Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Steely Dan's Katy Lied launches on a trio of charts in the U.K.

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 ...

Steely Dan, then: the revenge of the nerds, catching the mood of myriad cool dudes on campus with a rat-tat-tat seven-album sequence where deep grooves shacked up with radio hooks, pop harmonies with ...