Daniel Rachel

British Library with Jon Savage & Pauline Black
2026-01-29 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
Pop music, the Swastika and the Third Reich

Daniel Rachel and Jon Savage with Pauline Black.
Thursday 29 January 2026 19.00

Some of rock ‘n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk, performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics, mass hysteria and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor, stupidity, or crass attempt at subversion, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations in a way not accepted by any other artform.
In his new book This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel considers why so many have been drawn to the imagery of a movement responsible for the twentieth century’s worst atrocities.
For this vital conversation, hosted by Pauline Black (The Selecter), he is joined by acclaimed cultural commentator and journalist Jon Savage, author of the classic England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock and This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division, the Oral History.
Followed by a book signing.

Daniel Rachel

Daniel Rachel is a former musician-turned-award-winning and bestselling author.

Jon Savage

Jon Savage is the author of numerous books on popular culture.

Pauline Black

Performer, singer, actress, author, bandleader and songwriter who in 1979 co founded, and, alongside Gaps Hendrickson, fronted seminal 2-Tone band The Selecter.

Credit: Dean Chalkley

Thursday 29 January

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Pigott Theatre, British Library, London
19.00 – 20.30
Price £12

Cover image from This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich Credit: White Rabbit Books

Rock 'n' Roll Book Club
2026-01-22 19:00 - 23:00
This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: DANIEL RACHEL, CAROLINE COON & EMMA FORREST

Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club
Walthamstow Trades Hall

22 January 2026
7pm

Daniel will be joined by writer/artist and Clash manager Caroline Coon in a discussion chaired by novelist/film director Emma Forrest.

Overview

Rock’s flirtation with fascism examined

Music historian Daniel Rachel returns to Walthamstow with his timely book exploring rock and pop music’s fascination with the swastika and the Third Reich
Over the last seven decades, some of rock ‘n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk, generations of performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics, mass hysteria and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor, stupidity, or crass attempt at subversion, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations in a way not accepted by any other artform. But how accountable should fans, the media, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticised perversions of a fascist regime?
In 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.
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How To Academy with Robin Ince
2026-01-05 18:00 - 19:00
Mon, 5 January 2026
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm GMT
Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Nazi Problem
Daniel Rachel In Conversation with Robin Ince

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A fascinating and unsettling look at how pop and rock music have repeatedly collided with Nazi imagery- sometimes as critique, sometimes as provocation, and sometimes through sheer ignorance.
Award-winning music Historian Daniel Rachel joins us to uncover pop music’s complicated history with fascism and the imagery surrounding it. Whether due to shock factor, malevolence, or a crass attempt at subversion, some of rock ’n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the theatre of the Third Reich- from John Lennon’s ink drawings of himself saluting “Heil John” to Joy Division’s Auschwitz-inspired name, to Kanye West’s controversial fashion line. Daniel will reassess the history of rock ’n’ roll and shed new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich that still resonate in popular culture today.
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?
Packed full of little-known facts about our favourite musicians, this eye-opening conversation will invite us to look anew at the artists that have defined us, inspired us, and given us joy.

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Daniel Rachel
Author, Musician, Historian

Daniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. His previous books include Too Much Too Young: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation (a Sunday Times, Uncut, Rough Trade US and Resident Music book of the year) and Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME book of the year). He lives in London.

Robin Ince
Comedian, Actor and Writer

Robin Ince is a comedian, actor and writer. The Guardian once declared him a ‘becardiganed polymath’ which seems about right. He is the author of several acclaimed books, including The Importance of Being Interested and I’m a Joke and So Are You.
With Professor Brian Cox, he created and presents the award-winning BBC Radio 4 show The Infinite Monkey Cage, which ranks among the most popular science podcasts worldwide. He also won Celebrity Mastermind but forgot that calcium was the dominant element of chalk. After being diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 52, he finally has an excuse.

Flipside Radio
2025-12-03 19:00 - 21:00
In conversation with Aidea McManus about This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll and playing records.

FlipsideLondon Radio

Aidan McManus is a local historian & guide. He’s been well groomed for the job having grown up in the Ladbroke Grove area (Portobello Road’s ‘Bookie Man’) & doesn’t live too far from us now. Honing his social skills in the US he has returned to London to nurture his roots, indulge in his passion for local history & feed his hunger for pop culture.

