone Britain
DESCRIPTION:Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story + LIVE BAND + DOCUMENATRY + IN-CONVERSATION\n\n \n\nBook Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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 educator at Cargo\, Lawrence Hoo\, and Publisher\, Sociologist\, and Musician\, Pete Webb of PC-Press and UWE. \n\nWe’re very excited to welcome funk and ska masters\, Traps\, back to play not he Curzon stage after filling the place for Dance Craze back in 2023! \nThe music of 2 Tone was exuberant: white youth learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae\, crossed with a punk attitude to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry\, masterminded by a middle-class art student raised in the church. Jerry Dammers had a vision of an English Motown. Borrowing £700\, the label’s first record featured ‘Gangsters’ by The Specials\, backed by an instrumental track by the\, as yet\, unformed\, Selecter. Within two months the single was at number six in the national charts. Dammers signed Madness\, The Beat\, and The Bodysnatchers as a glut of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However\, soon infighting amongst the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to an inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Still under the auspices of Jerry Dammers\, 2 Tone entered a new phase. Perhaps not as commercially successful as its 1979-1981 incarnation\, the label nevertheless continued to thrive for a further four years releasing a string of fresh signings and a stunning end-piece finale in ‘(Free) Nelson Mandela’. Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment\, shaped British culture. \nWe will also be hosting a 2-Tone film screening plus live music. Check back here soon for more info and further updates!
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/curzon-cleevedon-2-tone-britain/
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SUMMARY:Rock Against Racism Nottingham
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URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/rock-against-racism-nottingham/
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SUMMARY:Writeidea Festival
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 23\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Rachel : Too Much Too Young\n\n\n\n\nIn conversation with music journalist Sean Hannam \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and time\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, November 23 · 5:30 – 6:30pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n160 Whitechapel Road London E1 1BJ\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 1979\, 2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness as records by The Specials\, The Selecter\, Madness\, The Beat\, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was black and white: a multi-racial force of British and Caribbean Island musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class and gender struggles. \nBestselling author Daniel Rachel maps out the journey of one of the UK’s most influential record labels that became a movement that shook up the nation with its rebellious spirit\, fighting against the injustices in society and took the fight against the right wing extremism in the country. \nA Sunday times and uncut book of the year. \nDaniel will be in conversation with Sean Hannam who is a freelance journalist specialising in retail\, tech and music.
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/writeidea-festival/
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SUMMARY:SE Bookfest SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation\n\nSat 2 Nov 2024 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM\nMorocco Bound\, SE1 3HB \n\n\n\n\n\nA TIMES / SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR \nIn conversation with award winning and best-selling author Daniel Rachel \nIn 1979\, 2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness as records by The Specials\, The Selecter\, Madness\, The Beat\, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was black and white: a multi-racial force of British and Caribbean island musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and took fight against right wing extremism. The music of 2 Tone was exuberant: white youth learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae; and crossed with a punk attitude to create an original hybrid. \nToo Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment\, shaped British culture. \nA TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES / UNCUT / RESIDENT / LOUDER THAN WAR / BLITZED BOOK OF THE YEAR. PENDERYN MUSIC PRIZE RUNNER UP 2024 \nA brilliant book…nothing is left out of this definitive book WIRE \nA disputatious\, colourful & rife with contradictions UNCUT \nSuperb…Rachel