Midnight Oil just released very good new album Resist, and have announced North American dates for what they’re calling “The Final Tour.” According to a press release, Midnight Oil “remain very open ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The music world has learned extremely sad news as someone who left a mark on their peers and fans alike has died. News of the ...

(WJW) – Rob Hirst, drummer and co-founder of Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has died after battling cancer for years, bandmates announced this week. “After fighting heroically for almost three ...

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, ...

On October 30, iconic Australian rock band Midnight Oil will release The Makarrata Project, a seven-song mini-album that is the first new music they’ve released in nearly 20 years. Despite that ...

Australian rockers Midnight Oil announced Tuesday that drummer and co-founder Rob Hirst is dead at 70. “After fighting heroically for almost three years, Rob is now free of pain – ‘a glimmer of tiny ...

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 ...