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In honor of Adam Wakeman's birthday, Steven talks about his vinyl copy of the latest Jazz Sabbath release, Jazz Sabbath Live. Check out www.jazzsabbath.net and jazzsabbath.bandcamp.com Plus, he takes a moment to remember Keith Emerson on the 10th anniversary of his passing.

This Yesshift News Edition goes live after having just gotten exciting news! One of the news items is the announcement of an expanded and remastered edition of Yes' From a Page, which you can pre-order here: https://mercury-studios.lnk.to/eYQTpbMB There have also been more tour dates added for Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks: a second US leg for this year going westward, and four additional...

Dan and Steven talk about the 1996 San Luis Obispo shows, which commenced on Chris Squire's birthday and featured the classic lineup of Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, and Alan White performing live for the first time since 1979. We'll read comments from anyone who remembers this period!

On this Yesshift News Desk Edition, Steven catches people up on February news they may or may not have missed, including Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks touring the UK and Europe, recent Yes member interviews, scanned footage from the 1976 Yes San Diego show, and more! Plus, Steven finally provides his thoughts on the Tales from Topographic Oceans Super Deluxe Edition! Over the course of a coupl...

Dan and Steven discuss The Yes Album on the 55th anniversary of its release! The third Yes album overall, this was the first to feature Steve Howe as the guitarist, and also the end of their three-album run with Tony Kaye as the keyboardist, long before his eventual return. Where does this album rank for you? We'll be reading some fan comments as well!

Steven talks about the rereleased Yes - Symphonic Live set, which comes in vinyl and CD/Blu-ray formats! Photo slideshow included! Order it at https://linktr.ee/YESSymphonicLive

Leon Alvarado joins Dan and Steven for an interview about his upcoming album, The Wicked Forest, coming out February 27th! Leon plays drums and keyboards on the album, which also features Yes' Billy Sherwood on bass and Jon Davison on vocals, as well as the late great Johnny Bruhns on guitar. Head over to http://leonalvarado.bandcamp.com and keep an eye out for this release.

On this Steven's Vinyl Adventures episode, Steven talks about Asia in Asia, the 1983-recorded live album, in honor of the current Asia lineup paying tribute to that setlist on their Japanese tour! But first, some Record Store Day announcements involving Yes, Jon Anderson, and Bill Bruford. And perhaps a sprinkling of Rick Wakeman news, because, why not? Tune in!

Steven recaps his experience seeing Spock's Beard perform at Alvas Showroom, San Pedro February 2, 2026! He got their album The Archaeoptimist on red vinyl from the merch stand there, so he has given the album another listen and talks about that as well! Purchase the album here: https://spocksbeardmadfish.lnk.to/The_Archaeoptimist And check out the band's upcoming tour dates here: ⁠https:/...

On this episode, Steven talks about his vinyl copy of Asia's second album, Alpha, released in 1983. He also talks about the video of John Wetton's final concert ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSny30oIVJk ) and the video of Asia's single "Only Time Will Tell" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWtf1du8uSc ) from the upcoming Live in England release. There's also a donati...

Steven presents another Yesshift News Desk Edition, reminding everyone that January 31st is the deadline for fan submissions for the book Yesstuff 4 over at http://gottliebbros.com There's also a surprise David Cross & Peter Banks album release titled The Other Horizon. And, of course, some Oliver Wakeman updates, and more!

Bob Cesca joins us for an interview to talk about the art for the rerelease of Yes' Symphonic Live, which you can order here: https://linktr.ee/YESSymphonicLive Bob Cesca has also done the art for Yes' Magnification (even mentioning an upcoming reissue of it), Alt. Music. Yes collaborative album Cyberian Khatru, and Conspiracy's The Unknown.

