- 21. Reformed Whores Say Birth Control is No Joke
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- ... the size of that,” Reformed Whores unapologetically defend the pill with some sardonic wit. These two southern belles are supported by the sweet strums of ukulele as they tell their audience that even ...
- Created on 01 April 2014
- 22. All-Girl-Uke-Pop: The Prettiots Cover Misfits Classic "Skulls
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- ... recent single release, a cover of the Misfits classic, “Skulls,” they’ve perfectly swapped the bass out and replaced it with their signature ukulele. The Prettiots take the edgy and pretty violent tone ...
- Created on 13 February 2014
- 23. She & Him Releases New Single
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- Itching for some nostalgia drenched lyrics and sun bleached tunes? Luckily, America’s favorite manic pixie dream girl Zooey Deschanel and guitarist M. Ward have made another album as She & Him. Volume ...
- Created on 07 March 2013
- 24. Win Two Free Tickets to Beatles Complete on Ukulele!
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- BUST is giving away two pairs of tickets to this show! Returning for its fourth year, Beatles Complete on Ukulele will feature over 30 artists recreating 64 of The Beatles’ greatest hits. Notable ladies ...
- Created on 21 January 2013
- 25. "Ugh, I Love You": Jessica Delfino On Preparing For Friday's New York Comedy Festiv
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- Jessica Delfino is a regular riot. Well, maybe a little irregular, given that her comedy comes in the form of a tune provided by a guitar or a ukulele. As both a musician and a comedian, Delfino has ...
- Created on 08 November 2012
- 26. Album Release: My Brightest Diamond's "All Things Will Unwin
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- ... piccolo, trumpet, viola, banjo, and even french horn. That list excludes the instruments played by Shara herself (for this show in particular she switched back and forth between ukulele and autoharp, though ...
- Created on 18 October 2011
- 27. The Misfits Get...Cute?
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- ... with a ukulele (YouTube knows this, and as such, my “recommended videos” include almost as many uke babes as they do Danzig interviews). So when I saw this list of the “Top 20 Cutest Misfits Covers ...
- Created on 09 September 2011
- 28. Review: Beirut | The Rip Tide
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- ... “A Candle’s Fire” opens the album in true Beirut style, with a short accordion melody and powerful brass fanfare that quickly backs off to make way for Condon’s smooth, ukulele-accompanied vocals. The ...
- Created on 15 August 2011
- 29. tUnE-yArDs releases new track: Bizzness
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- You may recognize tUnE-yArDs' song "Fiya" as that charming ukulele-plucking track from that blackberry commercial, or you might've seen her steal the show from the Dirty Projectors back in 2009, or maybe ...
- Created on 14 February 2011
- 30. Uke It To Me
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- The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra has folk-rocked our little socks off with this performance of Randy Newman’s 1977 hit “Short People” at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand. ...
- Created on 11 June 2010
- 31. Realism
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- ... Songs, but leaves behind the electronic, reverb-heavy instrumentation. On the first track, Merritt strums his ukulele in a minor key, singing, "You can't go around just saying stuff because it's pretty/And ...
- Created on 31 March 2010
- 32. Amanda Palmer in the Flesh
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- ... about 2am, finishing the night with a ukulele strummed cover of “Makin’ Whoopie” in the lobby. I heard the next day that she and writer, Neil Gaiman, stayed up even later to sign copies of their book. ...
- Created on 18 November 2009
- 33. Folk Yeah!
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- The music video begins rather innocently: two pretty girls, a tall blonde with a guitar and a petite brunette with a ukulele, smile sweetly and sing an ode to blossoming romance. “And like can lead to ...
- Created on 11 November 2009
- 34. Clare and the Reasons: Rainy day set
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- ... a ukulele (which she admitted to finding in the trash) during the set. Rad. Backed by the Reasons, three dudes (one of them being her cute Frenchie hubby Olivier) who tackled everything from the violin ...
- Created on 28 October 2009
- 35. Kitty, Daisy and Lewis
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- ... bongos, steel guitar, upright bass, and ukulele. This bluesy collection of covers and originals rekindles a classic, ’50s rock ‘n’ roll reminiscent of Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis. Every track is unrelentingly ...
- Created on 19 October 2009
- 36. Folk Yeah! Meet Garfunkel & Oates
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- Garfunkel & Oats Are Music To Comedy Fans' Ears by Corrie Pikul The music video begins rather innocently: two pretty girls, a tall blonde with a guitar and a petite brunette with a ukulele, smile ...
- Created on 29 September 2009
- 37. Zee Avi
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- ... sting out of a song about a heroin-addicted ex; the foot-tapping ukulele strums and subdued horns of “Just You and Me” will have you putting the “ba-da-pa-bum” chorus on repeat; and on “Kantoi,” Avi sings ...
- Created on 14 August 2009
- 38. Totally "Toxic
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- “Learn to play the ukulele” has been on my to-do list since we ran the awesome “Uke Spirit” article in our Aug/Sept ’07 issue, which highlighted a handful of fabulous ladies rocking the adorable instrument. ...
- Created on 28 March 2008
