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SUMMARY:BBC LONDON talking Beatles with Dotun Adebayo
DESCRIPTION:Listeners to @BBCRadioLondon  I will be chatting to @dotunadebayo   on Sunday evening about #TheBeatles\, #OasisKnebworth1996 and other music matters… wherever the wind takes us.  \n9-10 pm. Sunday 19 September
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/bbc-london-talking-beatles-with-dotun-adebayo/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210918T113000
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SUMMARY:Love Music and Culture Hate Racism - guest speaker
DESCRIPTION:TUC Midlands & Stand Up To Racism 2021 Anti-racism Summit \nWe are delighted to be holding our fifth annual anti-racism summit on 18th September 2021\, the theme of which is opposing the racist offensive.\nAfter the Black Lives Matter movement has shifted the national debate in a positive direction there is now a push back from those who deny the reality of racism in the UK.\nWe will be debating how to build and sustain unity in all areas of our society including workplaces\, communities and cultural and sports arenas.\nDiscussions will cover defending migrant’s rights\, equality in the workplace\, the impact of losing international workers\, the Policing Bill and our right to public protest and much more.\nWorkshops:\nThe fight for justice and the right to protest\nEnd the hostile environment: refugees welcome\nDecolonising education\nNo to the culture wars: opposing racism in sport\nLove music and culture: hate racism\nSpeakers include:\nDiane Abbott MP\nClaudia Webbe MP\nShaka Hislop (SRtRC)\nDr Patrick Roach (NASUWT)\nLee Barron (Midlands TUC)\nWeyman Bennett (SUTR)\nThe TUC Midlands & Stand Up To Racism summit provides a forum for anti-racists\, trade unionists\, faith and community organisations to come together and develop a strategy to combat racism in all its forms.\nRegister here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/tuc-midlands-stand-up-to…\n\nOpposing the racist offensive- building unity \nOpening Plenary 11.00 to 11.45 \n \nOpposing the racist offensive     \nDiane Abbott MP\, Dr Patrick Roach (NASUWT) Claudia Webbe MP\, Naima Omar (SUTR)\, Chantelle Lunt (BLM) \nMonica Taylor (retired member?)                                                                         Chair Lee Barron \nWorkshops: 11.50 to 13.00 \nThe fight for justice and the right to protest. \nGary MacFarlane\,                                                                                                     Chair? \nAbeline McShane\, (GRT) \nMother of teeager arrested in W Mids \nEnd the hostile environment: refugees welcome \nDinesh (CARAG)                                                                                                          Chair Pete Jackson PCS \nPinar Aksu\, Pollockshields Glasgow\, Espoir Njei LGBT activist\, \nSalman Mirza( Migrant Voice)\, Rizwan\, (Care4Calais) \nDecolonising Education \nChair: Victoria Showumni\, chair UCU Black members Section \nAugustine Farinola\, African Researchers Network CIC UK\, \nJennifer Moses\, head of equalities\, NASUWT\, \nDiane King\, Birmingham NEU member. \nNo to culture wars: opposing racism in sport \nGed Grebby\, (SRtRC)                                                                                                        Chair? \nShaka Hislop (SRtRC) \nBlues for All \nLove music and culture hate racism \nDaniel Rachel (author of ‘Walls Come Tumbling Down’)                                          Chair? \nAlex (LMHR)\, ?Zara Sykes \nClosing Plenary 13.10 to 13.45 \nFighting back against racism\, Islamophobia\, anti-semitism and the far right. \n  \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/788927995124289/?privacy_mutation_token=eyJ0eXBlIjowLCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lIjoxNjMwMzI0MTU2LCJjYWxsc2l0ZV9pZCI6MzU5MDM2MDAxOTY4NDMyfQ%3D%3D \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/788927995124289/?privacy_mutation_token=eyJ0eXBlIjowLCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lIjoxNjMwMzI0MTU2LCJjYWxsc2l0ZV9pZCI6MzU5MDM2MDAxOTY4NDMyfQ%3D%3D
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/love-music-and-culture-hate-racism-guest-speaker/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210916T080000
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SUMMARY:Manchester XS interview with Alex James
DESCRIPTION:On @XSManchester Breakfast we’ve got the author of the ace new @oasis Knebworth book @DanielRachel69 joining us to chat about the legendary gigs
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/manchester-xs-interview-with-alex-james/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210913T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210913T160000
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SUMMARY:6 Music interview with Chris Hawkins
DESCRIPTION:Author Daniel Rachel joins Chris to chat about his new Oasis at Knebworth book \n\n\n\nChris Hawkins\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nThe Hawk is off the subs bench for an extended cover shift as he looks after 6 Music Afternoons until Craig arrives in October. On Monday Chris kicks of the programme with a whole hour of Goldsoundz bangers between 1300-1400. Plus\, Georgie Rogers has the Music News\, there is new music from The Charlatans\, Tot Taylor and Julia Bardo and an Album of the Day track from Low. Plus\, author Daniel Rachel joins to chat about his new Oasis at Knebworth book. \nShow less
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/6-music-interview-with-chris-hawkins/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210901T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210901T200000
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SUMMARY:The Beatles Like Some Forgotten Dream launch event
