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February 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Rob Hirst + Sean Sennett: Driver Reviver (ep)

Rob Hirst + Sean Sennett Driver Reviver (ep) Rob Hirst & Sean Sennett Rob Hirst, erstwhile drummer for Midnight Oil, has kept busy in the wake (Ghostwriters, Backsliders) and is singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist too. But also he’s just a kick-ass rock drummer, really drives the songs – passionate in his playing, inventive and never […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Backsliders, Driver Reviver, Driver Reviver (ep), EP, Ghostwriters, Midnight Oil, Rob Hirst, Rob Hirst + Sean Sennett, Rob Hirst + Sean Sennett: Driver Reviver (ep), Sean Sennett, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Midnight Oil – 1984: Film

Midnight Oil: 1984 Director: Rob Argall Piccolo Films Pty Ltd./Madman In 1985 Tears For Fears sang that “Everybody” wanted “to rule the world” from their hit of the same name. In 1980s pop – certainly by the mid-80s – musicians were either aiming to be world-beaters or world-savers. The political climate was fraught, the threat […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1980s, 1984, Aussie, Australia, Australian, Concert, Concert Film, Doco, Documentary, DVD, Film, Gig, Jim Moginie, Live, Midnight, Midnight Oil, Midnight Oil - 1984: Film, Midnight Oil: 1984, Movie, Movie Review, Oil, Oils, Peter Garrett, Politics, Rob Argall, Rob Hirst, The Oils, Tour, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 22 – Giving The Drummer Some…

Drum Solos! – wait, come back! You don’t often hear people crying out for more drum solos, or any drum solos. Even a lot of drummers hate drum solos. But sometimes you see and hear something special. And sometimes the drum solo – or an extended break – is, I dunno, “musical”, and exciting. Well, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 3/4, Aja, Big Swing Face, Buddy Rich, Buddy Rich Big Band, Bugle Call Rag, Caravan, Dave Brubeck, Drum, Drum Solo, Drum Solos, Drummer, Drummers, Drumming, Drums, Five Songs, Five Songs For A Friday, Five Songs For Friday, Five Songs For Friday: 22, Five Songs For Friday: 22 – Giving The Drummer Some…, Friday, Give The Drum Some, Give The Drummer Some, Giving The Drummer Some…, Jo Jones, Joe Morello, Max Roach, Midnight Oil, Percussion, Rob Hirst, Solo, Solos, Steely Dan, Steve Gadd, Take Five, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, The Drum Also Waltzes, The Power and The Passion, Waltz ·

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December 31, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Best Gigs Of The Year: The Top 10 Gigs I Reviewed in 2017

Every year I see some great shows – and 2017 offered up plenty. There were loads of great shows I missed (Paul McCartney – though I saw him in 1993 at least) and others that someone else will tell you was the best where I thought it was fucking absurd (Future Islands). Still, all up, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bill Frisell, Comet Is Coming, James Taylor, Midnight Oil, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Paul Kelly, PJ Harvey, Pseudo Echo, Steve Gunn, The Best Gigs Of The Year, The Best Gigs Of The Year: The Top 10 Gigs I Reviewed in 2017, The Top 10 Gigs I Reviewed in 2017 ·

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September 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 494

Midnight Oil, Beds Are Burning [Single] (1987) Most of my singles (and even EPs) are for DJing, for playing records out in bars, etc – but sometimes I pick up a single just because I like the song or because it’s a bargain or gifted to me or whatever…and I doubt I would ever “DJ” […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1987, Aussie, Australian, Beds Are Burning [Single] (1987), Diesel And Dust, EP, Gig Review, LP, Midnight Oil, Power and the Passion, Record, Single, The Vinyl Countdown # 494, Vinyl ·

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September 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Midnight Oil (September 9; Akld)

Midnight Oil Spark Arena; Auckland Saturday, September 9 I’ll admit straight up it was always a dream to see Midnight Oil, they’ve a constant in my life since I was 10 years old, maybe younger even. But the first tape I ever bought was Diesel and Dust and from then I’ve forever been a fan. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2017), Akld, Auckland, Bones Hillman, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Midnight Oil (September 9; Akld), https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/midnight-oil/2017/spark-arena-auckland-new-zealand-73e2cac9.html, Jim Moginie, Live Gig, Live Gig Review, Live Review, Martin Rotsey, Midnight Oil, Oils, Peter Garrett, Rob Hirst, Saturday, September 9, Spark Arena, The Great Circle, The Oils, World Tour ·

