Natasha Scharf
Contributing to Prog since the very first issue, writer and broadcaster Natasha Scharf was the magazine’s News Editor before she took up her current role of Deputy Editor, and has interviewed some of the best-known acts in the progressive music world from ELP, Yes and Marillion to Nightwish, Dream Theater and TesseracT. Starting young, she set up her first music fanzine in the late 80s and became a regular contributor to local newspapers and magazines over the next decade. The 00s would see her running the dark music magazine, Meltdown, as well as contributing to Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Terrorizer and Artrocker. Author of music subculture books The Art Of Gothic and Worldwide Gothic, she’s since written album sleeve notes for Cherry Red, and also co-wrote Tarja Turunen’s memoirs, Singing In My Blood. Beyond the written word, Natasha has spent several decades as a club DJ, spinning tunes at aftershow parties for Metallica, Motörhead and Nine Inch Nails. She’s currently the only member of the Prog team to have appeared on the magazine’s cover.
Latest articles by Natasha Scharf

By Natasha Scharf Published
Solstice are currently working on the "next-level" follow-up to Sia

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More than seven hours of unreleased Frank Zappa footage is included in new set, which captures live shows in and around Erie, PA

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Alex Lifeson's Envy Of None to release split 7-inch of Enemy/You'll Be Sorry on Ukrainian flag-coloured vinyl with all proceeds donated Ukraine emergency response

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The Tangent mark their 20th anniversary with their 12th studio album - listen to a single edit of lead track The Changes

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The Flower Kings to re-release their back catalogue starting with Back In The World Of Adventures and Retropolis

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Now reborn and revamped for the third incarnation, the London-based Karnataka are ready to rise again with a new line-up, featuring classically trained vocalist Hayley Griffiths.

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Listen to Charlie Griffiths' new single Arctic Cemetery, featuring Between The Buried And Me singer Tommy Rogers

By Sid Smith Published
Now in their sixth decade, Yes show no signs of slowing down. In 2022, they'll be revisiting Close To The Edge with a fresh batch of dates. Long-serving guitarist Steve Howe looks ahead to a busy future

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Clannad's reimagining of the socially challenging White Fool appears on In A Lifetime (The Immersive Collection), out now

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TesseracT's Regrowth supports the work carried by DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee) in Ukraine and other war zones

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John Hackett and Frank Van Essen guest on Ms Amy Birks' second solo album, In Our Souls - available now on digital platforms

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That Joe Payne channels his inner Liza Minnelli and confronts prejudice on clip for solo single, Live The Dream

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Dune composer and former Tangerine Dream drummer Klaus Schulze shares Osiris - Pt#1

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The Hirsch Effekt will showcase new material at UK Tech-Fest and ArcTanGent - check out the video for Nares

By Natasha Scharf Published
Horslips' More Than You Can Chew is due out through Madfish in July - watch the visualiser for the live version of Sure The Boy Was Green

By Natasha Scharf Published
Maverick movie composer Danny Elfman teams up with Nine Inch Nails mastermind for crazy new single - stream it here!

By Natasha Scharf Published
Peter Jones' Tiger Moth Tales share Light from the recently released, album A Song Of Spring

By Natasha Scharf Published
Daniel Biro and BB Davis to release Longing For The Dawn, the first new Mysteries Of The Revolution album in 14 years

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Flummox showcase 14-minute prog metal epic The Unibirth Suite ahead of the release of Rephlummoxed

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Bumper Asia In Asia: Live At The Budokan, Tokyo, 1983 box is out in June

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Grammy Award winners Mastodon share reworked Hushed And Grim track ahead of their tour with Opeth

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Nanna Barslev's debut album Lysbaerer is out now

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Jo Beth Young showcases a more electronic sound on the latest single from her upcoming album Broken Spells
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