feed02.fireside.fm Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:04:23 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Steelin' In the Dan http://www.steelininthedan.com Fri, 14 Aug 2020 15:23:36 -0400 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett explore the enduring allure of Steely Dan, a band whose music has been described as "...among the most genuinely subversive ouevres in late 20th-century pop." Each week we advance chronologically through the band's discography and discuss one song by the Dan, and two related creative works as chosen by the hosts. en-us © 2026 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett episodic Reviewing the works of Steely Dan and suspected fellow travelers Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett explore the enduring allure of Steely Dan, a band whose music has been described as "...among the most genuinely subversive ouevres in late 20th-century pop." Each week we advance chronologically through the band's discography and discuss one song by the Dan, and two related creative works as chosen by the hosts. true steely dan, music, film, criticism Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett steelininthedan@gmail.com yes Episode 11: Can't Wrap an Album http://www.steelininthedan.com/11 7e885311-a137-4f9f-8879-d1809fad9017 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0400 steelininthedan@gmail.com (Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett) full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week - recapping Steely Dan's debut album, “Can't Buy a Thrill” 1:36:02 true We bring in some friends to take a look back at Steely Dan's debut album, Can't Buy a Thrill.

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]]> We bring in some friends to take a look back at Steely Dan's debut album, Can't Buy a Thrill.

We've been sitting on this episode way too long because I've been too lazy to do links and artwork, so I'm posting it more or less as is. Thanks for your patience, and apologies to our delightfull guests Lauren and Josh.

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]]> We bring in some friends to take a look back at Steely Dan's debut album, Can't Buy a Thrill.

We've been sitting on this episode way too long because I've been too lazy to do links and artwork, so I'm posting it more or less as is. Thanks for your patience, and apologies to our delightfull guests Lauren and Josh.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/AoSCWuB0+xwG3q7Zx ]]> Joe McAlhany Scott Beckett Episode 10: Love ‘Em Till They Run for Cover http://www.steelininthedan.com/10 d9b1cd2c-e498-4564-9792-eb25e0a07355 Tue, 03 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0500 steelininthedan@gmail.com (Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett) full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week’s Steely Dan track - “Turn That Heartbeat Over Again”; Scott’s pick - “The Salton Sea” (2002); Joe’s pick - “Good Time" (2017) 1:32:30 true Get ready for one digression after another (and a little Reddit theater) as Scott and Joe piece together their thoughts on Can’t Buy a Thrill’s final track “Turn That Heartbeat Over Again.” The song’s narrative inspires Scott’s choice, the “try-hard” meth noir The Salton Sea (2002), starring Val Kilmer and a cranked-up Vincent D’Onofrio. Joe is similarly criminal minded, pulling focus to the Safdie brothers’ unrelenting Good Time (2017). Also discussed: heat checks; the destructive power of Disney; Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems; an underrated Paul Schrader gem; the healing power of the drums… I told you it was a digressive one. Just remember: Steely Dan is NOT prog rock.

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]]> steely dan, can't buy a thrill, turn that heartbeat over again, the salton sea, good time, safdie brothers, val kilmer, robert pattinson Get ready for one digression after another (and a little Reddit theater) as Scott and Joe piece together their thoughts on Can’t Buy a Thrill’s final track “Turn That Heartbeat Over Again.” The song’s narrative inspires Scott’s choice, the “try-hard” meth noir The Salton Sea (2002), starring Val Kilmer and a cranked-up Vincent D’Onofrio. Joe is similarly criminal minded, pulling focus to the Safdie brothers’ unrelenting Good Time (2017). Also discussed: heat checks; the destructive power of Disney; Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems; an underrated Paul Schrader gem; the healing power of the drums… I told you it was a digressive one. Just remember: Steely Dan is NOT prog rock.

