Drew's extraordinary ethnography of the world of Karaoke combines vivid narratives of performance with critical commentary on the popular music industry, celebrity culture, and social norms surrounding public performance. . . . Drew and his fellow performers embrace 'the radical notion that culture is ordinary—that music is not marginal to daily life, something to be supplied by a chosen few artists, but a necessary part of living'. . . . Instructors of ethnography will find that Drew's conversational writing style, engaging narratives, and thoughtful connections between theory and everyday life form an outstanding exemplar of contemporary ethnographic work. Perhaps most impressively, Drew accomplishes the difficult feat of artfully interweaving abstract postmodern, performance, and social theory throughout his descriptions and reflections on Karaoke performances. The result is an accessible and fascinating discussion that is deeply grounded in rich details and illustrative of the real-world implications of 'high' theory for contemplating—and celebrating—contemporary life.