It's a Meme!

Last year, there was Uke-y Stardust: a ukulele recreation of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust album.

This year, I've already heard about two more all-ukulele performance covers of classic rock albums in their entirety.

First up, we have the Ukulele Apocalypse himself (and the glam mastermind behind Uke-y Stardust) Kelly McCubbin and a tribute to Prince:

Purple Rain - When Ukes Cry

The Artist! The Music! The Guitar! Ok, forget about the guitar… “Purple Rain – When Ukes Cry” From the creators of Uke-y Stardust comes something far more ridiculous, a balls-out ukulele workout of Prince’s 80s masterpiece!

Thursday, November 9, 2006
Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell St.
San Francisco, CA

Following shortly thereafter, we have The Tatamimats (alter ego of the punk band The Doormats) and their homage to Pink Floyd:

Dark Side of the Uke

Pink Floyd's masterpiece re-imagined in its entirety on ukuleles...and other surprises.

Saturday, November 18, 2006
The Knockout
3223 Mission at Valencia
San Francisco, CA

Wonder what album will be next... Nilsson Schmilsson or Son of Schmilsson would be nice!