A total London lover, Aidan offers walking tours in West London, taking clients around all the notorious sites in Notting Hill, Portobello Road & the surrounding area. Discussing the nuances of a particular moments in history, ‘did Lemmy drink in Finches or the Portobello Star?’, ‘where was Joe Strummer’s first digs in London?’ & ‘was Kelso Cochrane murdered on the corner of Southam Street or where the little garden is on Elkstone Road?’ these are the types of conversation you’d engage with Aidan.

Turku University, Finland
2025-11-27 16:30 - 17:30
The fascination and affective legacy of fascism: final seminar
Daniel will give a keynote speech on his new book, This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Thursday 27 November 2025, 2–6 pm, Tauno Nurmela Hall (I, Main Building of the University of Turku)
The seminar is organized by the research project Fascism’s Lume and Affective Heritage in Finnish Culture (Koneen Foundation, 2021–2025) at the University of Turku in collaboration with the International Institute for Popular Culture (IIPC) and the Centre for the Study of Storytelling, Experientiality and Memory (SELMA) research centers.
The purpose of this multidisciplinary project, combining science and art, has been to focus on the cultural legacy of Finnish fascism after World War II, and especially its affectivity. The recycling of fascist material has created an emotional climate in which different manifestations of patriotism, fascism, and the idea of ​​nationalism are mixed together.
The seminar will feature speeches from the project’s researchers, a performance by a theatre group working as part of the project, and a speech from an English non-fiction writer examining Nazism and popular music.
The event will be held in Finnish, except for Daniel Rachel’s presentation in English.
Admission to the event is free.
Program
2 p.m. Opening remarks
Fascism and Esotericism
Docent Kimi Kärki
Composer Yrjö Kilpinen – from political activist to “harmless” artist
MSc Susanna Waldén-Antikainen
The fascination of fascism in Finnish black metal
FT Aila Mustamo
Voices of confrontation in the documentary Boiling Point: Whose Finlandia is it?
Docent Anna-Elena Pääkkölä
At 4 pm They said: borders closed
Performance of the theatre piece and panel discussion (the project’s researchers and theatre group provide background on their work and discuss with the audience)
Theatre group:
Directed by Fiikka Forsman. Script by Fiikka Forsman, Paul Olin and the working group. Performers: Anu Almagro, Paul Olin, Terhi Suorlahti and opera singer Volodymyr Andrushchak as well as sound designer, composer Pertti Grönholm. Scenographer Jaana Kurttila. Lighting designer Eero Erkamo. Producer-choreographer Anja Lappi.
Short break
Klo 17 IIPC Debate 129:
THIS AIN’T ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich
Daniel Rachel
Over 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?
Bio: Daniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. In his latest book, This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll, award-winning music historian Daniel Rachel navigates these turbulent waters with extraordinary delicacy and care, asking us to look anew at the artists that have defined us, inspired us and given us joy – and consider why so many have been drawn to the imagery of a movement responsible for the twentieth century’s worst atrocities. Alongside a sensitive history of the Holocaust and an examination of the place it holds in our cultural consciousness, Rachel asks essential questions of actions often overlooked or underplayed, whilst neither casting sweeping judgement nor offering easy answers. In doing so, he asks us to reassess the history of rock ’n’ roll and sheds new light on the grim echoes of the Third Reich in popular culture and the legacy of twentieth (and twenty-first)-century history as it defines us today. Rachel’s previous books include Too Much Too Young: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation (a Sunday Times, Uncut, Rough Trade US and Resident Music book of the year) and Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME book of the year). He lives in London. Please note that some copies of This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll should be available from the author at the event.
More information:
Project leader, docent Kimi Kärki
kimi.karki@utu.fi , +358505766668
Daniel Rachel:
https://danielrachel.com/
Fascism’s Allure and Affective Legacy research project:
https://fasiaffekti.wordpress.com/
They said: borders closed at Tampere Theatre Festival 2025:
https://www.teatteritelakka.fi/ohjelma/he-sanoivat-rajat-kiinni/

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Rough Trade East: with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer + Signing
2025-11-24 19:00 - 21:30
Daniel Rachel: Q&A with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer + Signing

Rough Trade East London
Mon, 24 Nov, 7:00 pm
£25 The price you’ll pay. No surprises later.