DESCRIPTION:In conversation with Daniel Rachel\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin award-winning writer Daniel Rachel as he imagines what could have been… Like Some Forgotten Dream draws on impeccable research to examine the Fab Four’s untimely demise\, offering a daring re-write of Beatles history\, and a tantalising glimpse of what might have been. \nTo attend this exclusive event all you need to do it buy a copy of Like Some Forgotten Dream from us and select to “collect in store”. You will pick up your book on the evening and have the opportunity for Daniel Rachel to sign. \nBuy your copy here.\n\nWednesday\, 1 September 2021\n18:30  20:00\n\n\nThe Court9 Kingly StreetLondon\, England\, W1B 5PHUnited Kingdom (map)
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/the-beatles-like-some-forgotten-dream-launch-event/
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SUMMARY:SiriusXM VOLUME: Live interview on New York radio
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\nThursday on #Feedback –\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@TheNotoriousNIK\n &  \n@LoriMajewski\n will be discussing the biggest stories in music\, taking your calls (844.686.5863) and at 8am ET  \n@DanielRachel69\n joins us to talk about his 2 new books
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/siriusxm-volume-live-interview-on-new-york-radio/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210827
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SUMMARY:PUBLICATION DAY: Like Some Forgotten Dream
DESCRIPTION:What If The Beatles hadn’t split up. This is the record they probabaly would have made… \n 
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210820
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SUMMARY:PUBLICATION DAY: Oasis at Knebworth
DESCRIPTION:‘A wonderful document of the last great gathering of the pre-internet age. No camera phones\, no social media\, just a band and its fans as one.’\nNoel Gallagher\nOn 10th and 11th August 1996\, Oasis played two nights at Knebworth Park that would define a decade. Twenty-five years on\, this is the inside story of that historic weekend. \nWitnessed by an audience of over quarter-of-a-million people\, the record breaking event is told through the images of renowned photographer Jill Furmanovsky – granted unprecedented access to the band- and exclusive first-hand accounts from the people who were there\, including Noel Gallagher and Alan McGee. \nMany of the breathtaking images in this book are previously unseen and are framed by an impeccably researched text\, written by the award-winning author Daniel Rachel.\nThis is the definitive account of two nights that a generation will never forget. \n \nContaining hundreds of never-before-seen photographs by Jill Furmanovsky – granted unprecedented access to Oasis throughout Jill Furmanovsky is an internationally renowned\, award-winning photographer. She has photographed many of the\nbiggest names in music over a fiftyyear career\, including Pink Floyd\, Led Zeppelin\, Bob Marley\, James Brown\, The Clash\, Bob Dylan and The Pretenders. She worked extensively with Oasis documenting their career between 1994 and 2009. \nDaniel Rachel is a musician turned award-winning author. Winner of the Penderyn Music Book Prize\, his books include Walls Come Tumbling Down\, Don’t Look Back in Anger and Like Some Forgotten Dream. \nOver a quarter of a million people witnessed Oasis play Knebworth Park – a band at the peak of their powers performing to a sea of adoring fans. Oasis: Knebworth is a look behind the scenes of that magical summer: the rehearsals and warm-up gigs\, the buildup\, backstage and even on-stage for the incredible concerts themselves. Jill Furmanovsky’s photographs – many\nnever seen before – are framed by impeccably researched text written by award-winning author Daniel Rachel\, gathering accounts from the people behind the scenes to tell the inside story of those record-breaking nights. \nAvailable in eBook\nwww.octo pusbooks.co.uk\nwww.octopusbooksusa.com\nuk £40 | us $50 | can $55\n9 781788 402804\nISBN 978-1-78840-280-4 \n‘THIS IS HISTORY. RIGHT HERE. RIGHT NOW.’\n—Noel Gallagher\, Knebworth\, August 1996 \nOASIS KNEBWORTH: TWO NIGHTS THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER\nPhotographs by Jill Furmanovsky | Text by Daniel Rachel \nPublishing 17th August 2021\nCassell Illustrated | £40\nTWO NIGHTS THAT WILL\nL
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/publication-day-oasis-at-knebworth/
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SUMMARY:2 TONE SCREENING WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
DESCRIPTION:A rare screening of the 1980 BBC Arena documenatry Rudies Come Back\, Or the Rise and Rise of 2Tone  with specials guets: \nRoddy Byers (The Specials)\nMykaell Riley (Steel Pulse)\nJeff Perks (director) \nand chair\, Daniel Rachel (author of Walls Come Tumbling Down). \nThere will also be a creening of  White Riot (2019\, 84 mins) charting the history of Rock Against Racism. \n2TONE: LIVES AND LEGACIES – 2TONE AND ROCK AGAINST RACISM\n\n\n\nSUN 8 AUG 2021 @ 19.00\nCOVENTRY CATHEDRAL RUINS\nPRIORY STREET\, COVENTRY\, CV1 5FB\nDuration: 3 hours\nFREE\nBOOK TICKETS \n\n\n*You will be transferred to an external ticketing website. \n \nActivities and events labelled as ‘Taking Place In Cov 2021’ have not been produced or commissioned by Coventry City of Culture Trust but are taking place during the City of Culture year.\n\nThe second in a series of collaborations between the Department of Film and Television Studies\, the Centre for Television Histories and the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum\, 2Tone: Lives and Legacies – 2Tone and Rock Against Racism focuses on the rise of 2Tone music in the city in the late seventies and early eighties and puts this in the context of the wider Rock Against Racism movement. \nWe’ll watch Arena: ‘Rudies Come Back\, Or the Rise and Rise of 2Tone’ (BBC2\, 12/3/80\, 40 mins)\, a wonderful television documentary from the BBC archive about Coventry’s 2Tone scene and White Riot (2019\, 84 mins) Rubika Shah’s award-winning film charting a vital national protest movement\, Rock Against Racism (RAR). At the event we’ll be joined by award winning author and musician Daniel Rachel\, Jeff Perks (director of ‘Rudies Come Back\, Or the Rise and Rise of 2Tone’)\, and some exciting guests TBC. \n\nSHARE
