
Johnny Sharp
Johnny is a regular contributor to Prog and Classic Rock magazines, both online and in print. Johnny is a highly experienced and versatile music writer whose tastes range from prog and hard rock to R’n’B, funk, folk and blues. He has written about music professionally for 30 years, surviving the Britpop wars at the NME in the 90s (under the hard-to-shake teenage nickname Johnny Cigarettes) before branching out to newspapers such as The Guardian and The Independent and magazines such as Uncut, Record Collector and, of course, Prog and Classic Rock.
Latest articles by Johnny Sharp

The 10 Best Genesis Songs – voted for by Prog readers
By Chris Roberts, David West, Johnny Sharp published
In Prog Magazine's biggest ever reader vote, you chose your favourite ever Genesis songs...

Lonely Robot: Under Stars album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Not yet ratedJohn Mitchell’s trilogy reaches a stirring conclusion...

Welcome to Prog Limelight artist Jacco Gardner
By Johnny Sharp published
Dutch traveller who is putting down the mic to explore the cosmos...

Welcome to Prog Limelight band Kikagaku Moyo
By Johnny Sharp published
Former buskers from Tokyo turning Europe on to Eastern psychedelia...

Blackberry Smoke - The Southern Ground Sessions EP review
By Johnny Sharp published
Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke return with a six-track acoustic EP

Ian Gillan & The Javelins – Ian Gillan & The Javelins album review
By Johnny Sharp published
The voice of Deep Purple goes back to his R&B roots

Graveyard - Peace album reviewed
By Johnny Sharp published
Reunited Swedes Graveyard rage against the dying of the light

The 5 best Galahad songs
By Johnny Sharp published
The five finest moments from the Dorset prog squad's 30-year career

Toto - 40 Trips Around The Sun: The Greatest Hits album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Re-formed AOR stalwarts add new material to old favourites

Shame at 100 Club, London- live review
By Johnny Sharp published
Not yet ratedThis is the sound of the suburbs

Weend’ô - Time Of Awakening album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Not yet ratedSymphonic French prog metallers’ second long-player

Fernando Perdomo - Out To Sea album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Not yet ratedMiami multitasker’s ‘tribute’-heavy instrumental set

Magnum - Lost On The Road To Eternity album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Soft-rock troopers show no signs of flagging on album number 20

Cosmograf – When Age Has Done Its Duty reissue review
By Johnny Sharp published
Not yet ratedRe-recorded overhaul gives 2011 album a subtle lick of paint.

Mark Peters – Innerland album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Not yet ratedEngineers man goes on short, sweet instrumental excursion.

Perfect Beings – Vier album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Not yet ratedLA proggers’ four-track third album in reduced circumstances.

Neal Morse – Life And Times album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Not yet ratedSolo Morse in easy listening mood.

Glenn Hughes - Reissues album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Not yet ratedVersatile ex-Purpler’s early noughties sets, plus live cuts.

Mark Stoermer - Filthy Apes And Lions album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Not yet ratedKillers bassist’s third solo outing is a joyously derivative psychedelic trip

Tom Slatter - Murder And Parliament album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Not yet ratedTom Slatter’s instrumental project is an admirably unpredictable affair

I Am The Manic Whale - Gathering The Waters album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Not yet ratedMichael Whiteman’s Reading-based project gathers pace

The Adicts - And It Was So! album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Droogy East Anglian punk veterans return

Security Project - Contact album review
By Johnny Sharp published
Not yet ratedFourth live album of Gabriel songs reimagined, this time with a feminine touch
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