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Rough Trade East is very excited to present a Q&A with Daniel Rachel, Billy Bragg and Miranda Sawyer and signing from Daniel Rachel. This unique event celebrates the release of his new book ‘This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll : Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich’ released via White Rabbit.
Tickets for this event include a physical copy of the fantastic book to be collected from Rough Trade East on the day of the show.
More product information can be found HERE >> https://www.roughtrade.com/product/daniel-rachel/this-aint-rock-n-roll-pop-music-the-swastika-and-the-third-reich#51911517274443
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Write Idea Festival
2025-11-23 13:00 - 14:00
Daniel Rachel

This Ain’t Rock N Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich
Sunday 23 November 1.00pm
Daniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. This Ain’t Rock N Roll is a shocking and absorbing chronological account of pop music’s complicated history with fascism and the imagery surrounding it. Whether shock factor, stupidity, or crass attempt at subversion, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations in a way not accepted by any other artform.
Daniel will be in conversation with Sean Hannam who is a freelance journalist specialising in retail, tech and music.

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Writeidea Festival 2025
The 2025 Festival will take place at The Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Whitechapel, 21-23 November.
All the events are FREE.
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Louder Than Words
2025-11-15 20:00 - 21:00
This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich

Daniel Rachel’s shocking & absorbing chronological account of pop music’s complicated history with fascism & the imagery surrounding it.

Louder Than Words Festival
Saturday, November 15 · 8:15 – 9:30pm GMT
INNSIDE Manchester

1 First Street Manchester M15 4RP

Over the last seven decades, some of rock ‘n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk, generations of performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics, mass hysteria and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor, stupidity, or crass attempt at subversion, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations in a way not accepted by any other artform. But how accountable should fans, the media, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticised perversions of a fascist regime?
In 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.

We have two ticket options available: * Event Only and *Event with Discounted Book Combo deal – books will be available for collection at the Festival.
Our event will be followed by a dedicated signing event with Daniel. RRP books will also be available for purchase on the day.
About the Author:
Daniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. His previous books include Too Much Too Young: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation (aTimes, Uncut, Rough Trade US and Resident Musicbook of the year) and Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME book of the year). He lives in London.

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Specialized Big One Experience
2025-11-09 11:00 - 12:00
The Big One Presents…LITERARY Q & A AND BOOK SIGNINGS!

The Q & A sessions have always been a popular addition to the Specialized Big One Experience and this year is no different.
On Sunday 9th November, your compere and host is of course top raconteur himself Nick Welsh AKA King Hammond and he will be delving into the words and minds of four subculture authors.
Renowned poet and author TIM WELLS will be joining us.Tim is respected in his field and has cut a niche in the literary world with his pulp Skinhead novellas such as “Shine On Me” and “Moonstomp” – Skinhead werewolves anyone?
Also joining us football subculture icon, and now writer and film director CASS PENNANT. Cass is a British football institution, famed for his days with the West Ham Crew, He will have many a story to tell about this and his biography
and making the Ska music heavy “Beverley” movie which will be showing in the Main Arena at The Big One over the weekend.
Specialized’s very own PAUL WILLO will be joining the panel in conjunction to the final issue of the revamped full circle story of The Specials “You’re Wondering Now – The Specials – An Encore”
and finally author DANIEL RACHEL will be in attendance as he discusses his book “Too Much Too Young – The story of 2 Tone Records”
After the Q & A , there will the chances to purchase the books and if needed, get them signed.
THIS WILL KICK OFF JUST AFTER THE REMEMBERANCE EVENT,
SPECIALIZED BIG ONE TICKETS

