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One bourbon maker is aging spirits on a barge in the Mississippi for a unique flavor

There's a new way to age Bourbon in Kentucky. In barges on the Mississippi, which some say gives it a distinct flavor.

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Rick Rubin-Helmed Jay-Z Docuseries Coming to HBO

Jaÿ-Z in 8 captures eight episodes of conversation between the rapper and producer

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'The Bear' is back in the kitchen

In some ways, the fifth and final season of The Bear feels less daring — but after four seasons, the small wins mean more.

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Listen to the Rolling Stones’ Song With Robert Smith

“Divine Intervention” is one of two Foreign Tongues tracks featuring the Cure frontman—if you can hear him

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Playwright Anna Deavere Smith tells her own family story in 'Basil Biggs'

Smith's new show is about her great-great-grandfather, a free Black man who reburied the Union dead at Gettysburg and prepared the ground for Lincoln's most famous speech.

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Erykah Badu Is Going on Tour With the Alchemist

Select shows will also feature De La Soul, Smino, and “additional special guests”

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The Obamas team up with Larry David in this irreverent look at American history

Each sketch of HBO's seven-part comedy series, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America , starts with historical fact — then veers wildly, and enjoyably, off the rails.

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Blondshell Tunes Up for New Album Violins

Watch the Los Angeles alt-rocker’s melodramatic video for the title track

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Norman Rockwell art that ignited a lawsuit and a love story is now on public view

So You Want to See The President! depicts a procession of visitors waiting to see Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The original 1943 Rockwell suite of illustrations goes on public view Thursday in D.C.

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There Are 16 Joy Division Live Albums on the Way

A massive new box set is by far the most comprehensive collection to date of Ian Curtis and the band’s concert recordings

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As 'The Bear' returns, real-life restauranteurs weigh in on the Michelin star quest

A Chicago restaurateur's desperate effort to secure a Michelin star comes to a head in the final season of FX's "The Bear." Real-life restaurant owners share whether or not it's worth the effort.

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@ Sign to 4AD for New Album Autosmile

The lead single from the Philly psych-folk duo’s sophomore LP is an elliptical, seven-minute acoustic ballad

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A judge says the Kennedy Center must update him on its plans — and address that tarp

A federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to update him on programming and operational plans. But with most of the staff gone and many artists booked elsewhere, what shows would they present?

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beabadoobee Details New Album Pylon and International Tour

She also shared the rage-filled music video for her new single “Sun Has Set”

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Star Fox Review: Can't quite teach an old Fox new tricks

The Switch 2 Star Fox remake comes with high-effort visuals and a fun battle mode, but its campaign feels stuck in the past.

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Watch a Young Knight Conquer a Castle in Navy Blue’s New Music Video

Cardboard towers and swords dominate the touching “Sir Render” visual

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4 ways to design a dreamy summer, according to a happiness expert

Don't let the season fly by. Gretchen Rubin, host of the Happier podcast, shares exercises to help you get what you want out of summer. Fill out the printable worksheet and stick it on your fridge.

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Animal Collective’s Avey Tare and Geologist Plot Croz Boyce Tour

Plus, check out a new More Eaze remix of a song from the duo

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Meet the creator of the Story Spine, an 8-sentence tool to create and analyze stories

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to playwright Kenn Adams about his formula for creating or analyzing stories called the Story Spine.

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You Can Now Buy Records From Tom Verlaine’s Personal Collection

Some 4,000 of the late Television frontman’s LPs are going on sale on Discogs and at New York’s Academy Records

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Roy Montgomery and Martha Skye Murphy Unite for New Album

The otherworldly “Cloudburst” leads the guitar composer and singer-songwriter’s Nebular

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Phoebe Bridgers Returns With New Album Lost Weekend

The Punisher follow-up arrives August 14

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PJ Harvey Is Floating in Space on New Song “Voyager”

Her first song in three years is written “in the voice” of NASA’s Voyager 2 probe

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Let Florist’s Emily Sprague “Sing To” You on New Single

The composer and singer-songwriter is readying a new solo album, Cyano

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Your Favorite Artist Is Probably Opening for Turnstile’s Next Tour

Clipse, Ceremony, Thundercat, Slayyyter, Vince Staples, and Yves Tumor are just some of the guests on the North American run

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Spotify Wins Dismissal of Bot-Farming Lawsuit

The federal class-action suit, led by rapper RBX, devoted nearly all of its focus to one artist in particular: Drake

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Wednesday and Mannequin Pussy Join Forces for the Bitch Cabal Tour

Their co-headlining run hits the American South and Midwest this fall

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This Is Lorelei Announces New Album The Singer In My Band

Prepare for Nate Amos’ "on-the-road beatnik” LP

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Brandon Flowers Announces First Solo Album in 11 Years

The extremely Nashville-themed Thrasher drops August 21

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Watch Angine de Poitrine Perform “Fabienk” on Jools Holland

Holland himself also hopped behind the piano to help Shania Twain cover “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”

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Brennan Wedl Enlists Waxahatchee, Snail Mail for New Album

Watch the singer-songwriter’s self-directed video for “Pretty Little Fantasy” from the eponymous LP

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Julia Holter Announces New Album Materia

The LP is a companion to 2024’s Something in the Room She Moves

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My Morning Jacket’s Jim James Releasing First Solo Album in 8 Years

Wowed Out is out August 28

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Ravyn Lenae Plots 2026 North American Tour

Nourished by Time, Lexa Gates, and Q will open for the R&B singer

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Pz’, Tyla, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat

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Team Dresch Return With First Album in 30 Years

The legendary queercore outfit will share Furthermore in September

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Devo and the B-52’s Somehow Find More Cities for “Farewell” Tour

The co-headlined Cosmic De-Evolution Tour extends once again

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Pitchfork Launches Olivia Rodrigo Zine

The limited run is now available to preorder at Rough Trade

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Olivia Rodrigo Launches Music Festival Daisy Chain Fields

The inaugural all-female lineup features Bikini Kill, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Stevie Nicks, Mitski, and many more

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Darkside Are Touring Again This Summer

From July 10, the trio will journey across the U.S., Europe, and the United Kingdom

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