Latest articles by Johnny Sharp
Von Hertzen Brothers' new album Red Alert In The Blue Forest is a captivating experience
Nordic arena proggers Von Hertzen Brothers glow with righteous ire on Red Alert In The Blue Forest, album number eight
Jenny Hval - Classic Objects: "casts a potent spell"
Not yet ratedNorwegian storyteller weaves another dreamlike web
Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark: "grabs the listener by the lapels"
Not yet ratedThe clock is running down on us all; Marillion are counting the seconds on their lushly pre-apocalyptic new album
Stereophonics keep up the good work on Oochya!, with a few surprises
No rest required for Stereophonics ahead of their revved-up twelfth studio album Oochya!
The making of Jethro Tull's The Zealot Gene
Ian Anderson discusses making the new Jethro Tull album The Zealot Gene, the band's first for 18 years
The 40 greatest Yes songs ever
In Prog Magazine's biggest ever reader vote, you chose your favourite ever Yes songs
Dion calls upon the celebrity guest list once more on the lively Stomping Ground
Dion the wanderer roams with Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton and more on Stomping Ground
Introducing Ghost Hounds: southern rock with a masterful swagger
Pittsburgh blues rockers Ghost Hounds specialise in sounds both timeless and priceless
Steve Perry's The Season is not a Christmas gift that keeps giving
The Season finds reanimated Journey man Steve Perry having a crack at some festive faves
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.
