Karaoke creates its own culture, while reflecting much about the wider culture and the place of popular music as a media form. Its complexities and nuances make karaoke a marvelous ethnographic subject, and Rob Drew is compelling in his experience and understanding. Karaoke Nights is both a keen observation on the external behavior of deejays, performers, and audience and an intimate portrait of the emotional rollercoaster that is the internal life...
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HistoryBeing a KJ, I had an immediate interest in this book. I had no idea what "ethnographic" meant, but was captivated from the opening bell. The author does a great job analyzing all aspects of karaoke, from performers, to audience, to show host, and as a karaoke nut himself, manages to keep personal views to a minimum in describing the psyche of all the players involved.
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It's been a while since I read the book, so my review may not be as informed as one would hope. However, Drew presents here a fun, interesting and unique application of media ethnography that is more familiar than foreign. I cannot tell a lie. I picked this up due to my own obsession with karaoke. Drew's own interests clearly motivated the project, which he makes no efforts to conceal. While some argue such a position...
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Dr Drew is a man with an amazing gift. He has a great sense of knowledge, and it show in both the way he teaches, and the way he writes. He has the power to move students, and help them to pursue achieving their goals. Bringing a love of karaoke and music to life in his book, Dr. Drew takes you on a ride through the life of the Karaoke World.If your a fan of any type of music, you'll love the book, and just imagine the writer...
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