writes with the undimmed passion and enthusiasm of the teenage tonic-suited rude boy VIVE LE ROCK \nAn exceptional portrait of Britain at a crucial time IRISH TIMES \nAn essential read…fasten your seat belts\, rudies’ MOJO \nA must-read for anyone interested in 2 Tone\, ska or British music history LOUDER THAN WAR \nA brilliant\, insightful book & nothing short of definitive RECORD COLLECTOR \nThe ideal match of author and subject JON SAVAGE \nThe definitive telling of the 2 Tone story JOHN HARRIS \nAn incredible and detailed account of a massive watershed moment in British culture GURINDER CHADHA \nA comprehensive\, cautionary but nonetheless celebratory saga of the 2 Tone label PAULINE BLACK \nJust as achingly evocative as the music it was written to celebrate… a scintillating read PETE PAPHIDES \nThe definitive account of one of Britain’s finest youth movements SUGGS \n\n\nLocation\nMorocco Bound\, SE1 3HB
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/sel-bookfest/
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SUMMARY:An evening of Ska\, Reggae and 2 Tone SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Too Much Too Young – An evening of Ska\, Reggae and 2 Tone\n\n\n\nSaturday 26th October 2024 8-12pm \nCome & celebrate the music of 2 Tone Records with 3 hours of dancing and guest DJs. \nDance to the infectious rhythms of the Specials\, Madness\, the Selecter\, the Beat\, Bad Manners\, UB40 and the music that made 2 Tone. \n**The last two 2 Tone nights sold out. Please buy ticket early to avoid disappointment. \nSIGNING\nDaniel Rachel and Rhoda Dakar will be signing copies of both Too Much Too Young: The Story of 2 Tone Records and Rhoda Dakar Sings The Bodysnatchers (45 Year Edition) from 8.15pm. (Purchases can be collected from the stage at the end of the dancing) \n\nTICKET LINK\nhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/mildmayclubandinstituteltd/1354718 \n\nGUEST DJs \nDON’T CALL ME SKA FACE\nGrowing up on 2 Tone got me into the Birmingham ska scene at a young age\, I found other young people with a mutual love for the sound of Ska\, Rocksteady and Boss reggae. I work with people involved in the subculture to keep the scene alive\, and celebrate the music! \nDANIEL RACHEL\nDaniel Rachel is a former musician-turned-award-winning and bestselling author. In 2021\, Daniel was a guest curator of 2 Tone Lives & Legacies exhibition as part of Coventry Cultural City 2021 and curated the anniversary edition of the Selecter’s debut album Too Much Pressure. His most recent book Too Much Too Young: the 2 Tone Records Story was an Uncut\, Blitzed\, Louder Than War and SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR and longlisted for PENDERYN MUSIC PRIZE 2024 \nRHODA DAKAR \nRhoda Dakar began her career as lead vocalist with all female 2Tone band\, The Bodysnatchers. She’s recorded with The Specials\, Madness and most recently\, a colab with the Dub Pistols\, Stand Together.  Rhoda has toured in Mexico\, USA\, Europe\, UK and Australia. Rhoda is also a respected live DJ and has a radio show\, Pork Pie & Mash Up\, broadcast monthly on Totally Wired Radio. \n \n\n\nThe Mildmay Club Ticket Information \nMILDMAY CLUB MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS \n\nMildmay Club members can purchase reduced price tickets online and on the door for Mildmay Club events (subject to availability)\nMildmay Club members can purchase ‘Guest’ tickets online and on the door for Mildmay Club events (subject to availability)\nPlease always carry your Mildmay Club members’ card when at the Club\nMembers must accompany their guests to events and guests must be signed in on arrival\nUp to three guests can be signed in on the door. If a member purchases four or more guest tickets\, guests’ names must be pre-supplied by emailing enquiries@mildmay.club\n\nNON-MEMBERS \n\nNon-member tickets can be purchased via our online ticketing platform up to 2 days before the event (subject to availability)\nNon-member tickets must be purchased 1 ticket per transaction – we require the name and contact details of each non-member attending the event\nDue to our Club rules\, we can not sell non-member tickets on the door. If you do not have a ticket to an event and are not a Club member or a guest of a Club member\, we are sorry but we are unable to grant access to The Mildmay Club for a specific event without a ticket\n\nDONATION \n\nThe Mildmay Club is a member owned community space\, with limited access to grants and funding. We are committed to providing affordable entertainment\, refreshments and are a certified London Living Wage employer. At checkout there is an optional donation to The Mildmay Club which helps us continue our work to preserve our incredible building. If you do not wish to donate on this occasion or are purchasing multiple non-member tickets\, please leave the amount blank.
