Paramount+ has announced that a new docuseries on ’80s Hair Metal will premiere exclusively on the service later this year.

Directed by Jeff Tremaine, “Nöthin’ But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story Of ’80s Hair Metal” showcases the notoriously wild ’80s hard rock phenomenon and features interviews with those who lived the scene, including Bret Michaels, Stephen Pearcy, Nuno Bettencourt, Dave “Snake” Sabo, and Riki Rachtman, along with Corey Taylor and Steve-O, among many others.

Based on the acclaimed book “Nöthin But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the ’80s Hard Rock Explosion” by rock journalists Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock, the three-part series delivers a fresh and shockingly candid behind-the-scenes look at one of music’s most iconic eras.

“This docuseries is a celebration of the most outrageous decade in rock n’ roll. It’s my love letter to the ’80s,” said Tremaine.

“Nöthin’ But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story Of ’80s Hair Metal” is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, Gorilla Flicks, and Spoke Studios.

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The Elton John documentary Never Too Late will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The Toronto International Film Festival announced that Elton John: Never Too Late will make its debut in September.

This year’s TIFF is scheduled to be held during September 5-15.

Never Too Late is directed by John’s husband David Furnish and R.J. Cutler.

According to IMDb, it will show “never-before-seen concert footage of him over the past 50 years, as well as hand-written journals and present-day footage of him and his family.”

The documentary will focus on John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which grossed $900 million.

The first tour to touch that mark, the four-year trek wrapped in July 2023.

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A biopic on German rock icons Scorpions, titled Wind of Change, is in the works from ESX Entertainment.

According to Deadline, Ali Afshar’s ESX Entertainment has signed on to develop and produce the musical biopic Wind of Change, which will tell the story of “three unlikely friends whose passion for rock n’ roll fueled their rise from the ashes of post-World War II Germany to the global stardom in the 1980s as the multi-platinum rock band Scorpions.”

“The Scorpions’ music has penetrated our culture in a big way,” Afshar tells Deadline. “There is an evocative quality to their sound that is unmatched in the genre, which is one of the reasons hits like ‘Rock You Like a Hurricane’ and ‘Still Loving You’ continue to get so much airplay and fill movie soundtracks, and their music continues to connect with a new generation of fans across the globe.”

Production on Wind of Change is expected to begin in Europe later this year, with a planned 2025 release, which will also be the band’s 60th anniversary.

The movie’s title comes from the band’s 1991 global hit single, which was released after the failed coup that would lead to the end of the Soviet Union.

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Legendary bassist John Entwistle’s Rarities Oxhumed – Volume Two is set to arrive in August.

Rarities Oxhumed – Volume Two is a follow-up to the 2022 release Rarities Oxhumed – Volume One. The compilation, curated by drummer Steve Luongo, who was Entwistle’s producer, bandmate and business partner, features works from the early years of the John Entwistle Band.

The collection includes remastered versions of studio tracks including “Endless Vacation,” alternate mixes of tracks like “Sometimes,” and live tracks including The Who cuts “Real Me,” “Long Live Rock,” and an epic version of “Young Man Blues.” The latest preview track to be released is the Who cut “Had Enough.”

“When I agreed to do two volumes of John Entwistle rarities, I knew volume two had to be even better than volume one. It is!” Luongo said.

John Entwistle, nicknamed the Ox and Thunderfingers, is best known as the legendary bassist for the Who. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Who in 1990. He was voted as the greatest bassist of all time in a 2011 Rolling Stone magazine readers’ poll and in its special 100 Greatest Bass Players issue in 2017. Bass Player Magazine named Entwistle at number seven.

Rarities Oxhumed – Volume Two Tracklist:

“Endless Vacation” (Video Mix)
“Sometimes” (Alternate Mix)
“Rebel Without A Car” (Alternate Mix)
“When The Sun Come Up” (Single Remix)
“Horror Rock” (Steve’s Re-Mix)
“Tommy-Eminence” (Live)
“Young Man Blues” (Live)
“Real Me” (Live)
“Long Live Rock” (Live)
“Boris Blues-Extended Version” (Live)
“Whiskey Man” (Live)
“Had Enough” (Live)
“Heaven and Hell” (Live)

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Paul McCartney & Wings recently shared a performance video of “Soily,” celebrating the release of their live album, One Hand Clapping.

The “Soily” video is from footage recorded by director David Litchfield in August 1974, when McCartney and the band hit Abbey Road Studios to film a video documentary and possible live studio album.

The live album never came out until now, although a few portions of the record appeared on bootlegs.

One Hand Clapping includes live recordings of some of Wings’ superhits such as “Live and Let Die,” “Band on the Run,” “Jet” and “My Love,” as well as Paul’s solo song “Maybe I’m Amazed.”

The record also features reworked versions of Beatles tracks like “Let It Be,” “Lady Madonna” and “The Long and Winding Road.”

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