Midnight Oil
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Legendary Aussie rock outfit Midnight Oil will premiere their first new music since 2003 as part of the National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) this Saturday, 8th August. The in-studio performance will see the band joined by Kaleena Briggs, Bunna Lawrie and Dan Sultan to perform the new track – titled ‘Gadigal Land’, referring to the […]
Midnight Oil are getting things done this year. They’ve announced that we’ll be receiving two albums from the politically-charged rock band. And don’t worry, they’re still the same Midnight Oil. The new releases will deal with themes of reconciliation and climate chaos. The announcement came in a huge Facebook statement that basically outlines the band’s […]
BAD//DREEMS took the Like a Version reigns on triple j this week and wow, what a special one. They took along Emily Wurramara, Don and Brad from Mambali, along with Midnight Oil’s frontman and former pollie, Peter Garrett to help out with vocals. They covered Warumpi Band’s ‘Blackfella/Whitefella’, an Australian anthem for equality and reconcilliation […]
The 2019 Splendour In The Grass lineup has just dropped and it is absolutely bloody huge. Headlined by Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and Chance The Rapper, with the likes of SZA, Foals, James Blake, Courtney Barnett, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Santigold, FIDLAR and about a billion more also on the bill. But there’s one act […]
One of Australia’s most remote music festivals — the Birdsville Big Red Bash, set in the sands of the Simpson Desert — has announced its three headline acts for 2019. The seventh annual edition of the rural Queensland festival will host Aussie rockers Midnight Oil in July 2019, marking the band’s first Australian show since […]
It’s hard to believe that today marks the first ever time The Presets performed an original and a cover for triple j‘s Like A Version, but today is also our lucky day. In celebration of Aus Music Month, the electronic legends stepped into the studio and offered up an electrified, synth-filled version of Midnight Oil‘s anthem […]
Aussie rockers Midnight Oil have announced plans to sell off almost 40 pieces of their musical equipment. The band have teamed up with Sydney’s Global Vintage Guitars and music marketplace Reverb.com to sell the gear, which has been used by the group over the past four decades. Launching on Friday, 16th November, Midnight Oil’s official […]
