Parliament's 1975 concept album Mothership Connection is among the best of a dozen or so tremendous P-Funk recordings produced between 1975 and 1979. The album also represents two watershed moments in ...

The post Bootsy Collins Announces New Album, Shares “The Power of the One”: Stream appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Veteran funk bassist Bootsy Collins is gearing up to release a new album ...

Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins, co-founder and original member of the iconic Parliament-Funkadelic passed away at the age of 81. Haskins’ bandmate Bootsy Collins announced his death on Friday via Twitter.

As a member of the Parliament-Funkadelic family and a solo artist in his own right, William “Bootsy” Collins has spent some serious time in the Detroit area — especially at United Sound Studios, where ...

Calvin Simon, a founding member and vocalist/percussionist of Parliament-Funkadelic, died on Thursday at age 79. Via Pitchfork, the news came via P-Funk members Bootsy Collins and George Clinton.

The Mothership is loaded with guest stars, including Snoop Dogg, Doug E. Fresh, Béla Fleck and P-Funk alumnus Dennis Chambers. Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released.

Bootsy Collins remembers growing up in Cincinnati, then-home of R&B powerhouse King Records, and idolizing its biggest star, James Brown. “He really took us off the streets,” Collins said, remembering ...

CIRCA 1977: (L-R) Singers Calvin Simon, Fuzzy Haskins and Grady Thomas of the funk band Parliament-Funkadelic pose for a portrait in circa 1977. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Clarence ...

Legendary Parliament/Funkadelic guitarist Phelps "Catfish Collins died after a long battle with cancer, becoming the second alum of the landmark band to succumb to the disease in the last month. "My ...

BLUE ASH, OHIO — Queen City music icon Bootsy Collins plans to bring the funk to Fretboard Brewing Co.'s inaugural Over the Top Festival next month. Collins will kick off the brewery's two-day ...