“I have pretty eclectic tastes”

Said the Democratic Presidential presumptive nominee Barak Obama, referring to his iPod music collection during an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine.
Barak indicated a wide range of artists on his iPod, from Miles Davis and John Coltrane to Jay-Z and Ludacris.

Growing up during 1970’s , Obama’s favorite Rolling stones track was  “Gimme Shelter” and favs include heavy weights like Elton John, Earth Wind and Fire, and Stevie Wonder.

Obama also had a wide selection of tracks from Bob Dylan, including the entire Blood on the Tracks album.

“Actually, one of my favorites during the political season is ‘Maggie’s Farm,’ “ Obama said. “It speaks to me as I listen to some of the political rhetoric.” In the song, Dylan sings about trying be himself, “but everybody wants you to be just like them.” Many musicians appearing on Obama’s iPod have lent him their support during his campaign, including Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. “I’ve got to say, having both Dylan and Bruce Springsteen say kind words about you is pretty remarkable,” Obama said. “Those guys are icons.”
(..you dont say!)

During the Rolling Stones interview, Obama expressed his concern with new age rap music lyrics:

“I am troubled sometimes by the misogyny and materialism of a lot of rap lyrics,” he said, “but I think the genius of the art form has shifted the culture and helped to desegregate music.”
He went on to call hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and rappers Jay-Z and Ludacris “great talents and great businessmen,” adding that “it would be nice if I could have my daughters listen to their music without me worrying that they were getting bad images of themselves.

Support his politics or not , you gotta give it up to the guy’s taste in music.

Singapore Airlines has announced it’s plans to offer iPod and iPhone connectivity on select business class flights.

Just like them hi-tech treadmills, the system will allow passengers to enjoy content from their iPod or iPhone through the aircraft’s in-flight entertainment system, which is displayed on the private 15.4-inch widescreen monitor available on every seat, while simultaneously charging your iP(hone/od).
To make your experience whole some , active noise-cancellation headphones are provided as an extra cherry.

If you’re one of those people that enjoy the captian coming on every once in a while and informing you of what’s to your left and right (clouds and some more sea), then fear not , announcements and instructions made by the crew will be mixed into your playing media, in true iPhone fade-in/out fashion…