Brooklyn Vegan — Jefferson Airplane back in the day Jefferson Starship are currently on their Jefferson Airplane tour, playing full Airplane sets for the band's 50th anniversary (it hit NYC earlier this week, anyone go?). Now another Airplane spinoff, Hot Tuna (aka J... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher The Grateful Dead aren't the only San Francisco Sound band celebrating a 50th anniversary this year. Jefferson Airplane turn 50 too, and to celebrate that, founding guitarist, backup and sometimes-lead vocalist Paul Kantner's band Je... more info

Mercury News, California — Marin rock has lost one of its seminal figures and vibrant personalities. Bill Thompson, longtime manager of the Jefferson Airplane, the Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna, died of a heart attack on Monday at his home in Mill Valley, friends said. He wa... more info

KEXP Seattle — If drama is the key to art, then look no further than Austin band The Black Angels. The group is a collection of eerie organs, guitar riffs and vocals that, when combined, sound like a mash-up of Tame Impala, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors and DJ Shad... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Bad IndiansFrom: Michigan, United StatesThere are two distinct sides to Bad Indians. They veer from hard edged garage rock that wouldn't sound out of place on Nuggets to sweet poppy psych that sounds like a lost artefact from the Paisley Underground.... more info

Mercury News, California — Former Jefferson Airplane drummer Joey Covington died Tuesday in a Palm Springs car crash. more info

E! Online — Joey Covington, the drummer who played with Jefferson Airplane from 1970 to 1972, passed away Tuesday. The 67-year-old musician was killed in a car accident in Palm Springs, Calif., per... more info

USA Today Music — The '70s rock musician died in a Palm Springs car crash late Tuesday afternoon. more info

Starpulse — Rocker Joey Covington has died in a car accident in California. The 67-year-old Jefferson Airplane drummer lost control of his sedan and slammed into a wall in Palm Springs on Tuesday (04Jun13), a... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — The San Francisco ballroom scene of the mid- to late-60s produced some genuinely legendary groups — Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Moby Grape among them. But for every band that went onto stardom, there wer... more info