Yes

The prog stars who influenced a comedy musician’s career – and made him become a milkman for a while

By Jo Kendall published 31 March 26

Graham Fellows, creator of Jilted John and John Shuttleworth, started out with ELP before finding Yes, Focus, The Enid and Pink Floyd (although he has no time for The Dark Side Of The Moon)

“I try to be professional and respectful. I had to go along with it”: When Yes told Oliver Wakeman not to come back

By Nick Shilton published 11 March 26

Keyboardist son of Rick had to tour with a band that had already fired him – but he still enjoyed the road trip, and it led to the creation of From A Page

Amazingly, a prog supergroup soundtracked the summer of 1982. Their secret? English church music

By Mark Blake published 8 March 26

With a background in three of the genre’s biggest bands, the quartet got tired of creating epics and decided to go pop. But they know their debut album would have only achieved a thousandth of its sales without the last track to be added

“People say, ‘This isn’t Yes!’ Where did we say this was Yes?”: Arc Of Life’s struggle to self-identify

By Nick Shilton published 2 March 26

Featuring three members of the prog giants, their 2021 debut received mixed reactions. But Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood and Jay Schellen decided to focus on the follow-up record rather than fight with a few armchair generals

Steve Howe on Yes’ new album, his solo career, and his honest take on those massive box sets

By Stephen Lambe published 26 February 26

Guitarist outlines what he and his colleagues want to achieve in the year ahead, and explains why musicians who refuse to listen to their own recordings are cheating themselves

“I died in her arms. You look back and say, ‘That was meant to happen’”: The song Jon Anderson wrote for his wife

By Stephen Lambe published 18 February 26

Former Yes singer can’t forget near-fatal moment with the woman he’d seen in his meditations ahead of seeing her in this world

“I could have ‘guitarist for Genesis and Yes’ on my CV”: Why Steve Hackett didn’t take up Chris Squire’s Yes offer

By Dom Lawson published 26 January 26

Hackett was in reflective mood when he released 2019 album At The Edge Of Light – which he described as not remotely progressive, explaining why that was a good thing

Debate: Will the return of Rush be the biggest prog event of 2026?

By Martin Kielty published 15 January 26

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson own the limelight all year, or can King Crimson, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Crown Lands and The Pineapple Thief grab headlines?

Two Yes members and one Led Zeppelin member got together. Anything could have happened. Very little did

By Nick Shilton published 9 January 26

The demise of the world’s biggest rock band coincided with two prog icons’ descent into bewilderment. The only evidence of their existence is four unreleased demos and a few other hints at what might have been