Lead singer for Yes, Jon Anderson was hospitalized several weeks ago for a severe asthma attack. Posts on a fan Web site by those close to the band hint that plans for the current tour will be called off due to Anderson’s ailments. Yes are scheduled to make an appearance at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights on July 19.

Revolving World wishes the Yes-man a speedy recovery.

When former Floyd man, Roger Waters performed last week at the Coachella Valley Arts Festival, he brought the old inflatable porcine prop out of mothballs to entertain the crowd during “Pigs on the Wing.” Unfortunately the pig really did wing it out of there when it broke loose from it’s tether.

British musician and creative genius, Peter Gabriel is a collaborator on an ambitious new site, “The Filter,” that helps you introduce you to an array of cultural choices that extend beyond music to include film, fashion, whatever. It’s in beta now and set for a wide release next month, but you can explore it now.

“The Filter combines purchase, consumption and browsing data (it tracks accounts on Netflix, Flixster, etc.) to create an experience map. The next level, Gabriel said, will be to meld your profile with someone else’s.” — L.A. Times

Some new photos of The King performing at Madison Square Garden in 1972 have recently surfaced. George Kalinsky who was the official photographer for the Garden was rummaging through his file negs for an upcoming campaign on “Great Moments in New York” when he located the unpublished images. It appears that there are around 40 “crisp, clear professional photos of Elvis.”

The collection will appear at Graceland starting on Memorial Day along with an exhibit of his famous jumpsuits.

From Frank Mayeran, Revolving World contributor:

Apparently there’s a theme on this blog this month. Unfortunately we lost another great musician today. Canadian guitarist, Jeff Healey succumbed to cancer last night in a Toronto hospital. Healey was known for his amazing blues and jazz guitar work with the Jeff Healey Band and he got some well-deserved notoriety when he and his band appeared in the film “Roadhouse” with Patrick Swayze. Healey shared stages with the likes of B. B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughn and had high-profile career throughout Canada, earning a Juno award for entertainer of the year in 1990 and a major hit with the song “Angel Eyes.”. He suffered from retinoblastoma, a form of cancer that resulted in him losing his eyesight asa baby, but he never let that slow down his musical career. The cancer recently returned and ended his short life at the age of 41.

Bob Dylan has recruited Jack White, Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, and more to record unfinished Hank Williams songs for an upcoming compilation.