Our friends at ukeeku.com have a great contest going on right now to give away a concert sized aNueNue Papa II ukulele, a gig bag and a stand. All you have to do is subscribe to their email notification list on that site by February 26, 2011 and you’re entered in the drawing for the contest.

During a promotion of his new movie Blue Valentine, actor Ryan Gosling sang a duet of Elvis Presley’s “You Always Hurt the One You Love” with Jimmy Kimble on Jimmy’s late night show – Jimmy Kimble Live. It’s a fun little bit. Check out the video on YouTube.

Michigan Radio’s Artpod podcast has an interview with Lansing Michigan’s Elderly Instruments music store on how ukulele sales perform even in tough economic times. This podcast originally aired back in 2009, but I’m guessing the message still holds true. When things get tough, music is always a good remedy.