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]]> Get ready for one digression after another (and a little Reddit theater) as Scott and Joe piece together their thoughts on Can’t Buy a Thrill’s final track “Turn That Heartbeat Over Again.” The song’s narrative inspires Scott’s choice, the “try-hard” meth noir The Salton Sea (2002), starring Val Kilmer and a cranked-up Vincent D’Onofrio. Joe is similarly criminal minded, pulling focus to the Safdie brothers’ unrelenting Good Time (2017). Also discussed: heat checks; the destructive power of Disney; Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems; an underrated Paul Schrader gem; the healing power of the drums… I told you it was a digressive one. Just remember: Steely Dan is NOT prog rock.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/AoSCWuB0+s9SRNY38 ]]> Joe McAlhany Scott Beckett Episode 9: Dinner at Zabriskie Point http://www.steelininthedan.com/9 8cda2aff-56da-4341-91f0-8643cd936c39 Mon, 20 Jan 2020 04:00:00 -0500 steelininthedan@gmail.com (Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett) full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week’s Steely Dan track - “Change of the Guard”; Scott’s pick - “Dinner Rush” (2000); Joe’s pick - “Zabriskie Point" (1970) 1:19:55 true On a particularly coastal episode, Joe and Scott survey the "sun-struck L.A. optimism of 'Change of the Guard'" and end up agreeing with (later) Donald Fagen that it "approaches a level of filler," though Skunk delivers another killer guitar solo. The boys swing east to grab a bite at Bob Giraldi's stylish and entertaining Dinner Rush (2000) before going back to Cali for a tour of the counterculture and the desert in Michaelangelo Antonioni's divisive Zabriskie Point (1970). Scott hits the flyover states to recommend rock out of Austin and jazz out of Chicago; while Joe goes global with a film out of Brazil, as well as a post-punk record and a modern Gothic horror novel out of England. We're willing to die too, but not of boredom.

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]]> steely dan, can't buy a thrill, change of the guard, dinner rush, bob giraldi, zabriskie point, michaelangelo antonioni On a particularly coastal episode, Joe and Scott survey the "sun-struck L.A. optimism of 'Change of the Guard'" and end up agreeing with (later) Donald Fagen that it "approaches a level of filler," though Skunk delivers another killer guitar solo. The boys swing east to grab a bite at Bob Giraldi's stylish and entertaining Dinner Rush (2000) before going back to Cali for a tour of the counterculture and the desert in Michaelangelo Antonioni's divisive Zabriskie Point (1970). Scott hits the flyover states to recommend rock out of Austin and jazz out of Chicago; while Joe goes global with a film out of Brazil, as well as a post-punk record and a modern Gothic horror novel out of England. We're willing to die too, but not of boredom.

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]]> On a particularly coastal episode, Joe and Scott survey the "sun-struck L.A. optimism of 'Change of the Guard'" and end up agreeing with (later) Donald Fagen that it "approaches a level of filler," though Skunk delivers another killer guitar solo. The boys swing east to grab a bite at Bob Giraldi's stylish and entertaining Dinner Rush (2000) before going back to Cali for a tour of the counterculture and the desert in Michaelangelo Antonioni's divisive Zabriskie Point (1970). Scott hits the flyover states to recommend rock out of Austin and jazz out of Chicago; while Joe goes global with a film out of Brazil, as well as a post-punk record and a modern Gothic horror novel out of England. We're willing to die too, but not of boredom.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/AoSCWuB0+p15LIsc2 ]]> Joe McAlhany Scott Beckett Episode 8: The Tao of a Brooklyn Landlord http://www.steelininthedan.com/8 1644020e-a6cf-4f16-b778-4057ed8a57fc Mon, 30 Dec 2019 04:00:00 -0500 steelininthedan@gmail.com (Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett) full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week’s Steely Dan track - “Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)”; Scott’s pick - “The Tao of Steve”; Joe’s pick - “The Landlord" 1:09:53 true Joe and Scott keep it (relatively) tight this week as they tackle the back-half filler track "Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)", a 68 out of 120 on Dakota's smooth rockin' scale. Then they study the philosophy of cool presented in The Tao of Steve (2000), a leftover of the 90s Gen X indie boom starring Donal Logue as a fat guy who (you'll never believe this) fucks. Your white hosts then squirm their way through a discussion of race and class provoked by Hal Ashby's forgotten gentrification dramedy The Landlord (1970). This episode answers the immortal question "How do we live?" so maybe you should tune in.

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]]> steely dan, can't buy a thrill, brooklyn owes the charmer under me, the tao of steve, donal logue, the landlord, hal ashby, beau bridges Joe and Scott keep it (relatively) tight this week as they tackle the back-half filler track "Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)", a 68 out of 120 on Dakota's smooth rockin' scale. Then they study the philosophy of cool presented in The Tao of Steve (2000), a leftover of the 90s Gen X indie boom starring Donal Logue as a fat guy who (you'll never believe this) fucks. Your white hosts then squirm their way through a discussion of race and class provoked by Hal Ashby's forgotten gentrification dramedy The Landlord (1970). This episode answers the immortal question "How do we live?" so maybe you should tune in.

