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Daniel Rachel

@danielrachel.bsky.social
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Musician-turned-Award Winning Author

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Finished reading Too Much Too Young The Story of 2 Tone by @danielrachel.bsky.social An excellent history of the label that flows nicely as the chapters are linked to and run in chronological order of single/album releases and major events #2Tone #ska #TheSpecials #TheSelecter #Madness #TheBeat
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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 23/07/2026
Does rock have a Nazi problem? ‘This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll’ details the rock stars who took up Nazi imagery, but what does their fascination with fascism mean? READ: tinyurl.com/AintRock
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Does Rock Have a Nazi Problem? This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll » PopMatters
This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll details the rock stars who took up Nazi imagery, but what does their fascination with fascism mean?
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
2 TONE TALES! In the wonderful company of Pauline Black Pete Chambers & Shelley Reece Thank you to Suky Singh at the 2 Tone Village and the Coventry Festival of Books
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John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
ICYMI my latest ‘Hanging Out a Window’ column is a review of @danielrachel.bsky.social’s vital and valuable book about pop music’s flirtation with the symbols of Nazism. Read and subscribe (free) here: johnearls.substack.com/p/book-revie...
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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Last month @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social 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 @danielrachel.bsky.social as they dived deep into Beatles folklore & debated who was the best actor... George obviously.
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John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
My latest ‘Hanging Out a Window’ column is out and it’s a review of @danielrachel.bsky.social’s vital and valuable book about pop music’s flirtation with the symbols of Nazism. Read and subscribe (free) here: johnearls.substack.com/p/book-revie...
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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' jewishreviewofbooks.com/jewish-life/...
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
'A disturbing & sadly timely look at a hideous practice' @bigtakeover.com FORTHCOMING EVENTS Banned: @guilfest.bsky.social '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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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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.bsky.social razorcake.org/this-aint-ro...
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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Hosted by @danielrachel.bsky.social, this promises to be a special night in Leeds. Tickets available here - www.eventbrite.com/e/the-long-p... #cabaretvoltaire #arcticmonkeys #sheffield #pulp
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The Long Play Sessions: Groovy, Laidback and Nasty with Daniel Dylan Wray
In Groovy, Laidback & Nasty acclaimed journalist Daniel Dylan Wray sets out why Sheffield has long been a crucible for world-leading music.
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
'Something was going on beneath the music. It was dark and sinister, and we ignored it... a new, disturbing and quite overdue book.' religionnews.com/2026/06/10/h... This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich
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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Hosting the talk is @danielrachel.bsky.social & it promises to a night of lively conversation, fascinating insights & plenty of stories as Samira explores the cultural impact & enduring appeal of this iconic film. Tickets are just £5 & available here wegottickets.com/f/21469#tick...
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The Long Play Sessions : Samira Ahmed with 'A Hard Day's Night'
Join us at ICMP’s Queen’s Park campus for a special in‑conversation event with award‑winning journalist, writer, and broadcaster Samira Ahmed, as she discusses her brand‑new book in the BFI Film Class...
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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
My Beatles train is pulling into London on Jun 11.With the ace @danielrachel.bsky.social on board. Tickets (to ride) please!🎸🎥🎬🎶📚 www.tickettailor.com/events/insti...
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Select tickets – The Long Play Sessions : Samira Ahmed with 'A Hard Day's Night' – ICMP London (Queen's Park Campus)
The Long Play Sessions : Samira Ahmed with 'A Hard Day's Night' – ICMP London (Queen's Park Campus), Thu 11 Jun 2026 - Join us at ICMP’s Queen’s Park campus for a special in‑conversation event with aw...
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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Next month, we welcome @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social to The Long Play Sessions at ICMP as she discusses her superb book on #thebeatles film A Hard Day's Night for #BFI Hosting this special evening will be @danielrachel.bsky.social and early bird tickets are available for £5 on the link below.
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Thankyou everyone who packed out Chat's Palace Rock Against Racism at Hackney History Festival A great event hosted by @nndroid.bsky.social with guest floor-spots! WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN The Music & Politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone & Red Wedge www.amazon.co.uk/Walls-Come-T...
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Akashic Books @akashicbooks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
@danielrachel.bsky.social 's book on the history of 2 Tone Records, "Too Much Too Young," is reviewed in Martin's View. Read the whole review here: mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/05/book... Available through Akashic Books at www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/too-...
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Book Review: Too Much Too Young
Classic album reviews from the 1970
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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
**FLASH SALE - £5 Tickets available for a limited time** Join @tedkessler.bsky.social Hamish MacBain, & @danielrachel.bsky.social for an evening of Oasis as they discuss A Sound So Very Loud, the peerless book on every song Oasis ever recorded. Tickets are here - www.eventbrite.com/e/the-long-p...
