yes Archive
09 Oct 2019
A Session with the Session Man: Rick Wakeman (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… Of all the sessions you’ve played on, is there one that really stands out as a particularly disastrous or unpleasant? No. I’ve never had any unpleasant […]
08 Oct 2019
A Session with the Session Man: Rick Wakeman (Part One)
Mention the name Rick Wakeman to a fan of ’70s rock and they’ll immediately think of Yes, the band he has joined and quit more than five times. Dig further […]
10 Aug 2019
British Rock Nobility Convenes Onstage for “The Royal Affair”
Note: I’ve interviewed a bunch of these artists. Blue-highlighted hyperlinks will take you there. — bk In the concert business, package tours are nothing new; as far back as 1959, […]
25 Mar 2019
Hundred-word Reviews, March 2019 Part One
I can’t point to specific reasons as to why this is the case, but in recent months there has been more than the typical amount of really good music finding […]
09 Jan 2019
Hundred-word Reviews for January 2019
The backlog is threatening to get unmanageable once again. As a kind of editorial pressure release valve, here’s a quick look at ten worthy albums that have recently crossed my […]
29 Dec 2018
Video Roundup 2018
Covering DVDs and Blu-Rays takes more time than reviewing albums; I have to set up in my living room, with a recliner, a couple of cats and (generally) a good […]
28 Sep 2018
Before and Beyond with Yes Guitarist Steve Howe
Progressive rock giant Yes is currently on tour celebrating the band’s 50-year anniversary. Today the group is led by Steve Howe, Yes’s longtime guitarist (he joined in 1970 and has […]
20 Aug 2018
Multiple Discs, Multiple Artists (Part 1 of 2)
It’s purely happenstance, but at the moment I have two discs each of archival/reissue/compilation music from seven acts. (Actually, I have three discs each by three of those, but I’m […]
09 Aug 2018
Chasing the Sound of Yes, 50 Years On
Steve Howe laughs when asked what it is that keeps playing in Yes fresh and interesting for him. The guitarist has been a member of Yes for most of the […]
21 Sep 2017
Yes’ Geoff Downes: We’re Still Here
Note: this interview with Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes took places just before the group’s summer 2017 run of dates; the tour was canceled in September after the tragic death of […]