by admin | Sep 13, 2021 | News |
With the climate crisis in full swing, having songs that get us going in the right direction seems more important than ever. When French kids music artist Aldebert asked me to collaborate on a pro environment track for his new record Enfantillage 4, my “yes!” came...
by admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Article |
Originally published by The Guardian Escaping responsibility has become the recurrent theme of the Morrison government. Whether it is the glacial progress of the vaccination rollout, dealing with the megafires two summers ago, or the parlous state of the Great Barrier...
by admin | Feb 4, 2021 | News, Tour |
Midnight Oil’s mini-album The Makarrata Project topped the ARIA charts last November. A powerful call for justice and recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, it featured on most critics’ lists for ‘The Best of 2020’. Next month the band will...
by admin | Dec 7, 2020 | News, Tour |
In early 2021 Midnight Oil will perform a handful of special outdoor concerts called MAKARRATA LIVE. At each show, the band will be joined on stage by an incredible lineup of First Nations collaborators for a unique concert event featuring music from their #1...
by admin | Nov 15, 2020 | Article |
‘The balance sheet is breaking up the sky.’ PETER GARRETT ‘Blue Sky Mine’, Midnight Oil Originally published in Tanya Plibersek’s book Upturn When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Australian shores, we were on the cusp of a new age. Turbo-charged by a hotter climate, ...
by admin | Nov 8, 2020 | News |
Still mourning the loss of our dear brother Bones Hillman – gone too soon. It’s bittersweet that a song we wrote together aeons ago is in the spotlight today. Love you mate. “Terror Australia” – Midnight Oil ft. Alice Skye
by admin | Oct 30, 2020 | News |
ULURU STATEMENT FROM THE HEART “We, gathered at the 2017 National Constitutional Convention, coming from all points of the southern sky, make this statement from the heart: Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tribes were the first sovereign Nations of the...
by admin | Oct 22, 2020 | Article |
It starts with lullabies, the most elemental of musical offerings. Then nursery rhymes, hymns sung in church and school choirs, especially carols. One of my favourites was ‘Out on the plains the brolgas are dancing lifting their wings like warhorses dancing...
by admin | Oct 14, 2020 | News |
Midnight Oil to receive the gold medal for human rights by the Sydney Peace Foundation for their “commitment to the pursuit of human rights over an extended period … with a powerful, far-reaching impact”. For tickets to the live stream ceremony on Nov 26, click here....
by admin | Feb 14, 2020 | News |
Over the coming weeks, you’ll start hearing about some of the specific things we’re doing in 2020, so before all that starts we wanted to tell you directly about the broad brushstrokes. After coming home from Europe via Birdsville in mid-2019 we started recording new...
