By Ken Hughes | From the Spring 2015 issue of Ukulele Spending some quality time with a good uke is always a joy. And when that uke also happens to be made of desirable woods and comes at a very…
“The ukulele,” Jake Shimabukuro says, “is the instrument of peace — and if everyone played the ukulele, the world would be a better place.” With the stress of the holidays, it’s easy to lose sight of what makes this time…
From “All About That Bass” to all about that Bieber, pop princess Meghan Trainor knows how to deliver a delightful ukulele cover. In the video above shot at German radio network 1LIVE, watch as Trainor turns a Justin Bieber holiday…
Of all the covers of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” floating around the Internet, we’re loving this one by crazy Canadians Walk off the Earth (who famously covered Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know”). Using ukuleles, shakers, and kazoos, they transform the pop song into…
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Ukulele and Stylophone team up for a cover of one of the creepiest movie theme songs ever, “Halloween”. Originally written and performed by the film’s director, John Carpenter, Smokey Stubbs comes on like an unstoppable killer in this cut.
If you’re looking for Halloween music, the Misfits, forerunners of “horror punk,” are certainly a fine place to start. A quick perusal of their song titles will tell you all you need to know: “Mommy, Can I Go Out and…
One of our friends on Facebook recommended we check out this cover of “Besame Mucho” and boy, are we glad we did!
We are loving this video from Byntje Music. Here’s some behind the scenes info on the production: “I duct-taped my webcam to my ukulele headstocks, and discovered lightworks video editor… this is the result!” What do you guys think of…
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Can you recognize any of the locations in this video for John Nash’s “The Following”? Here is a hint: some Ukulele magazine staffers ride that train on their way to our office every morning! Leave a comment if you see…
Few people have mastered the art of YouTube social networking better than Dodie Clark. Here she is with her version of Taylor Swift’s new hit “Shake it Off.”