Douglas Martin does not have a subscription to The Believer. John Maus’ sprawling philosophical ideas and inflammatory opinions get him into trouble. He uses four-syllable words and threatens the intellect of insecure music journalists. “John Maus celebrates the imminent demise of record stores” was 2011’s “Kanye bumrushes Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech.” John Maus could very […]

Douglas Martin knows nothing about your so-called Balco investigation. Just like the word “steroids” when determining the legacy of certain baseball players– or the video for “Piss on You“ when assessing the career of R. Kelly– it seems as though no write-up about John Maus can be completed (or even begun) without the mention of […]