[Rumori] Fwd: People Like Us News (nearly) Spring 2004

[Vicki Bennett]

Hello People,

Haven't been in contact for a couple of months, had a few little  
computer er, mishaps... here's some news on what's new with PLU.


RADIO

Broadcasting weekly in London on Resonance FM

Firstly, DO or DIY, our weekly WFMU show, is now being 7pm-8pm UK time  
on Saturday evenings, on Resonance FM.
The shows are being broadcast in a random order, taken from the show's  
existing archives.
  Listen on the radio in London on 104.4FM and on the web through  
http://www.resonancefm.com

And of course Every Wednesday 7pm-8pm EST/midnight UK time on
http://wfmu.org/playlists/PL - this is archived shortly after the show,  
for later listening.

WFMU Fundraising Marathon, 8-21st March 2004

Once a year WFMU has a marathon to raise the funding to keep going for  
another year.  It is 100% public funded.  PLU will be going to NY to  
take part in the marathon, including broadcasting DO or DIY Live, both  
on the 10th and 17th March.  Also we will be co-hosting with some other  
WFMU DJs, including Kenny G on Anal Magic, at 3-6pm on 17th March.   
Plus a show with Pseu Braun, date to be confirmed.  More info will be  
published in the coming weeks on our site and
http://www.wfmu.org


PLU (and friends) LIVE

24 February 2004
People Like Us and Felix Kubin will be doing a residency at FACT in  
Liverpool, which will include solo gigs from both artists. More details  
soon at http://www.fact.co.uk

12 March 2004
People Like Us will be particpating in the 11th Annual New York  
Underground Film Festival.  http://www.nyuff.com/
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Ave at Second St.
Friday, March 12
$8.50, tickets available day of show, at theater Box Office, which  
opens at noon.
(This will be the same concert that we did at the WFMU OCDJ Benefit in  
the fall.)

30 March 2004
People Like Us will perform a concert at Virginia Film Festival.
Details here:   
http://www.vafilm.com/php-bin/news/showArticle.php? 
id=228&PHPSESSID=f6e66ec97fbf9b81233d2b28242c3ee8

April 2004
Probable gig in Toronto, yet to be confirmed.

8 May 2004
Ergo Phizmiz, and People Like Us & Wobbly (jointly - that's two gigs -  
Ergo alone, plus PLU/Wobbly) will perform in London at The Spitz.  The  
concert will be presented by BBC Radio 3's "Mixing It", and broadcast  
shortly after on their show. The event will be for a specially invited  
audience, if you want to come, please contact us.

14-16 May 2004

Well we seem to have known for about 7 years now that we are doing this  
gig, but here's a reminder because it's coming up.

14 May
COIL, CARTER TUTTI, BLACK DICE, LYDIA LUNCH, ALEC EMPIRE, SOFT PINK  
TRUTH, V V E, FILMS + VIDEOS
15 May
THEE MAJESTY, SCANNER, RICHARD H. KIRK. MATMOS, MEGO TAG TEAM, DANIEL  
MILLER DJ , PROJECT DARK, BIG BOTTOM, PEOPLE LIKE US, JACK SARGENT
FILMS + VIDEOS
16th May
THROBBING GRISTLE, PANSONIC, MERZBOW, ANDREW WEATHERALL DJ,  
THIGHPAULSANDRA, JIM O'ROURKE, SIMON FISHER TURNER, JOHN LACEY DJ
FILMS + VIDEOS
14th-16th May
Site specific Artworks by JAKE & DINOS CHAPMAN. Rare film works from  
the DEREK JARMAN archive. Site specific sound installations 24-Hour  
in-house TV programming. Exclusive merchandise. And many more  
Industrial attractions.

More details at  http://www.throbbing-gristle.com
Please don't ask us about tickets - go through the site.  We have no  
other information as yet.


INTERVIEWS + LINKS

February 2004
PLU interview here:  http://www.t-i-n-a.org/communique/news/news1.html

RELEASES

Ergo Phizmiz, Xper. Xr. and People Like Us - "Gongexeva"
more info here:  http://www.peoplelikeus.org/gongexeva.html


AND OF COURSE DON'T FORGET

PLU put everything online, aren't we clever

Thanks to UBUWEB (http://www.ubu.com), we now can make available many  
many many PLU tracks for free download here. Don't forget folks, "if  
you didn't pay for it, it's not illegal"

.....

OK, that's yer lot - if we spammed you then we apologise, we didn't  
mean no harm.  Reply and we disappear in rapid gunfire.

Thanks,

Vicki
P L U

http://www.peoplelikeus.org