A fine selection of reading on offer at the British Library’s excellent Beyond the Bassline exhibition, including a few WR beauties…

Guest Daniel Rachel on the youth moments sweeping through the UK: from mod to 2tone to New Romantic. A fantastic discussion on the 80s British music movements and a look at the film Dance Craze which zeroed in on the new ska revival. Revolutions Per Movie out now on yr fave pod app

For the first time since the 1980 Seaside 2 Tone Tour.... Sarah-Jane Owen (the Bodysnatchers) & Lynval Golding (The Specials) in conversation Friday 23 August Book Soup Los Angeles 7pm Too Much Too Young: the 2 Tone Records Story #Ska #2tone #thespecials #theBodysnatchers

LAS VEGAS AND 11 OTHER HITS! Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Tempe AZ, Denver, Chicago, Cleveland, Saugerties, New York, Jersey City, Washington DC, & Hampton, VA LIVE! TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG: THE 2 TONE RECORDS STORY

I enjoyed this short interview for San Francisco's 48 Hills....! US book tour starts Friday! danielrachel.com/events/ 48hills.org/2024/08/too-mu…

Thank you to this week’s fab Revolutions Per Movie guest Daniel Rachel , the author of TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG, THE 2 TONE RECORDS STORY, about the 1981 2 Tone concert film DANCE CRAZE and the scenes around it. Be sure to pick up Daniel’s book and see him on his book tour if he hits yr city

WELCOME TO LOS ANGELES! 'There's a fog upon L.A. And my book has found its way' to Barnes & Noble THE LOST ALBUM OF THE BEATLES: FAB!

Tonight!

RUDE GIRL ON THE STRIP! A fabulous night on Sunset Boulevard with Bodysnatchers' Sarah-Jane Owen and Specials 'A Message To You' Lynval Golding Thank you to everyone came and packed out LA's Book Soup TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG: THE 2 TONE RECORDS STORY #AkashicBooks

I'm thrilled to see Too Much Too Young in my hometown library. I used to revise here as a teenager!

Come join us tonight at The Make Out Room as we celebrate the launch of TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG: THE 2 TONE RECORDS STORY by Daniel Rachel, published by Akashic Books. Learn more here: citylights.com/events/2-much-…

FOUR events have now sold out, the next two with very few tickets left are the ones with Daniel Rachel and Freya . Please book your tickets ASAP before they also sell out: tiny.cc/seltickets

CALIFORNIA DREAMING! A wonderful night at the Make-Out Room hosted by the legendary Peter Maravelis from City Lights Books Bookshop Plus the infectious skanking DJ selections of Mark Gorney and Paul Costuros Too Much Too Young: the 2 Tone Records Story Akashic Books

VIVA LAS VEGAS! A intimate 2 Tone night in the Mojave Desert with the brilliant Eric Gladstone at @TheWritersblock Too Much Too Young: the 2 Tone Records Story #AkashicBooks

RAISING ARIZONA! Great atmosphere at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona... chaired by the esteemed Marc Masters 🌵 via London Bridge transported to the Nevada Desert from England in 1968 (read more by Travis Elborough London Bridge in America) TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG Akashic Books

Too Much Too Young is an absolute belter of a book. Daniel Rachel tells a very honest & ultimately redeeming history of the 2 Tone movement. Never doubt the power of music to promote a positive vision for society & to combat racism, hatred & division. White Rabbit Books

Enjoy Yourself!

GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66! Through Petrified Forest to Colorado Springs, then Tattered Cover Book Store (Denver) hosted by the fascinating Tom Murphy. Too Much Too Young: the 2 Tone Records Story Akashic Books

Highly enjoyable evening w Daniel Rachel and Tom Murphy at Denver's Tattered Cover Book Store. Loved hearing all the stories about Two Tone Records and the rise of Ska music in Britain. Daniel is a great storyteller! Buy his new book!

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