Devendra Banhart: ‘A tattoo of bull’s horns almost piercing my nipples felt very inspiring’
The reader interview
Post your questions for Devendra Banhart
February 2021
'It shook me to my core': 50 years of Carole King's Tapestry
James Taylor, Roberta Flack, Tori Amos, Joan Armatrading, Rufus Wainwright and more on the 70s masterpiece
September 2020
Why Marc Bolan was 'the perfect pop star', by Elton John, U2 and more
The T Rex singer captivated generations with his strutting music and hyper-sexual charisma. As a tribute album is released, stars explain why he is glam’s greatest icon
August 2020
'It all crumbled': pop stars on mental health in the age of Covid
Figures show number of adults with depression in UK has doubled with young people hit most
July 2019
On my radar
Devendra Banhart’s cultural highlights
The musician on his favourite neighbourhood gallery, Cate Le Bon’s incredible new album and a heroic meditation podcast
July 2017
Devendra Banhart review – slinky tomcat with hipster charisma
The fey Banhart gives hope to beta males everywhere, charging his soft-rock bohemian romances with magnetic, swooning beauty
September 2016
Devendra Banhart: Ape in Pink Marble review – charming incongruities
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May 2016
Macaulay Culkin: 'Aladdin is a passion project'
The former star of Home Alone stars in a surreal stoner version of the Arabian Nights tale masterminded by his musician friend Adam Green
February 2016
Come as you are: Nirvana, Patti Smith and PJ Harvey – in pictures
PJ Harvey hangs out with Dorset cows, Iggy Pop gets twisted, and Neil Young roves among redwoods ... the biggest stars of rock share an intimate moment with Renaud Monfourny of Les Inrockuptibles
October 2014
Arthur Russell: celebrating pop's eclectic outsider
Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip and singer/songwriter Devendra Banhart explain why the legacy of an unassuming American cellist and composer continues to thrive
May 2014
Devendra Banhart and Rokia Traoré review – Nonesuch 50th birthday festival
This celebration of Nonesuch records needed a little more of Traoré's power, and a bit less of Banhart's chat, writes Robin Denselow
April 2014
Australia culture blog
Devendra Banhart review – a generous set delivered with sensual charm
Though bedevilled by poor sound quality, by the end of the concert the singer had created an elated kind of intimacy, writes James Norman
July 2013
This week's new live music
Tramlines, Devendra Banhart, Rihanna: this week's new live music
