This Week in Karaoke August 18, 2008

Hong Kong begins crackdown on karaoke bars after fatal fire
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
Hong Kong - Hong Kong fire and safety experts began a one-month joint operation checking karaoke bars Monday following a fire which killed four people …
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‘Jam’ draws residents, visitors
Jamestown Sun - Jamestown,ND,USA
The karaoke contest as the opening event at 3 pm on Friday is also a keeper. There were 12 contestants for this first-time event and they were very good, …
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Karaoke bar prosecuted in safety crackdown
News.gov.hk - Hong Kong
The Fire Services Department has launched prosecution action against a karaoke parlour breaching fire safety regulations, and issued a warning and …
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Karaoke lounges inspected
The Standard - Hong Kong
A joint task force conducted an inspection of seven karaoke lounges resulting in one prosecution over a blocked fire escape. Another was issued with a …
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SOF Karaoke Bump
Modern Ghana - Ghana
Instead the producers came up with a ridiculous karaoke show that really did nothing for the chances of the male contestants in particular. …
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Sony won’t cut PS3 price at Leipzig News
Eurogamer - Brighton,UK
… our live text report, so why not tune in? Last year the head of SCE Germany sang karaoke with a band called TheDead Trousers, don’t forget. As if you could.
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Getting In Sync With the Convention
Washington Post - United States
By Scott Vogel What images does the word “karaoke” conjure up for you? Drunken messes struggling through “I Will Survive“? Excruciating self-indulgence …
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Church karaoke upsets Sloane Square hotel
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
“They do karaoke-style singing and not very well,” he says. “I have no issue with the parishioners’ singing.” A confrontation would not be a good idea. …
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Organizers hoping that event becomes annual
News Chief - Winter Haven,FL,USA
Friday August 15, 2008 Josie Blum, 6, wins first place in the Karaoke contest after her rendition of “Best of Both Worlds.” Friday August 15, 2008 Pettles …
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Center Stage Plaza features restaurant, arcade and stage club
Cleveland Daily Banner - Cleveland,TN,USA
The stage club features karaoke and live music. “We have open-mic night on Wednesdays. Karaoke is scheduled for Thursday nights,” said general manager …
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This Week in Karaoke August 12, 2008

TV ratings - August 9 TV ratings: Choirs beat karaoke singers to …
guardian.co.uk - UK
The BBC1 show beat the final part of ITV1’s karaoke series Who Dares Sings!, which drew 3.1 million viewers and a 16% share in the same slot. …
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New technology lets visually impaired people sing karaoke, too
CrunchGear - Brooklyn,NY,USA
Two companies from the motherland of Karaoke, Japan, partnered up to develop a new Karaoke system that is tailor-made to meet the demands of the blind and …
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Michelle’s flirty mind-games
The Sun - London,UK
The sexy barmaid, played by Kym Marsh, sees cute old pal JD at a karaoke bar and decides to bring him back to the Rovers to get a reaction out of Steve …
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Skyscraper wars, part one: Egos clash and cultures collide as …
The Skyline - Chicago,IL,USA
Adrian Smith (left) is a tasseled-loafer kind of guy from the North Shore suburb of Lake Forest who wouldn’t be caught dead performing in a karaoke bar. …
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R&V: LCD Advertising With A Twist
Pacific Epoch (subscription) - Hong Kong,Hong Kong
R&V places LCD screens in restaurants, retail shops, beauty salons, karaoke parlors and other entertainment venues. R&V offers each venue that it works with …
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Pistonsoft Announces the Release of Direct MIDI to MP3 Converter …
Free Press Release Center (press release) - Toronto,Canada
All popular MIDI formats are supported including MIDI 0, MIDI 1, RIFF MIDI 0, RIFF MIDI 1 and Karaoke MIDI. Actually Direct MIDI to MP3 Converter …
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Inferno heroes mourned
The Standard - Hong Kong
The fire was believed to have started in a nightclub and karaoke bar on the first floor of Cornwall Court, a commercial and residential building on Nathan …
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Family issues thanks for help with fundraiser
Brazil Times - Brazil,IN,USA
Special thanks to Rick and Shirley Frakes and their band, Hoosier Daddy Karaoke for doing Karaoke, Joe Ornduff and Kenny Brunton and their band and all who …
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Olympics Crushes Karaoke for Chinatown’s Yum Cha: Sydney Dining
Bloomberg - USA
11 (Bloomberg) — If you’ve always wanted to eat in Sydney’s Chinatown, but couldn’t stomach the karaoke singing that wafts from its eateries, …
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Casual Prayer
Kagay An - cagayan de oro,northern mindanao,Philippines
By Mike Baños We have sunk to a new low by letting our penchant for the video karaoke tarnish our prayers to the Almighty. I am by nature a patient person …
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This Week in Karaoke July 28, 2008

