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Narcocorridos: The Songs of Mexico's Drug War

(Aug. 10) -- It's like gangsta rap with accordions. As Mexico grapples with a lengthy and increasingly bloody drug war, tunes glorifying drug runners, gang enforcers and narcotics cartels have emerged as the songs of an era. "Narcocorridos" are in many ways a continuation of Mexico's long "corrido" tradition of lyrical...

Mexican Singer Killed Hours After Denying He'd Died

(June 28) -- A popular Mexican musician famed for singing about the exploits of drug dealers was shot dead just hours after he gave a interview denying reports that he'd been murdered. Mexican media reported that Sergio Vega, 40 -- who went by the stage name "El Shaka" -- was driving to a gig in the northwestern state of...

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04/03/12 Deftones Finish Writing New Album Source: OurStage Blog Just shy of two years past the release of Diamond Eyes , Deftones have announced that they've finished writing their next album and will begin recording it on July 9.