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

OPINION: (RNS) — Something was going on beneath the music. It was dark and sinister, and we ignored it. religionnews.com/2026/06/10/…

Hosting the talk is @DanielRachel69 & 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#tic…

My Beatles train is pulling into London on Jun 11. With the ace @DanielRachel69 on board. Tickets (to ride) please!🎸🎥🎬🎶tickettailor.com/events/inst…

Ocean Colour Scene's frontman and songwriter Simon Fowler will be performing "The Ocean Colour Scene Songbook" tour across the UK in 2027 and 2028. Reliving his best work during an evening of classic songs and stories Tickets are onsale now awaywithmedia.com/tours/simo…

I very much enjoyed the Oasis book talk with @TedKessler1 and Hamish McBain tonight at the @ICMP_uk in Queens Park, hosted by @DanielRachel69 Great venue in a nice little area of London. Keep an eye on @kingofliam for future evenings that you might enjoy.

Next month we welcome @SamiraAhmedUK to The Long Play Sessions at @ICMP_uk as she discusses her superb book on @thebeatles film A Hard Day's Night for @BFI Hosting this special evening will be @DanielRachel69 and early bird tickets are available for £5 on the link below.

Thankyou to everyone who packed out Chat's Palace Rock Against Racism at Hackney History Festival Hosted by Andrew Harrison @Nndroid with guest floor-spots! WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN The Music & Politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone & Red Wedge amazon.co.uk/Walls-Come-Tumb…

**FLASH SALE - £5 Tickets available for a limited time** Join @TedKessler1 Hamish MacBain and @DanielRachel69 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 - eventbrite.com/e/the-long-pl…

FASCISM YOU CAN DANCE TO! “As an inducement to hysteria, it’s a wonder Hitler didn’t think of it.” Great review in @anotherchimag anotherchicagomagazine.net/2…

TALKING ROCK AGAINST RACISM with Andrew Harrison Hackney History Festival - Sunday 17 May tickettailor.com/events/hack…

Rock 'n' Roll. The Swastika #antisemitism Lennon. Lemmy. Brain Jones. Siouxsie Sioux. Kanye West... THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL geni.us/ThisAintRockNRoll

Books, books ,Read it in books . "Read It In Books" is a post-punk song by Echo & the Bunnymen. Featured here : Ian Preece Independent labels @PaulSimpson @paulwellerHQ @DanielRachel69 #NorthernSoul #Scorcha I love to have a good read and that's where I get my info☺️

Happy birthday to dearly departed The Selecter founding member, Arthur Gaps Hendrickson. Sadly & profoundly missed, but your voice, style and wit are always with us in memory. ❤️❤️❤️Pauline xx

@DanielRachel69 's book, "This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll," is reviewed in @musicconnection Music Connection! Read the whole article here: musicconnection.com/this-ain… His book is available through Akashic Books at akashicbooks.com/catalog/thi…

'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 musicconnection.com/this-ain…

SEX , NAZISM AND ROCK 'N' ROLL!

The music industry has been poisoning generations for decades with something even more insidious than campus indoctrination: a casual, cool flirtation with Nazism that never gets punished. From Sid Vicious rocking swastika shirts, to Bowie staging concerts like Nuremberg rallies, to John Lennon sketching Hitler as a boy, calling himself “Adolf,” and crooning “Baby, You’re a Rich Jew” — rock and pop stars have played in the Third Reich sandbox for 80 years with almost zero consequences. Musician-turned-author @DanielRachel69 has written a powerful book, “This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll,” that finally lays it bare: the music world gives itself a free pass on Nazi symbols, aesthetics, and tropes that would end any career in film, literature, or politics. Leni Riefenstahl’s Nazi propaganda films shaped their stage designs. The swastika — explicitly antisemitic the moment Hitler adopted it — got rebranded as “edgy theater.” Meanwhile, Holocaust education is still missing in over half of US states, so kids absorb these tropes without understanding the horror behind them. This isn’t harmless rebellion. It’s how antisemitic poison gets mainstreamed into the culture our children consume every single day — celebrated as cool and rarely challenged. Enough with the blatant double standard. If the industry can confront racism and misogyny, it damn well better confront Jew-hatred too. Call it out. #Antisemitism

And now, with added poster! Tickets also available here - eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-long-…

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-ain… megaphone.link/NBNK450536116…

'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/…