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
TALKING ROCK AGAINST RACISM with Andrew Harrison Hackney History Festival - Sunday 17 May www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn...
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Akashic Books @akashicbooks.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
@danielrachel.bsky.social is on About the Authors TV to discuss his book, "This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, & the Third Reich." Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPLf... "This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll" is available through Akashic Books at www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/this...
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DANIEL RACHEL ON THIS AIN'T ROCK N ROLL: POP MUSIC, SWASTIKA & THE 3RD REICH ON ABOUT THE AUTHORS TV
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
'Rarely has a book felt so timely.... Rachel fearlessly & skilfully takes the bull by the horns, taking musicians—many mainstream & beloved—to task over their flirtations with Nazi imagery. No icon is safe.... a brilliant book!' @musicconnection www.musicconnection.com/this-aint-ro...
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"This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, The Swastika, and the Third Reich" By Daniel Rachel
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Mairi Damer @marzid.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
You might want to wrap yer eyes around @danielrachel.bsky.social’s fantastic book about RAR ✊
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 11/04/2026
Published in February, “This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich,” offers the first comprehensive history of the music industry’s obsession with Nazism. Read the full interview on The Times of Israel: www.timesofisrael.com/sex-nazism-a...
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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
With the recent release of @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social book on A Hard Days Night, now is the perfect time to book your ticket for a Long Play Session as she discusses the book with @danielrachel.bsky.social on Thursday 11th June. Tickets are available here - www.tickettailor.com/events/insti...
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Kanye before Kanye-Gate.... Nazi antics of the Beatles & Stones, Serge Gainsbourg, Malcolm McLaren, and social media in the age of #KanyeWest Have a listen.... newbooksnetwork.com/this-aint-ro... megaphone.link/NBNK4505361165
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
'NEVER LESS THAN GRIPPING.... ...a timely as well a powerful book, full of eye-opening and sometimes shocking details......from the Beatles and Stones to punk, new wave and ultimately #KanyeWest and Nicki Minaj ' spectrumculture.com/2026/04/02/t...
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This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: by Daniel Rachel - Spectrum Culture
This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll is a vital interrogation of the way that the tropes and symbolism of Nazism have been absorbed into popular music and been trivialised by it, but it feels like there’s an even...
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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The government has just banned #KanyeWest aka Ye from the #wirelessfestival - but he's not the only major pop artist fascinated by the Third Reich. Author @danielrachel.bsky.social explains a dark history to @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/69wH...
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Daniel Rachel: Rock Music, The Swastika and Nazism
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
'History teaches us the danger of right-wing attitudes, where simple, everyday ideas gain traction and evolve into tools of intolerance' THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL: POP MUSIC, THE SWASTIKA AND THE THIRD REICH p326 #KanyeWest
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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Incredible that #KanyeWest has been booked to headline #WirelessFest despite releasing 'Heil Hitler' track... Author @danielrachel.bsky.social spoke about pop's indecent infatuation with Nazism to @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/69wH...
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Daniel Rachel: Rock Music, The Swastika and Nazism
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Bradley Morgan @bradleymorgan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
My latest interview for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Spoke with @danielrachel.bsky.social about “This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll” (@akashicbooks.bsky.social, 2026) examining seven decades of beloved artists who adopted Aaryan aesthetics. Check it out here: newbooksnetwork.com/this-aint-ro...
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
'How revelling in totalitarianism, genocide and hate might be rock 'n' roll, punk rock and sexy... ... a brilliant text and substantive exemplar of historical inquiry' THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL @winnipegfreepress.com www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
THIS NIGHT HAS OPENED MY EYES! A great pleasure to spend an evening with Mike Joyce talking The Smiths, Suede, and last rites....I kid you not! The Hub At St Mary's #thesmiths #mikejoyce #johnnymarr #morrissey
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The Magic of Laugharne Here, a packed room at the Fountain Inn with Robin Ince - told at the last minute - to explore Nazism and the swastika in pop - a thrilling encounter! Pic: Travis Elborough
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Cross examined by Vera Baird DBE KC - Barrister and former Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales A thrilling encounter at the inaugural Crouch End political Book Festival THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL ~ geni.us/ThisAintRock...
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Cross examined by Vera Baird DBE KC - Barrister and former Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales A thrilling encounter at the inaugural Crouch End political Book Festival THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL ~ geni.us/ThisAintRock...
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
'Remarkable. An urgent, intense examination of how one malevolent movement in the course of world history has remained relevant and powerful.' Sampan 舢舨 www.sampan.org/post/rock-bo... THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL geni.us/ThisAintRock...
