Archive for May, 2008
Total Ukulele live!
Ask away! Total ukulele live in session today folks! Tune in and chat with us. Bring your friends and sit around the make-believe internet campfire. Ask your questions and requests. Let’s rock! :3 Show starts at 430pm HST (we’ll try to do it as early as possible) Broadcast by Ustream.TV
Uke Minutes 16 – Finger Stretching Warm-ups!
In our unending quest to help UU’ers to shred on ukulele, we bring to you this week’s episode of UKE MINUTES: Finger Stretching Warm-ups! Practice these simple stretching exercises to help you reach for intervals you have never reached before! But be sure to take it easy – this is just a warm-up, not a [...]
Member Video of the Week – UKISOCIETY – Soprano Comparison
This week, we’re switching it up a bit and featuring a video that is not a performance vid. UKISOCIETY compares the sound of his 6 soprano ukuleles. It’s always fun seeing other’s ukulele collections, as we all know, collecting these things may and often does become habit forming. He also has a similar video for [...]
Uke Minute 15 – 5-Finger Roll
As if we haven’t had enough excitement for one day, this week’s episode rolls around with a blazing hot strum technique: the 5-Finger Roll! *Que 70′s style Kung-fu music* Don’t let appearances fool you – this handy uke party trick may seem simple at first glance, but try it for yourself and you’ll realize that [...]
AME WINS!! – “Oh, The Places Uke Will Go!” Giveaway Contest!
It’s been a hectic, crazy, whirlwind 7 days, but out of the battle rises a champion: AME!! AME wins – a brand new Kala Tenor Ukulele (+ Case!) ROD wins – a brand new ukulele stand!! (All provided by the super rad people at Kala Ukulele) Yay!! Congratulations to all the CONTESTANTS – When you [...]
April Contest – FINAL SHOWDOWN!
Alright, after many tough calls, exciting match-ups, cheers and tears we have finally made it to the Final Showdown! Warm up your clicking fingers, because this one counts more than any other match-up before!! Presenting our April 2008 Contest “Oh, the Places Uke Will Go!” Giveaway Contest Finalists: Rod!! vs. Ame!! Click HERE to vote! [...]
Day 6 – April Contest Semi Finals
In a match up that came down to the wire. The poll betweenUkulele Junkie + Jello and Rod ended in a controversial tie. Final poll results were 31 to 30 in favor of Ukulele Junkie + Jello. However upon reviewing the votes, 1 was not counted due to the possibility of being a double vote [...]
Member Video of the Week – Valerie – Morning in May
This week we’re featuring another original song as we like to do now and again. Valerie provides us with ‘Morning in May’. There are so many cool videos posted every week, posting just one member video seems unfair. Hopefully we can figure out something to remedy this soon. Don’t forget Seeso’s live performance is this [...]
Day 5 – April Contest Semi Finals!
After loads of controversy Ame claimed the last match of the quarter final round of the April contest. To ensure that the competition remains fair, we will be implementing new rules for the semis. We monitor all voting and we will notify the contestant if any funny business is going on. The UU staff will [...]
