Daniel Rachel
@danielrachel.bsky.social
Musician-turned-Award Winning Author
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This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: DANIEL RACHEL
Rock's flirtation with fascism examined
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Reposted by Daniel Rachel
This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: DANIEL RACHEL
Rock's flirtation with fascism examined
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Reposted by Daniel Rachel
A week today!
@stowtradeshall
@DanielRachel69 with Caroline Coon & Emma Forrest
‘A catalogue of Rock's flirtation with fascist symbolism that builds into a relentless polemic. Important and timely’ ― JON SAVAGE
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977486173... 📕
@stowtradeshall
@DanielRachel69 with Caroline Coon & Emma Forrest
‘A catalogue of Rock's flirtation with fascist symbolism that builds into a relentless polemic. Important and timely’ ― JON SAVAGE
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977486173... 📕
This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: DANIEL RACHEL
Rock's flirtation with fascism examined
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 7:47 AM
A week today!
@stowtradeshall
@DanielRachel69 with Caroline Coon & Emma Forrest
‘A catalogue of Rock's flirtation with fascist symbolism that builds into a relentless polemic. Important and timely’ ― JON SAVAGE
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977486173... 📕
@stowtradeshall
@DanielRachel69 with Caroline Coon & Emma Forrest
‘A catalogue of Rock's flirtation with fascist symbolism that builds into a relentless polemic. Important and timely’ ― JON SAVAGE
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977486173... 📕
TRIPLE WHAMMY!
Resident Music
A vital, chilling & impactful documentation of pop music's incessant obsession w/ Nazism & the culture's willingness to look the other way
22/1 @rnrbook-club.bsky.social Caroline Coon/Emma Forrest
29/1 @britishlibrary.bsky.social Jon Savage/Pauline Black
3/2 US pub.
Resident Music
A vital, chilling & impactful documentation of pop music's incessant obsession w/ Nazism & the culture's willingness to look the other way
22/1 @rnrbook-club.bsky.social Caroline Coon/Emma Forrest
29/1 @britishlibrary.bsky.social Jon Savage/Pauline Black
3/2 US pub.
January 8, 2026 at 3:04 PM
TRIPLE WHAMMY!
Resident Music
A vital, chilling & impactful documentation of pop music's incessant obsession w/ Nazism & the culture's willingness to look the other way
22/1 @rnrbook-club.bsky.social Caroline Coon/Emma Forrest
29/1 @britishlibrary.bsky.social Jon Savage/Pauline Black
3/2 US pub.
Resident Music
A vital, chilling & impactful documentation of pop music's incessant obsession w/ Nazism & the culture's willingness to look the other way
22/1 @rnrbook-club.bsky.social Caroline Coon/Emma Forrest
29/1 @britishlibrary.bsky.social Jon Savage/Pauline Black
3/2 US pub.
FLIRTING WITH NAZI STYLE
Rock 'n' Roll has an alarming & complicated history with fascism & the emblems of Nazism - explored in this brilliant new book
Must-read Detail magazine double page
THIS AINT ROCK N ROLL
Rough Trade/Resident/Louder Books of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
#swastika
Rock 'n' Roll has an alarming & complicated history with fascism & the emblems of Nazism - explored in this brilliant new book
Must-read Detail magazine double page
THIS AINT ROCK N ROLL
Rough Trade/Resident/Louder Books of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
#swastika
December 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
FLIRTING WITH NAZI STYLE
Rock 'n' Roll has an alarming & complicated history with fascism & the emblems of Nazism - explored in this brilliant new book
Must-read Detail magazine double page
THIS AINT ROCK N ROLL
Rough Trade/Resident/Louder Books of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
#swastika
Rock 'n' Roll has an alarming & complicated history with fascism & the emblems of Nazism - explored in this brilliant new book
Must-read Detail magazine double page
THIS AINT ROCK N ROLL
Rough Trade/Resident/Louder Books of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
#swastika
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Charity shop bargain! A mere 6 weeks after its publication, i found @danielrachel.bsky.social ‘s fascinating-looking latest for a mere £6 in Mind Richmond. It was on my list but its a tricky one to ask relatives for… Now devouring…
December 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Charity shop bargain! A mere 6 weeks after its publication, i found @danielrachel.bsky.social ‘s fascinating-looking latest for a mere £6 in Mind Richmond. It was on my list but its a tricky one to ask relatives for… Now devouring…
THE SWASTIKA IN ROCK 'N' ROLL...
