Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer, Plushgun, Luca Gemma: Saturday UkeTube
October 31, 2009
Most of the UOGB stuff that turns up on YouTube is DVD rips, which makes lizardonuke’s channel very refreshing with lesser seen songs and backstage shenanigans. As well as the UOGB, this weeks vids include Mr B schooling us, Lulu and the Lampshades going bandstand busking (watch the whole thing here), The Bobby McGee’s fighting off zombies, Plushgun making a video on the cheap, Peter Moss soundchecking, Luca Gemma with the UKEit guys and plenty more. [Read more]
Polka Dot Dot Dot, Zoe Lewis, Victoria Vox & BAS: Saturday UkeTube
October 24, 2009
This week’s must-subscribe channel is spankyukes. As well as being incredible strummers themselves, they roped in Zoe Lewis. Other videos include high slapping fun from Polka Dot Dot Dot (who seem to be keen hamboners), Victoria Vox hooking up with Boulder Acoustic Society, Ingrid Michaelson, Mad Tea Party and plenty more. [Read more]
Coqui Reca, Helen Arney: Saturday UkeTube
October 17, 2009
This week’s picks includes Argentine ukulele from Coqui Reca, Max the Ukulele Punk Rocker being his usual calm and restrained self in hospital, Craig Robertson playing with the lights on, Aaron Keim doing a suspiciously complicated “two chord” song, Dr Dre remixed and plenty more. [Read more]
WIUO, Brandi Carlile, Hayley Sales: Saturday UkeTube
October 10, 2009
This week’s selection includes a new video from the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, Rocky and Balls want you to munch on their delicious, moist love cakes, Hayley Sales, Brandi Carlile the long awaited return of Exoticorn and plenty more. [Read more]
The Leisure Society, Amelia Robinson, Rusty Cage – Saturday UkeTube
October 3, 2009
I very much enjoying Charlie Brooker’s new show GamesWipe this week. The highlight of the show was a ukulele-featuring song/game review by Rebecca Mayes. I do hope that’s a regular feature.
Also this week are rib-tickling videos from Amelia Robinson and Ben Lerman (whose song is definitely NSFW), The Leisure Society, some hapa-haole a beautifully sung version of Blue Moon and a couple a tracks by Rusty Cage (I hope that’s his real name). [Read more]
Saturday UkeTube
September 26, 2009
Before we get down to business, two bits of news.
1) Jimmy from The Bobby McGee’s has recorded a jingle for the blog and here it is:
Just don’t visit www.ukehunt.com.
2) If you visited the London Uke Fest and enjoyed it, vote for it in the UK Festival Awards.
This week’s videos include L’Uke and GUGUG trying desperately not to smile, Pilar Diaz, Susie Asado, a rollocking version of the Benny Hill Theme on a Tahitian ukulele and plenty more. [Read more]
Kalei Gamiao, Dithyrambe, Siri Nilsen: Saturday UkeTube
September 19, 2009
Most diverting act of the week has to be Dithyrambe who are a cross between Marie Antoinette, Maria Callas, The Tiger Lillies and The Re-Entrants. But the standout video this week is Kalei Gamiao with some incredible playing. Impressive enough to draw attention away from his Kim Jong Il outfit. Also this week is Cousin Alice doing what should be a Bond theme, Siri Nilsen (a Norwegian with an incredible voice) and Ulysses & The Swans (whose song I’ve been back and forth on liking, but the singer is handsome so it’s in).
A big thanks to Samantha for pointing me in the direction of Jennifer Teeter who is hilarious. Just don’t watch her video while you’re eating. Or before you eat. Or after you eat. [Read more]
Mini UkeTube
September 12, 2009
You take one week off and a whole bunch of much anticipated videos show up.
So this isn’t a proper UkeTube, just a few videos from old favourites tackling various social issues including the long-awaited Rocky and Balls reunion, the long-awaited reunion of Agathe and Fine and the long-awaited union of Jen Kwok and every single Asian man in a new video directed by fellow uker Ballard C Boyd (she’s set up a new site just for the video: Date An Asian). Jen and Garfunkel and Oates both use language unbecoming of a lady in their songs. But what did you expect?
Right, now to tackle my inbox. Yikes! [Read more]
UkeTube: Best of 2009 So Far
September 12, 2009
Since I’ve been busy battling Mafia goons, shooting rabid dogs and swimming round Venice in hotpants I haven’t been keeping up with new videos, so I thought I’d knock together a post of my favourite uke videos of the year so far. Feel free to chime in with you faves and call me an asshat for not including them.
For the record, my favourite non-uke videos of the year so far are The Tallest Man on Earth in the Secret Garden, Emily Elbert’s Silent Time and Dead Weather’s Treat Me Like Your Mother [Read more]
Lindi Ortega, The Hoosiers, Susie Asado: Saturday UkeTube
September 5, 2009
Dolly Parton voice + awesome shades + describes herself as a loner = huge new uke crush.
Also this week: The Hoosiers use the uke to flog some Coke (or Pepsi, whichever), Japan’s two nuttiest ukers together, I kill Seeso’s chances in another contest and more. [Read more]
