You could fill a book with all the shady characters you meet in Steely Dan songs. Quantum Criminals is that book. Journalist Alex Pappademas and artist Joan LeMay take a deep dive into the genius of ...

DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER: Each of the busy members of Steely Dan tribute band Dirty Logic has at least one substitute musician lined up in case they can't make a gig. Photo by David Simchock The recent ...

This essay is adapted from Alex Pappademas and Joan LeMay’s “Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan. A few months after Steely Dan co-founder ...

This is FRESH AIR. Rock critic Ken Tucker has noticed that there are a number of significant albums that are celebrating their 50th anniversary. And he's decided to devote a summer series to ...