NY double-header
22/1 Rock 'n' Roll Book Club w/ Caroline Coon & Emma Forrest
29/1 @britishlibrary.bsky.social w/ @paulineblack.bsky.social & Jon Savage
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade, Resident & Louderthanwar Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
NY double-header
22/1 Rock 'n' Roll Book Club w/ Caroline Coon & Emma Forrest
29/1 @britishlibrary.bsky.social w/ @paulineblack.bsky.social & Jon Savage
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade, Resident & Louderthanwar Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
December 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
THE SWASTIKA IN ROCK 'N' ROLL...
NY double-header
22/1 Rock 'n' Roll Book Club w/ Caroline Coon & Emma Forrest
29/1 @britishlibrary.bsky.social w/ @paulineblack.bsky.social & Jon Savage
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade, Resident & Louderthanwar Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
NY double-header
22/1 Rock 'n' Roll Book Club w/ Caroline Coon & Emma Forrest
29/1 @britishlibrary.bsky.social w/ @paulineblack.bsky.social & Jon Savage
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade, Resident & Louderthanwar Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Reposted by Daniel Rachel
Opponents of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have criticised him over the link between his #JoyDivision t-shirt and the grim history that inspired their name...
Albanese’s Wardrobe – All Division, No Joy
Australian PM Albanese got a Halloween shock after being thrust into a cultural quandary after being photographed wearing the iconic “Unknown Pleasures” shirt by Joy Division.
theblogginggoth.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Opponents of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have criticised him over the link between his #JoyDivision t-shirt and the grim history that inspired their name...
Excited to announce this event....
Not only the best music-books nights in London but to share a stage with author Emma Forest and one-time @theclash.com
manager Caroline Coon
Not only the best music-books nights in London but to share a stage with author Emma Forest and one-time @theclash.com
manager Caroline Coon
NEW 📕 🗣️ 🎶
22 JANUARY
@danielrachel.bsky.social
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977486173...
@whiterabbitbks.bsky.social
22 JANUARY
@danielrachel.bsky.social
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977486173...
@whiterabbitbks.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Excited to announce this event....
Not only the best music-books nights in London but to share a stage with author Emma Forest and one-time @theclash.com
manager Caroline Coon
Not only the best music-books nights in London but to share a stage with author Emma Forest and one-time @theclash.com
manager Caroline Coon
'Responsible, questioning, thought-provoking examination...ought to be taught in colleges'
A wonderfully brilliant 4-star review of This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll
Record Collector Magazine by Terry Staunton
#thisaintrockandroll #Nazis #Fascism
A wonderfully brilliant 4-star review of This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll
Record Collector Magazine by Terry Staunton
#thisaintrockandroll #Nazis #Fascism
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
'Responsible, questioning, thought-provoking examination...ought to be taught in colleges'
A wonderfully brilliant 4-star review of This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll
Record Collector Magazine by Terry Staunton
#thisaintrockandroll #Nazis #Fascism
A wonderfully brilliant 4-star review of This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll
Record Collector Magazine by Terry Staunton
#thisaintrockandroll #Nazis #Fascism
Reposted by Daniel Rachel
Another incredible literary celebration - an enlightening evening at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social with the supremely talented @danielrachel.bsky.social @billybragg.bsky.social & @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social
Daniel Rachel "This Ain't Rock'n'Roll"
info - danielrachel.com
#danielrachel #mustread
Daniel Rachel "This Ain't Rock'n'Roll"
info - danielrachel.com
#danielrachel #mustread
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Another incredible literary celebration - an enlightening evening at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social with the supremely talented @danielrachel.bsky.social @billybragg.bsky.social & @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social
Daniel Rachel "This Ain't Rock'n'Roll"
info - danielrachel.com
#danielrachel #mustread
Daniel Rachel "This Ain't Rock'n'Roll"
info - danielrachel.com
#danielrachel #mustread
FINLAND FAB 3!
Had a wonderful adventure to Turku University to deliver a keynote speech.....
This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll
A @roughtraderecords.bsky.social & Resident Book of the Year!
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Had a wonderful adventure to Turku University to deliver a keynote speech.....
This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll
A @roughtraderecords.bsky.social & Resident Book of the Year!
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
FINLAND FAB 3!
Had a wonderful adventure to Turku University to deliver a keynote speech.....
This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll
A @roughtraderecords.bsky.social & Resident Book of the Year!
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Had a wonderful adventure to Turku University to deliver a keynote speech.....
This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll
A @roughtraderecords.bsky.social & Resident Book of the Year!
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
REVELATIONS, COMPLICITY & THE THIRD REICH!
A fabulous night with @billybragg.bsky.social & Miranda Sawyer at @roughtraderecords.bsky.social
Thank you you to everyone who came - it was a very special night.
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
A fabulous night with @billybragg.bsky.social & Miranda Sawyer at @roughtraderecords.bsky.social
Thank you you to everyone who came - it was a very special night.
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
REVELATIONS, COMPLICITY & THE THIRD REICH!
