“When the mood took them, the prog legends of the 70s could write simple but catchy music with aplomb”: The 40 greatest Yes songs ever By Jerry Ewing, Grant Moon, Chris Roberts, Johnny Sharp, David West published 25 July 24 When 50,000 Prog magazine readers voted on the band’s catalogue, the resulting chart contained a few surprises
Steve Howe announces new solo album Guitarscape By Jerry Ewing published 16 July 24 Yes guitarist Steve Howe teams up with son Dylan on drums for new solo album to be released in September
“We’d arranged to do an album of new material together. He called me… ‘I’ve got cancer; do you mind if we put things on hold?’ Sadly it never happened”: Rick Wakeman’s tribute to Jon Lord By Dave Everley published 16 July 24 Deep Purple icon, who inspired Yes counterpart to remake Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, had a wicked sense of humour and was a true progger at heart
“A lot of the music I’ve made has had the goal of achieving something similar to Yes”: Steve Howe was the middle ground between Moby and his punk-hating guitar teacher By Jo Kendall published 15 July 24 Electronica, ambient and rock artist still listens to Close To The Edge once a month
“I used to wake the engineer up to try again; he went home because it was driving him crazy. And I was angry because I didn’t know how to stop trying”: Jon Anderson recalls the “state of madness” that gave us Olias Of Sunhillow By Mark Blake published 9 July 24 Yes singer pushed far beyond his comfort zone for 1976 debut solo record, and when it was finished the world – and his bandmates – seemed underwhelmed. Was it worth the effort?
The story of Marillion's Marbles is on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now! By Jerry Ewing published 21 June 24 Plus Yes, Steven Wilson, Richard Thompson, ELO, AIrbag, Moody Blues, Nordic Giants, Marjana Semkina and loads more...
“Here was fresh music, well-presented in high quality, and I didn’t have to sit around in a rehearsal room for months deciding on the sandwich order”: The joy and pain of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe’s only album By Johnny Sharp published 20 June 24 United under Jon Anderson’s vision, four ex Yes members regrouped to make the 1989 record that looked both forward and backward
"When I'm not interested or unavailable, I believe that Yes should carry on": Steve Howe on the future of Yes and his new version of Tales From Topographic Oceans By Dave Ling published 31 May 24 Steve Howe on the future of Yes, the band's next leader, and why an Avatar show isn't out of the question
Jon Anderson teases fans with new video clip of Soon By Jerry Ewing published 29 May 24 Jon Anderson will release new album TRUE, recorded with touring band The Band Geeks, in August
“Perpetually overlooked… the right album at the wrong time. It’s fascinating to hear Jon Anderson’s voice sounding rather throaty and, well, dirty”: Yes’ Talk 30th Anniversary edition By Daryl Easlea published 25 May 24 An untitled Trevor Rabin instrumental and an incredible 10-minute demo of Endless Dream crown the bonus elements of the 1994 ‘Yes West’ record
"Sounding as pristine today as it did in 1994": Trevor Rabin and Jon Anderson shine on their final Yes album together, Talk By Philip Wilding published 24 May 24 Overlooked and undersold Yes gem Talk gets a welcome multidisc reissue
Yes to release Super Deluxe Edition of Fragile in June By Jerry Ewing published 15 May 24 The new Super Deluxe version of Yes's Fragile album is remastered and features rarities and previously unreleased live recordings
“When the line-ups changed I thought it was getting a bit stale. But they reinvented themselves… what an incredible thing”: Steve Stevens has loved Yes since he was 14, and always will By Jerry Ewing published 4 May 24 Billy Idol’s guitarist discovered his mood for a lifetime when he saw the British icons at Madison Square Garden in 1974
“We didn’t force a connection, it just happened.” Steve Howe remembers a fledgling Yes supporting Jethro Tull in America in 1971 By Dave Everley published 15 April 24 Supporting an already-established Jethro Tull in America helped Yes in their way to star status
“The fans understood I was the price they had to pay to hear the band they loved, so they put up with me. It’s not like you’re joining the Sex Pistols”: Trevor Horn on fronting Yes – and how it later made 90125 possible By Johnny Sharp published 9 April 24 Producer recalls making his colleagues feel “embarrassed and amused at the same time” as he begged them not to give up on Owner Of A Lonely Heart
"We get halfway through, just before the solo, and all the power goes off on stage": The night a furious Ray Davies cut a Yes set short before aiming blows and kicks at Rick Wakeman By Gary Graff published 3 April 24 In late 1971, Yes and The Kinks hooked up for a short run of shows in New York, but brotherly love between the bands was in short supply
The Yes albums you should definitely own By Classic Rock published 26 March 24 The musicians may have changed, but the search for musical transcendence never wavered. These are the very best albums by Yes
New four-disc box set for 'great lost Yes album' Talk due in May By Jerry Ewing published 25 March 24 Yes's 1994 album Talk will also be reissued as a limited edition double white vinyl release and on single CD
Jon Anderson announces Yes: Epics, Classics and More tour: new music on the way By Fraser Lewry published 5 March 24 Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks are currently putting the finishing touches on a new album
Yes launch limited 2CD and Blu-ray edition of Mirror To The Sky By Jerry Ewing published 23 February 24 The band's Classic Tales Of Yes UK tour takes place in May and June