The new documentary “Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes” premiered at the Telluride Film Festival over the weekend. One writer called it a “rock ride, with plenty of great archival footage that’s never been seen before,” including Townshend’s home movies and outtakes from the Who’s 1970 Isle of Wight performance.)

His former bandmate Jon Small has died. The one-time best friend’s complicated past with Joel was revisited in the 2025 HBO documentary “Billy Joel: And So It Goes,” where Billy acknowledged he deserved the punch in the nose Jon gave him over his affair with Small’s wife, whom he eventually married. Joel paid tribute on Instagram, writing: “RIP Jon Small.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3w6py2ya

A collection of 63 Oasis concert recordings worth over $2 million will be auctioned off next month, and Noel and Liam Gallagher are “unhappy” about it. The over 100 hours of rehearsal tapes, soundcheck recordings, and “unfiltered” conversation between band members will be sold by Littleton Auctions, which says the brothers have “expressed concerns” about the sale.

Drummer Zak Starkey, who was famously and unceremoniously booted from the group in April 2025, has been rehearsing with the band in advance of expected future dates. Both Daltrey and Starkey have made public statements confirming the somewhat surprising musical reconciliation.

 

Sebastian Bach made his live debut with them on Friday night, with the band playing under their alter ego, Bent Brother. The set list featured Twisted Sister classics and a handful of Skid Row songs like ‘Youth Gone Wild’ and ‘I Remember You’, the latter of which was dedicated to Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, plus former Twisted Sister drummer, the late AJ Pero.

Pearl Jam will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the release of their debut album “Ten” by releasing “Ten Live” on vinyl on Nov. 29. It was recorded in 2016 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, when the band played Ten in its entirety for only the second time ever. Eddie Vedder came up with the idea after he learned the band had sold out their 10th consecutive show at the venue.

Days after postponing a Canadian concert due to travel issues, he was forced to postpone a show in Cincinnati due to “an unforeseen but minor medical procedure that required prompt attention.” Hours before Sunday’s showtime, a social media post from the venue said it had been postponed, but “Rod is expected to make a quick recovery and looks forward to returning to Cincinnati.”