This week on PGU, we’ve got a great Ticket Tuesday and a show you just can’t miss.

• First off, tomorrow we’ve got 5 pairs of tickets to Blind Melon at Canopy Club, and they’re all for you! Listen in all day for your last chance to win tickets to the show, which starts at 7 at Canopy.
  

• Also this Friday, tune in from midnight to 1 to hear an hour of radio to remember as Matt Senator spends his last shift at WPGU. The Flashback Cafe will carry on into the Fall under new management, but that DJ will have big shoes to fill.

The WPGU Promotions staff has been busy this week. You can catch us tonight on the south quad at 8:30 for a friendly game of capture the flag. Tomorrow we’ll be at the corner of Wright and Daniel fro 12-2 taking live requests and playing all your favorite WPGU tunes. Friday we’ll be over at the Capstone Quarter Condominiums doing a free car wash. So come tonight, or tomorrow, or Friday, or all three days if you simply can’t get enough of WPGU fun.

This week(and every week, really), PGU is working hard to be all up in your grill! We will be out and about in a lot of fun ways, working to ensure that your Summer doesn’t suck and your life is made just a bit more awesome!

• First off, we’re spending Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 2PM out in the world, taking your requests! Check us out at IUB on the corner of Wright and Daniels as we offer up WPGU “Quickies on the Quad!” Yes… we know we’re just off the quad, but the sentiment is still there, plus our rock and roll sound can be heard all the way at Foellinger, so it counts! Stop on by for free stuff and to get your requests on the air, courtesy Illini Apple Center.
• On Thursday, we’re going to be driving around, giving away the cool stuff that we don’t want anymore in our first ever WPGU Mobile Garage Giveaway! From CD’s and Frisbees to PGU party beads and shot glasses, we’re doing a little spring cleaning in the middle of summer, and our trash can be your treasure! TUne in to PGU from 5-7PM to find out where we’ll be, then come on out for your chance to get some cool free stuff!
• Finally, on Friday, WPGU is getting wet & wild as we wash cars at Capstone Quarters, near I-74 on Lincoln Ave in Urbana! Stop on by for a free wash on us!

As the 232nd birthday of this great nation approaches, WPGU is out to start a ruckus with our oldest rivals, the British. We’re waging a war on the air waves this week as we pit American bands against their British counterparts in a series of battles for total musical domination. In this contest, there are no winners and there is no prize. That is, unless you count patriotism and and excellent sense of what’s awesome as prizes, in which case everybody wins!

Want to join in on the good fight? Tune in every day through Friday, July 4th at 12:30 and 5:30 as we spin the songs from the opposing artists, then log on to the217.com/wpgu to vote on which song was better. Polls will only be open for 3 hours, so log on quick! As they say in Chicago, vote early, vote often!

Also this week at WPGU:

• We’re playing Glow-in-the-dark Ultimate Frisbee on the South Quad as part of our ongoing Summer Twilight Games! Come out to the South Quad on Wednesday at 8pm to join in the fun.
• WPGU is cleaning out it’s prize closet and giving you a chance to pick up some cool free stuff at an undisclosed location. Tune in on Thursday to find out where the WPGU van will be as part of our Mobile Garage Giveaway, then come find us to get cool free stuff, including CD’s, t-shirts, and the random crap that makes us cool to know!
• Artist Carl Hauck is being featured as our Band of the Week. Tune every day at 4:30 to hear a new track by this awesome musician!

That’s where we’re at for this patriotic week. Be sure to tune in as you celebrate the birth of something awesome.

AMERICA!

What a week for rockin music and fun in the sun! WPGU is rolling into another summer week with a lot of exciting events and some cool programming, too!

We’ve got a long week ahead of us with a lot to do, but it looks to be a good time for all who attend!

Peace.

Tonight was the kick-off to a summer full of Twilight Games. This week we played Ghost in the Graveyard, hiding, running, and dodging our way around the South Quad. It was sweaty, heart-pounding, action-packed, and an absolute blast. Thanks to everyone who came out. And to those who missed all the fun, do not fret my friends. WPGU will be hosting Twilight Games every Wednesday this summer. Just meet at the South Quad at sunset (8:30pm) and be ready to relive all of your favorite childhood night games. Next week we’re playing Kick the Can, so wear your running shoes. We’ll do a quick run-through of the rules so don’t worry if your memory is a little foggy on the specifics. Other games to look forward to include Capture the Flag, Sardines, and many more. See you out there!

Happy Summer!
WPGU will be kickiin’ it summer style out in front of the station every Friday at noon in full beach party fashion. Stop by for free freeze pops and high fives, as well as hula hoop and limbo competitions. Shake your booty to the classic music of The Flashback Cafe and come celebrate the weekend, summer, and how much you love WPGU all in the same event!

It’s Summertime at WPGU and that means fun in the sun and a chance to rock out in the outdoors. We’ve got some great prizes and promotions coming up to highlight the nice weather and the good times that Summer always brings.

• First off, we’ve got a whole slew of new and interesting personalities on the airwaves. Some are young. Some are old. All are here to play your true alternative. Call in. IM. Let them know you’re listening.
• Nextly, this week WPGU is giving away tickets to see Woodbox Gang with Corn Desert Ramblers at High Dive. Some of you might remember Corn Desert Ramblers at the WPGU/Buzz Local Music Awards. Oh you don’t? Well check out their set below.
• Also, every Friday this Summer, WPGU is throwing a beach party. Come out to our studios at 512 E. Green Street in the heart of Campustown to join in for some fun in the sun (sunshine optional).

With all of this and so much more, Summer is only heating up at WPGU. Stay tuned.

Ok. Granted it’s only the 3rd of May, but would you complain if WPGU delivered Christmas two days early?

Come out to Brother’s tonight and celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us, complete with your favorite Mexican party item. That’s right kids. PINATA!

We’ve got some great new music arriving just in time for summer. Enjoy!

Nine Inch Nails - Discipline - Trent Reznor continues to churn out the hits with this newly-released single, which will be on the next NIN record. You can download this song for free right now from the NIN Website.

She and Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? - While it seems like just about every pseudo-celebrity on the planet has delusional ambitions of releasing a pop record, Zooey Deschanel (along with musician M. Ward) happens to have a fantastic voice. If you’re unfamiliar with the name, she’s acted in several movies, including Almost Famous, in which she plays the main character’s rebellious sister. You might also remember her from Elf, in which she does some showing off of her voice. Looks like the bar is set pretty high, Scarlet.

Also listen for:

No Use For A Name - I Want to Be Wrong
Annuals - Around Your Neck