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]]> Joe and Scott keep it (relatively) tight this week as they tackle the back-half filler track "Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)", a 68 out of 120 on Dakota's smooth rockin' scale. Then they study the philosophy of cool presented in The Tao of Steve (2000), a leftover of the 90s Gen X indie boom starring Donal Logue as a fat guy who (you'll never believe this) fucks. Your white hosts then squirm their way through a discussion of race and class provoked by Hal Ashby's forgotten gentrification dramedy The Landlord (1970). This episode answers the immortal question "How do we live?" so maybe you should tune in.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/AoSCWuB0+OWAkA2R- ]]> Joe McAlhany Scott Beckett Episode 7: Kings On Fire, Queen On the Bound http://www.steelininthedan.com/7 b01d0bc6-79c0-4d2b-851a-41ee74b5a646 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 04:00:00 -0500 steelininthedan@gmail.com (Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett) full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week’s Steely Dan track - “Fire In the Hole”; Scott’s pick - “On the Bound”; Joe’s pick - “Rois et reine" ("Kings and Queen") 1:17:57 true In this piano-driven installment, Joe and Scott dig into the “Do It Again” B-side “Fire In the Hole”, a sleeper hit hiding on Can’t Buy a Thrill’s back half. The boys follow the piano line into the opening track of Fiona Apple’s When the Pawn…, “On the Bound” from 1999, and a discussion of “a jazz singer for the end of the millenium”, late ‘90s production tropes, and Paul Thomas Anderson. Then it’s off to the Continent for a tour of Arnaud Desplechin’s 2004 French drama Kings and Queen, with tonal dynamics to rival the Dan. Dakota keeps the boys in line, Scott reviews a Flying Lotus show, and Joe delivers a heart-felt send-off to the musician, singer, poet, and cartoonist David Berman.

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]]> steely dan, can't buy a thrill, fire in the hole, fiona apple, on the bound, arnaud desplechin, rois et reine, kings and queen In this piano-driven installment, Joe and Scott dig into the “Do It Again” B-side “Fire In the Hole”, a sleeper hit hiding on Can’t Buy a Thrill’s back half. The boys follow the piano line into the opening track of Fiona Apple’s When the Pawn…, “On the Bound” from 1999, and a discussion of “a jazz singer for the end of the millenium”, late ‘90s production tropes, and Paul Thomas Anderson. Then it’s off to the Continent for a tour of Arnaud Desplechin’s 2004 French drama Kings and Queen, with tonal dynamics to rival the Dan. Dakota keeps the boys in line, Scott reviews a Flying Lotus show, and Joe delivers a heart-felt send-off to the musician, singer, poet, and cartoonist David Berman.

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]]> In this piano-driven installment, Joe and Scott dig into the “Do It Again” B-side “Fire In the Hole”, a sleeper hit hiding on Can’t Buy a Thrill’s back half. The boys follow the piano line into the opening track of Fiona Apple’s When the Pawn…, “On the Bound” from 1999, and a discussion of “a jazz singer for the end of the millenium”, late ‘90s production tropes, and Paul Thomas Anderson. Then it’s off to the Continent for a tour of Arnaud Desplechin’s 2004 French drama Kings and Queen, with tonal dynamics to rival the Dan. Dakota keeps the boys in line, Scott reviews a Flying Lotus show, and Joe delivers a heart-felt send-off to the musician, singer, poet, and cartoonist David Berman.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/AoSCWuB0+8ISvMqKj ]]> Joe McAlhany Scott Beckett Episode 6: Like a Reelin’ Stone http://www.steelininthedan.com/6 de319730-82e1-40f6-a9d9-000b4b5cc7e6 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:00:00 -0500 steelininthedan@gmail.com (Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett) full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week’s Steely Dan track - “Reelin' In the Years”; Joe’s pick - “Like a Rolling Stone”; Scott’s pick - “The Rules of Attraction”; 1:38:41 true Scott and Joe flip over to side two of Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill and revisit the classic rock staple “Reelin’ In the Years.” Their verdict: it never gets old. Next your hosts cower before the intimidating authenticity of Bob Dylan as they discuss his ramshackle masterpiece “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965). Then the boys head back to school to unpack their conflicted feelings on an old favorite, Roger Avary’s The Rules of Attraction (2002). Scott confesses that he’s a Dawson’s Creek fan, and Joe casts Eric Stoltz as Donald Fagen in the Steely Dan biopic in his head. How’s my little girl?
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Elliot Randall in Guitar World
Ben Beaumont-Thomas on Steely Dan (The Guardian)
Rolling Stone on “Like a Rolling Stone”
Sleepwalkers on Bandcamp

