Taimane's Got Bach

Taimane Gardner. Nuff said.

Garfunkel & Oates Get HBO Deal

Looks like Garfunkel & Oates (aka Lindhome & Micucci) have inked a deal with HBO in what the LA Times calls "the West Coast female response to 'Flight of the Conchords'." Nice goin', gals. Link

Ukulelia Michigania

Nice little podcast from Michigan (Public) Radio on the uke scene in the Water Wonderland. Maybe some old auto plants should be retooled for uke production... Link

A New Slow Uke Movement?

Just look at this snail-shaped electric uke. Originally designed for Darby Wilcox of the musical duo O Mello Cello Tree. Baritone scale, hard and soft maple construction.

Made by Celentano Woodworks of Asheville NC.
Feeling sluggish? This might be the ticket! Link

Tiki King on Cover of Good Times

Check out the swell feature that His Majesticness got on in the current issue of Santa Cruz Good Times. (Some odd photoshopping at work, but he's a king, so maybe he can flip directions...) Link

Find Bliss at Castello Plan

Just heaven: Bliss Blood brings her trusty ukulele to the Castello Plan in Ditmas Park on Jan. 13 for some 1920s inspired tunes. LINK

Jake Shimabukuro on NPR's Weekend Edition

Jake was interviewed by Jennifer Ludden about his new CD, Peace Love Ukulele. Link

Happy 103, Uncle Bill!

We wish Bill Tapia a very happy 103rd birthday, tomorrow, January 1st, 2011. Link

Roger Ebert Tweets Uke

A new year's resolution from Roger Ebert, via twitter:

"Resolve to learn the ukulele in 2011. http://amzn.to/hT3nDd"

And since Roger is into tweeting, here's the perfect tune to add to his repertoire. Link

(Thanks, Amy!)

Cocoleles

More cocoanut ukuleles than you can shake a monkey at. In French. Link

Merry Christmas

Better late than never: here's our list of links to all the Christmas music for ukulele you could possibly need. The Ukulelia Holiday Songbook.

The Everly Pregnant Brothers

Meet the Everly Pregnant Brothers. They seem to be the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain's scruffy northern relatives. I love their cheeky style, from their logo (why didn't anyone think of that before?) to their homage to Madness to their mod portraits (by illustrator Steven Millington aka Lord Dunsby). Link

Jake Brings His Adz

Here's a track from Jake Shimabukuro's upcoming new release Peace Love Ukulele. It's entitled "Bring Your Adz". Link

Pre-Christmas Monsoon

My old pal (and the guy who taught me my first tune on the uke) Tuba Heatherton's tribute to sunny California. Maybe he should have stayed in Islands where he was born. Rhode Island, that is.

Ukulele Lou

An old chestnut performed by Vernon Dalhart, Frank Kamplain and Anthony Franchini on an Edison cylinder recording. Link