One of THE truly great music books of the past decade. Sheffield has got the book it deserves. Take a bow @danieldylanwray.bsky.social 🙏

Owen Cutts - who has brought his infectious passion to the world through his Old Music Friday series - is opening up his record collection to share 52 essential, groundbreaking songs that anyone who cares about music should hear. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OLD MUSIC? Out this November: geni.us/OwenCutts

JUST IN! 'Still in a Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers and the Reinvention of Rock, 1984–1994' by Simon Reynolds The acclaimed writer and journalist charts the rise and rise of shoegaze and all its adjacent genres. Limited signed copies. @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2138...

Lovely full page review in The Observer from Kitty Empire for Still in A Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers and the Reinvention of Rock--out now in the UK on @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/book...

Since This Is Memorial Device, David Keenan has carved a singular career as an author unlike any other. Latest novel Boyhood is arguably his best to date Out now via @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social We caught up with @reversediorama.bsky.social Words by Ali Braidwood snackmag.co.uk/david-keenan...

‘Although mature in his analysis, he nonetheless retains the zeal of an erudite cheerleader. He writes eloquently on the feeling of being overtaken or subsumed by the music, of relinquishing logic in pursuit of inner space’ Still in a Dream | @simonreynolds.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/book...

Belter of a review for Boyhood in the print edition of the Times Literary Supplement. Feels absolutely mental that this could possibly be my seventh novel, but here we are. Big thanks to Nicholas Clee. @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

Packed house at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social for @simonreynolds.bsky.social ’ Still In A Dream @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social in conversation with @mikiberenyi.bsky.social Wonderful book - a superb follow-up to the classic Rip It Up And Start Again @leebrackstone.bsky.social

The still in a dream tour kicks off on Monday, as @simonreynolds.bsky.social heads around the country to talk all things shoegaze. Special guests include @mikiberenyi.bsky.social, Rudy Tambala of A.R. Kane, and @mrsimonraymonde.bsky.social of @cocteauofficial.bsky.social 🎟️ geni.us/StillInADream

Over on my Substack I’ve posted Part One of my Boyhood Tour Diary: Edinburgh Tuesday 7th April 2026. Make sure to subscribe to read further instalments. @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social reversediorama.substack.com/p/boyhood-to...

‘Bracewell is so brilliant with oblique detail and his reflections on a dank, forgotten London chime perfectly with the band that he is so lovingly remembering. Again and again I found myself reaching for my notebook for phrases to steal‘ - Brett Anderson THE SMITHS: A Novella geni.us/TheSmiths

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it’s here… still in a dream by @simonreynolds.bsky.social, out 18 june geni.us/StillInADream

Spending my birthday in Leeds talking Still In A Dream - hope to see you there

This is absolutely brilliant 🙏

Another brilliant review for Boyhood, this time in the Times Literary Supplement! Big thanks to Nicholas Clee. @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social www.the-tls.com/literature/f...

Join @danieldylanwray.bsky.social on a seven decade journey through the sounds of one of the UK's most unique and creative cities... Groovy, Laidback and Nasty, Dan's hugely entertaining history of music in Sheffield, is out now in audiobook, narrated by the man himself. 🎧 geni.us/GroovyLaidba...

𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓. THE SMITHS: A Novella, the wildly inventive and magnificently surreal story of the impact of a pop group on one man’s life, from Michael Bracewell Published 11 June geni.us/TheSmiths

To help you stock up on great reads, we’re offering 30% off your order on our store until the end of the bank holiday weekend. Dive in and treat yourself - just use code BANKHOLIDAY30 at checkout ➡️ store.whiterabbitbooks.co.uk/collections/...

Incredible evening of Manics music and conversation @hayfestival.bsky.social last night with James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and @keithcameron2.bsky.social, author of 168 SONGS OF HATRED FAILURE. 📸 by Sam Hardwick/Hay Festival

Join us @thesociallondon.bsky.social to celebrate the return of legendary Soho barfly (and writer) Michael Smith for a night celebrating his first book in thirteen years, STRANGERS ON THE SHORE With Lias Saoudi, Richard Milward, music, film and more... Mon 8 June www.seetickets.com/event/white-...

Wonderful piece on Boyhood in The New World magazine - big thanks to Dale Shaw! @thenewworldmag.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social www.thenewworld.co.uk/dale-shaw-th...

We brought South Yorkshire to @thesociallondon.bsky.social with Groovy, Laidback and Nasty. Brilliant chat between @danieldylanwray.bsky.social and guest host Ben Beaumont-Thomas, top tunes from DJs Zaereo, Toddla T and 96 Back, and all books sold out from @realmagicbooks.bsky.social. Perfect.

Massive thank you to the 350+ who packed into the legendary Crookes Social Club last night to celebrate @danieldylanwray.bsky.social and his book on Sheffield’s music history, Groovy, Laidback and Nasty. What a brilliant night it was 🙏

I wrote two books at the same time. What was I thinking? One is on the Shadows, my first musical love, and the other on another subject close to my heart. Shads out in September, Xmas in October, and you can pre-order here: tr.ee/rSilFTJwfO geni.us/TwelveSongsOfChristmas

Bought a book today. A lot of it covers my youth. Highly recommend. Groovy Laidback and Nasty The story of Sheffield's independent music scene. By @danieldylanwray.bsky.social Published by @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

It’s publication week for Groovy, Laidback and Nasty, @danieldylanwray.bsky.social's Sheffield music history Still time to grab tickets for one of the launch events... SHEFFIELD tomorrow! LONDON Mon 11 @thesociallondon.bsky.social BRIGHTON Fri 22 @resident-music.com geni.us/GroovyLaidba...

