As 2012 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors.
Not long before the major-label landscape collapsed in a heap, only to morph into a crud formation of reissue-happy conglomerates, Garrison Starr signed with Geffen. It was 1997, and if ignorance truly is bliss, the 22-year-old singer/songwriter from Hernando, Miss., couldn’t have been happier. Those 15 years feel like a lifetime ago for an older, wiser, slightly more cynical Starr, who’s busy promoting her sixth full-length effort, the self-released, fan-funded Amateur (Radtown Music). It took her some time to come to terms with her sexuality (and others’ opinions of it), and it’s taken her even longer to get comfortable with her creative self. To that end, the angsty-yet-optimistic, stylistically diverse Amateur is a coming out of sorts. Starr will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with her.
Starr: OK, so I can’t remember where I had one of these pickles before, but they are the best I’ve ever tasted. They’re not exactly sweet, and they’re not exactly dill; they’re spicy but not too spicy. Try them for yourself. Seriously, you won’t be sorry. They also have Wicked Okra. Holy shit.
Video after the jump.
