Celebrating Black British History Through Music
Celebrating Black British History Through Music The Macmillan Hall, Ground Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Speakers Shirley Thompson OBE (renowned composer, conductor, violinist and filmmaker), Daniel Rachel (musician-turned-award-winning-author), Alexander D Great (musician and songwriter), Juanita Cox (School of Advanced Study) 25 October 2022, 6:00 - 8:00PM This special event organised by the Institute of Historical Research and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies(Opens [...]
ONE FOR THE ROAD launch night with Simon Fowler
ONE FOR THE ROAD LAUNCH NIGHT Join Simon Fowler and Daniel Rachel to celebrate the publication of ONE FOR THE ROAD: The Life & Lyrics of Simon Fowler and Ocean Colour Scene at the legendary Hawley Arms. Simon will be in conversation with award winning author Daniel Rachel before performing a short acoustic set. Tickets [...]
BBC 6 Music Steve Lamacq’s Roundtable
Steve and guests debate the week's releases in the Roundtable
A NIGHT WITH SIMON FOWLER BIRMINGHAM
A Night With Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene) Fri 3 MarBooking info Event Information Price: From £21.50 Duration: 180 mins Age: 14+ One For The Road: An Evening of Music and Conversation with Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene) with award-winning author Daniel Rachel. Discussing his life as the lead singer of the million selling [...]
A NIGHT WITH SIMON FOWLER LIVERPOOL
One for the Road - An Evening with Simon Fowler Thursday 9 March, 7.30pm Expect a very special evening when we are joined by Simon Fowler, frontman of Ocean Colour Scene for an evening of storytelling and acoustic performance. Discussing his extraordinary book, One For The Road, Simon Fowler recounts his life and songwriting [...]
A NIGHT WITH SIMON FOWLER EDINBURGH
One For The Road: An Evening of Music and Conversation with Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene) and award-winning author Daniel Rachel. Discussing his life as the lead singer of the million selling Ocean Colour Scene and playing a live acoustic set, Simon Fowler shares stories from his new memoir – One For The Road – from [...]
Britpop: The Music That Changed Britain
Daniel has contributed to Channel 5's Nineties music series. Britpop: The Music That Changed Britain starts this Sunday 12th March at 9pm on Channel 5. There are four episodes in all, provisionally scheduled to go out weekly.
A NIGHT WITH SIMON FOWLER LONDON
A Night With Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene) The Tabernacle, London. Saturday 18 March 2023 One For The Road: An Evening of Music and Conversation with Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene) with award-winning author Daniel Rachel. Discussing his life as the lead singer of the million selling Ocean Colour Scene and playing a live acoustic set, Simon [...]
A NIGHT WITH SIMON FOWLER BELFAST
STARR RECORDS PRESENTS…SIMON FOWLER ‘ONE FOR THE ROAD’ 18:30, 10 April 2023 Black Box, Belfast Join us for an intimate evening with Ocean Colour Scene’s Simon Fowler in conversation with lifelong friend and award winning author Daniel Rachel. Discussing his extraordinary book, One For The Road, Simon Fowler recounts his life and songwriting through the prism of [...]
Talk Radio Europe
Daniel in conversation with Giles Brown about his new book The Lost Album of the Beatles Giles Brown has been based in southern Spain for nearly 30 years. Having worked as a journalist contributing to The Times, Daily Mail, The Mirror, Daily Star, BBC and Radio 5 Live. Giles now presents three shows a week [...]
The Lost Album of The Beatles: Paperback publication
The Lost Album of The Beatles: What if the Beatles hadn't split up? 'Full of enthralling details about the highs and lows of the band's last year... it's like the DNA in a crime scene.' David Hepworth, Word in Your Ear 'A fantastical journey through what might have been... Exciting and compelling.' Chris Hawkins, BBC [...]
STOKE NEWINGTON LITERARY FESTIVAL
Daniel Rachel: The Beatles Lost Album 3rd Jun 2023 6pm - 7pm at The Mildmay Club Upstairs Room 33-34 Newington Green, London, N16 9PR The end of the Beatles wasn't inevitable. It came through miscommunication, misunderstandings and missed opportunities to reconcile. But what if it didn't end? What if just one of those chances was taken, [...]
BBC 6 MUSIC with Steve Lamacq
As summer approaches, Steve kicks off Reading Week, with listeners hearing from a wide range of authors about their new publications. Today, Steve is joined by Daniel Rachel who talks all about his current book, The Lost Beatles Album, and the upcoming release of Too Much Too Young: the Story of 2 Tone Records. Daniel [...]
Yesterday and Today: Six Decades of Beatles Fandom
What if the Beatles had released one more album? What was it like to see them live in ‘64? Yesterday and Today: Six Decades of Beatles Fandom Join us at 18:30 on Thursday 29th of June at the Iconic Images Gallery in Piccadilly for an evening of books, discussion, rare photography, and a deep [...]
ABBEY ROAD : The Art of Music Photography
Calling all music photographers! Join us for an inspiring day celebrating the art of music photography at our highly anticipated Amplify festival, returning on Wednesday 5 July, and coinciding with the Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards. Taking place in the iconic Studio Three, join us as we dive into the captivating world of music [...]
Totally Wired Radio interview
Totally Wired Radio Midday with guest Neil Sheasby from Stone Foundation talking 25 yrs with the band and his new book Bass Notes: Life & Times on the Road with Stone Foundation. Plus Daniel Rachel & Mark Baxter talk about their respective new 2 Tone based projects and choose their favourite record. #stonefoundation #2tone #bassnotes
Sevenoaks Literary Festival
In conversation with MOJO editor, Pat Gilbert 'Daniel Rachel imagines what the next Beatles album might have been like, with painstaking detail and great stories' David Hepworth, The Guardian / Book of the Day 'A fantastical journey through what might have been... Exciting and compelling.' Chris Hawkins, BBC 6 Music 'Daniel Rachel's forensic investigation makes a [...]
Totally Wired Radio 2 Hour 2 Tone Special
Talking about TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG and spinning records by #thespecials #theselecter #thebeat #madness #theswingingcats #thehigsons #rico with presenter Steve Rowland Totally Wired Radio #ska #2tone
BBC CWR with Vic Minett
Daniel will be talking with Vic Minett about Too Much Too Young and the forthcoming launch event at the 2 Tone Village on Sunday 22 October https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbccoventryandwarwickshire
TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG Publication Day!
In 1979, 2 Tone exploded into the national conscience 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 [...]
BBC WM
Daniel will be talking to Rakeem Omar about Too Much Too Young on BBC WM
Soho Radio
MORNING GLORY Join James Endeacott every weekday morning 9am – 12pm on the Soho channel. Soho Radio’s only daily show, bringing you three hours of eclectic delights to give you a taste of Soho Radio, featuring jazz, soul, rock, reggae, world, pop, country, alternative and more. The show also features a daily guest: Daniel Rachel [...]
2 Tone launch in Hastings
PRINTED MATTER BOOK & RECORD SHOP PRESENTS... RUDIES COME BACK: DOCUMENTARY OF 2 TONE, PLUS BOOK LAUNCH Join us for the launch of Daniel Rachel's new book Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism & the Soundtrack of a Generation, and see rare 1980 2 Tone film. DIRECTOR: JEFF PERKS CAST [...]
BBC Radio WM
Daniel will be talking to Elise Evans at 11.40am about Too Much Too Young https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07bvs5r