Briefly...

• On August 11 at 9 p.m. London time (3 p.m. EDT), Echo and the Bunnymen will be appearing on BBC 6 Music. Non U.K. fans can listen to the audio stream on the BBC 6 Music website.
  

• The announcement came this week that the U.S. premiere of the Ian Curtis biopic Control will be on October 10 at Film Forum in New York City.

• Bob Mould has announced six dates in October (with more to come) to promote the release of his upcoming Circle of Friends DVD. According to Mould's blog, each evening will consist of a Q & A session, a short solo acoustic set, and a full screening of the DVD. He will also be selling and signing the DVDs.

• Fans of The Smithereens have the opportunity to help vocalist Pat Dinizio celebrate his birthday this October -- at his house in New Jersey. In a blog post on the band's MySpace page, Dinizio announced that he will be selling tickets to the event, which includes a private concert in his living room and all you can eat and drink, for $100 (reminding readers that Prince charges $3121 for a private concert). The Smithereens are actively touring, BTW, and even have some free shows coming up. The MySpace page and their website have all the details.