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 ...

Before Donald Fagen was fully comfortable with being the lead singer of Steely Dan, David Palmer was briefly employed to be ...

On their third album, Steely Dan got a little weirder, funnier, and more obscure. Pretzel Logic, released in 1974, is way out there much of the time, making the moments when Donald Fagen and Walter ...

Glance at the credits of any Steely Dan album, and you’ll see the names of some of the best musicians of the last six decades. You’ll also see numerous musicians who became famous outside of their ...

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. “Third World Man,” the last song on Steely Dan’s 1980 ...