A fabulous night with @billybragg.bsky.social & Miranda Sawyer at @roughtraderecords.bsky.social
Thank you you to everyone who came - it was a very special night.
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
A fabulous night with @billybragg.bsky.social & Miranda Sawyer at @roughtraderecords.bsky.social
Thank you you to everyone who came - it was a very special night.
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Reposted by Daniel Rachel
Thanks to @danielrachel.bsky.social for a great interview at Write Idea Festival on his new book,This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich:out now on @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social .
Not an easy subject to deal with, but an important one, and Daniel tackles it brilliantly.
Not an easy subject to deal with, but an important one, and Daniel tackles it brilliantly.
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Thanks to @danielrachel.bsky.social for a great interview at Write Idea Festival on his new book,This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich:out now on @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social .
Not an easy subject to deal with, but an important one, and Daniel tackles it brilliantly.
Not an easy subject to deal with, but an important one, and Daniel tackles it brilliantly.
Deep and absorbing in-conversation in Whitechapel - thank you to everyone who came and debated the Swastika in pop music...
Mon 24/11 Rough Trade East with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade / Resident Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Mon 24/11 Rough Trade East with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade / Resident Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Deep and absorbing in-conversation in Whitechapel - thank you to everyone who came and debated the Swastika in pop music...
Mon 24/11 Rough Trade East with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade / Resident Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Mon 24/11 Rough Trade East with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade / Resident Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Reposted by Daniel Rachel
Thank you @resident-music.com for selecting 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE by @keithcameron2.bsky.social as your #1 book of the year! And for choosing @danielrachel.bsky.social, @audreyjgolden.bsky.social, @liaminscoejones.bsky.social, @reversediorama.bsky.social + Budgie on the best of 2025 list 🙏
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Thank you @resident-music.com for selecting 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE by @keithcameron2.bsky.social as your #1 book of the year! And for choosing @danielrachel.bsky.social, @audreyjgolden.bsky.social, @liaminscoejones.bsky.social, @reversediorama.bsky.social + Budgie on the best of 2025 list 🙏
A RESIDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR!
'A vital, chilling & impactful documentation of pop music's incessant obsession with Nazism'
Thrilled to be on the list @resident-music.com
23/11 LONDON Tower Hamlets Town Hall 1pm FREE
24/11 LONDON @roughtrade1976.bsky.social + Billy Bragg
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
'A vital, chilling & impactful documentation of pop music's incessant obsession with Nazism'
Thrilled to be on the list @resident-music.com
23/11 LONDON Tower Hamlets Town Hall 1pm FREE
24/11 LONDON @roughtrade1976.bsky.social + Billy Bragg
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A RESIDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR!
'A vital, chilling & impactful documentation of pop music's incessant obsession with Nazism'
Thrilled to be on the list @resident-music.com
23/11 LONDON Tower Hamlets Town Hall 1pm FREE
24/11 LONDON @roughtrade1976.bsky.social + Billy Bragg
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
'A vital, chilling & impactful documentation of pop music's incessant obsession with Nazism'
Thrilled to be on the list @resident-music.com
23/11 LONDON Tower Hamlets Town Hall 1pm FREE
24/11 LONDON @roughtrade1976.bsky.social + Billy Bragg
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
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REICH WRONGS AND ROCK AND ROLL!
David Hepworth & Mark Ellen
Word In Your Ear
Lampooning, exploiting, shock, ideology from Tommy Steele to Kanye West...Rock’s fascination with the Third Reich exposed by Daniel Rachel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q-G...
David Hepworth & Mark Ellen
Word In Your Ear
Lampooning, exploiting, shock, ideology from Tommy Steele to Kanye West...Rock’s fascination with the Third Reich exposed by Daniel Rachel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q-G...
Rock’s fascination with the Third Reich exposed by Daniel Rachel
YouTube video by Word In Your Ear
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
REICH WRONGS AND ROCK AND ROLL!
David Hepworth & Mark Ellen
Word In Your Ear
Lampooning, exploiting, shock, ideology from Tommy Steele to Kanye West...Rock’s fascination with the Third Reich exposed by Daniel Rachel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q-G...
David Hepworth & Mark Ellen
Word In Your Ear
Lampooning, exploiting, shock, ideology from Tommy Steele to Kanye West...Rock’s fascination with the Third Reich exposed by Daniel Rachel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q-G...
REICH WRONGS AND ROCK AND ROLL!
David Hepworth & Mark Ellen
Word In Your Ear
Lampooning, exploiting, shock, ideology from Tommy Steele to Kanye West...Rock’s fascination with the Third Reich exposed by Daniel Rachel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q-G...
