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Imagine being on this ukulele flight from hell

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airlines, Guitar Center, Southwest, Ukulele

It seemed like a fun idea. Southwest Airlines partnered with Guitar Centre to provide ukuleles for every passenger on a

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Random music news for Thursday, August 4, 2002

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Britney Spears, BTS, Metallica, Netflix, Prince, Sampling, Socially Driven Music, Stranger Things, Taylor Swift, Ukulele, Woodstock '99

Over US$80 million was spent on the Batgirl movie. Now it’s being junked because it’s “irredeemable.” And you thought you

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, January 28, 2020

January 28, 2020January 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Grammys, Mick Jagger, Music Lessons, Smartphones, Ukulele

If you live in the Toronto area, is your bank suddenly on lockdown with a security guard at the front

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Watch this 11-year-old kid bust some serious moves on a ukulele

September 19, 2018September 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Feng Xiaoxiao, Taiwan, Ukulele

This is 11-year-old self-taught Feng Xiaoxiao busking in Taipei, Taiwan. It’s his version of Mason Williams’ 1968 instrumental hit, “Classical

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Sunday listen: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain takes on David Bowie

August 5, 2018August 4, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cover Song, Cover Version, David Bowie, Great Britain, Ukulele

An orchestra of ukuleles? Yes–and they’re very good. Watch and learn as they perform “Heroes” by David Bowie earlier this

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, June 15, 2018

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Beyonce, Jay Z, Massey Hall, Michael Jackson, PJ Harvey, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ukulele

Worldwide productivity has already dropped to near zero as a result of the World Cup. Yet there’s still music news

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, April 17, 2018

April 17, 2018April 16, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AirBnB, AM Radio, American Head Charge, Apple Watch, Black Sabbath, Future of Radio, Georgia, Gigroad, Mac Sabbath, Prince, Rosewood, Rotting Christ, Ukulele, YouTube

It’s tax day for Americans. Canadians have until the end of the month to do all the tax accounting for

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Imagine Being Behind this Ukulele Troop at the Tim Horton’s Drive-Through

June 13, 2017June 12, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Tim Hortons, Ukulele

How many times have you been behind some asshat at the drive-through wondering what’s taking so bloody long? Just be

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SLAYER! on the Ukulele Because SLAYER!

August 24, 2016August 24, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Slayer, Stone Roses, Ukulele

You’ve heard Slayer’s “Payback” performed like this before. Details at Revolver. (Via Tom) Bonus ukulele music: The Stone Roses debut

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This is How One Metallica Fan is Celebrating May-Tellica

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Metallica, Ukulele

This guy is planning to do a different Metallica cover each week in May-Tellica. Who knew that “Blackened” worked on

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Music News 

Three Girls, One Ukulele

December 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ukulele

That headline sounds like it could lead to some weirdly disgusting porn video. Instead, we have three Russian women (plus

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