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/2-tone-screening-with-special-guests/
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SUMMARY:Spice Up Your Life - 25 Years Of Girl Power
DESCRIPTION:Spice Up Your Life – 25 Years Of Girl Power\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSummer of 96\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen the Spice Girls debut single\, Wannabe\, was released in 1996\, the only word to describe the reaction to it is frenzy! Even now\, 25 year on\, the opening ‘Yooooo’ to the track still has the power to provoke a big reaction. To mark the anniversary of the single – and indeed the frenzy that followed – Richard E Grant\, who was in the movie Spice World\, embarks on a nostalgic journey revisiting the much-loved songs of the Spice Girls canon\, whilst speaking to some of the UK’s biggest Spice Girl superfans to get to the heart of what the group and girl power meant then and what it still means today. This programme is a joyful celebration of fandom\, girl power\, the music of the 90s and above all the Spice Girls!\n\n\nGuest contributor: Daniel Rachel \n\nBroadcast\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSat 3 Jul 2021\, 21:00\nBBC RADIO 2
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/spice-up-your-life-25-years-of-girl-power/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210603T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210930T170000
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SUMMARY:2 Tone exhibiton: Lives & Legacies
DESCRIPTION:2 Tone: Lives & Legacies\nThe first-ever major exhibition in the UK devoted to the 2 Tone music sensation\n28 May 1 – 12 September  2021 \nThe 2 Tone sound originated in Coventry’s thriving music scene of the 1970s and the name derives from the legendary 2 Tone record label founded in 1979 by Jerry Dammers of The Specials\, referencing a desire to transcend and defuse racial tensions in Britain at that time. \n\nThe exhibition will explore the formation of the record label and examine its philosophy\, political and social message\, design and impact on the music charts of the day. It highlights the bands that were part of the label\, focussing on The Specials\, The Selecter and other ska-influenced bands such as Madness\, The Beat and The Bodysnatchers. \nIt will look at 2 Tone’s continuing influence on music\, fashion\, politics and culture. It will include interviews and quotes from original band members and 3rd wave bands from around the world\, famous fans and 2 Tone fanatics. It will also bring the story up to date – with band members touring nationally and internationally. \nThe exhibition will feature fashion items and memorabilia\, including the iconic 2 Tone suit\, Roddy Radiation’s pork pie hat\, Fred Perry polo shirt and the Harrington jacket. \nBook your free tickets now. \n  \n\n\n     \nImages: © Toni Tye \nThe show will culminate in an immersive 2 Tone experience celebrating the energy and legendary sound of the bands’ performances. There will be special 2 Tone playlists and an area for visitors to leave their own memories\, thoughts and highlights of the 2 Tone era. \nThe exhibition has been organised in partnership with Coventry Music Museum. Guest curators: Simon Reynolds\, Cory Barrett\, Pete Chambers\, Jennifer Otter Bickerdike and Daniel Rachel. \nFeaturing: Neol Davies\, Pauline Black\, Rhoda Dakar\, Chalkie Davies\, John Coles\, John ‘Teflon’ Sims\, Stewart Francis Easton\, Duncan Whitley\, Horace Panter\, Lynval Golding\, Neville Staple\, Maff\, Compton Amanor\, Suggs and Chris Foreman (Chrissy Boy)\, David Steele and Everett Morton\, Miranda Joyce\, Don Letts\, Dave Kirchgessner\, Rick Rocklewitz\, Scott Klopfenstein\, and Charley Anderson. \nFree | Booking Required
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/2-tone-exhibiton-lives-legacies/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210319
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SUMMARY:Paperback publication: Don't Look Back In Anger
DESCRIPTION:A METRO & EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR \n‘A grade\, A list oral history… SUNDAY TIMES (MUST READ) \n‘A rollicking read…. MAIL ON SUNDAY \n \nTony Blair\, Noel Gallagher\, Damon Albarn\, Tracey Emin\, Irvine Welsh and an abundance of other contributors unite in this ambitious oral narrative charting the epic highs and crashing lows of the UK’s most creative and hedonistic period: the nineties. \nThe nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of the world. Not since the ‘Swinging Sixties’ had art\, comedy\, fashion\, film\, football\, literature and music interwoven into a blooming of national self-confidence. It was the decade of Lad Culture and Girl Power; of Blur vs Oasis. When fashion runways shone with British talent\, Young British Artists became household names\, football was ‘coming home’ and British film went worldwide. From Old Labour’s defeat in 1992 through to New Labour’s historic landslide in 1997\, Don’t Look Back In Anger chronicles the Cool Britannia age when the country united through a resurgence of patriotism and a celebration of all things British.
