Any Steely Dan guitarist needs to reach a certain level of musicianship, and Donald Fagen knew this guitarist had the sonic magic.

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 ...

Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter was always looking for ways that he could improve his music, even if that meant tweaking with songs that ...

From left: Jim Hodder, Walter Becker, Denny Dias, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan in 1973. Alex Pappademas' incisive new book, "Quantum Criminals," deconstructs the band, its lyrics ...

The last time I went to karaoke with friends, the first song anyone picked out wasn’t by Frank Ocean, Beyoncé, or any supposed generational icon for Millennials. No, my 30-year-old friend – let’s call ...

Ask any two music fans what qualifies as yacht rock, and an argument is sure to ensue. Does Steely Dan count? (Absolutely.) ...