British Music Experience Liverpool
2025-11-06 19:30 - 22:00
This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll
Book event with author, Daniel Rachel in conversation
Thursday 6 November, 7.30pm
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Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich
Over the last seven decades, some of rock ‘n’ roll’s most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich. From Keith Moon and Vivian Stanshall kitting themselves out in Nazi uniforms to Siouxsie Sioux and Sid Vicious brandishing swastikas in the pomp of punk, generations of performers have associated themselves in troubling ways with the aesthetics, mass hysteria and even ideology of Nazism. Whether shock factor, stupidity, or crass attempt at subversion, rock ‘n’ roll has indulged these associations in a way not accepted by any other artform. But how accountable should fans, the media, and the music industry be for what has often seemed a sleazy fascination with the eroticised perversions of a fascist regime?
In 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.
Join us as Daniel discusses the themes in his latest book with author, visual artist and musician Zoë Howe. Books will be available to buy and can be signed on the evening. Daniel and Zoë will be further supported by the Merseyside branch of Stand Up to Racism who will be selling merch and giving out information.
All tickets £8.
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​​Daniel Rachel
​Daniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning and bestselling author. His previous books include Too Much Too Young: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation (aTimes, Uncut, Rough Trade US and Resident Musicbook of the year) and Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME book of the year). He lives in London.
​Zoë Howe
Zoë Howe has produced acclaimed biographies of The Slits, Poly Styrene, the Jesus & Mary Chain, Wilko Johnson, Stevie Nicks, Florence + The Machine, Lee Brilleaux and others. Zoë was part of the founding team behind the award-winning documentary Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché, and she has made radio programmes for Absolute Radio, Resonance FM and Soho Radio amongst others; she currently presents the Rock ’n’ Roll Witch show on Soho Radio. Musically, Zoë has worked with Viv Albertine, Helen McCookery Book, Steve Beresford, Mick Jones & others. Zoë is a Royal Literary Fund writing Fellow at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, and her debut novel Shine On, Marquee Moon was shortlisted for the Virginia Prize for Fiction in 2016.
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THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL: Publication date
2025-11-06
THIS AIN’T ROCK ‘N’ ROLL

Pop Music, the Swastika & the Third Reich

By Daniel Rachel
Published in hardback (£25), eBook and audio, 6th November 2025
A 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.
In 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.
Over 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?
In 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.
Daniel 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.’

White Rabbit Books 30 October 2025

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Talk Radio Europe
2025-11-03 10:30 - 11:00
Daniel will be discussing his new book, This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll with Giles Brown
https://www.talkradioeurope.com/presenters/giles-brown-presenter/

Launch Party w/Oysland Klezmer Trio
2025-10-27 06:30 - 22:30
This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Launch + The Oysland Klezmer Trio

To celebrate the launch of his new book ‘THIS AIN’T ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’, join us for an evening of conversation with author Daniel Rachel and a unique live performance from the acclaimed Oysland Klezmer Trio .
Monday 27 October 2025
The night begins at 7.15pm
Doors: See footer | Entry: £10 advance
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We are a short walk from King’s Cross Station, down a cobbled street just off Gray’s Inn Road.
The venue is fully wheelchair accessible.

Louder Than War radio
2025-10-26 11:00 - 13:00
Daniel discusses This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll with Iain Key

Music played includes:
The 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

BBC World Service: Cool Britannia is Back
2025-08-03 08:30 - 21:00
Daniel will be on Weekend discussing ‘the return of Cool Britannia’. Tune in at 8.30am

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172zw8689y9jft

2025-07-17 07:00 - 22:00
IT’S MADNESS…A UK PREMIERE!
Come and join the Nutty Boys on film for the British premiere of Prince of Ska, Kings of Pop featuring Suggs, Bedders, Lynval Golding, Rhoda Dakar and a wonderful visual journey through the history of one of the country’s greatest ever singles’ band.2 Tone Night w/ Daniel Rachel + Madness ScreeningThu 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
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'American Pop' Film screening + Q&A
2025-06-25 20:30 - 22:00
GARDEN CINEMA EVENT
Jargon presents: American Pop + Q&A 15
Ralph Bakshi, USA, 1981, 95m.

Due to unexpected circumstances, Paul Gorman is no longer able to take part in this screening. We are instead very glad to be joined for a Q&A with the award-winning music writer Daniel Rachel, author of the forthcoming book This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich.
Long 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.
Scenes of animated violence and drug use
This 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.