MySpace Announces Elvis Week Karaoke Contest
MarketWatch - USA
LOS ANGELES, Jul 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — MySpace, the world’s premier social network, today announced the Elvis Week Karaoke Contest, running July 28 …
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10 Activities to Entertain Kids
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
Karaoke, Anyone? On the next rainy day, try a karaoke DVD for kids. They can set up a stage, make costumes from old clothes and rehearse. …
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Finns sing their way into the record books
IceNews - Reykjavik,Iceland
By Luna Finnsson on Jul 28, 2008 in China, Finland, Lifestyle Beating the previous world record for continuous karaoke singing, the Kouvola Karaoke Club of …
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Dragon Palace Chinese restaurant
Sunday Times.au - Perth,WA,Australia
The vast, 470 seater carpeted restaurant comes with karaoke, wedding reception facilities, yum cha, chandeliers, fountains, greenery and a traditionally …
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How to ‘fake it like you know it’
The California Aggie Online - Davis,CA,USA
By NICOLE L. BROWNER Despite what some believe, karaoke is fit for more than the bar townies or “American Idol” wannabes. According to Raina Lee, …
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Alleged strip club raided in Somerset
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
By Andy Mead When it opened several months ago, DJ’s Karaoke Cafe was touted as a place for good, clean fun. But police, who raided the club Saturday night, …
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Meetings Calendar, updated July 25
TCPalm - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
Dinner and Karaoke Night: Port St Lucie Sons of Italy Lodge 2594, 765 Dalton Circle, Port St. Lucie, 7 pm July 25. $12. Music by PH1 Entertainment. …
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A PAIN IN TH EARS
Hackney Gazette - London,England,UK
Just as bad is Sky’s Don’t Forget The Lyrics as a procession of increasingly flaky and infuriating halfwits do forget the lyrics to karaoke favourites with …
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Karaoke contest winner to open for Tritt
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
Now a second time 99.9 KISS Country karaoke contest winner, Melissa Costabile, 32, of Leicester, won herself $1000 and a performance as the opening act to …
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Muny Karaoke finalists compete for grand prize
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
… have invited theatergoers to sing show tunes on the theater plaza, “accompanied” by Gordon Montgomery of the Great Pretender Karaoke & DJ Co. …
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This Week in Karaoke July 21, 2008

Finnish karaoke club breaks world record with 446 hours
Newsroom Finland - Helsinki,Finland
A new world record in nonstop karaoke singing was set in the Finnish town of Kouvola in the early hours of 446 hours. Although Karaoke Club Kouvola’s target …
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Singer wins karaoke contest, again
MLive.com - MI,USA
“I don’t know how bands operate - I’ve never sang with one,” the karaoke singer said. Mikki Giardina, who emceed the event for fair entertainment producer …
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Finns take karaoke marathon title to 18 days
Inquirer.net - Philippines
HELSINKI — A tiny mistake ended a Finnish karaoke club marathon that set a new world record Monday for the longest sing-along session of more than 18 days. …
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TECH SPOTLIGHT : Microphone mixes music, vocals to save karaoke’s …
Arkansas Democrat Gazette - AR,USA
I’m sure there’s more than one karaoke fan out there who would love to create his own recording. It’s one thing to sing into a machine and torture… er… …
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E3 wap up for the particularly busy
Examiner.com - USA
Lips: Karaoke Revolution + light-up wireless microphone = love. Rock Band 2: A more accurate title might be I 1.1. Wireless drums, new song modes, …
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Finnish karaoke club sets new record for non-stop karaoke
Monsters and Critics.com - USA
Helsinki - A karaoke club in the Finnish town of Kouvala has set a new world record for non-stop karaoke singing, reports said Monday. …
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Police Memorial Foundation Gets Help From Singers 7/20/08
KOSA - Odessa,TX,USA
“This is the first time we’ve ever had this many karaoke singers in one place.” On stage at the Ector Theater, singing their hearts out for our folks in …
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Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 Announced/E3 …
Gamers Hell - London,England,UK
In the works at Blitz Games for Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360, Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 is a new music game in which you can play with …
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Theater: Actor in ‘Doubt’ is a karaoke winner, too
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
By Sue Merrell GRAND RAPIDS — There’s a big difference between karaoke and the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Doubt: A Parable,” but Grand Rapids actress …
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Setting the stage
Southtown Star - Chicago,IL,USA
“I sing karaoke so much, it’s like a second job. It’s a just great feeling when all eyes are on you and when the audience is enjoying and connecting with …
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This Week in Karaoke July 14, 2008