]]> Steely Dan,Can'tBuy a Thrill,Reelin' In the Years,Bob Dylan,Like a Rolling Stone,Roger Avary,The Rules of Attraction Scott and Joe flip over to side two of Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill and revisit the classic rock staple “Reelin’ In the Years.” Their verdict: it never gets old. Next your hosts cower before the intimidating authenticity of Bob Dylan as they discuss his ramshackle masterpiece “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965). Then the boys head back to school to unpack their conflicted feelings on an old favorite, Roger Avary’s The Rules of Attraction (2002). Scott confesses that he’s a Dawson’s Creek fan, and Joe casts Eric Stoltz as Donald Fagen in the Steely Dan biopic in his head. How’s my little girl?
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Ben Beaumont-Thomas on Steely Dan (The Guardian)
Rolling Stone on “Like a Rolling Stone”
Sleepwalkers on Bandcamp

]]> Scott and Joe flip over to side two of Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill and revisit the classic rock staple “Reelin’ In the Years.” Their verdict: it never gets old. Next your hosts cower before the intimidating authenticity of Bob Dylan as they discuss his ramshackle masterpiece “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965). Then the boys head back to school to unpack their conflicted feelings on an old favorite, Roger Avary’s The Rules of Attraction (2002). Scott confesses that he’s a Dawson’s Creek fan, and Joe casts Eric Stoltz as Donald Fagen in the Steely Dan biopic in his head. How’s my little girl?
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Elliot Randall in Guitar World
Ben Beaumont-Thomas on Steely Dan (The Guardian)
Rolling Stone on “Like a Rolling Stone”
Sleepwalkers on Bandcamp

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/AoSCWuB0+NG-lQUrE ]]> Joe McAlhany Scott Beckett Episode 5: Episode 5: Only a Fool Would Throw That Brick Through the Window http://www.steelininthedan.com/5 235c7d19-e923-40ae-8706-8a89bbb76ee7 Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0400 steelininthedan@gmail.com (Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett) full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week’s Steely Dan track - “Only a Fool Would Say That”; Scott’s pick - “Brick”; Joe’s pick - “Trouble Every Day” 1:32:22 true Scott and Joe wrap up side one of Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill with their analysis of the seemingly cynical “Only a Fool Would Say That.” They find parallel visions of the world in the Mothers of Invention’s protest blues “Trouble Every Day” (1966) and Rian Johnson’s snazzy high school neo-noir Brick (2005). The hosts venture out of their depth to talk Frank Zappa, LBJ, the Watts riots, silent cinema, and Mexican stews. Utopian dreams are smashed, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is pounded to pulp. Young ones listening to this podcast: you are the resistance.
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“The Incredible History of the Mothers” (Hit Parader)
AP archival footage of the Watts Riots
Zappa stands up for his Cadillac
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
“Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets” (New Yorker profile)

]]> Steely Dan,Can't Buy a Thrill,Only a Fool Would Say That,Brick,Rian Johnson,Trouble Every Day,Frank Zappa Scott and Joe wrap up side one of Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill with their analysis of the seemingly cynical “Only a Fool Would Say That.” They find parallel visions of the world in the Mothers of Invention’s protest blues “Trouble Every Day” (1966) and Rian Johnson’s snazzy high school neo-noir Brick (2005). The hosts venture out of their depth to talk Frank Zappa, LBJ, the Watts riots, silent cinema, and Mexican stews. Utopian dreams are smashed, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is pounded to pulp. Young ones listening to this podcast: you are the resistance.
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“The Incredible History of the Mothers” (Hit Parader)
AP archival footage of the Watts Riots
Zappa stands up for his Cadillac
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
“Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets” (New Yorker profile)