David Hepworth & Mark Ellen
Word In Your Ear
Lampooning, exploiting, shock, ideology from Tommy Steele to Kanye West...Rock’s fascination with the Third Reich exposed by Daniel Rachel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q-G...
Rock’s fascination with the Third Reich exposed by Daniel Rachel
YouTube video by Word In Your Ear
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
REICH WRONGS AND ROCK AND ROLL!
David Hepworth & Mark Ellen
Word In Your Ear
Lampooning, exploiting, shock, ideology from Tommy Steele to Kanye West...Rock’s fascination with the Third Reich exposed by Daniel Rachel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q-G...
David Hepworth & Mark Ellen
Word In Your Ear
Lampooning, exploiting, shock, ideology from Tommy Steele to Kanye West...Rock’s fascination with the Third Reich exposed by Daniel Rachel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q-G...
'WITH THE FAR-RIGHT AGAIN ON THE RISE, THIS IS A SHOCKING & HIGHLY NECESSARY BOOK'
Book of the Week!
@yorkshirepost.co.uk @duncanseamanyp.bsky.social
15/11 MANCHESTER @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social
Buy Now
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Book of the Week!
@yorkshirepost.co.uk @duncanseamanyp.bsky.social
15/11 MANCHESTER @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social
Buy Now
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
'WITH THE FAR-RIGHT AGAIN ON THE RISE, THIS IS A SHOCKING & HIGHLY NECESSARY BOOK'
Book of the Week!
@yorkshirepost.co.uk @duncanseamanyp.bsky.social
15/11 MANCHESTER @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social
Buy Now
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Book of the Week!
@yorkshirepost.co.uk @duncanseamanyp.bsky.social
15/11 MANCHESTER @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social
Buy Now
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
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ALL YOU FASCISTS BOUND TO LOSE!
An evening with @billybragg.bsky.social Daniel Rachel & host Miranda Sawyer
Rough Trade East
24.11
@roughtradebooks.bsky.social
Not to be missed...book a ticket now:
dice.fm/event/eoakqw...
An evening with @billybragg.bsky.social Daniel Rachel & host Miranda Sawyer
Rough Trade East
24.11
@roughtradebooks.bsky.social
Not to be missed...book a ticket now:
dice.fm/event/eoakqw...
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
ALL YOU FASCISTS BOUND TO LOSE!
An evening with @billybragg.bsky.social Daniel Rachel & host Miranda Sawyer
Rough Trade East
24.11
@roughtradebooks.bsky.social
Not to be missed...book a ticket now:
dice.fm/event/eoakqw...
An evening with @billybragg.bsky.social Daniel Rachel & host Miranda Sawyer
Rough Trade East
24.11
@roughtradebooks.bsky.social
Not to be missed...book a ticket now:
dice.fm/event/eoakqw...
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL-LIVERPOOL!
Thank you to everyone who came to the British Music Experience last night: lively debate w/the brilliant Mike Morris @wowfest.bsky.social
Book sold out!
And a welcome surprise at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Thank you to everyone who came to the British Music Experience last night: lively debate w/the brilliant Mike Morris @wowfest.bsky.social
Book sold out!
And a welcome surprise at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL-LIVERPOOL!
Thank you to everyone who came to the British Music Experience last night: lively debate w/the brilliant Mike Morris @wowfest.bsky.social
Book sold out!
And a welcome surprise at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Thank you to everyone who came to the British Music Experience last night: lively debate w/the brilliant Mike Morris @wowfest.bsky.social
Book sold out!
And a welcome surprise at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
'HITLER'S IN THE CHARTS AGAIN!'
Not the Exploited - but a Top 20 This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll playlist....
...by artists who have written with great sensitivity about fascism and Nazi atrocities
open.spotify.com/playlist/6P8...
Not the Exploited - but a Top 20 This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll playlist....
...by artists who have written with great sensitivity about fascism and Nazi atrocities
open.spotify.com/playlist/6P8...
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
'HITLER'S IN THE CHARTS AGAIN!'
Not the Exploited - but a Top 20 This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll playlist....
...by artists who have written with great sensitivity about fascism and Nazi atrocities
open.spotify.com/playlist/6P8...
Not the Exploited - but a Top 20 This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll playlist....
...by artists who have written with great sensitivity about fascism and Nazi atrocities
open.spotify.com/playlist/6P8...
Reposted by Daniel Rachel
There are some great events lined up for THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL, with more to be announced. @danielrachel.bsky.social's event with @billybragg.bsky.social and @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social at Rough Trade East is going to be a very special night indeed... dice.fm/partner/dice...
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
There are some great events lined up for THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL, with more to be announced. @danielrachel.bsky.social's event with @billybragg.bsky.social and @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social at Rough Trade East is going to be a very special night indeed... dice.fm/partner/dice...