So it begins. . . as it continues. . .

By Will McGuirk

Its new to us stuff I want to remember because you will and you will ask and I want to answer in the affirmative, its research for behind the counter culture, its notes to self and easier to place on a digital shelf.

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RIP, Rapper MF Doom remembered by Tyler the Creator, JPEGMAFIA, Q-Tip and more - via Pitchfork

The Guardian brings some keen forward looking with its look at some albums to look forward to in 2021, includes Denise Chaila, who is a revelation - via Guardian UK

Ozzy’s new album will feature members of Metallica, Foo Fighters, and Red Hot Chilli Peppers - via Kerrang!

Architects, Cult of Luna, Evanescence, Melvins; 55 albums to anticipate in 2021 - via Revolver

‘Brothers’ is ten, Black Keys celebrate with deluxe edition - via Consequence of Sound

Fifty years of ‘Stage Fright’; The Band’s third album will be treated to a box set which will include ‘Field Recordings’ - a jam session at The Calgary Hotel as well as ‘Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1971’. - via Super Deluxe Edition

By Will McGuirk

Waves of karma lap the edges of the gilded palaces. Gate keepers shovel heaps of broken promises trying to stem the tide, trying to buy some time but the palaces crumble still from within.

“We are now living in a different world than we were when I wrote these songs and captured these sonic vibrations, these soul vibrations. It has been a challenging year, yet all around me I see people stepping into their power, finding their voices, and discovering their strength.” - Rachel Beck

“This song is about feeling the weight of someone else’s sadness and feeling it, inevitably, bring you down too because when you love someone, sometimes you wear their emotions like your own.” - Liza Anne

Slowcity.ca Notes to Self - MF Doom, Denise Chaila, Ozzy, Cult of Luna, The Black Keys, and The Band,

Slowcity.ca Open Mic with Denise Chaila, Rachel Beck, , Lynn Jackson, Liza Anne, Grace Potter, and Jehnny Beth