Updates from TheNeverPress - news from inside the camp, and also dispatches from out there. These may be film, tv or music reviews, artist profiles and interviews, industry updates or the odd gonzo report from our various misdeeds and shenanigans.
Ameer’s poetry screams out with things only he has seen or imagined, shared in carefully curated landscapes that take you on a (sometimes shocking) journey. It seemed suitable to share this edition on Halloween, a day when lines between worlds real and unreal, of the living and the dead
Our man in Estonia gets into it with indie record store owner Allan Mastov about his space for artists, musicians and the community that comes together under the banner of music.
When one meets Laurie, it’s impossible not to be struck by her authenticity and vulnerability – she's someone who is in full grasp of her honest self. We first met at a Sober AF Poetry night and Laurie’s stage presence was simultaneously gentle and fierce. It takes
Beautiful, strange and otherworldly creations in silicone. The tools we need to create art are all around us.
We discovered Walter's work at the Jeannie Avent gallery in Dulwich. When we entered the charming space, we were welcomed by a genial fellow, sitting at a table beside the
I have only heard Seb speak once at a poetry event, the poem below, (and a mad one about croissants!) and the performance stayed with me. This episode is exactly why I decided not to solely focus on recovery as it might usually be spoken about in addiction and sobriety.
One from the heart...
Solomon is an enigmatic and popular figure in the poetry scene. He has a way of quietly sliding into shadowy spaces at the back of rooms. Before taking the stage, holding space with a deep breath, head cocked as if in a question. All part of
"Oh gosh what can I say about Lizzie to do her justice? She is a siren, she calls out from a place that can’t be calmed. With a voice that has to be heard. Telling stories that are at once profoundly personal and universally relatable. Whenever I hear
On a warm August evening at the wonderful Malavenda Cafè & Bistro in East London, we joined a group of fellow participants for Celebrate Summer in Full Bloom - a relaxed, all-abilities watercolour workshop led by artist and printmaker Sisetta Zappone.