
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

In This Moment - Ritual album review
By Natasha Scharf published
Maria Brink makes a show of her dark side

Eat, drink, shop and prog: the venue that lets you do it all
By Natasha Scharf published
Celebrating Trading Boundaries, Michael Clifford and Tracy Thomson’s unique venue in Sussex, UK

My Prog Hero: Jesus Jones' Iain Baker on Bill Nelson
By Natasha Scharf published
They don’t speak the same electrical language, but Jesus Jones’ keyboardist feels real admiration for Bill Nelson

Doyle - II: As We Die album review
By Natasha Scharf published
Reunited Misfits guitarist gets dead serious on his solo outing

Beatrix Players at Hoxton Hall, London - live review
By Natasha Scharf published
Not yet ratedChamber pop trio pull out the stops for rare ensemble performance

The Eden House - Songs For The Broken Ones album review
By Natasha Scharf published
Not yet ratedNephilim men build a bigger dwelling for album three

Soen at Islington Academy 2, London - live review
By Natasha Scharf published
Not yet ratedSwedes wow at their first ever UK headliner

Progstock: "If we don’t reach our targets, we won’t be able to pull it off"
By Natasha Scharf published
Festival organiser Tom Palmieri wants to rip up the rule book and raise prog’s profile

Sepultura's Andreas Kisser pays tribute to his prog heroes Yes
By Natasha Scharf published
Sepultura’s guitarist is such a big Yes fan that his band’s new album is named in their honour!

Eivor - Slor album review
By Natasha Scharf published
Not yet ratedExperimental musings from Game Of Thrones-related Faroese musician

Mostly Autumn: "We could be an arena band"
By Natasha Scharf published
When you’ve written an album about death, what better way to follow it up than with one about life? That’s exactly what Mostly Autumn have done with new album Sight Of Day...

Meet the men on a mission to raise Chicago’s progressive music profile
By Natasha Scharf published
Prog fans Kevin Pollack and Robby Glick on how they made one of the Windy City’s most important prog events: Progtoberfest

Public Service Broadcasting pay tribute to Welsh coalminers on new album
By Natasha Scharf published
Electronic group chart the industrial rise and fall of Ebbw Vale on their forthcoming album, Every Valley

Mortiis - The Great Corrupter album review
By Natasha Scharf published
Ex-Emperor ghoul get remixed by industrial heavyweights

Have A Cigar: Sel Belamir on launching a label with a difference
By Natasha Scharf published
Saluting the scene’s supporting crew: This month, Sel Belamir talks us through going from frontman to behind-the-scenes man

All Around The World: Meet Jug Bundish, the Costa Ricans who dig far-out sounds
By Natasha Scharf published
Vocalist and keyboard player Andrés Mora on their far-out British influences

Antimatter - Live Between The Earth & Clouds DVD review
By Natasha Scharf published
Not yet ratedUnderrated Brits’ top Dutch concert.

Fields Of The Nephilim live review
By Natasha Scharf published
Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

Nightwish's Tuomas Holopainen: "I always dreamt of being a science nerd"
By Natasha Scharf published
What began as a flash of teenage inspiration 21 years ago has turned into one of Finland’s biggest selling musical exports. Prog uncovers Nightwish’s phenomenal journey so far

Knifeworld live review - The Islington, London
By Natasha Scharf published
Not yet ratedKnifeworld and Admiral's Hard challenge the laws of physics at one of London's smaller venues

Steve Hackett on the cast behind solo album The Night Siren
By Natasha Scharf published
Global cast join the ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett on his latest solo album

Marillion To Release Marbles Live!!
By Natasha Scharf published
January release for Marbles In The Park, which contains material recorded at their Dutch Weekender in 2015

Ne Obliviscaris to tour Europe in 2017
By Natasha Scharf published
Emphasis on Germany means no UK date announced in initial run of shows...
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