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/an-evening-of-ska-reggae-and-2-tone/
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SUMMARY:
DESCRIPTION:Doc’N Roll: PAULINE BLACK: A 2 TONE STORY + Q&A with Pauline and director\, Jane Mingay hosted by Daniel Rachel\n\n \n\n\nFriday\, October 25\, 2024\n\n ·  \nMusic Documentary\, 2-Tone\, Music\n ·  \n1 hr 32 min\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOverview\n\n\n\n\n\nDoc’n Roll FF 2024 present PAULINE BLACK: A 2 TONE STORY + Q&A with Pauline and director hosted by Daniel Rachel \nPauline Black\, lead singer of 2-Tone hit band The Selecter\, tells her extraordinary life story in the same frank manner that helped shape her as an iconic\, era-defining female musician. Pauline had a difficult upbringing and joining the 2-Tone music movement in 1979 was the perfect catalyst; enabling her to explore and express all sides of herself. \nLooking back at her own ground-breaking experience in this feature documentary\, Pauline traces how her legacy came about and how it is relevant to the world today\, especially where society pushes the boundaries of gender\, politics\, race and identity. \nPauline\, of mixed Nigerian and Jewish heritage\, was adopted into a white family in Essex in the 50’s. Her upbringing was defined by casual racism from within her own family. Pauline went on to find her own identity in the Coventry 2-Tone music scene and The Selecter was a reflection of working-class life in Thatcher’s Britain\, their music as social reportage and with an ethos of anti-racism and anti-sexism. \nThis is a cinematic and visceral documentary mixing intimate actuality\, archive and interviews and a storming soundtrack. Contributors include Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson\, Don Letts\, Skin\, Damon Albarn\, Rhoda Dakar\, Lynval Golding\, Mykaell Riley\, Sonia Boyce and Jools Holland. \nRead More expand_more \nDirector\nJane Mingay\nCast\nPauline Black and the 2-Tone Family
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/7669/
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SUMMARY:Margate Bookie with Pauline Black
DESCRIPTION:2pm – 3pm | Turner Contemporary \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToo Much Pressure! The Two Tone Story with Pauline Black\, Daniel Rachel and Cheri Amour \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLead singer and songwriter in The Selecter\, Pauline Black\, and musician-turned-author Daniel Rachel\, talk about their pivotal roles within the two-tone movement. \nIn conversation with author and journalist Cheri Amour\, Pauline and Daniel reflect on identity and belonging against a backdrop of racial tensions in 1970s England\, and how they continue to share their stories through their work to the present day. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBios \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness in 1979. Records by The Specials\, The Selecter and Madness burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born – 2 Tone was black and white\, a multi-racial force of British and Caribbean island musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class and gender struggles. \nPauline Black\, lead singer and songwriter in The Selecter\, is an undisputed icon of British music and recipient of an OBE for her services to entertainment. Supporting and campaigning for racial equality throughout her work\, Pauline is also the author of Black by Design\, her story of music\, race\, family and roots. \nDaniel Rachel is the author of Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters – a Guardian and NME Book of the Year. His latest book\, Too Much Too Young (A Times / Sunday Times Book of the Year) maps out the journey of 2 Tone Records\, one of the UK’s most influential record labels\, which shook up the nation with its rebellious spirit. \nCheri Amouris a freelance writer\, editor\, and author championing underrepresented voices on air\, online\, and in print. Her 33 1/3 book\, Come Away With ESG\, is out now via Bloomsbury. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserve your seat\n\n\n\n\nBios \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMargate Bookie 2024 – Too Much Pressure! The Two Tone Story\n\n\n\n Turner Contemporary\, Margate\, CT9 1HG\n\n\n\n\n Sat 5th October 2024 2:00PM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n With Pauline Black\, Daniel Rachel and Cheri Amour \nLead singer and songwriter in The Selecter\, Pauline Black\, and musician-turned-author Daniel Rachel\, talk about their pivotal roles within the two-tone movement. \nIn conversation with author and journalist Cheri Amour\, Pauline and Daniel reflect on identity and belonging against a backdrop of racial tensions in 1970s England\, and how they continue to share their stories through their work to the present day. \n2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness in 1979. Records by The Specials\, The Selecter and Madness burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born – 2 Tone was black and white\, a multi-racial force of British and Caribbean island musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class and gender struggles. \n\n\nEvent Details\nAdmission From 1:45PM\nFrom Sat 5 Oct 2024\, 2:00PM to Sun 6 Oct 2024\, 3:00PM \n\n\nLocation\nTurner Contemporary\, Margate\, CT9 1HG
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/margate-bookie-with-pauline-black/
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SUMMARY:Supernova International Ska Festival - Virginia
DESCRIPTION:We’re bringing a new literary tent to Supernova for 2024! \n\n\n\nFeaturing seven authors on Jamaican influenced music and issues surrounding music and the media\, the literary tent pops up on the historic grounds of Supernova. Authors will be selling and signing their books\, along with in-depth talks about the topics that are featured in them. The tent will also feature live dubbing between talks and allow for anyone who wishes to try their hand at dubbing songs. The authors featured are Eric Abbey\, Heather Augustyn\, Aaron Carnes\, Kenneth Partridge\, Award winning and best-selling author Daniel Rachel\, Aram Sinnreich \, and Marc Wasserman. Come experience the music through the writers in the field and enjoy a stop between live performances at the festival. Thanks to Eric Abbey for putting this together.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe largest ska festival in the U.S. takes place at Fort Monroe\, Virginia on Sept 13-15\, 2024.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ntim@supernovaska.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nsupernovaska\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nlinktr.ee/supernovaska\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://supernovaska.com/
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/supernova-international-ska-festival-virginia/
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SUMMARY:Washington\, DC Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Daniel in conversation with Keith Willis about Too Much Too Young: the 2 Tone Records Story
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SUMMARY:New York - Rough Trade Records
DESCRIPTION:Daniel will be discussing Too Much Too Young: the 2 Tone Records Story with Drew Stone (Incendiary Device) and host of popular New York Hardcore Chronicles podcast.