]]> Scott and Joe wrap up side one of Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill with their analysis of the seemingly cynical “Only a Fool Would Say That.” They find parallel visions of the world in the Mothers of Invention’s protest blues “Trouble Every Day” (1966) and Rian Johnson’s snazzy high school neo-noir Brick (2005). The hosts venture out of their depth to talk Frank Zappa, LBJ, the Watts riots, silent cinema, and Mexican stews. Utopian dreams are smashed, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is pounded to pulp. Young ones listening to this podcast: you are the resistance.
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“The Incredible History of the Mothers” (Hit Parader)
AP archival footage of the Watts Riots
Zappa stands up for his Cadillac
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
“Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets” (New Yorker profile)

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/AoSCWuB0+Rt21iCR7 ]]> Joe McAlhany Scott Beckett Episode 4: Duets, Anti-Buddies, and Midnite Cruisers http://www.steelininthedan.com/4 bf92f2d6-920d-41e2-b5fa-0fc33127e834 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 08:00:00 -0400 steelininthedan@gmail.com (Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett) full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week’s Steely Dan track - “Midnite Cruiser”; Scott’s pick - “Duets”; Joe’s pick - “Mikey and Nicky” 2:05:43 true It’s a jumbo-sized episode this week as Scott and Joe crack into one of Can’t Buy a Thrill’s sleeper tracks, the bittersweet “Midnite Cruiser.” They then try to establish a cult for the baffling competitive karaoke dud Duets (2000), starring Gwenyth Paltrow, Huey Lewis, Andre Braugher, and Paul Giamatti (with hair and an earring!). Things veer into darker territory as the hosts grapple with Mikey and Nicky, Elaine May’s unflinching look at two ungentlemanly losers. Your humble episode description writer thinks this may be the best episode yet.
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A.O. Scott’s review of Duets
Heaven Can Wait: The Hidden Genius of Elaine May (The Ringer)
The Mysterious Elaine May: Hiding in Plain Sight (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Piranha Rama's Bandcamp

]]> Steely Dan, Can’t Buy a Thrill, Midnite Cruiser, Duets, Mikey and Nicky It’s a jumbo-sized episode this week as Scott and Joe crack into one of Can’t Buy a Thrill’s sleeper tracks, the bittersweet “Midnite Cruiser.” They then try to establish a cult for the baffling competitive karaoke dud Duets (2000), starring Gwenyth Paltrow, Huey Lewis, Andre Braugher, and Paul Giamatti (with hair and an earring!). Things veer into darker territory as the hosts grapple with Mikey and Nicky, Elaine May’s unflinching look at two ungentlemanly losers. Your humble episode description writer thinks this may be the best episode yet.
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A.O. Scott’s review of Duets
Heaven Can Wait: The Hidden Genius of Elaine May (The Ringer)
The Mysterious Elaine May: Hiding in Plain Sight (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Piranha Rama's Bandcamp

]]> It’s a jumbo-sized episode this week as Scott and Joe crack into one of Can’t Buy a Thrill’s sleeper tracks, the bittersweet “Midnite Cruiser.” They then try to establish a cult for the baffling competitive karaoke dud Duets (2000), starring Gwenyth Paltrow, Huey Lewis, Andre Braugher, and Paul Giamatti (with hair and an earring!). Things veer into darker territory as the hosts grapple with Mikey and Nicky, Elaine May’s unflinching look at two ungentlemanly losers. Your humble episode description writer thinks this may be the best episode yet.
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A.O. Scott’s review of Duets
Heaven Can Wait: The Hidden Genius of Elaine May (The Ringer)
The Mysterious Elaine May: Hiding in Plain Sight (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Piranha Rama's Bandcamp

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/AoSCWuB0+K3_E98nO ]]> Joe McAlhany Scott Beckett Episode 3: “Kings” of New York, Princes of Thieves http://www.steelininthedan.com/3 6d8838a6-47df-4c8e-a57c-449d5c8e6e0f Sat, 21 Sep 2019 08:00:00 -0400 steelininthedan@gmail.com (Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett) full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week's Steely Dan track - "Kings"; Scott's pick - "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"; Joe's pick - "King of New York" 1:39:00 true This week, Scott and Joe scrape the flesh off of Dakota’s favorite Steely Dan song (so far), the mock-anthemic “Kings.” Then they take aim at Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and fall under the spell of Abel Ferrara’s dreamy gangster story King of New York (1990). Historical myths (and Kevin Costner’s ego) are deflated, and Christopher Walken is recognized as true royalty.
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The Steely Dan Reader (w/ Metal Leg archive!)
Ebert on Robin Hood
"This Is The Most Filmed In Alley In NYC"
Abel Ferrara on Conan

