Kotz is talking about that guy who tried to claim that the Who were a joke compared to the Kinks (a band I like, too), citing an admittedly lousy Who song as a point of reference, while completely ignoring that there are only three or four Kinks albums—this out of a very large catalogue—worth giving a shit about.
And that Will Oldham is a "sub-Leonard Cohen," which would indicate that he's never heard either artist.