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/new-york-rough-trade-records/
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SUMMARY:Jersey City - Word Bookstore
DESCRIPTION:WORD Presents Daniel Rachel\n09/11/2024 – 7:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFREE Event at WORD Jersey City!\nAbout the Book \n“Madness\, the Selecter\, the Beat\, UB40\, the Specials—these were just some of the biggest names in the 1970s and 1980s movement of punk-influenced ska and reggae-based songs\, antiracist and antisexist at heart\, on the airwaves. British music writer Rachel presents a rich and vibrant history of that era and of the bands and record companies that made it happen\, with a special focus on 2 Tone Records founder\, Jerry Dammers . . . It’s a big fat book about an important\, if sometimes neglected\, part of cultural music history . . . when music of the African diaspora was heard and embraced around the\nworld.” —Booklist\, STARRED review\n\n“We lived in Britain\, a country that had benefited from immigration\, but had an innate antipathy to ideas of multiculturalism. Daniel Rachel has managed to capture the essence of that contradiction in those Margaret Thatcher years\, with this comprehensive\, cautionary\, and celebratory saga of 2 Tone.”\n—Pauline Black\, the Selecter\n\nIN 1979\, 2 TONE RECORDS EXPLODED INTO THE CONSCIOUSNESS of music lovers in Britain\, the US\, and beyond\, as albums by the Specials\, the Selecter\, Madness\, the English Beat\, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a\nmultiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class\, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae\, crossed with a punk attitude\, to create an original hybrid.\n\nThe idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry\, England\, and masterminded by a middle-class art student\, Jerry Dammers\, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists\, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However\, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years\, Dammers built the label back up again\, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.”\n\nTold in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment shaped British\, American\, and world culture.\nAbout the author \nDANIEL RACHEL is a Birmingham-born\, best-selling author whose previous works include: Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters; Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism\, 2 Tone\, and Red Wedge; Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia; The Lost Album of the Beatles: What If the Beatles Hadn’t Split Up?; One for the Road: The Life & Lyrics of Simon Fowler & Ocean Colour Scene; and Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever. 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. Too Much Too Young \nIn conversation with \nGaylord Fields from the radio station WFMU
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/jersey-city-word-bookstore/
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SUMMARY:Saugerties\, New York
DESCRIPTION:The 2 Tone Records Story featuring author Daniel Rachel and Dance Craze\n\nTrailer Review Orpheum Tickets \nORPHEUM · SAUGERTIES\nA Foreword! event. \nMonday\, September 9 7:00p \nDaniel will be in conversation with Tony Fletcher about his new book “Too Much Too Young”: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation”  with a preface by Pauline Black\, singer of the legendary band the Selecter.  This is the story of truly iconic bands like the Specials\, Madness\, the English Beat\, the Selecter\, Bad Manners\, and others in the UK “ska revival” of the early 1980s. These bands were decades ahead of their time\, in their integration of Black and white musicians and their musical synthesis of ska\, punk\, and other genres. The author interviewed ALL the musicians in these bands and presents the history in a fascinating way. \n\nDaniel Rachel is a Birmingham-born\, best-selling author whose previous works include: Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters; Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism\, 2 Tone\, and Red Wedge; Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia; The Lost Album of the Beatles: What If the Beatles Hadn’t Split Up?; One for the Road: The Life & Lyrics of Simon Fowler & Ocean Colour Scene; Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever; and 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. “As a child\, 2 Tone defined the way I saw the world. I was seduced by the off-beat rhythms\, the cool-looking clothes\, and most importantly the social and political lyrics. 