Brian Raftery, DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' author, karaoke fan: Mr. Media Interview

Karaoke image by Jorge Pérez via FlickrThere are only two places that I will sing out loud: number one, if I’m alone; and number two, if I’m driving somewhere with my daughter. I’ve been singing out loud to her since the first day I drove her alone in the car and AC/DC’s “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)” came on the radio. Last year, we even started singing a song together, Bruce Springsteen’s “Radio Nowhere.” God bless her, she doesn’t judge me; or if she does, I’m blissfully unaware of it.

So I’m not the likeliest guy to host a show featuring a guy whose life was changed by karaoke. I can guarantee you that will not ever happen to me.

But I have a good sense of fun and the ridiculous, so I invited Brian Raftery, author of Don’t Stop Believin’: How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life, to join me on Mr. Media tonight. And I’m counting on my audience to step up. Because in addition to talking to Brian about his book, I’m inviting listeners to call in and sing to us. You can sing along to your iPod, Zune, the radio, whatever. I just don’t want to hear your accompaniment. Just you, okay?

You can LISTEN to this interview with BRIAN RAFTERY , author of DON'T STOP BELIEVIN': HOW KARAOKE CONQUERED THE WORLD AND CHANGED MY LIFE, by clicking the BlogTalkRadio.com audio player above!

Jason Snell, "Macworld" magazine editor: Mr. Media Interview, Pt. 1 (Video)

Besides a glass of Dr. Pepper, the one material thing I look forward to every day is checking in with my Macintosh computer.

I’ve been one of those crazed Mac guys since 1984, I guess, when I bought my first Apple, a IIc. Since then, I’ve upgraded every couple years, through the Plus, the Centris, the iMac, a Power Computing clone, an early iBook, a special edition silver clamshell, a newer iBook, and the desktop G5 I’m looking at now. There are also two iPods in the house, one mini, one video

I’m the crazed Mac evangelist you PC holdouts hate so much.

Joining me today is a guy who is probably more Mac-crazed – by profession, at least -- than I am. He’s Jason Snell, editorial director of Macworld, publishers of Macworld magazine, Macworld.com, Playlist, Mac OS X Hints, and MacUser.com. He has covered Apple and the Mac market since 1994.

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Mac OS X Leopard, Macworld's relationship with Apple, Time Machine,
Safari 3.0, the suckiest Mac products ever

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Jason Snell, "Macworld" magazine editor: Mr. Media Interview, Pt. 2 (Video)

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Watch Part 1
Introduction

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Mac OS X Leopard, Macworld's relationship with Apple, Time Machine,
Safari 3.0, the suckiest Mac products ever

© 2007 by Bob Andelman. All rights reserved.

Jason Snell, "Macworld" magazine editor: Mr. Media Interview, Pt. 3 (Video)

DOWNLOAD THE VIDEO;
WATCH HIGHER QUALITY HERE.

ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PODCAST

ON iTUNES.

Watch Part 1
Introduction

Watch Part 2
iPhone, AT&T network, Apple TV, iTunes competition, YouTube

Watch Part 3
Mac OS X Leopard, Macworld's relationship with Apple, Time Machine,
Safari 3.0, the suckiest Mac products ever

© 2007 by Bob Andelman. All rights reserved.