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Attention: uke-a-holics!! As you may be aware, I've been busy with a few different projects as of late. But you'll be happy to know I have a brand new release out now from Gelatinous Productions! It's called UKES NOT NUKES, and some of the featured tracks include the trademark whimsy of "Otaku Song," the acoustic pop of "Song Title in the Lyric," and the darkly comedic meditation "See You There." Fans of past songs like "Joss Whedon (Is My Master Now)" will enjoy "Number Six" (a tribute to Battlestar Galactica), "We Could Be Heroes" (a tribute to Heroes), and "Eliza Dushku" (a tribute to the lead in the forthcoming Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse). The album is rounded out by covers of KING MISSILE and the VELVET UNDERGROUND. Check out two UKES NOT NUKES tracks, "Otaku Song" and "Number Six," at http://myspace.com/pjotaku, and remember you can listen to other song samples or download the album through Snocap!
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I recently participated in the RPM CHALLENGE, an event in which musicians write/record a full album over a period of a month. The completed album is called KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FLEA WORLD, and consists of 14 new tracks.
Hi, there. I'm P.J., and I play the ukulele. I also play the guitar. I also sing and on occasion write songs, those miraculous little creations that spring forth from that combination of instrument and voice that have yet to be adequately explained by science or philosophy. You may remember me from such bands as The Shake Ups, The Madeira, Hipster Zero, Destination: Earth!, Film At Eleven, In Stitches, Mind Rift?, Larry & Rita's Boy, and Happy & Plaid.
Anyway, it all started in the mid-1980's when I began playing the electric guitar - very loudly. It was a time of long hair and ripped jeans, and pyrotechnics would have been welcome (and sometimes even appropriate). But something was missing...
Inspired by the death of Tiny Tim in the mid-1990's, I picked up a ukulele for the first time, wondering if it might be that something. I promptly put it back down, and completely forgot about it for several years. But eventually I picked one up again, purely by chance, while vacationing in Hawaii. Then I got one of my own, started writing songs on it, and covering songs by both artists I admired (They Might Be Giants, Leonard Nimoy, King Missile, the Dead Milkmen) and some I didn't (Poison, Bon Jovi, Kiss).
So if you've ever wanted to be a professional rock music fan - or just look like one - steer clear. For the rest of you who don't mind looking a little silly or uncool, I hope you have fun.
