By: Russ Aloha! Before I moved to Hawaii, I knew I was going to be buying an ukulele for me at least, but was trying to get the kids interested in it as well. I found a video of an amazing player tackling Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off,” and my daughter, a huge Swift fan, was intrigued. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftSUaF919VU I was more interested in the player, … [Read more...]
Things I Like: October 2017
This is a roundup of a few things I've been enjoying this month: 1. Doom Side of the Moon - This is a side project from Sword guitarist Kyle Schutt. As its name suggests, this is a tribute to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. It's a fairly faithful interpretation, while adding in some of the "Doom" elements that Sword is known for. I'm enjoying this one more than I thought … [Read more...]
Acoustic Rock (Ukulele Chord Songbook)
By: Russ Aloha! To close off this series of uke books for music from the 1990s, I’ll admit that not ALL great music comes from the 90s and we should never limit ourselves to just one decade. Even if it IS the greatest decade of music, it in no way discounts great music that came before or after it. So, with this being said, we can expand our view a bit to something the … [Read more...]
Nirvana for Ukulele
By: Russ Aloha! I’m going to continue my 90’s-themed, ukulele-twisted nostalgia with what is arguably THE 90s band. The ultimate 90s band. The band that encapsulated a scene, burned down what was before, and set a decade into motion. Of course, I’m talking about Nirvana. Nirvana hit with such force and speed that it was a shock to almost every adult. The Christmas of … [Read more...]
Green Day Ukulele Play-Along Volume 25
By: Russ Aloha! Let’s talk briefly about the human brain: It has a marvelous flexibility and one of the coolest things that it does all on its own is, over time, it diminishes not only the painful, but the mundane as well and at the same time embellishes what you think is great. This is what makes people think the past (pick whatever period you want) was some sort of golden … [Read more...]