Culture Buzz If this doesn't make you smile, then you hate happiness and joy. Or you hate the ukulele, which I guess is fair. (via towleroad.com)
Music Buzz Musician and all-around ukulele goddess Sophie Madeleine is nearing completion on her 30 Covers in 30 Days project. After she finishes this series of daily covers she'll be releasing her new album “The Rhythm You Started.” Down below is a small selection of the covers. (Via)
Bizarre Love Triangle is surprisingly catchy when played on a tiny guitar.
Someone just sent this video to our tips line. It is a ukulele song called “Brand New” and there is a decent chance that it will make you smile. I like it when people send us tips that are uplifting! (Thanks, Scarlett!)
Huge Troy Polamalu fan wants to go to Super Bowl. Will someone help him out?
I have to admit “The Final Countdown” by Europe is one of my guilty pleasures. Never thought a guy playing it on a ukulele/kazoo could rock so hard. Yeah, i know this has been around a while, but that makes it no less badass. (Via Barstool Sports.)
Someday, after the 2012 apocalypse, A-HA's “Take On Me” will be all that's left to tell the future who we once were. I'm okay with that. This is a beautiful ukelele cover that needs to be the closing credits song to the indie rom-com that is your life.
A ukulele cover of the classic Ventures song “Walk, Don't Run” sung by stuffed animals from Japan.
Sometimes the only thing keeping you from going over the edge is kittens. (I'm just thrilled I managed to beat Jack to the “cute cat” post of the day)
Introducing the KazooKeylele: an innovative new instrument created by, um, this guy. It’s part kazoo, part baby piano, part ukulele, entirely fantastic.