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Is SNP's refusal to sit in House of Lords an 'Achilles Heel' for independence?

SCOTTISH Green co-leader Gillian Mackay has dismissed SNP grandee Ian Blackford’s claim that the lack of pro-independence figures in the House of Lords is an “Achilles heel” for the Yes movement ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 11

Rick Wakeman played piano for 150 rescued moon bears; 125 remain caged on farms

Most pianists perform for crowds that clap, cheer, and request encores. Rick Wakeman, the celebrated keyboard player from the band Yes, on the other hand, recently played live for a very different audience, more than 150 rescued moon bears in a Vietnamese forest sanctuary. The concert was joyful, but it…

The Times of India · Oct 9

I Can’t Tell You But I Will by Magda Szubanski review – an insightful, elegant, anti-celebrity memoir

Szubanski’s latest book delves into both her mother’s decline, and her triumphant fight for marriage equality

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28

Experts give verdict on Andy Burnham's Scottish independence comments

ANDY Burnham has been panned as “foolish” and “poorly briefed” on the constitution by experts over his comments about Scottish independence.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 13

Counting Rs 4 lakh crore loss in RIL? Dangote refinery listing in Nigeria could trigger a 30% rally

Reliance Industries could see a re-rating of its oil-to-chemicals business as the planned Dangote Petroleum Refinery listing provides a global valuation benchmark, says YES Securities. The brokerage sees up to Rs 1 lakh crore of potential O2C valuation uplift and retains a Buy rating on Reliance with a Rs 1,660…

The Economic Times · Sep 11

“I think the price was down to the ‘cute’ factor of being a little nine-year-old. The poor attorney took pity on me”: Hannah Wicklund on how a blues lawyer got her playing boutique guitars aged 9 – and the weapon she picked to take on Deep Purple and Yes

South Carolina’s rising blues-rocker on her expensive tastes, the “turn-off” ofgoldhardware, and why she is ready to bring out her flame-painted T-type again (despite the jibes)

Guitar World · Sep 3

The story of Roundabout by Yes and the record company interference that made it successful. "We were shocked at first, but now I think it was a gift"

Inspired by Scottish scenery and circular intersections, Roundabout helped break Yes in the US after Atlantic Records took a blade to it

Louder · Sep 2

“Snake Sabo is the master of the riff. I’ll never forget when he played me 18 and Life for the first time... We had no formula”: Skid Row’s Rachel Bolan on going solo, his ’70s inspirations, and the band’s continuing search for a new singer

Bolan looks back on the only gear he could afford when he started, his creative process, and what he learned from Gene Simmons, Paul McCartney, and Yes

Guitar World · Aug 23

“We had a good run and did some great things. That wasn’t one of them”: Abandoned songs, a broken foot and footballer-size egos destroyed a Yes album

The classic line-up fell apart after disastrous attempts to make the follow-up to Tormato in Paris, before a new line-up released Drama in 1980

Louder · Aug 22

“I don’t dislike the albums we made after that. Some of them are very good. But there was a wonderful innocence about that time”: Steve Howe’s favourite Yes songs are mainly from the 1970s

Asked to select his five top tracks from his band’s career, he goes back in time to Fragile, Close To The Edge, Tales From Topographic Oceans, Going For The One and Drama

Louder · Aug 13