Here's an excerpt from when Oliver Wakeman just joined us for another interview/fan Q&A session! To watch the full archived stream with the fan Q&A portion, become a Premium Member of http://www. DrumTalkTVBrilliance.com Pre-order the 20th anniversary edition of his Mother's Ruin album here: https://mercury-studios.lnk.to/JpopR3MB Follow him at http://facebook.com/OliverWakeman And...

Steven provides the first Yesshift News Desk Edition of the year! We have an Oliver Wakeman Fan Q&A happening over at http//www. DrumTalkTVBrilliance.com on Wednesday, January 21st, 11am PST / 2pm EST / 7pm UK Time. So he'll talk about that, as well as the news of Oliver Wakeman's Mother's Ruin album being reissued, Oliver's touring updates, Rick Wakeman updates, a bit about Adam Wakeman's Jaz...

Dan and Steven are back with the first Yesshift episode of the year! And what a great way to begin 2026, as it is the 80th birthday of original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye! Hear us talk about his career, favorites (including comments from fans), and a game of Take It or Leave It!

Dan and Steven talk about this past year, 2025, in terms of activities related to Yes and current and former members! What were the highlights? What are we looking forward to next year? There's even some news to talk about regarding a forthcoming Asia live album, an Icon release titled Lexicon, and reissues of Jon Anderson's EarthMotherEarth and Survival & Other Stories! Steven also sh...

Steven provides the final Vinyl Adventures episode of 2025, talking this time about Steve Howe's new EP Signals Crossed. You can order it here: https://lnk.to/joLdy9 This is essentially an addendum to his Portraits of Bob Dylan album. Hear all about it!

Guitarist/vocalist Ted Leonard joins us for a Yesshift interview! You may know him for his work with Enchant, Spock's Beard, Pattern-Seeking Animals, and more! And of course, Yes is one of his influences! Spock's Beard have released a new album titled The Archaeoptimist, and you can check out the purchase options here: https://www.spocksbeard.com/discography/archaeoptimist/

We are joined by longtime Yes photographers, tourbook makers, interviewers, and essay writers Doug and Glenn Gottlieb! We will talk with them about their history with Yes, their ongoing book series Yesstuff, and how Yes fans can contribute to an upcoming book! Check out their website https://gottliebbros.com/

Trey Gunn joins us for an interview! He is a Chapman Stick and War Guitar player known for his work in King Crimson and its ProjeKct offshoots. He recently put out an album with David Forlano titled Select Habits of Invertebrates, which you can find here: https://treygunn.bandcamp.com/album/select-habits-of-invertebrates

It's that time again to recap some of the Yes-related news that's come out lately! News opics include the following:-The Gottlieb Bros. announcement of a book where Yes fans can contribute-The late Johnny Bruhns will be on a Leon Alvarado album that also features Billy Sherwood and Jon Davison-Rick Wakeman positive health update-Oliver Wakeman music updates-Reminders of the reissues of Fly...

Dan and Steven share their experience seeing Robert Plant's band Saving Grace, as well as opening act Rosie Flores! They show clips and pics from the concert, as well as segments where Steven's friend Cris Molina (who attended the concert with them and Nja Onê) chimes in with thoughts on the concert.

Steven is joined by Simon Barrow and Miguelbass to chat about what online Yes fandom was like in early internet days over at Alt. Music. Yes! We also touch on the news of Symphonic Live being rereleased, and Simon talks about future plans for an expanded version of his book Solid Mental Grace and the in-development Yes in the 1990s!

Dan and Steven each attended different Steve Hackett concerts recently. Dan went to the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix on November 11th, and Steven went to the second of the Orpheum Theatre shows in Los Angeles November 14th. Hear them share their experiences of this tour in which Steve Hackett plays solo and Genesis cuts alongside musicians Nad Sylvan (vocals), Nick D'Virgilio (drums), Roger Ki...

Steven recaps and reviews the Yes concert he saw at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood November 13, 2025! What art did he see? What merch did he get? What's in the tour book? How was the setlist? Check this out and find out!