Brooklyn Vegan — Yamantaka // Sonic Titan today in NYC * Judith Sloan @ Joe's Pub * Bootsy Collins @ BB King's * Spank Rock, MNDR @ Le Bain * Dan Bern @ Beekman Beer Garden * Big Terrific @ Cameo Gallery *... more info

ContactMusic — Soul star Bobby Womack has been released from hospital after receiving treatment for pneumonia but is due to undergo an operation later this month Mar12 as he fights cancer The singers close friend William Bootsy Collins revealed Womacks colon canc..... more info

ContactMusic — Soul legend Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with colon cancer after he was admitted to hospital suffering from pneumonia according to his pal William BOOTSY COLLINS The singersongwriters health battle was revealed by Collins in a series of posts on h... more info

Guardian Music — Soul legend also being treated for pneumonia but remains 'very upbeat about his future', according to friend Bootsy CollinsOn the eve of his hotly anticipated comeback album, news has emerged that Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with colon cancer. Th... more info

ContactMusic — Bobby Womack is reportedly battling colon cancer The singer was hospitalised at the weekend suffering with pneumonia and later diagnosed with the condition according to his friend funk bassist Bootsy Collins Bootsy originally tweeted yes... more info

Gigwise — Friend and colleague Bootsy Collins reveals star's illness on Twitter more info

Altsounds — Celebrated American funk bassist, singer and songwriter *Bootsy Collins *will release his new studio album *"Tha Funk Capital of the World" *in the UK on *Monday 25th April 2011*. Released by *Mascot Records*, the album features guest performa... more info

ContactMusic — Reclusive funk legend Sly Stone will release his first album since 1982 later this summer (11) with a little help from famous friends Jeff Beck and Bootsy Collins. Stone's I'm Back! Family & Friends, which will be released on 16 August (11), will als... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (Distortion) Yavin NY. yall treated a brother right last night at BB.Kings. We off to Canada now, but thanks for the love yall show us, the funk never forgets a good funkin'! Now that the Funkship is... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — On the Download interviews J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. At BlogHer, author Terry McMillan explains why she writes. The 2011 Bonnaroo downloads and streams page has been updated with links to videos of Bootsy Collins and Widespread Panic's sets. The... more info