barthel:

Here is an actual thing Richard Beck says in his n+1 piece about Pitchfork:

But the story of The Beatles doesn’t begin with John, Paul, George, and Ringo deplaning at JFK. It begins with Jean-Philippe Rameau’s 1722 Treatise on Harmony, which began to theorize the tonal system that still…

I’ve been thinking about Game Criticism (which I tend not to read), and about trying to be a critical student of games – with the agenda of becoming a better maker of games. This reflection on Pop Music Criticism helps me think about it with added depth. Thanks for sharing, Barthel.