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Natasha Scharf
Natasha Scharf

Dark prog (and chocolate) fan Natasha has been a Prog regular since 2009. News Editor between 2014 and 2019, now Deputy Editor, she is the only member of the team to have appeared on Prog's cover. 

Articles by: Natasha Scharf

Nightwish

An Evening With Nightwish In A Virtual World review

By Natasha Scharf

Wintersun’s Jukka Koskinen joins symphonic proggers Nightwish for the first of two ambitious livestreams in a virtual setting

The Anchoress crying glitter

Watch Unravel - The Anchoress’ David Lynch-inspired video

By Natasha Scharf

The Anchoress’ second album, The Art Of Losing is out in March

Nightwish

The story of Nightwish's Imaginaerum

By Natasha Scharf

How Finnish symphonic prog metallers Nightwish created their bold 2011 concept album Imaginaerum

Auri in Cornwall outside an old building

What happened when Nightwish's Tuomas Holopainen and Troy Donockley formed Auri

By Natasha Scharf

In 2018 Nightwish's Tuomas Holopainen and Troy Donockley teamed up with Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela on Auri's first album - here's what happened

Antimatter's Mick Moss against a blue background

“I’ve taken a difficult period of my life and turned it into a positive"- Antimatter come clean on Black Market Enlightenment

By Natasha Scharf

Black Market Enlightenment is one of Antimatter's darkest and most honest recordings to date

The world according to Chelsea Wolfe: “Witchcraft helped me find myself”

By Natasha Scharf

The lessons Chelsea Wolfe has learnt from life

montage of prog books

12 of the best books about prog for you to read

By Grant Moon, Sid Smith, David West, Mike Barnes, Natasha Scharf, Rachel Mann, Joe Banks, Chris Roberts

Want to catch up on some reading? Here are 12 of the best books about progressive music

Gandalf's Fist group shot against a purple background

Gandalf’s Fist to release The Clockwork Fable on vinyl

By Natasha Scharf

Steampunk proggers Gandalf's Fist team up with Plane Groovy for 5-LP box set

Dennis DeYoung by a mixing desk

Styx founder Dennis DeYoung announces new solo album and tour

By Natasha Scharf

Listen to Dennis DeYoung and Julian Lennon singing To The Good Old Days

Leprous

Leprous confirmed to play at Midsummer Prog 2020

By Natasha Scharf

Norwegian prog act Leprous added to this year's Midsummer Prog event in the Netherlands

RUSHfest Scotland confirmed for 2020

By Natasha Scharf

Rush art director Hugh Syme and producer Terry Brown join RUSHfest Scotland 2020 fan convention

Kraftwerk performing in 3-D with lasers

Kraftwerk celebrate 50 years with 3-D concert tour

By Natasha Scharf

Kraftwerk announce North American shows as part of anniversary tour

Auri on Tintagel beach

Nightwish's Tuomas Holopainen teases a new Auri album

By Natasha Scharf

Nightwish's Tuomas Holopainen confirms he's working with Troy Donockley on another Auri album

Jonathan Hulten sepia image

Check out the new album track from Jonathan Hulten

By Natasha Scharf

Tribulation guitarist Jonathan Hulten releases lyric video for Wasteland, taken from his forthcoming solo album

Supertramp

Details of new Supertramp biography revealed

By Natasha Scharf

Supertramp saxist John Helliwell contributes foreword to The Logical Book

Genesis

Genesis' early years detailed in a new book

By Natasha Scharf

Mario Giammetti's new book on Genesis covers the Peter Gabriel years

IO Earth standing against a colourful wall

IO Earth reveal new album tracklisting

By Natasha Scharf

Midlands proggers IO Earth preview Aura, due out in 2020

Pink Floyd

Feeder's Grant Nicholas on Pink Floyd

By Natasha Scharf

The Feeder singer and guitarist reveals his own prog past and his love of the UK prog legends

Check out Birdeatsbaby’s creepy new video

By Natasha Scharf

Dark proggers Birdeatsbaby tackle tough themes on Box Of Razorblades

Kayak

Kayak cancel summer festival shows

By Natasha Scharf

Kayak have withdrawn from Night Of The Prog and Midsummer Prog but will release live double album in spring 2020

Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson in the studio

Alan Parsons’ Ammonia Avenue to be reissued

By Natasha Scharf

Alan Parsons Project’s Ammonia Avenue Blu-ray box is due in March 2020

Umphrey's McGee at Abbey Road Studio

Check out Ride On Pony, the new single from Umphrey’s McGee

By Natasha Scharf

Improv-rockers reveal fan favourite is the first of four new singles

Symphonic prog rockers Pythia reveal video for Hold Of Winter

By Natasha Scharf

Pythia reveal clip of the new single from album The Solace Of Ancient Earth

US proggers Thematic to release new concept album in 2020

By Natasha Scharf

Thematic team up with Forrester Savell on Skyrunner.

Watch Boston proggers Bent Knee live in session

By Natasha Scharf

Bent Knee preview new clips of Catch Light from You Know What They Mean