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12:42 am
Thu March 28, 2013

The Many Sounds Of 1993 Bay Area Rap

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A still from the video for E-40's 1993 song "Practice Looking Hard," in which rappers like The Coup's Boots Riley (second from right) and Tupac (not pictured) also appeared.

Originally published on Thu March 28, 2013 5:27 pm

Music + Culture
9:04 am
Wed March 27, 2013

Marches Madness: 'Turkish' Mozart, Jazzed By An Expert

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The Mehter Turkish Army Band, wearing traditional Ottoman Era costumes, in a 1957 photo.
Music + Culture
8:55 am
Wed March 27, 2013

Marches Madness: From Trash Can To Flagpole

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Music + Culture
5:56 am
Wed March 27, 2013

First Listen: 'The Music Is You: A Tribute To John Denver'

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The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver comes out April 2.

Originally published on Wed April 3, 2013 4:57 am

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Music + Culture
9:37 am
Tue March 26, 2013

Tweaks, Retooling, And When To Give Up: A Tale Of Two Singing Shows

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Adam Levine, Shakira, Usher, and Blake Shelton make up the adjusted judging panel on NBC's The Voice.

As The Voice returns to NBC this week for its fourth season, viewers are seeing two new, if quite familiar, faces as Shakira and Usher occupy the coaches' seats vacated by Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green. Its talent-show rival over on Fox, The X Factor, will also see two new judges when (if? no, "when," surely) it comes back in the fall.

So why does The Voice seem so healthy and The X Factor so wobbly?

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