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An Evening With...
2025-06-16 18:30 - 23:00
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…
Appearing on the night will be:
Oliver Bullough
Emma Forrest | @addiepray
Liam Inscoe-Jones | @liaminscoejones
Daniel Rachel | @danielrachelauthor
Alexei Sayle | @alexeisaylepod
Avigayl Sharp
David Whitehouse
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3 h

Bob Dylan Centre
2025-05-22 23:59 - 2025-05-23 01:00
Bob Dylan Center Book Club: “Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story”

May 22, 2025

Join Bob Dylan Center Director Steven Jenkins on Thursday, May 22, for a virtual Book Club event with Daniel Rachel, author of a new book exploring the definitive and remarkable story of 2 Tone Records.
In 1979, 2 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.
The 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.”
“Too Much Too Young” is the definitive story of a label that, for a brief, bright, burning moment, shaped British, American and world culture.

Daniel 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.”
Details:
This event will take place virtually via Zoom.
Thursday, May 22, 2025
6 p.m.
Tickets:
$5 for nonmembers
Free for Bob Dylan Center members

2 Tone in Padova, Italy
2025-03-15 18:00 - 23:30
2 TONE IN ITALY

Veneto Rude Crew & Polisportiva SanprecarioPresentano
TOO MUCH TOO YOUNGStoria della 2 Tone RecordsI Rudeboys, l’antirazzismo e la lotta all’oppressione di classe e genere nella colonna sonora di una generazione.Ediz. Hellnation/Red Star Presshttps://www.redstarpress.it/prodotto/too-much-too-young/
Sabato 15 Marzo ore 18.00Presentazione e dibattito con l’autoreA seguito dj set con @danielrachelauthor &The Reggae Lads
Impianto sportivo W. PetronVicolo San Massimo 17ARione Portello – Padova* Ingresso riservato ai soci*

2 Tone in Venice, Italy
2025-03-14 18:30 - 23:00
Daniel Rachel in-conversation and a 2 Tone DJ set

BOLOGNA Hellnation Music Store
2024-12-08
RED STAR PRESS PRESENT

Via Domenico Zampieri, 2/2c, 40129 Bologna BO, Italy

TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG
Storia della 2 Tone Records: i rudeboys, l’antirazzismo e la lotta all’oppressione di classe e di genere nella colonna sonora di una generazione

Nel 1979, gli album marchiati 2 Tone conquistarono l’attenzione generale quando nomi come The 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.

Categorie: Antirazzismo, Musica e Controcultura
€34.00

Scheda Bibliografica

Autore
Daniel Rachel

Pagine
480

Formato
cm 15 x 22 – brossurato con bandelle

Hellnation Libri
Unaltramusica

ISBN
9788867184064

ROME - Radiation Records
2024-12-07
RED STAR PRESS PRESENT

TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG
Storia della 2 Tone Records: i rudeboys, l’antirazzismo e la lotta all’oppressione di classe e di genere nella colonna sonora di una generazione

Nel 1979, gli album marchiati 2 Tone conquistarono l’attenzione generale quando nomi come The Specials, The Selecter, The Beat, The Bodysnatcher e Madness 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.

Categorie: Antirazzismo, Musica e Controcultura
€34.00

Scheda Bibliografica

Autore
Daniel Rachel

Pagine
480

Formato
cm 15 x 22 – brossurato con bandelle

Hellnation Libri
Unaltramusica

ISBN
9788867184064

Curzon Cleevedon 2 Tone Britain
2024-11-28 19:00 - 23:00
Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story + LIVE BAND + DOCUMENATRY + IN-CONVERSATION

Book Tickets

Join us for an evening of 2-Tone deep diving as Daniel Rachel, author of Too Much, Too Young: The 2 Tone Story, discusses his book and the wider questions of music, culture, and anti-racism in conversation with Bristol Poet and educator at Cargo, Lawrence Hoo, and Publisher, Sociologist, and Musician, Pete Webb of PC-Press and UWE.

We’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!
The 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.
We will also be hosting a 2-Tone film screening plus live music. Check back here soon for more info and further updates!

Rock Against Racism Nottingham
2024-11-24

Writeidea Festival
2024-11-23 17:30 - 18:30
Saturday, November 23

Daniel Rachel : Too Much Too Young

In conversation with music journalist Sean Hannam

Date and time

Saturday, November 23 · 5:30 – 6:30pm

Location
160 Whitechapel Road London E1 1BJ

In 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.
Bestselling 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.
A Sunday times and uncut book of the year.
Daniel will be in conversation with Sean Hannam who is a freelance journalist specialising in retail, tech and music.

