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: Keegan McHargue is one of my favorite artists. He mostly paints, but he’s also an accomplished sculptor and has an extensive record collection. I’m deeply enamored and jealous of him in all accounts. This is his Tumblr and though you won’t find his amazing work on it, you will get an amazing variety of pieces throughout the world and throughout time. It’s almost like doing a studio visit and seeing all the scraps of ephemera on their wall, the little bits of this and that—the proteins that sculpt his or her own lexicon. Actually, this isn’t like that. It may be a little like that, but mostly Keegan just has really good taste and is always finding amazing pieces I’ve never seen before. Or maybe you have, in which case, I’m sure you’re happy to see them again! You’re welcome! I mean, thanks for nothing! One or the other …
Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3WTmZpmOIk
