Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Click here to read the full article on SPIN. Almost exactly 33 years after Midnight Oil first struck it big with “Beds Are Burning ...

The Australian rock band Midnight Oil got together way the hell back in 1972. In the '80s and early '90s, they became an international creative force, and they did it without easing up on their ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...