Topic: Midnight-Oil

• Duran Duran Do Midnight Oil for Climate Change

  By: lkatulka | Comment | Sep 18, 1:05am ET

  80s pretty boys Duran Duran and our own political rockers Midnight Oil seem like chalk and cheese, so it’s surprising to hear that Duran Duran plan to record a cover of the Oils hit “Beds are Burning.”
  Duran Duran will join more than 55 other artists and celebrities including Sir Bob … More

• Music Community Unites for Sound Relief

  By: lkatulka | Comment | Mar 15, 12:22am ET

  45, 000 Sydneysiders and 80, 000 Melburnians crammed into their respective cricket grounds for yesterday’s massive Sound Relief concerts.
  Crowds at both shows were treated to some extra special performances. Coldplay originally promised an acoustic set, but their electric numbers proved anything but ordinary with the surprise addition of John Farnham … More

• A Midnight Oils Violent Femmes Supergroup

  By: lkatulka | Comment | Dec 11, 3:09am ET

  Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst, Martin Rotsey, and Jim Moginie have recruited Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie to form a brand new band. They haven’t settled on a name yet, but they’ve been recording in preparation for a 2009 album release.
  “I was always a fan of the Oils, especially live,” Brian … More

• Seven Aussie Videos To Beat the Winter Blues

  By: lkatulka | 1 Comment | Aug 17, 12:05am ET

  It’s time for another theme day here at the b5media music channel. And we’re all thinking about the weather! Most of my colleagues are whooping it up by the beach, so while they’re talking about summer songs I’m putting my own spin on things. Join me fellow Aussies and celebrate … More

• Barnesy's Back "Out of the Blue"

  By: lkatulka | 2 Comments | Oct 20, 12:05am ET

  Jimmy Barnes is back, with a star-studded new album Out of the Blue.
  It’s a fitting phrase for the rock veteran, who had heart surgery earlier this year.
  “People say something happens from ‘out of the blue’,” Jimmy said on his website.
  “Well, I felt for a long time after the operation that … More

• TV Alert: "Great Australian Albums"

  By: lkatulka | 2 Comments | Jul 21, 12:10am ET

  Music history buffs should stay home next Saturday to catch SBS’s fantastic new series, Great Australian Albums. It will screen each Saturday night at 8:30 pm.
  Taking its cues from the UK’s fantastic Classic Albums series, the programs will chart the progression of Aussie music by focusing on four landmark albums … More

• Daniel Johns Makes Dopey Joke

  By: lkatulka | 4 Comments | Jul 11, 1:06am ET

  Silverchair frontman, Daniel Johns, has been left red-faced after a joke he made on youth radio station Triple J went a bit too far.
  During yesterday’s interview, Daniel joked that he smoked marijuana with Bono, former Midnight Oil singer/now politician Peter Garrett, and wife Natalie Imbruglia while listening to the new … More