Musician-turned-award winning author
London, England
Joined December 2016
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I'm super excited to announce my new book:
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
Pop Music, the Swastika & the Third Reich
'A shocking and absorbing chronological account of pop music’s complicated history with fascism & the imagery surrounding it'
30.10.25
geni.us/ThisAintRockNRoll
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What happens when rock ’n’ roll’s rebellious spirit collides with fascist imagery?
Q&A with award-winning author @DanielRachel69 on his new book, This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll, out via White Rabbit
1830 Thu 29 Oct 2026
The Heath Bookshop, B14 7JZ
Tix £5 via theheathbookshop.co.uk
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Announcing CHRISTMAS DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: a day-long festive celebration of music, literature & the creative spirit, brought to you in collaboration between @WhiteRabbitBks & The Long Play Sessions.
NOTHING IS MORE TERRIBLE THAN IGNORANCE IN ACTION (Goethe)
Come and celebrate the paperback launch - there's much to debate!
This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll
geni.us/ThisAintRockNRoll
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I thought it was time I made some Britpop video content, so here’s my selection of 10 must own books that cover Britpop/the 90’s.
It’s not a ranking, it’s not reviews, just some great books I think you should read.
youtu.be/80x2Vy48rmc?is=U4As…
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@oasis film DLBIA will be shown Wednesday 9th Sep at The Metro Cinrma, Harrow.
They’ll also be a Q&A with author @DanielRachel69 (Knebworth, Cool Britannia)
Tickets are just £7!
Order now: metrocinema.co.uk/buy-ticket…
#oasis #cinema #madforit
🤖 Made with AI
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Throwback to June when we welcomed @SamiraAhmedUK & @DanielRachel69 to The Long Play Sessions for a great talk about Samira’s superb book exploring A Hard Day’s Night - the seminal @thebeatles film that captured the energy, humour & cultural impact of #beatlemania at its height.
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@DanielRachel69 is on the Creative Asylum discussing his book, “This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll”!
Listen to the whole episode here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Available through Akashic Books at akashicbooks.com/catalog/thi…
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Daniel Rachel's THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL [@AkashicBooks] details the rock stars who took up Nazi imagery, but what does their fascination with fascism mean?
tinyurl.com/AintRock
2 TONE TALES!
In the wonderful company
of @paulineblackOBE @PeteChambersCov & Shelley Reece
Thank you to Suky Singh at the 2 Tone Village and the Coventry Festival of Books
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📷 Pauline Black is heading out to Germany next week for the See You Sound festival in Cologne. She'll be joining Daniel Rachel in conversation about his book followed by a screening of 'Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story' and Q&A
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ICYMI my latest ‘Hanging Out a Window’ column is a review of @DanielRachel69’s vital and valuable book about pop music’s flirtation with the symbols of Nazism. Read and subscribe (free) here: johnearls.substack.com/p/boo…
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Last month @SamiraAhmedUK joined us for A Long Play Session & spoke about her fantastic #beatles book on their #60s film A Hard Day’s Night.
Joining her in talk was @DanielRachel69 as they dived deep into Beatles folklore & debated who was the best actor... George obviously.
'I can’t recall when a ‘music book’ has made me think as much... includes John Lennon, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, punk rock, post-punk, heavy metal, new romantics and rap.'
My latest ‘Hanging Out a Window’ column is out and it’s a review of @DanielRachel69’s vital and valuable book about pop music’s flirtation with the symbols of Nazism. Read and subscribe (free) here: johnearls.substack.com/p/boo…
HITLER & SGT PEPPER!
'Lennon had the interesting habit of goose-stepping across stages, holding a comb across his lips like a Hitler moustache & performing the Nazi salute in front of crowds...
… excellent new book This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll'
@JRBooks
jewishreviewofbooks.com/jewi…
'A disturbing & sadly timely look at a hideous practice'
@bigtakeover.com
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Banned: @GuilFest 'too political'
30/6 Leeds
9/7 Stratford +Rhoda Dakar
12/7 Coventry +Pauline Black
18/7 Cologne +Pauline Black
22/7 London
30/8 Nairn
29/10 Birmingham
4/11 Nottingham
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Last month, we welcomed @TedKessler1 and Hamish MacBain to The Long Play Sessions and discussed their superb book A Sound So Very Loud, which dives deep into every song recorded by Oasis and the stories behind them.
RAZORCAKE REVIEW
'This is an important work, and one that reminds us that even in our musical subcultures, we need to be vigilant in keeping the history of the Holocaust alive, lest we fail to take it and the consequences of it seriously.'
razorcake.org/this-aint-rock…
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Pauline Black will be one of the guest panelists at Coventry Festival of Books on 12th July discussing all things 2-tone. Tickets at: festivalofbooks.co.uk
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Hosted by @DanielRachel69 this promises to be a special night in Leeds.
Tickets available at a special price of £5 here - app.tickettailor.com/events/…
#cabaretvoltaire #arcticmonkeys #sheffield #pulp #richardhawley #warprecords
