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Thirty-five years ago, American soldiers in Vietnam got their music from transistor radio tuned to Armed Forces Radio, which featured a limited playlist of rock hits from the Doors and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Today, tech-savvy soldier's -- weaned on PlayStation, Napster and the Internet -- have access to an infinite range of music and digital entertainment. Rolling Stone associate editor Evan Serpick explores the soundtrack to the war through conversations with U.S. soldiers currently serving or recently returned from Iraq. Also: DJ Spooky has always been one of the New York's most adventurous DJ's, having remixed the film "Birth of a Nation," written a book on turntablism and media theory, and collaborated with Slayer's drummer. This weekend, he's curating a program of international DJ music at Central Park's SummerStage, and he joins us today with a preview.