
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

Nightwish's Human. :II: Nature. - theatrical and captivating
By Johnny Sharp published
Symphonic metal titans Nightwish return with grammar-flouting album Human. :II: Nature.

When music and orgasms collide: the secrets of 'Guitar Face'
By Johnny Sharp last updated
From Carlos Santana to Richie Sambora, guitarists throughout history have pulled extreme faces as they solo. We ask the experts: Why do they do it?

Hawkwind's All Aboard The Skylark: the search for space continues
By Johnny Sharp published
A welcome return to space for Hawkwind as it's All Aboard The Skylark

10 Essential Garage Rock Albums
By Johnny Sharp published
The vibrant sounds of youth, rebellion and volume, inexorably entwined: here's 10 essential garage bands albums

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released... an old-skool thrash album?
By Johnny Sharp published
Aussie psychedelicists King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard go very metal on Infest The Rat's Nest

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.
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