Curated this week’s portal for tQ with a Sheffield theme. Expect articles on Orgreave, Warp, Threads, Derek Bailey, RHK and more. Ahead of my book which is out TOMORROW.

I’m in the print edition of the Observer today, talking Boyhood, writing, sex, violence and the redemptive power of the word. @theobserveruk.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

New Podcast! I’m joined by Jim Windolf to discuss his book ‘Where The Music Had To Go’. Jim’s book tells the story of The Beatles and Bob Dylan’s influence on each other - where they met, what they said, and how they changed each other’s perspectives. @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Paul Simon's Graceland. Days of Miracle and Wonder by Ashley Kahn tells the full story of this landmark record, exploring artistic collaboration, technical innovation, and the controversies that the album raised and which remain today. geni.us/DaysofMiracl...

Very happy to have an extract from my forthcoming book in today’s Guardian.They’ve ran with the early days of Arctic Monkeys - featuring tribal scenes, cattiness, bloody riots and the preposterous “New Yorkshire” movement. Out May 7 via @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Your boy is profiled in The Observer today. Print edition on Sunday. And yes, I write about sex. What a headline. @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/book...

Not long until we're back in @thesociallondon.bsky.social basement for the London launch of @danieldylanwray.bsky.social's Groovy, Laidback & Nasty, his history of Sheffield’s unique, groundbreaking yet often under appreciated music history... Monday 11 May: thesocial.seetickets.com/event/groovy...

'Each had something the other needed, and they knew it. By opening themselves up to this mutual influence, Dylan and the Beatles were able to provide each other with the final ingredient they needed to reach artistic maturity' Jim Windolf www.waterstones.com/blog/jim-win... @waterstones.bsky.social

Really enjoying this superb book about Dylan and The Beatles. @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

Announcing the first Still in a Dream event for @simonreynolds.bsky.social, which will be at Rough Trade East on Monday 15 June, discussing his new masterpiece on shoegaze with the great @mikiberenyi.bsky.social. Tickets from dice.fm/partner/tick... And we’ll be sharing more event details soon…

Brilliant first event for @danieldylanwray.bsky.social and Groovy, Laidback and Nasty last night, with big thanks to the Heath Bookshop, host Lias Saoudi and all who came along. And it’s just the start… geni.us/GroovyLaidba...

“Like taking William Blake on a bender.” Incredible review of Boyhood in @irishtimes.com today! “One of those special books that enter the world still unfolding.” @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

“Keenan unfurls a psychedelic post-punk fantasy dense with literary allusions and esoteric lore - not to mention a fierce love for Glasgow.” Another dream review of Boyhood, this time in The Herald 🙏 @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

This is an incredible piece of work by @danieldylanwray.bsky.social to sit alongside his definitive book on Sheffield's music history. Over 10,000 words of new material, packed with brilliant stories and memories. Order your copy and grab tickets to events at geni.us/GroovyLaidba...

The Boyhood tour continues tonight in Margate where I’ll be in conversation with Ryan J.Smith at the Fort Road Bar 7-9pm. Tickets are free and available via Eventbrite. Can’t wait to see everyone! @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

Jumping to the top of the reading pile…🙌 @reversediorama.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

Here’s the cover for ‘fifty lost treasures’, the exclusive bonus fanzine that accompanies Still in a Dream by @simonreynolds.bsky.social when you order a signed copy from select independent retailers. Over 8,000 extra words from one of the finest music writers in the world... geni.us/StillInADream

That was not a book launch. That was an incredible night. Thank you all who came down to experience so much amazing music to celebrate @reversediorama.bsky.social and BOYHOOD

RELEASED TODAY: 'Boyhood' by David Keenan Acclaimed writer David Keenan takes us back to late 1970s Glasgow and beyond on his latest novel. Check the limited, signed, record shops-only edition. @reversediorama.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2125...

BOYHOOD is here. The new masterpiece from David Keenan, that is unlike anything else you’ll read this lifetime, OUT TODAY. geni.us/Boyhood @reversediorama.bsky.social

We're so excited to announce this one - THE EGO TRIP by Kimon de Greef is all about smoking the secretions of psychedelic toads. Do we really need to tell you more? Part true crime, part cult story, part investigative journalism, coming this summer... geni.us/TheEgoTrip

FINAL 20 TICKETS JUST RELEASED 🎟️ Join us on Friday @thesociallondon.bsky.social for what is most definitely NOT a book launch for @reversediorama.bsky.social and BOYHOOD Incredible music all night… thesocial.seetickets.com/event/this-i...

Always inspiring listening to the man responsible for many of the books on my shelves @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social Lee Brackstone on Andrew Weatherall ✊🏻 🖤 ‘The Alchemy of Circumstance’ @bbc6music.bsky.social 📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...?