Richard Balls
@musicbiographer.bsky.social
Music fan and author A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane MacGowan, Be Stiff: The Stiff Records Story, and Sex & Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Life of Ian Dury. Norwich City fan.
She lives in Norwich and her other book Seahurst is based in Suffolk.
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
She lives in Norwich and her other book Seahurst is based in Suffolk.
Yes it’s set in Norfolk.
December 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Yes it’s set in Norfolk.
Interviewed some brilliant people for this book: Brian James from The Damned, Eddie Tenpole, Shane MacGowan, Wreckless Eric, Lene Lovich, Jona Lewie. An absolute blast.
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Interviewed some brilliant people for this book: Brian James from The Damned, Eddie Tenpole, Shane MacGowan, Wreckless Eric, Lene Lovich, Jona Lewie. An absolute blast.
It’s more about the records themselves than the label. A very different approach.
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It’s more about the records themselves than the label. A very different approach.