]]> steely dan, can't buy a thrill, kings, robin hood: prince of thieves, king of new york, christopher walken, kevin costner This week, Scott and Joe scrape the flesh off of Dakota’s favorite Steely Dan song (so far), the mock-anthemic “Kings.” Then they take aim at Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and fall under the spell of Abel Ferrara’s dreamy gangster story King of New York (1990). Historical myths (and Kevin Costner’s ego) are deflated, and Christopher Walken is recognized as true royalty.
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The Steely Dan Reader (w/ Metal Leg archive!)
Ebert on Robin Hood
"This Is The Most Filmed In Alley In NYC"
Abel Ferrara on Conan

]]> This week, Scott and Joe scrape the flesh off of Dakota’s favorite Steely Dan song (so far), the mock-anthemic “Kings.” Then they take aim at Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and fall under the spell of Abel Ferrara’s dreamy gangster story King of New York (1990). Historical myths (and Kevin Costner’s ego) are deflated, and Christopher Walken is recognized as true royalty.
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The Steely Dan Reader (w/ Metal Leg archive!)
Ebert on Robin Hood
"This Is The Most Filmed In Alley In NYC"
Abel Ferrara on Conan

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/AoSCWuB0+dDNpJ-Ql ]]> Joe McAlhany Scott Beckett Episode 2: Closer to That Most Important Thing: “Dirty Work” http://www.steelininthedan.com/2 06c76751-6454-46d6-b3b0-570034e34eee Sat, 07 Sep 2019 08:00:00 -0400 steelininthedan@gmail.com (Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett) full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week's Steely Dan track - "Dirty Work"; Scott's pick - "Closer"; Joe's pick - "That Most Important Thing: Love" 1:27:36 true Scott and Joe sift through their mixed feelings about Steely Dan’s soft rock classic “Dirty Work” and have a tough conversation with sad sack guest vocalist David Palmer. Then they zoom in on the messy, tangled love affairs depicted in Mike Nichols’ kinda naughty "Closer" (2004) and Andrzej Zulawski’s totally bonkers "That Most Important Thing: Love" (1975). In the process, your hosts critique Donald Fagen’s looks, praise Julia Roberts’ cargo pants, and yearn to see the mythical Nymphocula.

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]]> steely dan, can't buy a thrill, dirty work, closer, mike nichols, jude law, natalie portman, julia roberts, clive owen, l'important c'est d'aimer, andrzej aulawski, romy schneider, fabio testi, jacques dutronc Scott and Joe sift through their mixed feelings about Steely Dan’s soft rock classic “Dirty Work” and have a tough conversation with sad sack guest vocalist David Palmer. Then they zoom in on the messy, tangled love affairs depicted in Mike Nichols’ kinda naughty "Closer" (2004) and Andrzej Zulawski’s totally bonkers "That Most Important Thing: Love" (1975). In the process, your hosts critique Donald Fagen’s looks, praise Julia Roberts’ cargo pants, and yearn to see the mythical Nymphocula.

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]]> Scott and Joe sift through their mixed feelings about Steely Dan’s soft rock classic “Dirty Work” and have a tough conversation with sad sack guest vocalist David Palmer. Then they zoom in on the messy, tangled love affairs depicted in Mike Nichols’ kinda naughty "Closer" (2004) and Andrzej Zulawski’s totally bonkers "That Most Important Thing: Love" (1975). In the process, your hosts critique Donald Fagen’s looks, praise Julia Roberts’ cargo pants, and yearn to see the mythical Nymphocula.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/AoSCWuB0+G8IGKExP ]]> Joe McAlhany Scott Beckett Episode 1: Inside the Ballad of “Do It Again” http://www.steelininthedan.com/1 70f002bd-db19-4786-9eba-051a61838c85 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 08:00:00 -0400 steelininthedan@gmail.com (Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett) full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week's Steely Dan track - "Do It Again"; Joe's pick - "Inside Llewyn Davis"; Scott's pick - "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" 1:45:03 true Scott and Joe commence their journey through the Steely Dan discography with track one, side one from Can’t Buy a Thrill (1972), the “noodly” “Do It Again.” They then go deep on the parallels between Steely Dan and the Coen brothers, specifically focusing on Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). If you want to hear the boys get to philosophizin’ on fatalism, fuckups, and electric sitars, you’re in the right place. Plus: Scott does a pretty great off-the-cuff Stephen Root impersonation.

