Friday Links: April Fools, Adam Green

Ukulele Underground did their best lesson ever this week: a masterclass on how to pull an April Fool. It’s just on the outskirts of believable (there really isn’t any level of stupidity beyond the record industry) and the put in a huge amount of work – replacing all the videos changing every mention of Aldrine to A.G., blurring his videos and bleeping his name – so much that it makes you wonder consider if anyone would go to that much trouble for an April Fools gag.

Ukulele MP3s: New (free) album from Minor Constellations. Warning: contains guitar tracks. Maybe the Complete Beatles Ukulele thing was entirely a bad idea: Adam Green does I Will. That Death Cab for Cute ukulele demo.

Australia is going to get a ukulele festival. At least I think it is. Damn April Fools Day.

Who knew so much work went into making ukulele strings? (And I’m totally crushing on Mrs Aquila).

Win a tuner from Howlin’ Hobbit.

Fix your intonation with a stolen paperclip.

On Uker Tabs: My Way, Paddy McGinty’s Goat, Some Days Are Diamonds and Space Oddity, Karma Police.

People keep giving Warren Buffett stuff for free.

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4 Comments

  1. byjimini April 3rd, 2009 8:15 pm

    Love the Aquila video!

  2. Ukulelia April 3rd, 2009 8:26 pm

    Mike DaSilva made the Texas A&M uke!

    http://www.ukemaker.com

  3. todd April 3rd, 2009 9:28 pm

    paper clip vid was excellllllennttttt!!!!!!

    todd

  4. Woodshed April 7th, 2009 3:57 pm

    byjimini: Me too. It’s fascinating to see.

    Gary: Thanks for the info. *scratches chin* Did you post about this ages ago? Somethings coming back to me.

    todd: It is a nifty trick. I’ll have to try it out sometime.

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