Brooklyn Vegan — Former Jefferson Airplane co-lead-singer Marty Balin says a botched surgery left him with a paralyzed vocal cord and is ruining his music career, and he's suing a NYC hospital because of it. Continue reading… more info

USA Today Music — A lawsuit filed by Marty Balin against Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital says the singer and guitarist lost part of his tongue and has a paralyzed vocal cord because of the procedure done.             more info

JamBase — Listen to Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady team with Dark Star Orchestra on a pair of Jefferson Airplane classics at Dark Star Jubilee. The post Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady Guest With Dark Star Orchestra At Dark Star Jubilee appeared first on JamBase... more info

Stereogum — Last we checked in with Valley Queen was two years ago upon the release of "In My Place," a song that fulfilled a fantasy I didn't know I had: Florence Welch fronting a retro rock band with traces of Jefferson Airplane, Fleetwood Mac, and the Pretend... more info

JamBase — The Wheels Of Soul Tour featured more collaborations and debut covers performed by Tedeschi Trucks Band with the help of Hot Tuna and The Wood Brothers. more info

JamBase — JamBase is pleased to premiere a new official video featuring Elephant Revival's performance of a Jefferson Airplane classic at Red Rocks. more info

JamBase — Watch Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casady, who celebrates a birthday today, in action with Hot Tuna in 1969. more info

Stereogum — Starship's 1987 song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" was used in a Chick-fil-A ad that aired during the Grammys, and Jefferson Airplane and Starship singer Grace Slick recently published an op-ed in Forbes explaining that she licensed the song to the... more info

JamBase — Watch legendary Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna guitarist Jorma Kaukonen sit for a video interview with the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. more info

Rolling Stone — Grace Slick offered positive feedback on Pink's cover of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit." Pink's version of the 1967 psych-rock classic appears in the Disney film Alice Through the Looking Glass, out now. "It's good. Pink has the vocal power, ... more info