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      by Peter Margasak</title>
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    <author><![CDATA[Edward]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Who cares? if like the music listen to it, if you don't, then don't.
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:46:52 -0500</pubDate> 
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      <![CDATA[You call him Dev?  That hurts
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Josh Honn]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[No offense Pete, but this is a pretty trivial and, not to sound harsh or like a dick or anything, ignorant post. And, of course, I will tell you why.
    
    (1) If you asked Vashti Bunyan why she made her return "Devendra Banhart" would be one of, if not, the first names out of her mouth. 
    
    (2) Dev was on the first Antony & the Johnsons album and, if you "study" the current "freak folk" movement a bit more carefully you would notice that it isn't about pretention but frienship and collaboration (note, for instance, all the members of his backing bands for instance who had gone on to good solo careers). 
    
    (3) Devendra uses his "fame" for good. For instance, if it wasn't for Dev's Golden Apples compilation maybe some of those artists never get such wide exposure with their future releases. He has a label that puts out amazing acts that virtually no one had heard of until him and Andy Cabic (Vetiver) put out their record. While Banhart may be an ubiquitous figure to some, he uses this status to do a lot of good by promoting other bands, etc. I don't see anything wrong with collaboration, inspiration, or what have you whether it comes in the form of pictures or, more importantly, music. 
    
    The bottom line is he has helped a hell of a lot of friends of mine, inspired a whole slew of artists (and revived interest in past artists), always used his "fame" to help his friends and couldn't be a nicer or more genuine person in real life. He was in a picture with Beck: stop the presses! Everyone and their mother has written about this photo and Beck and Dev are sitting back and laughing at the whole lot because it is purely innocent and fun and he is always invited to the party.
    
    Finally, if we are going to waste/spend time hating on these kinds of people who are in the music business (i.e. the good, fun and positive kind) then, well, what's the point of music criticism?
        
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      <![CDATA[Thank you, Peter! It's not just you. I noticed that photo as well and was surprised at how annoyed I felt to see Mr. Banhart in it. After which I was annoyed with myself for recognizing him and for giving a shit about who's hanging with Beck these days. A bus ride with the Chicago Reader is not a party, per se, but he crashed mine nonetheless.
        
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