Latest articles by Johnny Sharp
Nashville bluesman JD Simo weaves a tangled web on Mind Control
JD Simo's Mind Control follows the blues down more experimental paths than most guitar heroes
The Pineapple Thief continue to captivate on Nothing But The Truth
Post-proggers The Pineapple Thief's Nothing But The Truth captures livestreamed lockdown shows on a range of formats
The Record Company branch out on Play Loud with mixed results
Bluesy Californians’ The Record Company try to broaden their appeal on third album Play Loud
The Stranglers: Dark Matter and the death of Dave Greenfield
Forty-four years on from their first hit and almost 10 since their last album, The Stranglers have weathered storms and return with a new record dedicated to late keyboard player Dave Greenfield
The Wildhearts' new album is stuffed with energy, anger, humour and artistic invention
Revitalised genre agnostics The Wildhearts take the kitchen sink and run with it on 21st Century Love Songs
Maritime mischief: pirate radio's rock'n'roll revolution
Superstar DJs, murder, mayhem... and swearing parrots. This is the story of how pirate radio sparked a rock’n’roll revolution in the '60s
Blacktop Mojo shine on album of arena-sized anthems
Blacktop Mojo's self-titled album is the Texans’ fourth collection of 'southern grunge', and it's stuffed with melodic peaks
Thrills to the fore as Dee Snider's Leave A Scar rages hard
Glam veteran Dee Snider continues his renaissance as a born-again metal crusader on Leave A Scar
20 year's on, the sonic universe of Opeth's Blackwater Park still sparkles
Out now: Scandinavian prog-metal eclecticists Opeth's flagship statement Blackwater Park reissued
Death-defying, Covid-defying, age-defying: Toto just keep getting bigger
Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams on their new live DVD and the future of Toto
Ayron Jones: the new sound of Seattle
Seattle guitar ace Ayron Jones is channelling a tough upbringing into a big, bad, grungy, bluesy rock noise, all the while battling racial stereotypes
Blackberry Smoke do Georgia proud once again
Out now: Atlanta rockers Blackberry Smoke blend rhinestones and rock’n’soul with reliable skill on seventh studio album You Hear Georgia
Frost* - Day And Age Review
Not yet ratedYou want it darker? Jem Godfrey’s modern prog mavericks return to gleefully rail at the world, dripping cynicism, contempt and some of the most galvanising tunes you’ll hear this year.
The making of IQ's Tales From The Lush Attic
Self-produced and chaotically mixed in five days, this is how 80s prog rockers IQ made their 1983 debut album
Is Laura Meade the most dangerous woman in America?
The Izz singer’s second solo LP is a captivating concept set – with a message open to your interpretation
Greta Van Fleet come into their own during The Battle At Garden's Gate
Out now: Much-hyped Michigan siblings Greta Van Fleet diversify successfully on second album The Battle At Garden's Gate
The Treatment double down on boogie-metal basics on Waiting For Good Luck
Cambridge rockers The Treatment have no qualms about signing up for some dumb fun on Waiting For Good Luck
The ego has landed: Inglorious singer Nathan James strikes back
Loved by some, loathed by others, Inglorious frontman/main man Nathan James is no stranger to being the brunt of verbal abuse. But is it deserved, or is he just another innocent victim?
Paid In Crisps: A short and salty history of Kitten Pyramid
Meet the Derbyshire pop-prog oddballs with bees in their bonnet – and their Jacuzzi
Saxon add fun to "these dark times" with lively covers collection Inspirations
NWOBHM veterans Saxon play us some favourite tunes on Inspirations
We Will Ride by Inglorious: breathing fresh life into an irresistible 70s rock template
Inglorious's difficult album number four We Will Ride is worth the trouble
