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Creative Director Stefan Sojka is one of Australia’s most published freelance writers and commentators on Web business and Internet culture.  He has been a regular monthly columnist for the award-winning NETT magazine for the past three years.  Previous roles included 7 years writing for internet.au magazine and the Australian Net Directory. He continues to contribute to a number of blogs and publications.

Singing

Monday, March 03, 2003

By Stefan Sojka

Name of Site: LyricsFreak
URL: www.lyricsfreak.com
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Review: Frustrated by the poor diction of the vocalists and the coked-out thoughts of the song writers, God knows it's hard to work out the lyrics to the latest and greatest tunes, but thanks to LyricsFreak you need never mumble under your breath again. To make things easy the site allows you to browse either by artist or by album. With it's plain-ish design and oodles of text links, LyricsFreak lets you rifle through the catalogs very quickly and unlike most other lyrics websites there are very few ads. The only sad news... not even these people could figure out what Macy Gray was singing about. - SS

Name of Site: Australian Karaoke Distributors
URL: www.australiankaraoke.com.au
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Review: Who needs talent, musicality and years of practice? It's the 'me' generation and we are all stars now. It's time to unleash our horrendous tones upon any captive audience we can find. Karaoke is now part of our common lexicon and thanks to the Australian Karaoke Distributors it can be part of your credit card statement too! With a host of professional gear for sale or hire AKD will help you set up a system in your home, shop, restaurant or if you're really crazy, your office! With everything from microphones, speakers and mixers to complete packages Australian Karaoke Distributors have it all covered! - SS

Name of Site: Let's Sing It
URL: www.letssingit.com
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Review: This site is the one I always go to first to find out song lyrics, since I always seem to be able to find what I am after. It relies on people adding songs and correcting each other, which is handy, since many lyric sites I have found out to be just plain wrong half the time. Unfortunately the only way for a site like this to survive is to sell advertising, so be prepared for a shock and awe campaign of pop up windows obliterating your screen before you actually reach the lyric you wanted. The second thing to be prepared for is the actual lyrics of some of todays songs - unbelievable! Parents be warned - Ja Rule and 50 cent just popped a cap in your kid's innocence. - SS

Name of Site: Vocalist.org.uk
URL: www.vocalist.org.uk
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Review: If you want proof of how important the vocalist is to a band, try listening to a few karaoke tracks and see how fast you fall asleep - they all sound kinda the same. Well thanks to this huge online resource whether you're a silky haired, evening gown wearing chanteuse or a working class man who likes to belt out some "Chisel" along with the band at the local pub, improving your vocal talents is as easy as logging on. The site has articles on everything from choosing material and working in the industry to vocal training techniques and exercises on tempo, timing and rhythm. There's tuition, job listings, advice, a noticeboard, a shop, downloads and lots more. This is a fantastic resource that will get you one step closer to your dream of being the next Guy Sebastian when AI2 comes around. - SS

Name of Site: Australian Singing competition
URL: www.aussing.com.au
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Review: So you think you could blow Vanessa Amorossi out of the water with the pure vibrato tones projecting up from your diaphragm, past your nimble voice box and resonating out from your open palate, nasal cavity and through the top of your head, it's time to pit your talents against the best Australia has to offer. With a swag of awards, prizes and scholarships on offer this is our most prestigious classical singing competition and is a great stepping stone for young talent. Also known as the Mathy & Opera Awards, the competition has a history that goes back two decades. This is serious stuff, though, so be sure to actually get some intensive vocal training before you even dream of applying. - SS

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