As 2013 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors.
Life after 30 finds the original freak folker putting away hippy-dippy things. Meet Devendra Banhart Version 2.0: shorn, showered, shaved, engaged, focused and wearing a shirt. He’s also making the finest music of his career. New album Mala (Nonesuch) is the best thing he’s done since his debut. Guest appearances are few and far between, so what comes through is the thing that’s always been Banhart’s greatest asset: himself. He will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our recent print cover story on him.
Banhart: I once ran into Ed Sanders at a supermarket in upstate New York. I panicked and dropped my groceries, and all chance of maybe getting to know him went right out the window the minute I started yappin’ away; I was frothing at the mouth, “Holy shit! Mr. Sanders! What was Harry Smith Like? I love all your work, your poems, novels, the books you’ve published and, of course, the Fugs!!!”
I don’t blame ya for the someone-call-security look. Still, it was an utter pleasure to be in the same aisle with you. Hats off to Mr. Sanders!
Video after the jump.
