My life in karaoke

It's been more than a quarter-century since karaoke arrived in America, and in that time, the humble Japanese import has inspired a lucrative industry (four new karaoke video games came out in the last few weeks alone), countless drunken singalongs and arguably the biggest pop culture juggernaut of the past decade, "American Idol." Not bad for a novelty that spent most of the '80s as a punch… » Full Story on Salon.com