illustration Pleasant video of Dave McKean painting a ukele Natalie Dressed

books In LA this weekend? Come to the California International Antiquarian Book Fair Mark Frauenfelder

ukuleles Watch a prim and proper cover of 500 Miles by The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Carla Sinclair

burning man Emergency playa ukuleles Rusty Blazenhoff

music 11 obscenely optimistic songs for ukulele Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Kick-ass flamenco ukulele shredding Cory Doctorow

los angeles There's a place in LA that sells ukuleles and espresso, and it is terrific Mark Frauenfelder

ukuleles What's the difference between a $20 ukulele and a $1000 ukulele Mark Frauenfelder

Ad Inside Blackpool's beloved Uke Hunt Boing Boing

electronic music Klangphonics makes electronic music with everyday objects Jennifer Sandlin

Vintage Weird The Johnson Smith Novelty catalog offered 600 jam-packed pages of vintage weirdness Mark Frauenfelder

useful stuff Very inexpensive wall mount for guitars Mark Frauenfelder

Good times Jonathan Coulton's JoCo Cruise was mind-blowingly great Mark Frauenfelder

Cigar box guitars Archive of free musical instrument plans: cigar box guitars, ukuleles, and more Mark Frauenfelder

Musical instruments Snark clip on tuner for guitars and ukuleles Mark Frauenfelder

Cigar box guitars Alan Matta, cigar box luthier Julian Macassey