NAMM: Music’s big show-off shindig has started. Follow Ukeeku for all the important ukulele action. For starters, here’s a Lanikai USB ukulele and songwriting dice.
New Releases: Jake Wildwood Has Been Framed (it’s free to download – scroll past the burning house), Blue Dean Carcione’s Bad Things & Good People, live EP from Celisse Henderson, Kara Square’s Love Songs for Everyone Especially Uke.
Pictures: The Sea ukulele (watch it being drawn here), Johnny Marvin festooned with ukuleles, Ukulele convention by Melissa Four
Captain Beefheart’s rules for playing guitar.
Halifax Ukulele Gang’s giant songbook.
Ralph Shaw asks What’s the next chord?.
Bric-a-brac: Sloth Playing the Ukulele t-shirt, UKULELE a giclee
Videos: 3D printable ukulele test (sounds better than I thought it would but I expect 3D printers are going to be most useful for nuts and bridges in the uke world), Wilfried Welti compares the ukuleles in his collection, Miss Universe doing a ukulele cover, Carmen Electra is clearly into ukulele players.
Thank you so much for sharing a link to “Love Songs For Everyone But Especially Uke.” I full-heartedly appreciate the support! (And I owe you a lot… I learned your Swiss Army Ukulele Strum from your book. It’s my go-to strum and it’s all over that album.) Thanks again, Al!