Sort by Firedoglake (Free subscription) - 12/11/2008 - YouTube
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain's rendition of that classic Isaac Hayes movie theme from 'Shaft' played live at Cambridge Folk Festival (
Sort by Firedoglake (Free subscription) - 12/11/2008
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Shaft . What's on your mind tonight?
Sort by Neatorama (Free subscription) - 04/10/2008
(Video Link) From a live performance of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Can you dig it? Run time: 3 minutes, 32 seconds. Via John Carney
Sort by Laughing Squid (Free subscription) - 04/10/2008
Here’s clip from the BBC featuring The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain performing the Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes live at the Cambridge Folk Festival 2007. via Neatorama Related PostsUkulele Ray & The Lunchbox-A-LeleNational Flags of the World With Clients’ CommentsThe Green Man Theme & Poster For Burning Man 2007Burning Man 2008 Art Theme: American DreamJPG [...]
Sort by Publishing 2.0 (Free subscription) - 08/10/2008
Matt Thompson and Jeff Jarvis have been doing some important thinking on how news coverage needs to change in the Internet Age. They argue that a flow of shallow, time-dependent stories no longer works as a foundation for helping readers understand the world. Thompson started a blog devoted to exploring an alternative. He writes in the [...]
Sort by culturekitchen (Free subscription) - 05/10/2008
There is nothing like seeing a middle-aged white guy playing the ukelele while singing the words : To "Who's the man who will risk his dick for his brother man". It makes the moment just totally awesome. I cracked up when they cut to the one black guy in the audience, as if seeking his approval. Which didn't make it any easy when they start singing the song. Well, that was worth some perusing of YouTube....
Sort by Locusts & Honey (Free subscription) - 04/10/2008
[ Video Link ] Via John Carney , who likes the Shaft theme as performed by the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.
Sort by Film Junk (Free subscription) - 08/10/2008
Weird Web Wednesday is back on the scene and this week we’re looking at a pretty disturbing toy known as Baby Wee Wee (not just one, but two versions), along with a granny who knows how to get her drink on, a demonstration of how not to use a swing, and some pretty brilliant commercials [...]
Sort by Mobtown Shank (Free subscription) - 20/10/2008
Bugs & Cranks-Pat SmithBaltimore Arena Watch-Paul Ryan$10 billion...On the history of Iran (and the surrounding region), as well as its historical relations with the US and other foreign influencesAre You Being Served'Cold(er) WarSo, to paraphrase Reagan, are we better off...
Sort by appletree (Free subscription) - 05/10/2008
The theme from Shaft, British-style. (cross posted at This Old Brit)
Sort by Earth and other unlikely worlds (Free subscription) - 05/10/2008
It's a wet and miserable day outside, but this - a bunch of white English people performing the theme song of Shaft on ukuleles - cheered me up immensely.
Sort by Transbuddha.com (Free subscription) - 07/10/2008
As an alternative to politics, let’s take a moment to enjoy a ukulele flavored ode to the man we can all support: Shaft. Can you dig it? You’re damn right, you can.
Sort by Better And Better (Free subscription) - 25/11/2008
The world of coolness is definitely round. Some things are so geeky that they go around the International Geeky Dateline and come around the other side as cool again. A troupe of Brits with a significant melanin deficiency interpreting "Theme From Shaft " on the ukulele is a perfect example of this.
Sort by Late Reviews and Latest Obsessions (Free subscription) - yesterday
....want a string version of "Shaft." and seriously, around one minute this whole thing cranks it up to "fuggin awesome."
Sort by viewfromaloft (Free subscription) - 11/08/2008
'CAN YOU DIG IT?': Strut back to the 1972 Academy Awards, held that year at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and you will find composer-performer Isaac Hayes giving one of the more memorable performances in Oscar telecast history . . –––...