2 Tone taught me about Black and white unity\, it gave a voice to the pointlessness of street violence\, and it provided an understanding and awareness of the horror of rape and apartheid. That you could dance\, look good\, and be educated by a record was incredible. This music and these bands have printed an indelible mark on my life. To write the story of 2 Tone is one of profound personal pride. But more so\, to honor one of the greatest periods in modern popular culture. 2 Tone at its heart was a movement of great song.” \nTony Fletcher (moderator) is the author of a dozen books\, including several best-selling music biographies\, a memoir\, a novel and more. Born in the UK in 1964\, he started the fanzine Jamming! during the punk rock explosion of 1977\, which led him into further areas of the music and media worlds\, and eventually into writing books. Fletcher moved to New York City in the late 1980s\, and to the Hudson Valley in the mid-2000s. \n\nFacebookTwitterEmailShare
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SUMMARY:Cleveland - Mac's Back
DESCRIPTION:TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, September 8\, 2024 – 4:00pm to 5:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nBritish music writer Daniel Rachel\, author of Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation will be in conversation with photojournalist Anastasia Pantsios on Sunday\, September 8th at 4 pm. \nlN 1979\, 2 TONE RECORDS EXPLODED INTO THE CONSCIOUSNESS of music lovers in Britain\, the US\, and beyond\, as albums by The Specials\, The Selecter\, Madness\, The English Beat\, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a mutiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class\, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against right-wing extremism. \nThe music of 2 Tone was exuberant: white youth learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae crossed with a punk attitude created an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry\, England\, and masterminded by a middle-class art student\, Jerry Dammers\, who envisioned an English Motown. Borrowing £700\, the label’s first record featured “Gangsters” by The Specials\, backed by an instrumental track by the as-yet-unformed Selecter. Within two months\, the single reached number six on the UK music charts. Dammers went on to sign Madness\, The English Beat\, and The Bodysnatchers as a glut of successive hits propelled 2 Tone artists onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. \nAs excitement grew in the United States\, 2 Tone bands began crossing the Atlantic to perform for American audiences. Soon\, however\, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Still under the auspices of Jerry Dammers\, 2 Tone entered a new phase. Perhaps not as commercially successful as its 1979–1981 incarnation\, the label nevertheless continued to thrive for another four years\, releasing a string of fresh signings and a stunning end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” Told in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment shaped British\, American\, and world culture. \nDANIEL RACHEL is a Birmingham-born\, best-selling author whose previous works include: Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters; Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism\, 2 Tone\, and Red Wedge; Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia; The Lost Album of the Beatles: What If the Beatles Hadn’t Split Up?; One for the Road: The Life & Lyrics of Simon Fowler & Ocean Colour Scene; Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever; and 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. \n  \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n1820 Coventry Rd\,\n\nCleveland Heights\, OH 44118\n\n\n\n\nBooks:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToo Much Too Young\, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation (Hardcover)\n\nBy Daniel Rachel\n$32.95\nISBN: 9781636141893\nAvailability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days\nPublished: Akashic Books\, Ltd. – June 4th\, 2024\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnastasia Pantsios is a writer\, researcher\, and photographer\, with experience in both print and digital journalism. She has also have covered hard news with a focus on election and women’s issues\, music\, the arts\, and culture. Anastasia has organized and promoted events including concerts\, art shows\, meetings\, and forums. She also published Girls to the Front\, a collection of photographs of female musicians.