SE Bookfest SOLD OUT
2024-11-02 15:30 - 17:00
Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation

Sat 2 Nov 2024 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB

A TIMES / SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
In conversation with award winning and best-selling author Daniel Rachel
In 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.
Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment, shaped British culture.
A TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES / UNCUT / RESIDENT / LOUDER THAN WAR / BLITZED BOOK OF THE YEAR. PENDERYN MUSIC PRIZE RUNNER UP 2024
A brilliant book…nothing is left out of this definitive book WIRE
A disputatious, colourful & rife with contradictions UNCUT
Superb…Rachel writes with the undimmed passion and enthusiasm of the teenage tonic-suited rude boy VIVE LE ROCK
An exceptional portrait of Britain at a crucial time IRISH TIMES
An essential read…fasten your seat belts, rudies’ MOJO
A must-read for anyone interested in 2 Tone, ska or British music history LOUDER THAN WAR
A brilliant, insightful book & nothing short of definitive RECORD COLLECTOR
The ideal match of author and subject JON SAVAGE
The definitive telling of the 2 Tone story JOHN HARRIS
An incredible and detailed account of a massive watershed moment in British culture GURINDER CHADHA
A comprehensive, cautionary but nonetheless celebratory saga of the 2 Tone label PAULINE BLACK
Just as achingly evocative as the music it was written to celebrate… a scintillating read PETE PAPHIDES
The definitive account of one of Britain’s finest youth movements SUGGS

Location
Morocco Bound, SE1 3HB

An evening of Ska, Reggae and 2 Tone SOLD OUT
2024-10-26 20:00 - 23:30
Too Much Too Young – An evening of Ska, Reggae and 2 Tone

Saturday 26th October 2024 8-12pm
Come & celebrate the music of 2 Tone Records with 3 hours of dancing and guest DJs.
Dance to the infectious rhythms of the Specials, Madness, the Selecter, the Beat, Bad Manners, UB40 and the music that made 2 Tone.
**The last two 2 Tone nights sold out. Please buy ticket early to avoid disappointment.
SIGNING
Daniel 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)

TICKET LINK
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/mildmayclubandinstituteltd/1354718

GUEST DJs
DON’T CALL ME SKA FACE
Growing 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!
DANIEL RACHEL
Daniel 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
RHODA DAKAR
Rhoda 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.

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2024-10-25 18:30 - 22:00
Doc’N Roll: PAULINE BLACK: A 2 TONE STORY + Q&A with Pauline and director, Jane Mingay hosted by Daniel Rachel

Friday, October 25, 2024

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Music Documentary, 2-Tone, Music
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1 hr 32 min

Overview

Doc’n Roll FF 2024 present PAULINE BLACK: A 2 TONE STORY + Q&A with Pauline and director hosted by Daniel Rachel
Pauline 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.
Looking 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.
Pauline, 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.
This 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.
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Director
Jane Mingay
Cast
Pauline Black and the 2-Tone Family

Margate Bookie with Pauline Black
2024-10-05 14:00 - 15:00
2pm – 3pm | Turner Contemporary

Too Much Pressure! The Two Tone Story with Pauline Black, Daniel Rachel and Cheri Amour

Lead singer and songwriter in The Selecter, Pauline Black, and musician-turned-author Daniel Rachel, talk about their pivotal roles within the two-tone movement.
In 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.

Bios

2 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.
Pauline 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.
Daniel 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.
Cheri 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.

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Bios

Margate Bookie 2024 – Too Much Pressure! The Two Tone Story

Turner Contemporary, Margate, CT9 1HG

Sat 5th October 2024 2:00PM

With Pauline Black, Daniel Rachel and Cheri Amour
Lead singer and songwriter in The Selecter, Pauline Black, and musician-turned-author Daniel Rachel, talk about their pivotal roles within the two-tone movement.
In 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.
2 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.

Event Details
Admission From 1:45PM
From Sat 5 Oct 2024, 2:00PM to Sun 6 Oct 2024, 3:00PM

Location
Turner Contemporary, Margate, CT9 1HG