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Really enjoyed this intimate event at #artandtalking Chipping Norton... Stayed opposite in the Crown & Cushion once owned by Keith Moon and round the corner from the studio where Radiohead recorded 'Creep'.
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Adrian Goldberg @goldbergradio.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
ICYMI - from The Beatles to Bowie, Joy Division to Kanye West, popular music's unhealthy obsession with Nazism. My interview with author @danielrachel.bsky.social is available now @bylinetimes.bsky.social www.bylinesupplement.com/p/third-reic...
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Third Reich 'n' Roll
For the Byline Podcast, Adrian Goldberg interviews Daniel Rachel about his book chronicling rock and pop music's unholy fascination with the Third Reich.
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Adrian Goldberg @goldbergradio.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
"Third Reich n Roll..." My interview with author @danielrachel.bsky.social about his excellent book exploring rock music's unhealthy fascination with Nazism. open.substack.com/pub/bylineti...
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Third Reich 'n' Roll
For the Byline Podcast, Adrian Goldberg interviews Daniel Rachel about his book chronicling rock and pop music's unholy fascination with the Third Reich.
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
WGN TV Chicago Live interview What do John Lennon, the Animals, the Rolling Stones, the Clash, Lady Gaga, Blondie, Woody Guthrie, Leonard Cohen & Pink Floyd have in common? www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb2K...
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'This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich'
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Pittsburgh Review of Books @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
"New Romantics saturated the early 80s in an explosion of androgyny, luminous colour and devil-may-care dandyism." -From THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL: POP MUSIC, THE SWASTIKA, AND THE THIRD REICH by Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social, out from @akashicbooks.bsky.social. pghrev.com/welcome-to-t...
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Welcome to the Cabaret - Pittsburgh Review of Books
New Romantics saturated the early eighties in an explosion of androgyny, luminous colour and devil-may-care dandyism. Anything to escape the dreary lingering
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
WGN TV Chicago Live interview What do John Lennon, the Animals, the Rolling Stones, the Clash, Lady Gaga, Blondie, Woody Guthrie, Leonard Cohen & Pink Floyd have in common? www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb2K...
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'This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich'
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
'A FLOCK OF SIEG HEILS' Serialisation of New Romantic chapter from This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social ‬
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
No. 1 Amazon Bestseller! Told by: Noel & Damon, Blair & Major, Tracey Emin, Steve Coogan, Meera Syal, Jarvis & Brett, David Baddiel, Irvine Welsh, Spice Girls, Nick Hornby, Alan McGee, Jo Whiley... Plus TFI, ToTP, New Labour, Trainspotting, YBAs, Euro 96, loaded, the Beckhams..
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @zoegrunewald.bsky.social and Simon Brooke on the G7 oil meeting, Iran's new Supreme Leader and the day's other stories, plus @danielrachel.bsky.social on his new book "This Ain't Rock'n'Roll" - a history of rock's fascination with fascism. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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As oil prices pass $100 a barrel, the G7 holds off releasing emergency stockpiles - Monocle
France hosts a G7 finance meeting as the war in the Middle East fuels fears for the global economy. Plus:...
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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I’m just getting started on @danielrachel.bsky.social‘s new one - This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll. It’s not an easy listen, but a good one. This doesn’t start with Johnny and Sid; Lennon, Jagger, Richards, Moon and Stanshall get their place in the spotlight first. Intrigued to see where it goes.
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VincentPaulF @vincentpaulf.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The rise and fall of @coolbritania.bsky.social ??????
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
No. 1 in Music! Mystified why Don't Look Back in Anger: the Rise & Fall of Cool Britannia is currently topping the Amazon music chart, 7 years after publication. Very proud of the book, so chuffed!
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Sarah Evans @sarahevanswriter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
A book that holds accountable the musicians who flirt with the Third Reich? Incredibly timely. Check out my review in @hippocampusmag.bsky.social.
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REVIEW: This Ain’t Rock ’n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich by Daniel Rachel | Hippocampus Magazine
The timing of This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll by Daniel Rachel is impeccable, as America’s gargantuan fascist elephant keeps tromping his way around the global room...
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
SOLD OUT! Thank you to everyone who came and engaged with the talk at Jewish Book Week. Expertly and wonderfully hosted by Rosie Goldsmith @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL geni.us/ThisAintRock...
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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
HE'S SO HIGH! A lovely evening chatting to @daverowntree.bsky.social about life on a tour bus with Blur, naming the best Beatles album when quizzed by GrahamCoxon and ground control revealing to Pilot Rowntree - 'Country House' is No.1! Thank you The Hub at St Mary's, Lichfield
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