I just found what looks like a karaoke mp3 blog: freekaraokemusic.blogspot.com. Right now they’ve only posted torrents, but it seems promising.

Since it’s really the only good karaoke source I’ve been able to find so far, I just added it as a sidebar widget (to your right).

To do a karaoke night you need a two-screen setup (one for your playlist, one for the lyrics). This is really easy to do on laptops, just plug in an old 17″ monitor or a projector. Many laptops will even let you plug into a TV. On desktops it’s more complicated.

Can it be a really old laptop?

Yes. A really old (say, 6 year-old) Windows laptop will work fine. An old Mac laptop will be more annoying, but probably workable.

Do I need anything else?

You’ll want between 20 and 50 gigs free for karaoke (10 minimum) so if you don’t have that space, you have two options:

1) Get an external USB hard drive. A portable one that works off USB power is best (like $70). If you have an old laptop without USB 2.0, get a USB 2.0 PC card. ($20).

2) Upgrade your laptop’s hard drive. If you have $100 and a computer-savvy friend, this is a much better option (more reasons here). On Macbooks (and new Macbook Pro’s) it’s really easy… other computers, a toss up.

Once you have your laptop, it’s time to download some karaoke music and install a karaoke player.