Solihull-born Daniel Rachel is a regular contributor on BBC Radio 5 Live and lives in north London with his partner and three children. He is the author of Isle of Noises (a Guardian and NME Book of the Year), Walls Come Tumbling Down (winner of the Penderyn Music Book prize), When Ziggy Played the Marquee by Terry O'Neill (editor), Don't Look Back in Anger and co-writer of Ranking Roger's autobiography I Just Can't Stop It: My Life in The Beat.
A SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
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'A brilliantly vivid account of one of British pop culture's most
inspiring movements - surely the definitive telling of the 2 Tone
story.'
*John Harris*
'An incredible and detailed account of a massive watershed moment
in British culture. Rachel's book captures the daily struggles and
contradictions within both the groups and the audience during harsh
political times and ultimately delivers a message of positivity and
the power of the music to affect social and political change.'
*Gurinder Chadha, OBE*
A great book about a time when record labels meant something and a
brief period of hope when it seemed as if music might actually be
able to change the world. This is a book about a few exceptionally
talented people who came together and created something
extraordinary.
*Charlie Higson*
'We lived in Britain, a country that had hugely benefited from
immigration, but curiously had an innate antipathy to the ideas of
multiculturalism and diversity. Daniel Rachel has managed to
capture the essence of that contradiction in those Margaret
Thatcher governed years, with this comprehensive, cautionary but
nonetheless celebratory saga of the 2 Tone label.'
*Pauline Black, OBE*
'Daniel Rachel has managed to talk to all the significant players
and the story he tells is one that shines a light on the challenges
of mixing pop with politics. This feels like the definitive story
of 2 Tone. Masterful.'
*Billy Bragg*
In Daniel Rachel, the great untold story of the post-punk era
finally gets the storyteller it deserves. Too Much Too Young is
every bit as thrilling, and just as achingly evocative as the music
it was written to celebrate... a scintillating read
*Pete Paphides*
A brilliant book and a fitting account of one of British culture's
most epochal moments. Nothing is left out of this definitive
book
*The Wire*
Essential read for anyone who ever moonstomped in tonic suit, DMs
and stingy-brimmed trilby
*MOJO*
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