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.
When I stumbled upon a writing class in the summer of 2024, I was like a little baby Bambi poet, all doe-eyed and completely unsure of my footing. Thankfully, Ruth and her collective are so kind and welcoming. That vibe permeated through the space as we squashed together (her
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
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.
"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
At first look and listen Rick and his brand of performance poetry might seem a bit ballsy
and belligerent. Righteous, chip paper written rants on the state of society. Scratch the
surface though and you'll find a sensitive sage, a watcher, a man who sees through the
surfaces