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/paperback-publication-dont-look-back-in-anger/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201210T200000
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SUMMARY:The Mild Mannered Mix
DESCRIPTION:#themildmanneredmix will be joined by rude boy and author Daniel Rachel author of the Evening Standard Book of the Year\, Don’t Look Back in Anger. If you have ANY interest inbritpop  & all the rest then you have to listen to this.  \nThursday 10th\, 8pm (UK Time). \n‘I can tell you now that Daniel has put together a great set and the idea that you won’t enjoy his choices is just ridiculous.’
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/the-mild-mannered-mix/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201204T000000
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SUMMARY:Times Radio interview with Kait Borsay
DESCRIPTION:Daniel will be in conversation with Kair Borsay on Frioday night at midmight chatting about the 90s and Don’t Look Back In Anger. \n  \n\n\n\n10pm – 1am \n\nKait Borsay\n\n\nThoughtful debates on current issues
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/times-radio-interview-with-kait-borsay/
CATEGORIES:Appearance,Radio
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201128T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201128T230000
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SUMMARY:This Spiritual Feeling - A Celebration of The Style Council
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 28th March 2020\nHolborn Studios\, 59- 65 Eagle Wharf Rd\, London N1 7ED \n 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 UK’s most forward thinking bands. \nFounders Paul Weller and Mick Talbot\, who had both been in previous bands of differing success\, approached their new venture in 1983\, with a new thinking\, new ideals and a total anti-rock outlook\, with European Modernism at its pulsating heart. \nThey were soon joined by D.C. Lee on vocals and Steve White on drums\, and the 4 mainstays produced a cache of songs that lit up the hearts and minds of those looking beyond the pop pap\, and ever-increasing hairstyles of the digital production era. \nThrough 5 studio albums\, countless singles and successful world tours\, The Style Council became for many\, THE band of the 1980’s \nOn Saturday 28th March 2020\, the curators of the successful London Modernist\, Voices and The Who talk events\, celebrate The Style Council through some of its key members\, background team and documenters. \nEach guest will be ‘in conversation’ in a Q&A style and discuss the many facets that make up one the UK’s most-underrated collectives. \nFeaturing: \nFounding Member – Mick Talbot \nFan Club and Solid Bond Studio Manager – Nicky Weller \nPolydor Records A&R Manager – Dennis Munday  \nAuthor of ‘Walls Come Tumbling Down’ – Daniel Rachel \nAuthors and Event Curators – Ian Snowball & Stuart Deabill \nPlus surprise special guests! \nThere will also be a chance for the audience to ask each guest questions and rarely shown footage of the band will be screened throughout the day. \nA fully stocked bar\, hot drinks and food is available on site. \nThat Spiritual Feeling is sponsored by Mod Shoes – www.modshoes.co.uk \nTickets are priced £20 and are on sale now from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/486092 \n——————————————————————————————— \nFor all media enquiries contact Stuart on aftn1905@icloud.com  \n  \nAFTN Presents \nThis Spiritual Feeling – A Celebration of The Style Council
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/this-spiritual-feeling-a-celebration-of-the-style-council/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201003T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201003T150000
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SUMMARY:Laugharne Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:“An annual weekend of music\, book readings and poetry inspires much talking and drinking late into the night\, a beacon of chaos in an \nover-organised world of festivals.” \n​ \nTracey Thorn in The New Statesman \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Laugharne Weekend is an annual literary and arts festival in West Wales. \nThe festival is held in the spring in the town of Laugharne. \nDylan Thomas\, Laugharne’s most famous inhabitant\, described it as a \n“timeless\, mild\, beguiling island of a town.” \nThe festival is deliberately small-scale. The size of the town – which itself is very small – ensures that the festival will not grow beyond certain bounds. Its location means that festival visitors and townspeople rub shoulders with the artists and performers. \nAccording to the festival’s co-founders\, Richard Thomas and the Cardiff writer John Williams\, \n“The point is that it’s a festival that involves the locality.” \nThe festival directors have also said: \n“I’d sooner start another festival than let it grow too big.” \nThe Laugharne Weekend concentrates on literature\, music and comedy\, bringing talent from all over the world but always maintaining a particular kinship with writers and musicians from Wales or who have a connection with Wales. \nPrevious headline performers have included Patti Smith\, Ray Davies of the Kinks\, Mick Jones of The Clash\, the actor Michael Sheen\, the writer Caitlin Moran\, the poet John Cooper Clarke\, the comedians Harry Hill and Alexei Sayle\, the painter Peter Blake etc. \nAll events take place in Laugharne’s clubs\, churches and halls\, tiny and intimate venues which entail the close proximity of audience and performers.The principal venues used are the Millennium Hall\, the Congregational Church and the Rugby Club \n​
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/laugharne-literary-festival/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200829T210000
