Tower of Sleep: A Defense of John Maus and Bratty Artists
Yesterday, Pitchfork ran its “Guest List” feature with John Maus. Subsequently, I and a few other people took umbrage at Maus’s tone through the piece. Not so much an interview as a formulaic, often fun “tell me your favorites” piece, it rubbed Maus the wrong way after a…
haha, i was totally gonna post about his article yesterday after i read it. i had something snarky all written out, but i wound up trashing it, because of exactly what eric harvey mentions in his post: maus isn’t so far off base, and if it weren’t for his tone we’d all be (well, i’d be) like “yeah.” indeed, if i wasn’t so self-conscious about coming off like a critical theory mongering prick and someone asked me these questions, i might make similar points. but i saved that shit for my college essays ;) and maybe, maus might say, that’s the problem.
