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Review – ASIA – FANTASIA, LIVE IN TOKYO 2007
2023 seems to be the year of the multiple vinyl live album, first The Tangent with the triple vinyl release of the excellent ‘Pyramids, Stars & More: The Tangent Live Recordings 2004-2017’ and then Transatlantic with a quadruple (yes, you read that right!) vinyl release of the monumental ‘The Final Flight: Live at L?Olympia’. Well,…
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Jay Schellen joins YES as a permanent member
YES are delighted to announce that drummer Jay Schellen has joined the band as a permanent member. Following the sad passing of our iconic drummer, Alan White on 26th May 2022, Jay will fulfil Alan’s wishes in becoming the new drummer with YES. Jay Schellen was Alan White’s choice to stand in during the Topographic Drama tour, in 2016, and shared drumming duties…
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Asia Release 3 LP Version Of ‘FANTASIA, LIVE IN TOKYO 2007’ on 24th February
Multi-platinum selling English supergroup ASIA announce they are to release for the first time ever on vinyl ASIA FANTASIA, LIVE IN TOKYO 2007 as a 3LP set. Recorded on Asia’s 25th anniversary 2007 world tour, and featuring the reformed original line-up, FANTASIA, LIVE IN TOKYO 2007 is to be issued on vinyl as a 3LP…
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YES Announce UK Dates For The Relayer Album Series Tour 2023
Progressive legends YES have announced UK dates for their long-awaited Album Series 2023 Tour featuring their 1974 Relayer album in its entirety together with a selection of other classic YES favourites. Tickets are on sale from 10am on Friday 14th October. The Relayer Tour was originally planned for 2020 but postponed due to the pandemic…
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Review – Virgil & Steve Howe – Lunar Mist
On the 11th of September 2017 a tragic event rocked the home of Steve Howe and his family when his 41 year old son Virgil died of a sudden unexpected heart attack. Virgil and Steve had produced an album together earlier in that year, called ‘Nexus’, this was an instrumental album that brought Virgil’s drums…
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Virgil & Steve Howe – announce release of new album Lunar Mist, launch title track?
Steve Howe, legendary guitarist with Yes, is pleased to announce the release of Lunar Mist? – the second collaboration with his late son Virgil Howe who tragically passed away in 2017. Continuing his journey that is fueled by the love and energies he draws from his wife Jan and their family, a passion for the…
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Live Review – YES At Manchester Bridgewater Hall – by John Wenlock-Smith
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YES? Launch YouTube Interview with Steve Howe & Geoff Downes about 50th Anniversary Close to the Edge Tour
Following the sad news of the passing of drummer Alan White, YES will go ahead with their forthcoming The Album Series Tour 2022 in June celebrating the 50th anniversary of their iconic album Close to the Edge, dedicating the tour to Alan White. On 25 May 2022 Steve Howe & Geoff Downes spoke to Prog Magazine Editor Jerry Ewing ahead of…
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Review – Asia In Asia Live At The Budokan Arena, Tokyo, December 1983 – by John Wenlock-Smith
The history of Asia is an often complex, involved and even a troubled one as the back story to this latest instalment in the Asia canon testifies. This latest release in band’s history is the then ground breaking satellite broadcast, live from Tokyo’s legendary Budokan theatre on 9th December 1983. This was also the first…
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Interview With Steve Howe by John Wenlock-Smith