Daniel Rachel
@DanielRachel69
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Musician-turned-award winning author
London, England
Joined December 2016
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 https://t.co/0NKUB3ZW8T
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Coming to Manchester!
Author @DanielRachel69 new book provides a much-needed critical examination of pop music's relationship with fascism, shedding new light on an urgent subject Join Daniel in conversation at #Louder2025 Sat 15th Nov, 8pm @innsideuk #Manchester All tickets: https://t.co/Y1q4VviCCk
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Just landed: THIS AIN’T ROCK N ROLL by award-winning writer @DanielRachel69, tackling the deeply disturbing fascination with Nazism held by some of our biggest music stars. Why have so many been drawn to a movement responsible for the twentieth century's worst atrocities?
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Excited to receive the first copy..... just wanted to share.... THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL https://t.co/0NKUB3ZW8T
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A DEEPLY THOUGHT-PROVOKING WORK & LONG OVER DUE @MOJOmagazine FAB 4-star review @johnharris1969 A shocking & absorbing chronological account of pop music’s complicated history with fascism & the imagery surrounding it ‘An absolute banger' EMMA FORREST https://t.co/0NKUB3ZW8T
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A DEEPLY THOUGHT-PROVOKING WORK & LONG OVER DUE @MOJOmagazine FAB 4-star review @johnharris1969 A shocking & absorbing chronological account of pop music’s complicated history with fascism & the imagery surrounding it ‘An absolute banger' EMMA FORREST https://t.co/0NKUB3ZW8T
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@DanielRachel69 @Willjhodgkinson And @DanielRachel69 will be out discussing THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL next month, including with @billybragg + @msmirandasawyer at Rough Trade East, and dates in Liverpool and at @Lthanwordsfest Book pre-orders and tickets from https://t.co/puLog4LE7K
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Hugely insightful and eye-opening interview with @DanielRachel69 in The Times over the weekend, about his book THIS AIN’T ROCK ‘N’ ROLL - exploring pop music’s disturbing fascination with fascism. With many thanks to @Willjhodgkinson
https://t.co/99JqvgvOII
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THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL In the @DailyMail Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich 6.11.25 Pre-order Now! https://t.co/0NKUB3ZW8T
https://t.co/V93P2v5jhj
dailymail.co.uk
The British musician (pictured), widely considered one of the biggest stars of the 20th century, made the confessions in a series of magazine interviews in the mid-seventies.
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THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL In @MetroUK Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich 6.11.25 Pre-order Now! https://t.co/0NKUB3ZW8T
https://t.co/IKgxwgdJAu
metro.co.uk
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Front cover & expansive interview with @thetimesbooks w/ extract from the forthcoming @whiterabbitbks title THIS AIN'T ROCK ''N' ROLL an examination of pop music’s ‘flirtation’ with the swastika, Nazi imagery, and occasionally, ideology. https://t.co/0NKUB40tYr
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Interview with @DanielRachel69 and edited extract from his timely new book ‘This ‘ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll’ @WhiteRabbitBks David Bowie and Nazism — ‘I’d have been a bloody good Hitler’ https://t.co/dP5D4MiEFN
thetimes.com
In the 1970s the musician was one of many rock and pop stars who became fascinated by the Third Reich. Will Hodgkinson speaks to the author of a new book and introduces an exclusive extract
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THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL: In the Studio + @thetimes Day 2 recording the Audiobook. Ahead of news of a major exclusive feature & interview in this weekends Saturday Times! https://t.co/0NKUB3ZW8T
#thisaintrocknroll #DavidBowie @WhiteRabbitBks
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To mark the launch of his powerful and timely new book THIS AIN'T ROCK N ROLL, award-winning author @DanielRachel69 has a series of events lined up - including an unmissable date at @RoughTrade East with @billybragg + host @msmirandasawyer Mon 24 Nov: https://t.co/Wq9dmzTcSi
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Author @DanielRachel69 new book provides a much-needed critical examination of pop music's relationship with fascism, shedding new light on an urgent subject Join Daniel in conversation at #Louder2025 Sat 15th Nov, 8pm @innsideuk #Manchester All tickets:
eventbrite.co.uk
Daniel Rachel's shocking & absorbing chronological account of pop music's complicated history with fascism & the imagery surrounding it.
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Walls come tumbling down @DanielRachel69 Just managed to find this the other day . The music and politics Rock against Racism Two-tone Red Wedge @NewWaveAndPunk
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And now for something completely different! Join @DanielRachel69 for a shocking & absorbing chronological account of pop music's complicated history with fascism & the imagery surrounding it, with host Ralph Dartford. Sat 15th Nov, 8.15pm All tickets:
eventbrite.co.uk
Daniel Rachel's shocking & absorbing chronological account of pop music's complicated history with fascism & the imagery surrounding it.
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SOME MIGHT SAY....COOL BRITANNIA IS BACK.... I'll be discussing Then & Now on @bbcworldservice Sunday 8.30am Buy the current Amazon No.1 Bestseller Don't Look Back in Anger: the Rise & Fall of Cool Britannia https://t.co/chb0xFXU0K
#Oasis #coolbritannia #LiamGallagher
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BAG A DISCOUNTED COPY! THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL: POP MUSIC, THE SWASTIKA & THE THIRD REICH
Our friends @Waterstones are running 25% off online pre-orders for some of our upcoming gems... Use code SUMMER25 for money off the Manics, Elvis, Curepedia and more: https://t.co/lp5ibxbh9E
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A RESURGENT COOL BRITANNIA? 'If be repeated....it will be bubbling under in the under-funded, underpaid, backstreets of the UK where our countries greatest artists have always risen from ' Don't Look Back in Anger: the Rise & Fall of Cool Britannia https://t.co/9kP1T0OAZB
theguardian.com
Three decades on from Blur and Oasis, a new and more diverse wave of stars is celebrating British identity
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A Great Night in the House of Fun! A Madness film premiere & 2 Tone chatter. Thank you to everybody who came to @e17RnR_books at @ivyhousenunhead Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story https://t.co/pruCjAtMsn?
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