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SUMMARY:CHICAGO Printers Row
DESCRIPTION:39th Annual \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2024 Printers Row Lit Fest is set for Saturday\, September 7 & Sunday\, September 8\, 10AM – 6PM.\nThis FREE event takes place on the streets of South Dearborn\, from Ida B Wells to Polk Street. Come Rain or Shine!\n\n\n \nDaniel Rachel and Priscilla ‘Rude Girl’ Layne with Heather Augustyn. 3.30pm \nJoseph & Bessie Feinberg\nFoundation Stage\n(OnW. Polk St.\, just west of S. Federal St.) \nMore info https://printersrowlitfest.org/
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SUMMARY:Denver - Tattered Cover Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Daniel Rachel Live at Colfax\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nTattered Cover is excited to welcome Daniel Rachel to our Colfax location on August 30th\, 2024 at 6PM. \nHe will be presenting his new book\, Too Much Too Young\, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation !  \nTold in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment shaped British\, American\, and world culture. \n  \nRegistration includes a signed copy of the book and an opportunity to meet the author. \n\nRegister for this event below! \nIf you are unable to attend the event after purchasing a ticket\, you are required to pick up your copy of the book (with proof of purchase from your event registration) within 30 days after the event date. If the book is not picked up by that date\, you relinquish your copy to Tattered Cover Book Store. \n\nABOUT THE BOOK \n\nIn 1979\, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain\, the US\, and beyond\, as albums by the Specials\, the Selecter\, Madness\, the English Beat\, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class\, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae\, crossed with a punk attitude\, to create an original hybrid. \nThe idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry\, England\, and masterminded by a middle-class art student\, Jerry Dammers\, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists\, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However\, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years\, Dammers built the label back up again\, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Rachel is a Birmingham-born\, best-selling author whose previous works include: Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters; Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism\, 2 Tone\, and Red Wedge; Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia; The Lost Album of the Beatles: What If the Beatles Hadn’t Split Up?; One for the Road: The Life & Lyrics of Simon Fowler & Ocean Colour Scene; and Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever. 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nFriday\, August 30\, 2024 – 6:00pm\n\n\n\nEvent Location:\n\nLocation: Colfax Avenue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE MODERATOR \nTom Murphy is a music writer and musician whose work has appeared in publications such as Westword\, Dagger Zine\, Birdy\, Denver and his own site Queen City Sounds and Art. He has also been a contributor to the books Where the Wild Gigs Were: A Trip Through America’s Legendary Underground Music Venues (2021) and An Ideal For Living – A Celebration of the E.P. (2024) \nhttps://www.tatteredcover.com/event
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SUMMARY:Tempe\, ARIZONA- Changing Hands
DESCRIPTION:FREE EVENT\nDaniel Rachel: Too Much Too Young\n7PM WEDNESDAY\, AUGUST 28\n\n\nLOCATION: TEMPE\nBirmingham-born music historian and bestselling author Daniel Rachel visits with his book\, Too Much Too Young\, The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation. \nABOUT THE BOOKIn 1979\, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain\, the US\, and beyond\, as albums by the Specials\, the Selecter\, Madness\, the English Beat\, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class\, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae\, crossed with a punk attitude\, to create an original hybrid. \nThe idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry\, England\, and masterminded by a middle-class art student\, Jerry Dammers\, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists\, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However\, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years\, Dammers built the label back up again\, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.”Told in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment shaped British\, American\, and world culture. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nDaniel Rachel is a Birmingham-born\, best-selling author whose previous works include: Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters; Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism\, 2 Tone\, and Red Wedge; Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia; The Lost Album of the Beatles: What If the Beatles Hadn’t Split Up?; One for the Road: The Life & Lyrics of Simon Fowler & Ocean Colour Scene; and Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever. 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.\nABOUT THE MODERATOR \nMarc Masters writes about music for Pitchfork\, the Wire\, and Bandcamp Daily. He has also written for the Washington Post\, Rolling Stone\, SPIN\, and NPR Music. He is the author of the books No Wave and High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToo Much Too Young\, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys\, Racism\, and the Soundtrack of a Generation (Hardcover)\n\nBy Daniel Rachel\n$32.95\nISBN: 9781636141893\nAvailability: On Our Shelves Now\nPublished: Akashic Books\, Ltd. – June 4th\, 2024\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.changinghands.com/upcoming-events \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Las Vegas - The Writer's Block
DESCRIPTION:DANIEL RACHEL\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday August 27th\, 2024 @ 7:00PM – 8:00 PM\nHosted by music journalist \, Eric Gladstone\n\n\n\nA CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR OF TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG: THE 2 TONE RECORDS STORY \nIn 1979\, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain\, the US\, and beyond\, as albums by the Specials\, the Selecter\, Madness\, the English Beat\, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class\, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae\, crossed with a punk attitude\, to create an original hybrid. \nThe idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry\, England\, and masterminded by a middle-class art student\, Jerry Dammers\, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists\, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However\, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years\, Dammers built the label back up again\, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” \nTold in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment shaped British\, American\, and world culture. \nDaniel Rachel is a Birmingham-born\, best-selling author whose previous works include: Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters; Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism\, 2 Tone\, and Red Wedge; Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia; The Lost Album of the Beatles: What If the Beatles Hadn’t Split Up?; One for the Road: The Life & Lyrics of Simon Fowler & Ocean Colour Scene; and Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever. 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Books
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