Karaoke culture
ListenHour 2
Guests: Rob Sheffield, John Durkin
A conversation about karaoke culture with Rolling Stone music journalist, ROB SHEFFIELD, whose new memoir, Turn Around Bright Eyes: Rituals of Love and Karaoke, chronicles his experience using karaoke to cope with the death of his wife. We’ll also hear from area karaoke host, JOHN DURKIN, about his karaoke transformation, and about the nuances of the Philadelphia karaoke scene.
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