Steven went live Monday to talk about the show he attended at the Knitting Factory in North Hollywood Monday night! This show included Lobate Scarp (you may remember we had Adam Sears on our show about a year ago), Moon Letters, and Behold! The Monolith. A few clips are included (with audio cleaned up a bit since parts became quiet on the phone). Tune in and chat about music!

Relevant Links:

-https://lobatescarp.bandcamp.com/

-https://moonletters.bandcamp.com/album/thank-you-from-the-future

-https://beholdthemonolith.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-fathomless-deep

Join us for more updates regarding Yes and its current and former members! Jay Schellen was officially announced as the permanent Yes drummer! Oliver Wakeman (who has a birthday coming up) has posted more updates on his upcoming solo album! Benoît David gave his perhaps his first interview since leaving Yes a little over a decade ago! Plus some tribute/cover finds and more!

Relevant Links:

-Jon Davison interview with Ramzine: https://ramzine.co.uk/interviews/jon-davison-of-yes-continuing-with-the-quest/ 

-Benoit David’s interview with Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/benoit-david-yes-singer-still-hurts-1234671770/

-Roger Dean Q&A announcement: https://www.facebook.com/rogerdeanofficial/posts/pfbid02shN61todCwzTvy2PaqCabr1Gyu8jtC4waAhfmf2RkQtCAneYf9G84x5n6T2S71b6l 

-Yes - Relayer & Solo Albums Documentary: https://youtu.be/Nz3jBBKSkTk 

-King Crimson in Santa Cruz 1984: https://dgmlive.com/news/welcome-to-santa-cruz-archive-gig-from-1984 

-Teenage Dads cover "Video Killed the Radio Star": https://youtu.be/a-aSv9UIOEU 

-Ellen Alaverdyan's cover of "Roundabout": https://www.facebook.com/reel/586248660013006/

-The Complex rehearsing "Machine Messiah": https://youtu.be/CVC4ssFOSgY 

-Tomorrow - Permanent Dreams: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/tomorrow-permanent-dream-cd-edition/ 

Join us as we remember bassist Phil Spalding, who passed away earlier this week at age 65, and talk about a band he was part of in the 1980s called GTR. Feel free to share any memories you may have!

Relevant Links:

-GTR Live: https://youtu.be/xq-CLFfIln8

Join us as we interview Kansas keyboardist Tom Brislin! Yes fans will know that he played on the Yessymphonic Tour. Beyond that, he's been involved with Meat Loaf, Spiraling, Camel, The Syn, Renaissance, Anderson/Stolt, The Sea Within, even a couple Styx alumni... This guy has an impressive resume! And check out tombrislin.com as well as Kansas tour dates at kansasband.com

Join us for the first Yesshift News Desk Edition of 2023! We've got a lot to cover, including Warner acquiring Yes' Atlantic catalog, Roger Dean sharing his painting for an upcoming Yes album, Jon Anderson's comments on Zamran and Chagall from a recent Q&A, the upcoming John Wetton biography, some upcoming tours, and more! Plus, an announcement toward the end about our next interview we have lined up!

Relevant Links:

-Warner announcement: https://www.yesworld.com/2023/01/warner-musics-global-catalog-division-and-yes-announce-milestone-deal/

-Roger Dean vids about work for new Yes album:

-https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=939481583617393 

-https://www.facebook.com/rogerdeanofficial/videos/589411429681520/ 

-https://www.facebook.com/rogerdeanofficial/videos/3428527937470196/

-Zamran is Coming: https://youtu.be/3qnHxjiSEdc

-Rick Wakeman GORR January 2023: https://www.rwcc.com/gorrarchive/gorr_2301.php

-Rick's tour announcement: https://www.facebook.com/RickWakemanMusic/posts/pfbid0uJQJdP2TJNSg5eQh8goEtvcWoaiHFzgttZiezYxdZS191fHLgWaRN6mZfjEFRjSul?__cft__[0]=AZVe5CaRhg-VhPgL-4n1RY1JoNlzjdQfgVCqeJdHQH3nr7tLsU0yh9sw_DHsn6LE-ros9E4HUtbyNsFuZFCwCp2fIWjdq4RurT9y39NmbkanevtPmf9zMJ9_M8uSpfElQH5M9BdCXwlkFo-M8N8J_SkBA-tEBNFqNgdeQdTFMzPQxzGFGiDbJ0fMswv6ZYSyvRgpM0sKA9x-G-GbP6yB2mgg&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R 

