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 [...]
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
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Saturday 21 October - An evening of Ska, Reggae and 2 Tone. Come & celebrate the publication of Too Much Too Young: the Story of 2 Tone Records with special guests and 3 hours of dancing. 7.45 pm – In conversation with Rhoda Dakar (The Bodysnatchers), Miranda Joyce (The Bodysnatchers/Belle Stars) Comie Amanor (The Selecter) with author [...]
The 2 Tone Village presents The publication of Too Much Too Young: the Story of 2 Tone Records with a rare screening of the Arena documentary Rudies Come Back (1980) and special guest panel with author, Daniel Rachel. 4pm: Film introduction by Daniel Rachel 4.45pm: Guest speakers, including Paul Heskett (Swinging Cats / The Specials) [...]
Daniel will be discussing Too Much Too Young with Pauline Black and presenter Samira Ahmed Booker shortlisted author Chetna Maroo and the history of 2 Tone.
Daniel will be talking to Tony Snell about Too Much Too Young About the programme Join Tony Snell for Breakfast every weekday lunchtime. Get your daily dose of entertainment, interviews and the latest news, travel and conversation. Tony joined BBC Radio Merseyside in December 1997. In the dim and distant past he's worked as a [...]
AUTHORS CLUB TALK BOWIE AND THE BEATLES November 2, 2023 7:00 pm London Daniel Rachel and Paul Burston discuss their recent books, 'The Lost Album of The Beatles' and 'We Can Be Heroes' What if the Beatles hadn't split up at the end of the Sixties? Music critic Daniel Rachel surmises what direction their music [...]