DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER  21st November 2019 | Covent Garden The nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of the world. Not since the 'Swinging Sixties' had art, comedy, fashion, film, football, literature and music interwoven into an explosion of national self-confidence. But it was also an [...]

 With Gabriel Ebulue Saturday 23rd November 9pm - 10pm Price £15 plus booking fee ‘The Three Track Podcast’ is a podcast by a music nerd, for music nerds. Comedian, writer and host Gabriel Ebulue is the music nerd in question and each episode sees him invite a new guest on to pick their three all-time [...]

Isle of Noises Masterclass at BIMM, Bimingham 2.30- 3.30pm and 4-5pm THE DEFINITIVE WORD ON CLASSIC BRITISH SONGWRITING – AS TOLD BY THE SONGWRITERS THEMSELVES Twenty-seven of the UK’s finest musicians revealed the secrets behind their art in a rare collection of exclusive, in-depth conversations. Daniel Rachel recounts his conversations with them about their individual approaches to writing, [...]

Daniel returns to the Liverpool Institue of Performing Arts to dicuss the songwriting techniques of RAY DAVIES, ROBIN GIBB, JIMMY PAGE, BRYAN FERRY, JOAN ARMATRADING, CHAS JANKEL, JOHN LYDON, MICK JONES, PAUL WELLER, STING, ANDY PARTRIDGE, DIFFORD & TILBROOK, MADNESS, JOHNNY MARR, BILLY BRAGG, CHRIS LOWE & NEIL TENNANT, LEE MAVERS, DAMON ALBARN, NOEL GALLAGHER, [...]

An Evening with DANIEL RACHEL We blast into 2020 by correcting a wrong. We have signally failed to bring Daniel Rachel to Walthamstow. We somehow missed the boat with the magnificent and timely (Penderyn Award winning) social history, 'Walls Came Tumbling Down', and neither of our schedules allowed room to talk about either his great [...]

THE DEFINITIVE WORD ON CLASSIC BRITISH SONGWRITING – AS TOLD BY THE SONGWRITERS THEMSELVES  Twenty-seven of the UK’s finest musicians revealed the secrets behind their art in a rare collection of exclusive, in-depth conversations. Daniel Rachel recounts his conversations with them about their individual approaches to writing, the inspirations behind their most successful songs, and the techniques [...]

Musician and award-winning author Daniel Rachel charts the epic highs and crashing lows of the 1990s and Cool Britannia, from Tony Blair to Noel Gallagher, Tracey Emin and Irvine Welsh. Erudite, thoughtful and funny, 'Don't Look Back in Anger' is an Evening Standard Book of the Year. Host Andy Miller of Backlisted Podcast fame. Daniel [...]

In conversation with Simon Aldred (Cherry Ghost)  about his approach to songwriting.  Ivor Novello award winner. Co-writer with Sam Smith, Jake Bugg and Liam Gallagher Simon will be doing a talk on creativity and his approach to making music, as well as playing some acoustic songs from his catalogue. This promises to be an inspirational [...]

DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER DANIEL RACHEL Bright eyed optimism, hedonism, retro, new Labour, Girl Power, football, fashion, art - what do the 90s mean to you? Award-winning author Daniel Rachel discusses his latest book Don't Look Back In Anger, diving deep into the political, cultural and social landscape of the 90s, with eyewitness accounts and post-match analysis from [...]

"An annual weekend of music, book readings and poetry inspires much talking and drinking late into the night, a beacon of chaos in an over-organised world of festivals." ​ Tracey Thorn in The New Statesman The Laugharne Weekend is an annual literary and arts festival in West Wales. The festival is held in the spring in the town of Laugharne. [...]

Saturday 28th March 2020 Holborn Studios, 59- 65 Eagle Wharf Rd, London N1 7ED  The Style Council was a band of its time, but in many ways, ahead of it. The maverick soul collective wasn’t afraid to mix their styles, look, sound, as well as the musicians throughout their 6 year tenure as one of [...]