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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rob Hirst from Midnight Oil perform on November 4, 2017 in Hanging Rock, Australia. (Sam Tabone/Getty Images) Rob Hirst, founding ...

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 ...

Since releasing their self-titled debut album in 1978, Midnight Oil have become one of the most celebrated bands ever to emerge from Australia, winning numerous ARIA awards (the Australian equivalent ...

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 ...

Bones Hillman, bassist with Midnight Oil, died at age 62 on Nov. 7 after a cancer battle, the band confirmed. The New Zealand native, born Wayne Stevens, passed at home in Milwaukee. He first joined ...

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 ...

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 ...

We're grieving the loss of our brother Bones Hillman, who has passed away at his home in Milwaukee today after a cancer battle. He was the bassist with the beautiful voice, the band member with the ...