The USA Today has picked up on the issues of listening to loud music on your iPod in For iPod users, a budding problem. Overall the article is a good summation of what is bad aboud loud-listening, and the dangers of iPods, MP3 players and headphones in general. It is certainly better than some articles I've read on the same topic.

To be honest, I can't really see what the big fuss is about. iPods are not the first headphone capable device that provides for volumes larger than are sensible. Nor is it the only device available that belts out tunes so loud it makes your ears bleed.