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SUMMARY:BBC Radio 2: Claudia Winkleman Presents Blur vs Oasis
DESCRIPTION:In this special show to mark 25 years since the legendary Blur Vs Oasis chart battle\, Claudia Winkleman looks back at this pinnacle point of Britpop\, which took fan loyalty to a whole new level.\n\nThe show features new interviews from the record label teams who were fighting their own battle behind the scenes\, as well as archive from the time. Claudia will look at the build up to the battle and what it paved the way for. And of course\, she’ll be playing some of the best of Britpop\, which will transport listeners straight back to mid-90s. \nOn Monday 31 August listeners can hear Jo Whiley present the Britpop Top 50 Chart\, counting down the biggest-selling hits from this classic 90s era\, compiled using exclusive data from Official Charts Company. \n\nPresenter: Claudia Winkleman\nProducer: Joe Haddow for Somethin’ Else\n\nGuest speaker: Daniel Rachel
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/bbc-radio-2-claudia-winkleman-presents-blur-vs-oasis/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200726T120000
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SUMMARY:Deer Shed Festival No. 11
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URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/deer-shed-festival-no-11/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200705
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SUMMARY:Also Festival
DESCRIPTION:DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER\nDANIEL RACHEL\n\nBright 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 those who were there.  Followed by Britpopaoke. \n\nIn 2020\, ALSO reaches the dizzy heights of Seventh Heaven as we present ALSO No. 7. Heaven is right\, given that Capability Brown sculpted the 50 acres of sculpted parkland in which ALSO sits to look like heaven on earth. \nALSO is the place where ideas run wild\, they run through our programming like letters through a stick of rock. A beautiful and relaxing place to get to grips with ideas that inspire and entertain\, from leading authors\, academics and experts. We pride ourself on the diversity of our music programming with new bands\, sounds and audio adventures on a stage backed by half-mile of lake\, fringed with trees. \nYou’ll find us an ideal place for you and your gang\, or you and your family to have your restorative\, transformative three-day nature fix\, mixed with plenty of eating and drinking al-fresco\, plus food tasting and demos and so many\, many chances to experience something new. \nFirst wave line up here \nThe Guardian\nTop festivals for 2019\nThe Week\n“A weekend of ideas\, inspiration\, music and delectable food”\nThe Independent\n“A place to revel in nature and discuss the big ideas”\nThe Daily Telegraph
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/also-festival-2/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200619T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200619T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T235216
CREATED:20200617T111924Z
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SUMMARY:Rock Against Racism Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of the annual Meltdown festival\,  to shout out about Love Music Hate Racism and\nto connect with Everyman Cinemas’ Music Film Festival\,  we are pleased to present \nEXCLUSIVE VIRTUAL PREVIEW SCREENINGS \n17 – 21 JUNE 2020 \nFollowing the Rock Against Racism movement of the 1970s\, WHITE RIOT reveals both the nastiness of the rising National Front at the time and the amazing power of music\, activism and real desire for social change at a grassroots level. \nWINNER – BEST DOCUMENTARY\nBFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL  \nExclusive to Everyman Cinemas \nPresented in partnership with Spiritland music venues and the BFI Lottery-funded Reclaim the Frame film event series \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnline Q&A + Live Music\nFriday 19 June 2020\, 8pm\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nEvent Participants\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nHost: Daniel Rachel – Musician And Award Winning Author\n\nMusician turned award winning author\, Daniel Rachel wrote his first song when he was sixteen and was the lead-singer in Rachels Basement. His books include contributions from people incluing Noel Gallagher\, Tony Blair\, Tracey Emin\, Jimmy Page\, Bryan Ferry\, Laura Marling\, Sir John Major\, Steve Coogan\, Irvine Wesh\, Joan Armatrading\, Jerry Dammers\, Annie Lennox\, Damon Albarn and many\, many more… \nDaniel is the author of Walls Come Tumbling Down: the music and politics of Rock Against Racism\, 2 Tone and Red Wedge – WINNER OF the Penderyn Music Book prize. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nGuest: Rubika Shah – Director\n\nRubika Shah’s critically acclaimed feature documentary WHITE RIOT won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary at the 2019 BFI London Film Festival\, and a Special Mention at the 2020 Berlinale. Her previous work includes the proof-of-concept short WHITE RIOT: LONDON\, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival\, and the Berlinale Crystal Bear-nominated LET’S DANCE: BOWIE DOWN UNDER\, a rare mini-doc about David Bowie and MTV\, which screened nationally through Picturehouse in 2017. