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April fools!
Okay so maybe that went too far… Aldrine is here to stay and to explain the joke. Basically all of it was part of the April fools joke. He’s not leaving, he’ll remain the instructor, and NO RECORD DEAL (well nothing major) Did we get you? We apologize for the cruel joke and thank [...]
UU April Ukulele Give-Away – “All Things Reggae” Contest!
Hey UUers! Do you want a new ukulele?? We’re giving away a brand new Concert Mainland Ukulele during our April 2009 “All Things Reggae” Contest! Here’s what you need to do to enter: 1. Make a video of yourself playing a reggae song on your ukulele. 2. Post your video to YouTube (or similar video [...]
UU Online Open Mic – TODAY (3pm HST, 6pm PST)
Hey UUers! Be sure to check in TODAY (March 28th) at 3pm Hawaii Standard Time (6pm PST, 9pm EST) for the Live Stream! It’s been awhile since the last time we did a UU Online Open Mic, so remember to be here at the front page to watch and cheer on those brave fellow UUers [...]
Bling Fo’ Yo’ Thing Contest WINNER!
So who won a brand new Kala Koa Concert, Cedar-Top Ukulele?? Click on the video to find out! A huge MAHALO to MusicGuyMic for providing the ukulele and to everyone who entered! We were amazed by the response and had the pleasure of checking out each one of them (and excruciating pain of trying to [...]
We’ll be back after a message from our sponsors
Hey everybody. We’re doing some site maintenance right now on the forum. We’re getting hit hard by spambots and thats killing our servers. We’ll be back up and running by tonight. Until then, please check out our fine sponsors. http://www.moorebettahukes.com/ http://www.mainlandukes.com/ http://www.ohana-music.com/ http://www.kalaukulele.com/ http://www.bigislandukulele.com Thanks people! -Rayan
Undies Replay
Hey everybody, we’re still trying to recuperate from all the excitement from the Undie Awards. For the hundred(s) of people that tuned in, thank you very much! For those of you who missed it, here’s the replay for yesterday’s show. We had some hiccups with the stream lagging, but we still had a good time. [...]
UU Award Show (“The Undies!”) – This FRIDAY!
The Ukulele Underground Award Show will be held here LIVE this FRIDAY (Feb. 6th, 2009) at 3pm Hawaii Standard Time (5pm PST). Hang out in the Underground with us and cheer on the videos that YOU voted for as Best of 2008! See you in the chat! Aloha, -UU Staff
No Live Lesson Today, Happy New Years!
Sorry peeps, no live lesson today. It’s new years eve and we’re all busy doing the new years eve things with the families. Before we enter the year 2009, the three of us would like to say thanks for spending some time with us every week. It’s been an incredible first year for us and [...]
Uke Got Mail Ep11: 4 or 6 Strings? (w/ Manny!)
Hey Uke Playas! In this quick UGM episode, Aldrine and Manny answer the ukulele question: Four strings or six strings? Typically, ukuleles are made with four strings, however, there are six-string models (doubling up on two of the strings in note pairs or octaves) and eight-string models (doubling up on all strings). And if you [...]
“Bling Fo’ Yo’ Thing” Ukulele Give-Away Contest (& no Live Lesson this week)
Hey all you crazy kids of the Underground! The unfortunate news for today is that, although it is a Wednesday, there will be no live lesson today (the guys are recording on Oahu). *tear* However, that means that you have even more time to dream up and live out your contest entry for the Ukulele [...]
