Dan Raper has been writing about music for PopMatters since 2005. Prior to that he did the same thing for his college newspaper and for his school newspaper before that. Of course he also writes fiction, though his only published work is entitled “Gamma-secretase exists on the plasma membrane as an intact complex that accepts substrates and effects intramembrane cleavage”. He is currently studying medicine at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Features
Thursday, April 17 2008
Alan Wilkis [Brooklyn, NY]
Unlike many of his fellow Brooklynites, whose boundary-pushing is an aesthetic in and of itself, Alan Wilkis has no fear of pop.
Monday, December 10 2007
The Best Electronica of 2007
As electronic music's edges bleed out all over the genre map, some sounds have been resurrected, others minimally revised, but the sum total shows a genre that, diffuse identity or not, continues to exert its pull on rock, pop, and the dancefloor.
Reviews
Monday, November 9 2009
Efterklang and the Danish National Chamber Orchestra: Performing Parades
Efterklang, a Danish band, teams up with the national chamber orchestra for this CD/DVD performance of their latest album
Tuesday, November 3 2009
Julian Casablancas: Phrazes for the Young
The singer-songwriter of the Strokes has finally released his solo debut. The wait was worth it.
Tuesday, November 3 2009
Jamie T: Kings & Queens
I’m sorry, I know England loves this guy, but something about him rings false.
Monday, November 2 2009
Max Richter: Memoryhouse
Fat Cat reissues Max Richter's debut album from 2002.
Monday, October 26 2009
Devendra Banhart: What Will We Be
“I know I look high," Banhart sings on his new album, “but I’m just free-dancing." If only we could join him.
Blogs
Friday, December 18 2009
Slipped Disc: The Very Best – Warm Heart of Africa
Albums that missed our Top 60 Albums list, but at least one of our writers loves.


































