There's a lot of news for Steven to cover in this one. First, we acknowledge the passing of keyboardist Mike Pinder. Then there are various topics, some of which involving touring. Apart from Yes touring with Deep Purple, which will be discussed at the end, topics include Wakeman men activities, Kansas live personnel, King Crimson offshoot Beat, a new lineup of Asia and upcoming shows (a great deal will he spent on this), and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Oliver Wakeman joined us in the Drum Talk TV Brilliance membership site for an exclusive livestream concert and a members-only Q & A on April 20th. That's right, our members get to ask the questions! This is an archive of the first half hour, which we showed live on our social channels. Oliver performed six pieces (four of which are in this version available to public socials), with some fascinating stories in between. The full video (approx 80 minutes), which includes all six music pieces, all the stories in between, and the Q&A session with fans, will be available for members www.DrumTalkTVBrilliance.com to watch. Our Brilliance membership features not only drummers, but other great musicians as well, and is for all types of music fans. If you are not already a member, you can join at the special discount (prior to May 1st) of only $57 for a FULL YEAR of Exclusive Artist Concerts, Q & As where the fans ask the questions, gameshows where you can play from anywhere with a chance to win prizes and much more! Join this exclusive community now at www.DrumTalkTVBrilliance.com Enter the code DTTV57 at checkout to get in for only $57 for the first year (limited time through April 30!). The concerts and Q & As are in virtual environments you can access on a smartphone, tablet, laptop or PC, all without special goggles. Come share your brilliance and admire the brilliance of others. #DTTVBrilliance --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Join us as we celebrate Benoît David’s birthday by talking about his singing on In the Present – Live from Lyon and that era of Yes. Have you listened to this live album? Did you get to see him perform live? Check out the videos on the Yesshift Facebook and YouTube pages to see other episodes, many of which with Yes members, alum and others they have worked with. We also mention www.DrumTalkTVBrilliance.com in reference to the upcoming Oliver Wakeman live stream and Q&A! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Oliver Wakeman joins us in the Drum Talk TV Brilliance membership site for an exclusive livestream concert and a members only Q & A. That's right, our members get to ask the questions! Our Brilliance membership features not only drummers, but other great musicians as well, and is for all types of music fans. Oliver joins us Saturday, April 20 at Noon Pacific/3PM Eastern US and 8PM UK. Compare with your time zones here: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter If you are not already a member, you can join at the special discount of only $37 for a FULL YEAR of Exclusive Artist Concerts, Q & As where the fans ask the questions, gameshows where you can play from anywhere with a chance to win prizes and much more! Join this exclusive community now at www.DrumTalkTVBrilliance.com Enter the code DTTV at checkout to get in for only $37 for the first year (limited time through April 20!). The concerts and Q & As are in virtual environments you can access on a smartphone, tablet, laptop or PC, all without special goggles. Come share your brilliance and admire the brilliance of others. #DTTVBrilliance --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Oliver Wakeman joins us in the Drum Talk TV Brilliance membership site for an exclusive livestream concert and a members only Q & A. That's right, our members get to ask the questions! Our Brilliance membership features not only drummers, but other great musicians as well, and is for all types of music fans. Oliver joins us Saturday, April 20 at Noon Pacific/3PM Eastern US and 8PM UK. Compare with your time zones here: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter If you are not already a member, you can join at the special discount of only $37 for a FULL YEAR of Exclusive Artist Concerts, Q & As where the fans ask the questions, gameshows where you can play from anywhere with a chance to win prizes and much more! Join this exclusive community now at www.DrumTalkTVBrilliance.com Enter the code DTTV at checkout to get in for only $37 for the first year (limited time through April 20!). The concerts and Q & As are in virtual environments you can access on a smartphone, tablet, laptop or PC, all without special goggles. Come share your brilliance and admire the brilliance of others. #DTTVBrilliance --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
We celebrate Steve Howe’s birthday by talking about his autobiography All My Yesterdays, as well as last year’s release Tomorrow: Permanent Dream, a remastered version of the self-titled album by one of his pre-Yes bands! Relevant Links: Mentioned on the show: Steve Howe Knows I Have His Guitar - https://youtu.be/IxhGsdA9SY8?si=3s3z7kD_DiFH9BP6 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
We team up with Kevin Mulryne and Mark Anthony K of Yes Music Podcast to give the Heaven & Earth album a little evaluation. Then we talk about the rumors regarding an upcoming Yes live covers album. Check it out! You can find Yes Music Podcast episodes over at http://yesmusicpodcast.com and check out the Projekt Gemineye catalog over at https://projektgemineye.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