-Trevor Horn post about Buggles tour with Seal: https://www.facebook.com/trevorhornofficial/videos/1227122681222169/

-John Wetton: An Extraordinary Life: www.johnwettonbook.com

-Fantasia vinyl set pre-order link: https://asiaband.lnk.to/fantasia3LPPR 

-Kansas tour dates: https://www.kansasband.com/tour-dates/ 

-London Now '71: https://youtu.be/rUEfTAlqgec 

-"Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Waldmeister: https://youtu.be/39K4CQjO-tA 

-Kevin Mulryne's Own Tourmato: https://www.facebook.com/events/841350720263309

-Dave Watkinson's Yes weekend: https://www.facebook.com/dave.watkinson.94/posts/pfbid0UR5hUvSyyDuFnnUMk91mAByxMc984dz3GNf4gJKWUmRZgs6DzNfcU7sMbszPVvmPl

Hey, it's Dan! Right before we began the previous episode, I sprung onto Steve that I wanted to do another quick surprise episode following, so here we are. He didn't/doesn't even know what it was about until we begin and it unfolds 😛

Relevant Links:

-Asia in Asia box set: https://www.amazon.com/Asia-Live-Budokan-Tokyo-Deluxe/dp/B09RMBX28F 

-And pre-order the Fantasia - Live in Tokyo 2007 3 LP release:  https://asiaband.lnk.to/fantasia3LPFA?fbclid=IwAR3jdnsJ2_lprEfsro6q4NMOpIrWw3U-B4IeZxkVh9sPSwyfGvQL-sLZAEc

Happy birthday to Jon Davison, Trevor Rabin, and Tony Kaye! 🎂Celebrating these January birthdays by highlighting each musician's Yes contributions and saying which four songs we'd like to see the three of them perform together (in a fantasy scenario, of course), and which living bassist and drummer we'd like add to the lineup. We even read comments from fans as well after we give ours!

Relevant Links:

-Yoso's early Yes medley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQGH6id_P3k

-ARW playing "Owner of a Lonely Heart" at Sweden Rock Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeRjrvw01q0

-Yes' "Believe Again" in Nashville: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBDIT3M0shk

We each give our respective takes on which two consecutive Yes albums have the biggest shift in production. Then we read a TON of fan answers to that from recent posts about this episode.  Relevant Links:

-Jon Dee's post about Drama tour rehearsal footage: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1255122348371376/

-Steve Howe's post about Jeff Beck: https://www.facebook.com/guitarrondo/posts/pfbid033LB5Z4vAR3sqrTrSZtuGfzVsRScQ11q4CBCFBdudEY9oCHhKhNech4rFGpkHAUJEl 

-Joe Cass on Yes Music Podcast: https://yesmusicpodcast.com/joe-cass-and-total-mass-retain-565/ 

-https://tormatobook.com/

In our year end wrap-up, we take a look at some favorites of a few topics and events covered in 2022, and ask that you chime in on each one in the comments as well. Thanks for following us and for a great 2022! Looking forward to 2023! -Steven and Dan

On this holiday themed episode, we'll be talking about selections featuring Yes members from the Ultimate Christmas Party albums, An All-Star Salute to Christmas, and A Prog Rock Christmas! Plus, recapping the Awaken setlist, and taking in the update from Rick regarding getting help from another certain keyboardist after his equipment got stolen.

Send us topic ideas at yesshiftpodcast @ gmail.com and at the beginning of 2023 we'll read them off! If we choose one of your ideas, we'll send you something Yes-related!