Almost exactly 33 years after Midnight Oil first struck it big with “Beds Are Burning,” they’re back with their first song in 17 years. After announcing their upcoming mini-LP, The Makarrata Project, ...

Australian rock greats Midnight Oil have just released their first new single since 2003 which is both as politically charged and anthemic as you’d expect. It’s titled “Gadigal Land” and the band say ...

With his Midnight Oil bandmate Jim Moginie and drummer mate Hamish Stuart, Hirst put down the four “existential” songs for their new A Hundred Years Or More EP when he was feeling well enough to sing ...

Even with all that success, Midnight Oil’s drummer and founding member Rob Hirst (who is also one of the main songwriters in the band) admits that he still hasn’t found a sure-fire formula for writing ...

We’ve got a scary five days in store between Halloween (on a full moon!) and the election on Tuesday and if you need some new music to soundtrack the terror, or to alleviate things, Indie Basement is ...

Jim Moginie steeled himself to forge ahead with a tour this month to share his new record, because that is what his lifelong ...

“I can’t quite believe I’ve been granted this second opportunity to communicate with people in concert, to perform, to dance and to sing and not be thinking too much more about it, except to try and ...

Robert “Rob” Hirst, who co-founded and played drums for Australian rock band Midnight Oil and co-wrote many of its songs, has died. He was 70. The group announced his death on social media but did not ...

I would just like to point out that the lead singer of Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, has been an MP in Australia since 2004 and has served in two ministerial positions. While the song may indeed be ...

Reunion tours are a dime a dozen these days. Leave it to the seasoned Australian band Midnight Oil — currently on their first world tour in two decades, dubbed “The Great Circle 2017” — to raise the ...

ZOTTEGEM, BELGIUM - JULY 05: Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil performs on stage on the first day of Rock Zottegem on Jul (Photo by Didier Messens/Getty Images) Almost exactly 33 years after Midnight Oil ...