Tell your enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take our free stuff. 10. Ukulele Icons – A batch of cute little ukulele icons in .ico and .gif formats. 9. Uke-4-U – it’s exceptionally ugly, but it teaches beginners their first few chords and lets you strum along with a few simple […]
Archive for May, 2007
The Gothic Archies – Scream and Run Away (Chords) “People say, ‘Do these books have any messages for young people?’ And I say, ‘Of course, it’s one of the most important lessons in all literature. The lesson is: if you see Count Olaf, scream and run away. You don’t get that from CS Lewis’.” After […]
Shigeto Takahashi – Goofus (Links fixed) Shigeto Takahahi – Peanut Vendor Shigeto Takahashi went down a storm when he played the New York Uke Fest this year. Michael DaSilva was so impressed that he has decided to sponser him with a DaSilva soprano. After I mentioned him in an earlier post, Shigeto got in touch […]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Tab) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (midi) As well as inspiring a gaggle of ukulele orchestras, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain also have a habit of inspiring reviewers. The Independent called them the, “anarcho-syndicalists of the ukelele world,” and John L Walters referred to them […]
My favourite ukulele videos uploaded to YouTube in the past week. Taimane Gardner Taimane recently turned in a suitably barnstorming performance at the memorial concert for Don Ho; with whom she had been playing since the age of 14. Here, at a family reunion, she is markedly more restrained and relaxed than she is in […]
Arctic Monkeys – Despair In The Departure Lounge (Chords) John Culshaw thinks Yorkshire and Lancastrian accents sound the same? Poncy Southern get. But full marks to him for noticing that Arctic Monkeys are the true heirs to the Formby throne and seeing that their songs are perfect for the uke. Suggested Strumming For the main […]
Thessaly ‘UkuLady’ Lerner has been banned from her regular gig at Canter’s Deli for being loud and annoying. As much as I love her, it’s not the most surprising news I’ve ever read. ChiyoDad discusses the impact of the new Koalana Concert Uke. How do you tell someone you love them? Say it with flowers? […]
The gentleman to your left with the scary eyebrows is indeed me. I’ve finally got round to doing an About Me and I’ve upload some of my uke tunes. But be warned, the quality is highly dubious. If you have any suggestions for the site, requests, complaints or suchlike; I’d love to hear from you. […]
Only a precious few hours left to bid on this beautiful uke from Duane Heilman of Black Bear Ukuleles. As well as luthiering, Heilman also makes quirky, ukulele based art. Sometimes it’s hard to work out where the ukuleles end and the art begins.
Stephin Merritt – Smile! No One Cares How You Feel (Chords) The collision of rictus-grinned morning TV host and the morose wit of Stephin Merritt was always going to produce hilarity. The look on Merritt’s face seems to shoot the words, “I’m going to set fire to your house and watch the smoldering remains through […]
