Banjoleles banned from the London Underground for being, “undesirable”.
Jimmy from the Bobby McGee’s proved the intellectual superiority of ukulele players when he appeared on the Weakest Link (watch it on iPlayer).
Abatab is an interesting new site where indie artists can sell tabs. It’s only been up a month so there’s not a great deal there yet. But you can buy stuff by Bess Rogers and pick up tab and an MP3 of Kelli Rae Powell’s Don’t Slow Down Zachary free.
Helen Arney leads a gathering of ukulele players at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Sophie Madeleine is raising money for her latest album. And you can get a snippet in the background of Spike Milligan’s home movie.
The Fake Ukulele Orchestra have put up their side of the story, “It has been said that we are advertising our orchestra by using their pictures and material. This is totally wrong and we refute this unequivocally.” But here is one of their dates being advertised as being the UOGB (hat-tip to minusuke on the Cosmos). On the upside, suspicions about the lead singer proved to be well founded.
787.89 – Ukuleles and the Dewey Decimal System.
For balance, Hot Boys with Ukuleles – much more challenging than the hot girls blog I’d wager.
Sam Fox on Beatles Complete on Ukulele.
Jimmy Fallon finds ukulele music annoying when you’re trying to get work done.
Simon Cowell has banned I’m Yours from X-Factor.
Ukuleles help kill the planet (via Bossa).
MP3: who the bloody hell are they? has Darren Hanlon’s All These Things.
Pictures: Sandy Low (from this page), bird ukuleles.
Re: Jimmy Fallon: I find work annoying when I’m trying to play my uke!!!