YES TALK (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) SPIRIT OF UNICORN MUSIC Talk is an interesting album from Yes. It was their 14th studio album, originally released in 1994. The line-up for this album is Jon Anderson (vocals), Chris Squire (bass), Alan White [...]
CONNECTING ALL OUR LIVES A CONVERSATION WITH GEOFF DOWNES OF YES Unlike a lot of bands from their era, Yes continue to create new albums and to grow. Their current line-up consists of Steve Howe (guitar, producer, vocals), Geoff Downes [...]
Yes Mirror To The Sky Century Media Records By my count, Mirror To The Sky is Yes’s 23rd studio album since they made their debut in 1969. Since then, the band has been through many changes, but the sound remains the same. Coming very quickly on [...]
REUBEN AND THE DARK SHARES NEW VIDEO “YES” AHEAD OF TOUR DATES ‘YES OUI STILL TOUR’ COMES TO ONTARIO IN MARCH Reuben and the Dark follows their fourth studio album In Lieu Of Light with a live studio version of the standout single [...]
Bill Bruford Making A Song And Dance: A Complete Career Collection BMG Bill Bruford. The very name conjures up the names of some of the prog rock giants. He was an original and founding member of Yes, and later Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe [...]
YES LAUNCH VIDEO FOR “A LIVING ISLAND” FROM THEIR LATEST ALBUM THE QUEST INSIDE OUT MUSIC/SONY MUSIC Yes, who are Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison and Billy Sherwood, released their latest studio album The Quest on [...]
Yes The Quest Inside Out Music In the early 1970s, Yes, along with such bands as Gentle Giant, Genesis and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, helped create prog rock. They wore the name proudly, as they should, and over the years have produced some of [...]
TRUE PILLARS OF LIFE A CONVERSATION WITH GEOFF DOWNES OF YES In 1968, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Peter Banks and Bill Bruford came together and formed the band Yes. Originally Yes not only wrote and performed their own material, but would also [...]
YES TO RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM THE QUEST OCTOBER 1 INSIDE OUT MUSIC/SONY MUSIC YES, who are Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison and Billy Sherwood, release their new studio album The Quest on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music on October [...]
Jon Anderson Olias Of Sunhillow (Remastered Edition) Esoteric Recordings Olias Of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson, originally released in 1976, was the first solo album by the Yes vocalist. Here he demonstrates that he is much more than just an [...]
Jon Anderson 1000 Hands Blue Elan Records Jon Anderson has one one of the most distinct and recognizable voices in rock history. His voice can be heard on some of the best music made in the last 50 plus years, whether it is with Yes, or Jon And [...]
Various Artists A Life In Yes: The Chris Squire Tribute Cleopatra Records Sitting here, listening to prog rock and considering the redundancy in the phrase “self-indulgent wank-fest”. But wait – what’s that sound? How does a music producer [...]
Chris Squire Fish Out Of Water Esoteric Records/Cherry Red Records Fish Out of Water was released in 1975, when Yes was on a hiatus. Following 1974’s Relayer, the band took a break while members pursued solo projects. Fish Out Of Water was [...]
CRUISE TO THE EDGE A PROG ROCK FESTIVAL AT SEA? YES!!! If there was one album that defined my teen years, it would have to be Close to the Edge. Little did I dream that in four short decades (damn, I’m old), I would be able to CRUISE TO THE [...]
A PSYCHEDELIC RETURN A CONVERSATION WITH CLIVE BAYLEY OF MABEL GREER’S TOYSHOP In the history of rock, there are a few stories that are just too odd to be fiction. Mabel Greer’s Toyshop is one of those stories. Their history could only be [...]
VIDEO DIDN’T KILL THIS RADIO STAR A CONVERSATION WITH GEOFF DOWNES Geoff Downes is a legend. Not simply because he co-founded The Buggles and co-wrote the profound and foreboding “Video Killed The Radio Star” (from 1980’s The Age of [...]
Mabel Greer’s Toyshop The Secret Hagger Bailey Music Before there was Yes, there was Mabel Greer’s Toyshop, a band that formed in London in 1966. The band was formed by Clive Bailey (guitar), Robert (Bob) Hagger (drums) and Paul Rutledge [...]
Yes Topographic Drama – Live Across America Rhino Records Formed in 1968, Yes is a band that interestingly has no original members left in the band. For Topographic Drama – Live Across America, guitarist Steve Howe (who joined the [...]
MABEL GREER’S TOYSHOP TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM THE SECRET DECEMBER 8th FEATURING GUITAR LEGEND PETER BANKS Prog rock pioneers, Mabel Greer’s Toyshop (for without Mabel Greer, there would be no YES), are to release a new album The Secret on 8th [...]
DBA (Downes Braide Association) Skyscraper Souls X2X Records/Cherry Red Downes Braide Association ( DBA) are here to teleport you right back to the ’80s with their new album, Skyscraper Souls. As a collaboration between Geoff Downes (The [...]
ALL BANDS ON DECK! 2018 KICKS OFF A TRIO OF SAILINGS FOR MUSIC LOVERS There’ll be no post-holiday blues for rock fans thanks to three explosive music sailings that feature some of the biggest names in classic rock, progressive rock and heavy [...]
Junior Boys Kiss Me All Night EP City Slang Records Hamilton’s favourite Electro-Pop duo is back with another mesmerizing addition to their collection. After dropping its first album release in five years this past February, Junior Boys keeps [...]
YES, I’M A WITCH TOO SET FOR FEBRUARY 19TH RELEASE ON MANIMAL GROUP FEATURES COLLABORATIONS WITH DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, PETER BJORN AND JOHN, MOBY, PORTUGAL. THE MAN, SPARKS, MIIKE SNOW, tUnE-yArDs, PENGUIN PRISON AND MORE Revolutionary pop [...]