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nGuest: Bengi Ünsal – Head Of Contemporary Music At Southbank Centre\, Meltdown Director\n\nBengi Ünsal is Head of Contemporary Music at the Southbank Centre\, the UK’s largest arts centre\, on the south bank of the River Thames\, where she is responsible for a year-round programme of more than 200 gigs and contemporary music performances across its iconic venues – the Royal Festival Hall\, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room. She manages the award-winning Meltdown\, the longest-running artist curated festival in the world\, securing luminaries M.I.A (2017)\, Robert Smith (2018)\, Nile Rodgers (2019) and Grace Jones (2020) as curators. Robert Smith’s 2018 festival was the highest-grossing Meltdown ever\, nominated for Music Week Awards’ Festival of the Year and winner of the AIM Independent Music Awards ‘Act of Independence’. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nGuest: Gary Powell – Musician\n\nHe is primarily known for being the drummer for English bands The Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things\, as well as Guyanese-British reggae musician Eddy Grant. He also played with the New York Dolls for their 2004 reunion shows\, Powell has performed at the Isle of Wight Festival\, Wireless Festival\, T in the Park and Oxygen\, as well as playing with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Gary Powell also has a successful DJ career\, deejaying for club NME at London’s Koko and Carl Barat’s club night as well as many other venues in London. Powell also performed drums on Chas and Dave’s 2013 album That’s What Happens. From 2016 to January 2019\, Powell was the touring drummer for ska band The Specials\, replacing the late John Bradbury. He also runs his own record label\, 25 Hour Convenience Store. \nGary has his own radio show on Boogaloo Radio and is currently doing a series of Protest Mix. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter Party DJ sets brought you by Spiritland \nSpiritland are supplying the music for the online afterparty with three mixes responding to the film. \nBill Brewster is a DJ\, author\, journalist and cultural historian – and was there in the front row during the Rock Against Racism movement. He’s selected a mix of music that was around and inspirational at the time – lots of reggae\, some punk and some post-punk. \nHollie Cook is a UK reggae singer and keyboardist. As well as her own releases\, she was part of the last line up of The Slits. \nDennis Morris is an acclaimed photographer\, best known for his intimate photos of The Sex Pistols and Bob Marley. A key documentarian of the UK reggae and punk scene\, he’s drawn together a series of tracks that have influenced him for Spiritland.’
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/rock-against-racism-film-screening/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200317T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200317T223000
DTSTAMP:20260419T235216
CREATED:20200311T090657Z
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SUMMARY:Riverside radio
DESCRIPTION:Daniel chats on AliceAmelShow*
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/riverside-radio/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200317T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200317T220000
DTSTAMP:20260419T235216
CREATED:20200304T093243Z
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SUMMARY:MODCAST: 2 Tone & Ranking Roger w/Rhoda Dakar
DESCRIPTION:Commemorating the life of Ranking Roger\, The Beat and 2 Tone \n  \nPlaylist \n‘The Passenger’ Iggy Pop \n‘MPLA’ Tapper Zuckie \n‘The Earth Dies Screaming’ UB40 \n‘Mirror In The Bathroom’ The Beat \n‘Gangsters’ The Specials \n‘Sonny’s Lettah’ Linton Kwesi Johnson \n‘The Bed’s Too Big Without You’ The Police \n‘Smoking My Ganja’ Capital Letters \n‘Too Much Pressure’ The Selecter \n‘Twist And Crawl’ The Beat \nStarvation – 2Tone Collective \nSave It For Later – General Public \nSoleil Trop Chaud – The Grammacks \nToo Nice To Talk To – Rhoda Dakar \nCan’t Get Used To Losing You – Danny Ray \nJackpot – The Pioneers \nStand Down Margaret – The Beat \nFree Nelson Mandela – Special AKA \nRock The Casbah – The Clash & Ranking Roger \nClose The Door – The Beat ft Ranking Roger
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/modcast-2-tone-ranking-roger-w-rhoda-dakar/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200311T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200311T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T235216
CREATED:20200121T102546Z
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SUMMARY:Portobello Radio: Flipside London Radio
DESCRIPTION:Portobello Radio\n\n\nDaniel will be chatting with Aidan McManus on Flipside Five: selelcting five songs with a story about his books.\n\nHome\n\n\nWe celebrate the rich cultural diversity that is the Portobello Road and serve as a hub of the community\, streaming its events\, offers\, news\, views and developments. We offer air time to all communities\, a regular Latin American show\, a Spanish hour\, Moroccan\, African\, Caribbean\, Irish & more join the Portobello Radio Melting Pot. \nBy giving airtime to all of Portobello’s varied residents we wish to bring the community together\, entertain\, inform and enthuse. \n\n@PortobelloRadio
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/portobello-radio-flipside-london-radio/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200305T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200305T123000
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CREATED:20200219T141408Z
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SUMMARY:Unconvention Music Conference with Daniel Levitin
DESCRIPTION:In conversation with Daniel Levitin’s \n‘This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession’ is a ground-breaking exploration of how our brains interact with music. Looking at why we make and love music\, Daniel argues that music is fundamental to the human species\, perhaps even more so than language itself. In this session he will be discussing his work with fellow author Daniel Rachel\, covering themes such as why and how music gives us pleasure\, why we are emotionally attached to it\, and how we develop musical expertise.