Diary of a Slum Landlord
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
This problem must have been particularly acute on karaoke nights. In fact, they probably didn’t call them “karaoke nights” at all, but, perforce, …
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Karaoke for the heart at Thai medical school
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
A Thai medical school is urging its students take up karaoke and sing from the heart, for the sake of patients’ hearts. Professors at Prince Songkla …
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Danielsun wips up crowds
Bromsgrove Advertiser - Bromsgrove,UK
The 48ft cruise ship was transformed into a concert arena for a karaoke contest offering an array of different performers the chance to take to the stage. …
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Analyst: Olympics not likely to hurt Focus Media
CNNMoney.com - USA
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - A Goldman Sachs analyst said Wednesday that Focus Media Holding Ltd., which is a China-based advertising network operator, …
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Sudden death of popular Rishton DJ
Lancashire Telegraph - Blackburn,England,UK
She worked with her partner as a DJ and also in a karaoke duo. Her heartbroken family say she was the life and soul of the party, well known for her love of …
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Jake’s Steakhouse & Pub: Karaoke every Friday beginning at 9 pm
Telegraph-Journal - Saint John,New Brunswick,Canada
Fish and Brews Pub: Karaoke every Thursday and Sunday with Joyce Boon. Cribbage every Saturday. View and Brew at The Somerset: every Monday night, …
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Xbox 360’s ‘Lips’ Karaoke Game Microphone Has Motion Sensing …
Gizmodo Australia - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Could the rumoured upcoming “Lips” accessory + game to the Xbox 360 have the most advanced karaoke microphone for a game yet? Quite possibly. …
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Tuneful Italians crowned Karaoke queens
uefa.com - Switzerland
After dinner, the Azzurrine players showed no nerves in stepping up first for the Karaoke, delivering a surprisingly tuneful rendition of an Italian classic …
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Library has karaoke for teens
KNPR - Las Vegas,NV,USA
More information here. Teen Karaoke will be held on July 12, starting at 3:00, at the Clark County Library. 1401 E. Flamingo Rd. 507-3436.
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First Pics: Lips , Xbox Karaoke From Inis
Wired News - USA
By Chris Kohler July 11, 2008 | 2:02:43 PMCategories: E3 2008 Gamekyo has the first pictures of Lips, Microsoft’s new karaoke game for Xbox 360. …
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This Week in Karaoke July 7, 2008