We have just seen the news that the 1994 Yes album Talk is being reissued May 24th to commemorate its 30th anniversary. Steven talks all about it here! https://www.loudersound.com/news/new-four-disc-box-set-for-great-lost-yes-album-talk-due-in-may --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Oliver Wakeman joins us to chat about what he's been up to lately! In fact, just today, the pre-order link for his new solo album Anam Cara went live here: https://burningshed.com/store/oliverwakeman/oliver-wakeman_anam-cara_cd And you can check out the trailer here: https://youtu.be/J2By31JdulQ Releasing on May 17, this is his first new solo album in nearly 20 years (though of course has been very busy with all sorts of amazing collaborations in the years between). Other activities he's been involved with lately include the upcoming Mile of Roses charity concert in June, film soundtrack work, collaborating with Rodney Matthews, and next month's Winter's End Festival where he'll perform Yes material from...From a Page! Tune in to the conversation! Additionally, Oliver will be the Performance and Q & A guest for YOU to ask questions on April 20, 2024 at Noon PDT / 3pm EDT / 8pm UK Time in the exclusive membership site, www.DrumTalkTVBrilliance.com Go there to register as a member and you will receive emails with the details for that and other scheduled artists and future ones as we book them too! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Join us as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Yes album TALK! This was the last album to feature the lineup of Jon Anderson, Tony Kaye, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire, and Alan White. Released 1994, it was produced with newer innovative technology of the time. Share your memories of this album! And check out Steven's review of the album from a while back: https://vocal.media/beat/talk-dancing-in-the-new-design --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Taking a little detour, Steven talks a bit about Rush! With their debut album having turned 50 years old, it seems like a good time for him to reflect a bit on Rush and what the band means to him. And check out these other goodies!-Dan and Lou Caldarola (Limelight) discussing Rush on Drum Talk TV's Under the Influence: https://youtube.com/live/9uAcO1JeJY8?feature=share -Dan drumming to "Middletown Dreams": https://youtu.be/xdTSLxVjPxc -Lou drumming to "The Best I Can": https://youtu.be/VXHIHZNnFc0 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Happy birthday to Billy Sherwood! We'll be celebrating talking about the times when he was the sixth musician during the tours for Talk, Open Your Eyes, and The Ladder. Any memories you'd like to share? Tune in and chime in! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Here's another Yesshift news episode! A big topic which will be covered is the news that Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks are releasing a new CD and doing another US tour. Plus, updates regarding Rick Wakeman's touring, an event featuring Texas-based Yes tribute band Close to the Yes, and more! Rock Beats Cancer event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2062007924177828/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Derek Shulman, of Gentle Giant, Polygram records, Atco Records, and Roadrunner Records joins Steven and Dan to talk music and the music business. He was instrumental in signing so many amazing bands, that you all have banged your heads to, tapped your toes, too, swiveled your hips, too, and stumbled down the hall too Bon Jovi, Dream Theater, and so so many more! Get the Steven Wilson remix of The Missing Piece here: https://linktr.ee/gentlegiantband Plus, Derek shares breaking news regarding a re-release of the live album Playing the Fool! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Join us in remembering the late great Chris Squire’s birthday as we have a conversation focusing on his singing! What are your favorite Chris Squire vocal moments? Are there any songs you think he could’ve sung lead either for a section or their entirety? Chime in as we celebrate this amazing musician! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Here's another bonus release for the Yesshift feed, with Dan interviewing John Weathers of Gentle Giant on Drum Talk TV! John Weathers most known as the longest sitting drummer for Gentle Giant joins Dan for his first Drum Talk TV interview! John was also with Eyes of Blue, Man, Buzzy Linhart, Big Sleep, Graham Bond with Magick, The Neutrons, Peter Welch, Huw Chiswell and Wild Turkey, as well as Welsh TV Soundtracks. You can order the Steven Wilson remixes of The Missing Piece and Interview at https://linktr.ee/gentlegiantband And tune in Wednesday, March 6th, Noon Pacific / 3pm Eastern / 8pm UK Time when we have Derek Shulman on Yesshift! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Dan Shinder welcomes Harvey, author of "Backstage Pass | 50% Rock & Roll 50% Business, 100% True!" This book is a MUST for any musician and music fan who loves the peek behind the curtain into what makes the music business tick, from stage to business office. He worked in the biz from schlepper to roadie to FOH engineer, studio producer, manager and beyond. Harvey also played an instrumental roll as a master product marketer in something called XBOX and work with brands like Virgin, Epson and many more! Check learn more about his book and services at https://www.harvey-lee.com/book --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Join Dan and Steven for a celebration of Oliver Wakeman's birthday and a conversation about the time he was with Strawbs, another one of his dad's old bands! Did you ever get to see Strawbs with Oliver in the lineup? He was on the 2009 album Dancing to the Devil’s Beat and joined them live that year, even appearing on a couple tracks from the live album Strawberry Fayre! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Steven talks mainly about the first concerts he's attended in 2024, which featured Earthside, Caligula's Horse, and Fake Band Practice. And maybe also sprinkling a bit about Yes/prog news. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support
Steven provides a review of the memoir Backstage Pass by Harvey Lee, which comes out February 14th. You can order it from various outlets listed here: https://harvey-lee.com/book Harvey has had a fascinating life within the music business and even within the video game industry, and you can read all about it in this gripping book! Update: This episode does mention an upcoming interview with Harvey Lee, but we are trying to reschedule due to unforeseen circumstances that came up. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesshift/support