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/unconvention-music-conference-with-daniel-levitin/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200304T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200304T220000
DTSTAMP:20260419T235216
CREATED:20200219T141122Z
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SUMMARY:Unconvention Music Conference with Cherry Ghost
DESCRIPTION: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 \nSimon 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 insight into the craft of songwriting.
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/unconvention-music-conference-with-cherry-ghost/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200223T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200223T163000
DTSTAMP:20260419T235216
CREATED:20191129T155117Z
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SUMMARY:Faversham Literary Festival with Andy Miller (Backlisted)
DESCRIPTION: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.\nHost Andy Miller of Backlisted Podcast fame.\nDaniel is the author of ‘Isle of Noises: Great British Songwriters’; ‘Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism’; ‘I Just Can’t Stop It: My Life In The Beat’; and ‘David Bowie: When Ziggy Played The Marquee’.\nSunday 23 February 2020\, Arden Theatre\, 3.30–4.30pm. £5\nTickets available in early December. Sign up for the newsletter to receive notification\n   
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/faversham-literary-festival-with-andy-miller-backlisted/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200220T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200220T210000
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CREATED:20200219T135436Z
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SUMMARY:Isle of Noises Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:THE DEFINITIVE WORD ON CLASSIC BRITISH SONGWRITING – AS TOLD BY THE SONGWRITERS THEMSELVES \n 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 and methods they have independently developed. This masterclass will offer a unique glimpse into the heart of the creative process from some of greatest names in British popular music. \n Noel Gallagher: Without doubt the finest book I’ve ever read about songwriters and the songs they write.  \nAnnie Lennox: It makes for a fascinating read…Especially if you’re trying to get a sense of what it takes to write songs… \nJoan Armatrading: I think you will enjoy this book.  It’s a good read and I was really interested to see what other songwriters had to say about their way of going about the creative process. \nJohn Lydon website  This is one of the few interviews that pays full respect to John’s musical and lyrical skills and is highly recommended. \n Chris Difford: …so much work. It reads really well and prides a place on my coffee table… \n Glenn Tilbrook: It’s a really impressive book. \n Mail on Sunday  5 page feature \n ‘Isle of Noises in Conversation with Chris Difford’ https://vimeo.com/107580836  
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/isle-of-noises-masterclass-3/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200206T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200206T220000
DTSTAMP:20260419T235216
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SUMMARY:Walthamstow Rock 'n' Roll Book Club
DESCRIPTION:An Evening with DANIEL RACHEL  \n\nWe 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 biog of Ranking Roger or the fascinating oral history of ‘Britpop’ ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’. \nThat was then. \nThe nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of the world. Not since the ‘Swinging Sixties’ had art\, comedy\, fashion\, film\, football\, literature and music interwoven into a blooming of national self-confidence. The decade of Lad Culture and Girl Power; of Blur vs Oasis. When catwalks shone with British talent\, Young British Artists became household names\, football was ‘coming home’ and British film went worldwide. From Old Labour’s defeat in 1992 through to New Labour’s historic landslide in 1997\, Don’t Look Back In Anger chronicles the Cool Britannia age when the country united through a resurgence of patriotism and a celebration of all things British. But it was also an era of false promises and misplaced trust\, when the weight of substance was based on the airlessness of branding\, spin and the first stirrings of celebrity culture. A decade that started with hope then ended with the death of the ‘people’s princess’ and 9/11 – an event that redefined a new world order. \nThrough sixty-eight voices that epitomise the decade – including Tony Blair\, John Major\, Noel Gallagher\, Damon Albarn\, Tracey Emin\, Keith Allen\, Meera Syal\, David Baddiel\, Irvine Welsh and Steve Coogan – we re-live the epic highs and crashing lows of one of the most eventful periods in British history. Today\, in an age where identity dominates the national agenda\, Don’t Look Back In Anger is a necessary and compelling historical document. \nDaniel Rachel is a former musician and award-winning author whose previous works include: Isle of Noises (a Guardian and NME Book of the Year)\, Walls Come Tumbing Down (winner of the Penderyn Music Book prize)\, When Ziggy Played the Marquee by Terry O’Neill (editor) and co-writer of Ranking Roger’s autobiography I Just Can’t Stop It: My Life in The Beat. Daniel currently lives in North London. \nWebsite: www.danielrachel.com \nTwitter: @DanielRachel69 \n\n\n\n\n\nCheers and Happy New Year! Mark \nWalthamstow Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club \n  \n\n\n\n\nThursday\, February 6\, 2020 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (GMT) \nWaterstones Walthamstow\nThe Mall\, Selborne Walk\n#Unit 30 – 31\nWalthamstow E17 7JR\nUnited Kingdom\nView Map