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August 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Midnight Oil: Chiko Locallo (B-sides & Rarities)

Midnight Oil Chiko Locallo (B-sides & Rarities) Sony Legacy The return of Midnight Oil was signalled with a press conference announcing a full world tour – and two massive box-sets, the first Full Tank, a reminder of those amazing studio albums, and then Overflow Tank with its rarities and bits and pieces; both sets offering […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, B-Sides, B-Sides & Rarities, Chico Locallo, Chiko Locallo (B-sides & Rarities), Full Tank, Midnight Oil, Midnight Oil: Chiko Locallo (B-sides & Rarities), Overflow Tank, Rarities, Sony ·

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August 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 18 – Songs From The Week That Was

It’s been a great week – I’m relieved of a major medical pain-in-the-ass, or rather nose…I’ve had a polyp removed; the size of a fucking jam jar lid and then another the size of a meatball. The surgeon congratulated me on growing it so big. She was genuinely impressed. It’s held me up over the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Darkness Falls So Quiet, Dusty In Memphis, Five Songs For Friday: 18 – Songs From The Week That Was, Fri, Friday, he Peddlers, Justified and Ancient, LP, Maralinga, Midnight Oil, Nicole Atkins, On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever), Records, Robert Plant, Roy Phillips, Songs, Songs For A Friday, Songs For A Friday: 18, Songs For Friday, Songs From The Week That Was, Tammy Wynette, The KLF, The May Queen, The Spines, Vinyl ·

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August 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Midnight Oil: An Appreciation (& Expectation)

The first Midnight Oil album I owned was Diesel and Dust. The first Midnight Oil song that I was aware of was The Power and the Passion. At its best Midnight Oil certainly possessed plenty of both. Because I started with Diesel I also picked up Blue Sky Mining – I still think that the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged An Appreciation, Aussie, Australia, Expectation, Midnight Oil, Midnight Oil: An Appreciation, Midnight Oil: An Appreciation (& Expectation), political, Pub-Rock ·

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August 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 513

Midnight Oil, Bird Noises [EP] (1980) Midnight Oil – one of my all-time favourite bands; never not been a fan. The first tape I ever bought was a Midnight Oil album…and I liked them before that…a few songs on the radio (and Music TV) and since then I’ve collected up most of everything they’ve done […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, Album, Aussie, Australia, Australian, Bird Noises, Bird Noises EP, EP, Knife's Edge, Midnight Oil, Record, The Vinyl Countdown # 513, Vinyl ·

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June 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Peter Garrett to appear at WORD Christchurch Event – Shifting Points of View: Sept 10 (2017)

WORD Christchurch is pleased to announce Peter Garrett: Big Blue Sky, as part of its Shifting Points of View series held in association with Christchurch Arts Festival. In between Midnight Oil’s two New Zealand concerts, the band’s charismatic frontman Peter Garrett makes a special intimate appearance on 10 September to talk about his creative and political life, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2017), Big Blue Sky, Book, Book Event, Book Tour, ChCh, Christchurch, Midnight Oil, NZ Tour, Peter Garrett, Peter Garrett to appear at WORD Christchurch Event – Shifting Points of View: Sept 10 (2017), Reader, Reading, September, September 10, WORD Christchurch, Writer ·

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February 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Midnight Oil – The Great Circle Tour

Legendary Australian band Midnight Oil announced today The Great Circle Tour – former politician Peter Garrett said “your musical heart never stops beating” and drummer and lyricist Rob Hirst confirmed that new songs were being worked on, suggesting “there’s a lot to sing about these days”. A secret pub-gig in Sydney will launch the world […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 40th Anniversary, Australia, Gig, Live, Midnight Oil, Reunion, The Great Circle, The Oils, Tour Announcement, Tour Announcement: Midnight Oil - The Great Circle Tour, World Tour ·
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