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The previous post sort of reminds me of Michael Bull's guest lecture From the Walkman to the iPod: Investigating the Culture of Mobile Listening on Monday. Mobile listening is a clear indicator of the individualized society, of reclaiming privacy in public spaces and of using your musical identity to control and remake the meaning of your surroundings. I don't have an iPod or an Mp3-player (I have music on my phone, but it's not like I have several years of listening on it). I love music, and I have of course considered buying an iPod. But when would I use it? I don't really like having music in my ears when I'm on my bicycle in the city traffic. Which is how I usually get around.