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Pep bands may provide the N.C.A.A. tournament’s greatest culture clash – giving a time-warped soundtrack to games that decide this year’s champion. Seemingly, pep bands are forever behind the times, playing everything from classic-rock to wedding-reception D.J. songs. However, there is a method to their madness. “We try to play songs that not only appeal to the blue-hairs in the crowd, but also to our students,” says Jim Hudson, director of athletic bands at Arizona State.