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December 17, 2017

In My Room

A poem by SOPHIE NEVRKLA.  In the embryonic early hours, we perch on my windowsill, share a loose cigarette and watch buses drive past. Flame..
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October 19, 2017

Sistertalk

Sophie Nevrkla introduces the upcoming headline show from SISTERTALK.  Up-and-coming London band Sistertalk have announced their show on 26th October at the Windmill in Brixton. This..
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August 15, 2017

In Conversation With Tulip Siddiq

Sophie Nevrkla interviews the Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn about the state of the party in the wake of the 2017 election result. SN: You joined..
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August 6, 2017

Fight Against Shame: Gurls Talk in London

Flossie Wildblood and Sophie Nevrkla discuss feminism, sex and desire at Gurls Talk’s takeover of 180 The Strand in July.  It is the final hour of..
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July 20, 2017

Monopoly on Moral Thought

Sophie Nevrkla interviews openly gay priest, Father Andrew Foreshew-Cain, about institutional homophobia in the Church of England. In ‘Felix Randal’, the great Victorian poet and priest..
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June 12, 2017

Slothrust Interview

SOPHIE NEVRKLA interviews New York rock band, Slothrust, about their new album, songwriting and the music industry.   I love the sustained imagery in this..
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March 12, 2017

Distance

A poem by SOPHIE NEVRKLA.  I met you this morning. We cross oceans with eyes that meet briefly; we share quiet communion as your hand..
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January 26, 2017

In Defence of Taylor Swift

SOPHIE NEVRKLA writes about one of America’s best, but most divisive, young songwriters. On Saturday 21st January 2017, I did not attend the Women’s March in..
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December 27, 2016

Gothic, Romantic Euphoria

SOPHIE NEVRKLA reviews The Cure, returning to Wembley Arena. When we look back at it all as I know we will You and me, wide eyed..
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November 21, 2016

We Have Lift Off

Sophie Nevrkla reviews ’90s space rock band Spiritualized’s anniversary gig at the Barbican. Rare is it to find an album that resonates so strongly across time..
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October 27, 2016

Twenty-First Century Romantic

SOPHIE NEVRKLA reviews folk rock singer Angel Olsen at Rough Trade. ‘Wow, you guys are quiet,’ says Angel Olsen, a couple of songs into her set. She gives..
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October 10, 2016

Mid-Point

A poem by SOPHIE NEVRKLA.  Two figures, perched on a hill. He looks up at the sky, flat on his back. She sits to his..
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