Take the body of work of any Classic Rock band—or that of any other genre—and you’d be hard pressed to name a group with more characters of note than in the lyrics of Steely Dan. Dr. Wu. Mr. La Page, ...
Steely Dan’s songs of monied decadence, druggy disconnection and self-destructive escapism seemed satirically extreme way back when. Now they just seem prophetic. May 4, 2023 For us, this book is a ...
This interview originally appeared in NPR Music's weekly newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter here. Steely Dan is a paradox. As writer Alex Pappademas puts it, it's a "cult band whose catalog ...
The acclaimed 1977 album will be pressed on Ultra High-Quality Vinyl (UHQR) at 45 RPM. In addition to being available on vinyl, the remastered album will also be available to purchase as a Super Audio ...
A new book has taught me that I don’t mind a lack of clarity as much as I often suppose. It’s the weird and wondrous “Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers and Other Sole Survivors From the Songs ...
During my junior year of college, there was a freshman in my dorm named Steve, whose older sister had been a friend of mine in high school. Steve was a good kid, but I occasionally felt compelled to ...
Quantum Criminals, the upcoming book by journalist/critic Alex Pappademas and illustrator Joan LeMay, is a comprehensive Steely Dan biography that doubles as a wild trip through the extended Steely ...
This article is adapted from Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan, by Alex Pappademas and Joan LeMay ...
During our recent Drums Week here at MusicRadar we were reminded of the fits and starts history of the drum machine. One particularly fascinating and pioneering device we felt was worth exploring a ...