i-pods, music and war

I've missed the blog although I felt too busy to keep posting. By way of return of ASY2, here's a short contribution.

I've just read an interesting article of the use of music and MP3 players by soldiers in the Irak war. There are a few good tidbits to listen to as well as a downloadable podcast. Some of the most listened to artists are Eminem and Metallica which seem to simultaneously numb and galvanise the soldiers and sustain them on their perillous missions. The famous scene of Apocalypse now is also revived by a unit: the sound system they had fixed on their vehicle blared out the Walkyrie's march when they were on the job.