Save your breath, I've got you covered.

TGIF everyone!

if you had the even the slightest bit of frustration in your day, you can probably identify with this.

video NSFW so put on your headphones. if you're at home and the kids aren't around, crank it up!

Cute ukulele babe alert!!!!

GIGAPUS!!!!!! Girls In Glasses and Playing Ukulele Society!

Why we don't take children's opinions seriously

c'mon. srsly.

Abused songs

Following up on ATG's post, here's an ever- growing, incomplete list of songs I now hate because they've been covered so many times on the uke.

I'm Yours

Buttercup

Hey There Delilah

While my Guitar gently weeps

Drop Baby Drop

Creep

Anyone Else but you

Banana Pancakes

Hallelujah

Waiting in Vain

Somewhere Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World

I am certain this list will be updated often.

Tuners, Cell Phones and D-Bags

I dont want to take the "Bitches" part of UCB too far, but there is something that has been bothering me for some time, and I need to get it off of my chest. It is the issue of leaving your tuner clamped onto the head of your uke while you are playing. I am all for keeping your uke in tune, and there are those who should tune more often than they do (Im not naming names here), but if your uke is tuned, and especially if you are going video tape your song for public showing, TAKE YOUR DAMNED TUNER OFF AND SET IT DOWN SOMEWHERE! (you can even leave it conspicuously in the shot if it means that much to you) But if you leave it on the uke it appears that you were in the middle of tuning your instrument and spontaneously broke into song. Oh, and look, the camera just happened to be recording to capture the whole thing! How convenient!

It reminds me of those D-bags who think they are so important that they have one of those little phones permanently attached to the side of their head. You know the ones. "Look at me, I get so many phone calls, the world would end if I couldn't be contacted immediately to save it".

I realize that the two have absolutely nothing to do with each other, they just both really bother me. Do me a favor, tune your uke and put the tuner away. And then take that little phone and shove it up your pretentious @$$. :)

I'm Yours, Buttercup

In the world of disturbing trends... it seems that the ukulele world has begun to see past I'm Yours, however not very far. Just when I finally got used to it, too! I've become so jaded to that tune. It follows me around. It was on at Subway the other day- came on just after I walked in the door. That's cause God hates me. I don't even cringe anymore. I just sigh in acceptance.

So what song is beginning to take it's place? What song could possibly be as annoying?

Buttercup.

Why dooooo yoooooou..... build me up?- Buttercup! Baby just to let me doooown...

Ugh. I'm sorry, that wasn't very nice. You can all call me at 3am when you can't sleep for humming the tune.

I was surfing uke vids on the Youtuberwebz yesterday & it seemed there was a different version of it in the related vids box every time. It all goes back to jaaaaa, whom I shall refrain from stating my opinion on (I'd hate for her to read it & spit twinkie all over her computer & ruin the keyboard). I did a search for it this morning & turned up a startling 225 results with the words "buttercup uke", and 120 with "buttercup ukulele". I'm sure there's some overlap but I'm guessing it's still over 300 covers... and I didn't try any other keywords. I was too scared at that point.

Buttercup- the new I'm Yours?

(Very) Cute Ukulele Babe Alert

Not to judge the degrees of cuteness of our lovely cute ukulele babes, but today's featured ukette is a few clicks up the scale from yesterday's. Although I'm not so sure about her hat....! Behold m0nterey6!

Cute Ukulele Babe Alert

Not that we're sexist or anything, but UCB likes to give a shout-out whenever a cute girl posts a ukulele video (Adelle, it's up to you to provide the cute ukulele guy vids - although I've never seen a cute ukulele player who's male! (NH)). So give it up for mandychanster on Youtube!

UAS, Thou Art a Vicious Mistress

I spent the week in New Jersey with my extended family. Being that I'm anti-fun, I wasn't sure I'd enjoy the trip... not really a boardwalk kinda girl. However I forgot one thing that you can find a-plenty there (and no I'm not talking about man-speedos)... I speak of... SKI BALL!!! I freaking love ski ball. Who doesn't?

We played a couple games our first stroll on the boardwalk, won some tickets, and went up to the prize counter... then what to my wondering eyes should appear? "Small Guitar 5,000 points" You can't fool me, arcade prize labeler guy, I know what that is. Ukuleles, in 4 different colors. I believe I actually squealed when I saw them there.

Only one thing to do in a situation like that. Slip a fiver into the ski ball slot.

Myself, my other half, and both of my parents proceeded to have a ski ball marathon. We played & played- turning in our tickets at 3 different points- "How many do we have now?!" until we became the proud owners of
::dun dun duuuuun::






It came complete with metal strings & loose tuning pegs! It probably cost us 3x what it's actually worth!

Darn you, UAS!!!

Ohai Pono Review

O hai oh.......Well I'm fairly certain that the verdict is in on the brand spanking new Ohai line of Ukuleles from Ko'olau and Pono. I have seen several posts on other ukulele forums praising this uke for its beauty, price, et. al. But as someone who tries not to follow the lemmings as they plunge blindly over the cliff and into the crashing surf below, it is up to me to suggest that there may be another opinion out there. Russbuss in his infinite wisdom suggested that a complete unbiased formal review may be in order. And because I have a slightly lustful yet clean and wholesome man-crush on the boy-wonder from the city-by-teh-bay, I will not taint any official UCB position on this new uke by pooping in the collective cheerios. However...once the Deachman has sufficient time to pick, strum, and stroke his new Ohai uke, rest assured the UCB will combine all of it's collective wisdom, experience, and talent....along with it's brutally honest opinion to present to our readers (yes, both of you), a comprehensive review.

Today's Video of the Weak

in case you missed it:

Today's Video of the Week

If you've never heard The Owl, you don't know what you're missing.

Today's Video of the Week

Stormtrooper Plays with Himself

Today's Video of the Week

Don't go, Jason Waterfalls!!"



I think she's trying to become a member of GIGAPUS. But those are fake glasses!! Don't let her join, GIGAPUS!!!