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/walthamstow-rock-n-roll-book-club/
CATEGORIES:Appearance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200202T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200202T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T235216
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SUMMARY:BBC Radio Merseyside On the Beat with Spencer Leigh
DESCRIPTION:Daniel is in conversation with Spencer Leigh discussign Isle of Noises and Don’t Look Back In Anger and a wide range of music and musicians. \nAbout the programme\nSpencer Leigh has been broadcasting on BBC Radio Merseyside for over 40 years. “I’m embarrassed to say that my first series was a poetry one called No Holds Bard\, and I didn’t appreciate at the time that written puns didn’t work on radio. That was in 1972 and I hope I’ve improved since.” \nHis music programme\, On The Beat\, has been on air since 1985 and\, as a result\, he has interviewed hundreds of musicians. His guest list in 2018/9 included Graham Nash\, Jack Douglas (the producer of John Lennon’s Double Fantasy)\, Richard Hawley\, Buffy Sainte-Marie\, Lisa Stansfield and Nick Lowe. \nOn The Beat includes reviews\, music news and live performances. “The first live session I did was with Justin Hayward\,” recalls Spencer\, “as he came into the studio with his guitar and started singing Buddy Holly songs. I remember thinking\, ‘This is great but what if he sends in a bill?’” \nAnother time Mick Fleetwood\, the drummer and founder of Fleetwood Mac\, was going to telephone Spencer at the station\, but the call was diverted by mistake to the live football phone-in programme where Mick was asked if he was red or a blue. Fortunately\, Mick thought this was very funny and he knew enough football to continue the conversation. \nFrom time to time\, Spencer amalgamates his interviews in special series\, the best-known being the 1981 series\, Let’s Go Down The Cavern\, which led to him writing the first book about the Merseybeat era\, also called Let’s Go Down The Cavern. \nIn recent years\, Spencer has been writing biographies of Frank Sinatra\, Elvis Presley\, Simon and Garfunkel and Buddy Holly\, all for the publisher\, McNidder and Grace\, and he has co-written a Beatles encyclopaedia with his good friend\, Hunter Davies. He has written a day to day history of the Cavern and a complete book\, believe it or not\, about the sacking of Pete Best. He is currently working on a biography of Bob Dylan for Dylan’s eightieth birthday. \nSpencer has written the sleeve notes for over 300 albums and was delighted when the soundtrack album\, The Best Of Heartbeat\, made Number One on the album charts in 1994. “Of course no one bought it for my sleeve notes\,” says Spencer\, “but it was great to see it at the top of the best sellers.” \nYou may find Spencer’s work in such magazines as Record Collector\, Mojo\, Goldmine\, Now Dig This and Country Music People. He writes obituaries of musicians for The Independent and The Guardian and he says “When I meet someone\, I am tempted to offer them the full package of radio interview\, magazine feature and forthcoming obituary.”
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/bbc-radio-merseyside-on-the-beat-with-spencer-leigh/
CATEGORIES:Radio
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200120T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200120T153000
DTSTAMP:20260419T235216
CREATED:20191030T141509Z
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SUMMARY:Isle of Noises Masterclass at BIMM\, Manchester
DESCRIPTION:THE DEFINITIVE WORD ON CLASSIC BRITISH SONGWRITING – AS TOLD BY THE SONGWRITERS THEMSELVES\n\nTwenty-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 and methods they have independently developed. This masterclass will offer a unique glimpse into the heart of the creative process from some of greatest names in British popular music. \nCopies of Isle of Noises will be available to buy and have signed at the end of the session. \n\n\n\n\nNoel Gallagher: Without doubt the finest book I’ve ever read about songwriters and the songs they write. \nAnnie Lennox: It makes for a fascinating read…Especially if you’re trying to get a sense of what it takes to write songs… \n Joan Armatrading: I think you will enjoy this book.  It’s a good read and I was really interested to see what other songwriters had to say about their way of going about the creative process. \n John Lydon website  This is one of the few interviews that pays full respect to John’s musical and lyrical skills and is highly recommended. \n Chris Difford: …so much work. It reads really well and prides a place on my coffee table… \n Glenn Tilbrook: It’s a really impressive book. \n Mail on Sunday  5 page feature \n ‘Isle of Noises in Conversation with Chris Difford’ https://vimeo.com/107580836
URL:https://danielrachel.com/event/isle-of-noises-masterclass-at-bimm-manchester/
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