[Video Link] I'm happy to learn that Jake Shimabukuro has a new oo-koo-lay-lay album coming out this fall.
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Jun 27, 2012
Teaser video for Jake Shimabukuro's new ukulele album
Listen to Tiny Tim's unreleased cover of "House of the Rising Sun"
In 1994, pop artist, songwriter, and filmmaker Martin Sharp produced a covers album for legendary singer/ukulele maestro Tiny Tim. The album, “Tiny Tim’s Pop Album,” was never officially released but it’s really quite something. Below, from those recording sessions, is Tim’s take on the traditional folk tune “The House of the Rising Sun.” “Tim’s appropriation […]
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Watch this robotic ukulele player pluck out some lovely tunes
UkuRobot is a programmable ukulele player. Here, it plays the haunting theme from Requiem for a Dream, since used in a kajillion movie trailers. In the video below, there’s a second shot of its mechanisms.
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Black Sabbath For Ukulele
The music book we’ve all been waiting for: Black Sabbath For Ukulele Youtuber seesocovers is pretty amazing! Black Sabbath For Ukulele via Amazon (Thanks, Peter!)
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Need help mellowing out lately? These meditation apps might calm you down
If you’re routinely prone to being stressed out, hurried or generally made out-of-sorts by the hectic pace of the world and life changes, then…yikes. We don’t envy what you must be going through these days. Right about now, even the most zen and centered among us are bound to be feeling some level of anxiety […]
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Clean up and class up your bathroom with this sensor-driven, hands-free soap dispenser
So…exactly how many times a day are you singing Happy Birthday to your sink? Unless you’re among the most germaphobic among us, it’s unlikely you ever thought the simple act of handwashing would start to take on such a central role in our daily lives. Of course, with all the touching and such, bar soap […]
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Save over 75% on lifetime subscriptions to Rosetta Stone, VPN Unlimited, and 12min Book Summary App
Paralysis by analysis. It’s the phenomenon that happens when you’re so stuck on thinking through all the ramifications of your actions that you don’t actually take action in the first place. That can happen with all this free time you’re spending stuck inside your house. With literally every home-bound option available to you, it’s easy […]