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]]> steely dan, do it again, coen brothers, inside llewyn davis, the ballad of buster scruggs Scott and Joe commence their journey through the Steely Dan discography with track one, side one from Can’t Buy a Thrill (1972), the “noodly” “Do It Again.” They then go deep on the parallels between Steely Dan and the Coen brothers, specifically focusing on Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). If you want to hear the boys get to philosophizin’ on fatalism, fuckups, and electric sitars, you’re in the right place. Plus: Scott does a pretty great off-the-cuff Stephen Root impersonation.

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]]> Scott and Joe commence their journey through the Steely Dan discography with track one, side one from Can’t Buy a Thrill (1972), the “noodly” “Do It Again.” They then go deep on the parallels between Steely Dan and the Coen brothers, specifically focusing on Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). If you want to hear the boys get to philosophizin’ on fatalism, fuckups, and electric sitars, you’re in the right place. Plus: Scott does a pretty great off-the-cuff Stephen Root impersonation.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/AoSCWuB0+kcuPPkzW ]]> Joe McAlhany Scott Beckett Episode 0: Steely Dan 101 http://www.steelininthedan.com/0 11101cdb-bfcf-4c9b-a5b4-12704ff1d897 Thu, 08 Aug 2019 13:00:00 -0400 steelininthedan@gmail.com (Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett) full Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett Scott and Joe initiate newcomers and skeptics into the cult of the Dan with their personal playlists of the band’s essential cuts. 1:17:06 true Before tackling the Steely Dan discography song by song, Scott and Joe initiate newcomers and skeptics into the cult of the Dan with their personal playlists of the band’s essential cuts. They discuss their own origins as Dan fans, provide a brief (and half-researched) historical sketch of the band, and muse on the dark heart at the center of the smooth grooves. Also: Scott unveils a new t-shirt, Joe introduces his theory of the shadow path, and the fellas forget the title of “Glamour Profession.”

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Links: "Leave Alexa Alone" by Paul Grimstad (the essay that started it all)

"Any 'Mount of World..." by William Gibson

Steely Dan Confessions (from Everything Must Go)

Tune In Tomorrow trailer

Joe's playlist - Bitter Boomer Addict Jazz

Scott's playlist - My Own Private Danaho

]]> steely dan Before tackling the Steely Dan discography song by song, Scott and Joe initiate newcomers and skeptics into the cult of the Dan with their personal playlists of the band’s essential cuts. They discuss their own origins as Dan fans, provide a brief (and half-researched) historical sketch of the band, and muse on the dark heart at the center of the smooth grooves. Also: Scott unveils a new t-shirt, Joe introduces his theory of the shadow path, and the fellas forget the title of “Glamour Profession.”

Email us! steelininthedan@gmail.com

Follow us on Twitter @steelininthedan

Links: "Leave Alexa Alone" by Paul Grimstad (the essay that started it all)

"Any 'Mount of World..." by William Gibson

Steely Dan Confessions (from Everything Must Go)

Tune In Tomorrow trailer

Joe's playlist - Bitter Boomer Addict Jazz

Scott's playlist - My Own Private Danaho

]]> Before tackling the Steely Dan discography song by song, Scott and Joe initiate newcomers and skeptics into the cult of the Dan with their personal playlists of the band’s essential cuts. They discuss their own origins as Dan fans, provide a brief (and half-researched) historical sketch of the band, and muse on the dark heart at the center of the smooth grooves. Also: Scott unveils a new t-shirt, Joe introduces his theory of the shadow path, and the fellas forget the title of “Glamour Profession.”

Email us! steelininthedan@gmail.com

Follow us on Twitter @steelininthedan

Links: "Leave Alexa Alone" by Paul Grimstad (the essay that started it all)

"Any 'Mount of World..." by William Gibson

Steely Dan Confessions (from Everything Must Go)

Tune In Tomorrow trailer

Joe's playlist - Bitter Boomer Addict Jazz

Scott's playlist - My Own Private Danaho

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