Veteran Australian group Midnight Oil have announced that their forthcoming tour in support of a new album, Resist, will be their farewell road trip. Their 15th LP, which deals with ecological issues, ...

Peter Garrett and Co. reunited in 2017 for The Great Circle World Tour, which went on to sell out 77 shows in 16 countries. The love spread in the studio too, with the band creating music for the ...

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 ...

Ray Argall’s superb fly-on-the-wall documentary film about Midnight Oil: 1984, includes a tremendously insightful scene as a roadie recalls his memorable first experience working on a live show with ...

Rob Hirst, the founding drummer of veteran Australian alternative-rock band Midnight Oil, has passed away at age 70. According to Australia’s news.com.au website, Hirst died of pancreatic cancer after ...

It’s a pretty big week at Indie Basement, with one of my favorite albums of the year, and five other new releases that are very worth checking out. Among them: Beach House‘s sprawling Once Twice ...

The death of Rob Hirst from pancreatic cancer at the age of 70 is the close of a long and, in many ways, surprising career. Hirst was the drummer and songwriter who, though far from the figurehead of ...