Karaoke, discotheques banned in ancient town
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
… and gas production and distribution, water supply, waste management and treatment, automobile trade and repair services, karaoke bars and discotheques. …
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Five questions for . . . Irvine Welsh
Metro - London,UK
Do you still have a fondness for karaoke? I used to do a Sheena Easton medley. I’m not the karaoke addict I once was. If there’s a party, I’ll get up and …
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Weekly event music to seniors’ ears
Rome News-Tribune - Rome,GA,USA
Patterson said the group performs in front of a big screen TV karaoke-style to avoid the need for hymnbooks or sheet music. He said they also tend to stick …
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Senior singers enjoy gospel karaoke group
Rome News-Tribune - Rome,GA,USA
But they aren’t singing the top hits of today seen on normal karaoke machines. They’re getting down to the old time gospel tunes. …
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Entertainment Beat 7/6/08
Corsicana Daily Sun - Corsicana,TX,USA
Every Friday night there will be Karaoke practice and DJ, starting at 7 pm Every Sunday there will be a domino tournament at 3 pm, starting July 13, …
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Live karaoke, bridesmaid dresses at … IKEA?
OCRegister - Santa Ana,CA,USA
IKEA gives away free “Mamma Mia” movie tickets to those who participate in karaoke contest. By HANG NGUYEN The plan was hatched over margaritas on July 4th. …
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Got the seven-year pitch?
Times of India - India
It was kicking karaoke all the way on Thursday night at the party that celebrated seven years of manic Mondays at this suburban eatery and bar. …
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Morissette taps MySpace for Karaoke contest
Media In Canada - Toronto,ON,Canada
Records are holding a contest on MySpace Karaoke in a bid to get users of the social networking platform singing along with tracks from her new album, …
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Joe’s Prose: Of all the contests, was karaoke king?
Hudson Star Observer - Hudson,WI,USA
What would a Hudson entertainment column be without references to killer karaoke and other kinds of contests? A karaoke-singing assistant director for SOS …
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Televised karaoke competition postponed
Isle of Man Today - Isle of Man,UK
On Monday the finalists will compete to be crowned Isle of Man’s karaoke king and queen. The winners will go through to the grand final in London to be in …
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Former lehigh valley disc jockey indicted June 28, 2008

A one-time radio personality formerly from Kempton has been indicted on charges of using stolen bank account information from the Federal Communications Commission, Bard College and others in a $4.3 million forged check scheme. The 65-count indictment charges Bruce Bond, who worked for Lehigh Valley radio station WZZO in the early 1980s, with forgery, attempted grand larceny, identity theft and other charges. He is alleged to have worked the scheme over the past 15 months with accomplices in Nigeria and Europe.

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This Week in Karaoke June 23, 2008

Burst into Song With Karaoke ‘Walkman’
Red Herring - CA,USA
by mark selfe Fret no more my tone-deaf anthropophobic, wannabe pop stars, as help is almost at hand in the form of a miniature, portable Karaoke machine. …
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GWYNETH WOWS KARAOKE CROWD
Ok! Magazine - London,UK
Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow showed she has as much vocal talent as her Coldplay husband Chris Martin, by singing at a charity karaoke event. …
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Gwyneth Paltrow becomes karaoke star at charity event
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
The 35-year-old actress received a standing ovation for a karaoke version of Killing Me Softly With His Song at the star-studded event at the Ronnie Scott’s …
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Out and About: Crab and karaoke
Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA
By The Daily News Lower Columbia CAP is throwing its second summer solstice crab and karaoke fundraiser at 6 pm June 27 in the Cowlitz Regional Conference …
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Heavenly Harmony Music Karaoke Games From Cloud 9 Games
CMSpin - Elida,OH,USA
Heavenly Harmony Gold, which is still under development, will include 30 new songs developed for the karaoke game. Songs from artists Steven Curtis Chapman, …
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And now, the end is near …
Bangkok Post - Thailand
While protesters surrounded Government House yesterday, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej was in a karaoke lounge at the Army Club monitoring the protests. …
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Gwyneth Paltrow Sings For $90000
Showbiz Spy - Guildford,England,UK
By WENN, June 20 2008 Hollywood actress GWYNETH PALTROW showed off her vocal talents at a charity karaoke show in London - after a $90000 (GBP45,000) bid …
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Karaoke DJ in tune with his audience
Bonitanews (subscription) - Naples,FL,USA
The scene on karaoke night Wednesdays at Fat Willie Tavern is reminiscent of Billy Joel’s song “Piano Man” — the bar is peppered with fascinating, …
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Gwyneth Paltrow on song at karaoke party
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
The Karaoke With The Stars evening aimed to raise £500000 for the Hoping Foundation, which cares for Palestinian refugee children. The climax of the night, …
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Gwyneth does karaoke
Hull Daily Mail - Hull,England,UK
Gwyneth Paltrow dazzled an all-star audience with her karaoke performance of Killing Me Softly. The Oscar-winning actress joined a host of celebrities at …
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