Tarkus Magazine is presently the only Norwegian language magazine dedicated to progressive rock. We cover a wide spectre of progressive music - from RIO to Neo, from the 60s to the 90s.

History
The history of the magazine stretches back to early 1994 when the very sparse first issue of the prog fanzine "Hybris" hit the streets. Later the same year another magazine, "Prognetik" saw the light of day. These two magazines co-existed until the end of 1995, when members of the editorial staff of the two magazines united to form "Tarkus".

Publishing policy
Tarkus Magazine has 4 issues per year, each with 32 to 48 pages. We maintain a simple standard both in layout and in the quality of printing and paper as it is a tough fight keeping cost to a minimum, which is necessary to keep the magazine going. Our ambition is that Tarkus Magazine shall be a living forum for progressive rock. We think it is of utmost importance that we have a large percentage of original material, such as exclusive interviews and record reviews. We will not print rewritten versions of information which can be found on the Internet or in other media.

Other activities
In addition to publishing the magazine, the editorial staff is involved in several prog concerts arranged in Oslo, our biggest event so far was inviting Richard Sinclair over from the UK in March 2002 in connection with the release of our issue no. 20, an event we repeated in September 2005. During the spring of 2002 we collected live recordings from a selection of Norwegian prog bands, something that materialized in the CD Norske band i hus og hytte… – an exclusive Tarkus product given free to readers with Tarkus no 21 in June 2002. In September 2005, a second CD was produced, celebrating five years of the OsloProg festival.

Editorial philisophy
Tarkus is a non-profit magazine, which means that the editorial staff receives no money from their work, and any surplus generated is returned to our readers. The Richard Sinclair concert and the two CDs are examples of this.