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Steven finally presents the next Yesshift News Desk Edition, sharing thoughts and info regarding Yes' recent "Ariadne" music video, Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks' Europe tour which just ended, even a little bit of ProgStock talk (Andy Graziano and Nektar's sets), and various band member and alumni activities!

Dan and Steven share their thoughts on the tracks from the new live album Group Chat by Pete Roth Trio! The lineup includes Pete Roth on guitar, Mike Pratt on bass, and Bill Bruford on drums. Order it here: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/pete-roth-trio-featuring-bill-bruford-group-chat-cd-dvd-edition And check out our interview with Bill about this album here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjBtMxqh...

Steven made a last-minute decision to go see U.K. Revisited at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood on Monday, October 5th, 2026! The main set was preceded by Eddie performing with his singer-songwriter son Chris Jobson, who released an album last year titled Wish You Well. And the personnel for the main set was Eddie Jobson (keyboards, electric violin), Marc Bonilla (lead vocals, bass), Alex Machac...

Bill Bruford joins Steven Shinder and Dan Shinder to talk about the new Pete Roth Trio album, Group Chat , which was released September 18, 2026. The lineup is Pete Roth (guitar), Mike Pratt (bass), Bill Bruford (drums) and marks Bill Bruford's return to headline performance after a 13-year hiatus and his first new recorded material in 19 years. You can grab the 2nd pressing of the new album a...

On today's Drum Talk TV News Desk Report, Steven Shinder and Shylee Graf mentioned a few Yes-related items. So here are highlights from that show featuring these items for our Yesshift audience!

On this episode, we check out music a bit outside of what we normally check out as we interview singer-songwriter Tracey Coryell about her album Eleven:11, recorded about a decade ago! Tracey's husband was the late Larry Coryell, jazz guitarist who appeared on Jon Anderson's 1000 Hands album. Check out this conversation! Order Eleven:11 here: https://traceyland.com/

Bob Cesca returns to chat with Dan and Steven about the 25th anniversary remaster of 2001 Yes album Magnification! He did the artwork for the album, and it now has a makeover! Check out how the vinyl and cassette look here: https://yesworld.com/2026/08/magnification-25th-anniversary-remaster/

Earlier today on the Drum Talk TV News Desk Report, the passings segment included Peter Max, artist Yes fans know for his contribution to the Talk album. Here are Dan and Steven's words about him.

Dan and Steven provide their review of the upcoming album Trauma from Downes-Braide Association! This is the sixth album by the duo. You can pre-order Trauma here: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/dba-trauma-cd-edition Joining the duo on the album are Dave Bainbridge (guitars), Andy Hodge (bass), and Ash Soan (drums) and Tim Weller (additional drums). Guests include Marc Almond on “Juliet,” Emmi on “Lo...

In this excerpt from today's Drum Talk TV News Desk Report presented by Steven Shinder and Shylee Graf, we remember Christina Burbano-Jeffrey, who passed away earlier this week. She was a talented musician, music instructor, and wonderful person loved by many. If you knew her, feel to share any memories of her.

On this Yesshift News Desk Edition, Steven talks about the new Pete Roth Trio single "Group Chat," the new Downes Braide Association single "Hello Hello," Rick Wakeman's Return to the Red Planet and other updates, and more. Plus, Steven recounts the Yes concert he saw at Humphrey's by the Bay in San Diego on this day ten years ago!

Dan and Steven review The Roaring Waves, the new album by Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery! The Steves, both huge prog artists in their own right, have had this in the works for quite a while, and it releases August 28th! You can order it here: https://stevehackettsteverothery.lnk.to/TheRoaringWaves-AlbumID

Dan and Steven interview Charles Snider, author of The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock! Hear them chat about prog rock, and check out Snider's site here: https://strawberrybricks.com/

Steven presents another Yesshift News Desk Edition, bringing attention to the upcoming Magnification reissue, Asia's "Echo of You" single, the start of filming for the Alan White documentary, and more.

Tune in to a Yesshift interview with Angus Clark! He is a guitarist, songwriter, and producer who has worked with Kitaro, Cher, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Anna Phoebe of Jethro Tull,Jill Janus of Huntress, and more! He will be playing guitar on the European leg of Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks' tour! Check out the dates over at https://richiecastellano.com/jonyesepic/ And check out https://...

Dan and Steven share overall thoughts on Charles Snider's book The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock! We were going to have Charles on the show and are looking into rescheduling with him if possible. Check out his book and visit his website https://strawberrybricks.com/

Thursday, August 6th, Jay Schellen joined us for an interview/fan Q&A session! The public interview session is here and up on socials. But the rest of the session, the fan Q&A portion, is exclusive for Premium members of www. DrumTalkTVBrilliance.com Hear Jay talk with Dan about Yes and his book Rocking Independence , and then hear Jay talk with fans about World Trade, The Big Peace , Badf...

Steven reminds people of how they can join the online Jay Schellen Fan Q&A by registering at  http://www. DrumTalkTVBrilliance.com  for a Gig Pass or Premium membership. He also goes through a bunch of news including Rick Wakeman's Return to the Red Planet, Angus Clark joining Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks, Downes Braide Association's new single "Wonderlands" from their u...

Join us for an EXCLUSIVE Fan Q&A Session with Jay Schellen of YES at http://www.drumtalktvbrilliance.com ! This is Aug. 6, 12PM PDT/3PM EDT US, 8PM UK! The first 15 - 20 minutes will be live on Facebook and YouTube, and the remainder of the Q&A session will be exclusively for our members in the Drum Talk TV Brilliance Membership Site. Here's how you can attend, even if you are not a me...

On this episode, Steven Sullivan joins us to talk about Yes - Live at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ (6/17/76)! (Or however you want to title it. Haha!) Yes fans may know Steven Sullivan for his Yes Gigs site, as well as his ongoing involvement over at Forgotten Yesterdays. He was also at this particular Roosevelt Stadium gig! He will share memories as well as his knowledge regarding the vario...

Miguel Falcão (miguelbass) returns for another Yesshift chat! This time, we look back at the newly released Play for Chris 12, which you can check out here: https://youtu.be/PVlGt9OnyRk We will talk about the submissions, and perhaps speculate about what else people could showcase in the future.

Ron Onesti, president/CEO of Onesti Entertainment, joins us for an interview! He'll be talking about the 100th anniversary of the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois, Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks (and Yes!) having performed there and at the Des Plaines Theatre, and other memories related to Yes music!

It's our 5-year anniversary show! The theme is: Ask us anything! Could be about our lives outside the podcast, music topics we may or may not have covered, even trivia that can stump us! We’ll read and share answers when we go live Monday, July 13th, 6pm PDT! Maybe even see if you can stump us with Yes trivia!

Steven shares some of the recent news that has come out, much of it related to new upcoming albums! We've touched on Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks' Giving is Living, which is expected next year, and it seems that year could also be when we see an acoustic album by Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman! Rick mentioned this on his podcast while answering why an ARW album never happened. Today, w...

Scott Schorr, producer of 2011's Levin Torn White album by the trio featuring Tony Levin, David Torn, and Alan White, joins us for an interview about that project, his career, and his friendship with Alan! You can check out the album here: https://levintornwhite.bandcamp.com/album/levin-torn-white See more of the Lazy Bones catalog here: https://lazybonesrecordings.bandcamp.com/ And see Scott&...