Ash's song stuck in Action Replay! Jul 4, 2009
Still composer Pritam is burning the midnight oil in near-panic, as the shooting dates loom closer. Inspiration is yet to strike despite the fact that he spent a month holed up in Khandala. (India Times, India)
French honour Peter Garrett Jun 28, 2009
"He is a passionate performer and songwriter whose work with Midnight Oil has defined a special era of Australian contemporary music.". Today in National. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
At your service May 25, 2009
Midnight Oil Macintosh Association: 386-756-6602. Military Order of the Purple Heart: Volusia County Chapter No. 316 386-789-7856. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Kiss'n'tell:rock'n'roll reality May 24, 2009
The federal Arts Minister and former lead singer of Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, said Rock the Schools provided a great opportunity for students hoping to pursue a music career. "Rock the Schools is exciting, loud and a great training ground not only for up-and-coming artists but also those integral support roles that are so important to be successful in the music business - sound, lighting, management and the like," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Click HERE To Follow Marist Baseball At The MAAC Tournament -- 1 A.M. Update May 21, 2009
I'm still up burning the midnight oil preparing for tomorrow's broadcast of Marist vs. Canisius (pregame at 3:45 p.m. on GoRedFoxes. com). (Goredfoxes.com)
Spielberg, Bird honored at Boston U. May 19, 2009
Mandrell's many hits include "Midnight Oil," "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" and "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool.". McCoy is best known for his harmonica work and has recorded with many well-known artists. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Roy Clark, Barbara Mandrell Join Hall Of Fame May 18, 2009
She charted her first single in 1969, a remake of Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long," and went on to have a long run of country hits including "Midnight Oil," ''Married But Not to Each Other," ''Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" and "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool." ... "I thank you for the things you taught me, not only musically but spiritually. "And before I start balling like a baby, I'll start singing," McEntire said as she began "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool"... (Click2Houston, TX)
Sex, drugs and bad behaviour Apr 28, 2009
" * "Midnight Oil were a tightly controlled entity. Media] questions were submitted in advance and transcripts scrutinised afterwards. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The glare of progress blinds us to nature Apr 9, 2009
While some people are compelled to work night shifts, I can offer no justification for burning the midnight oil and not taking advantage of the natural morning light. Energy saving is just one of many considerations. (Xinhuanet, China)
Kinglake rises from the ashes Apr 4, 2009
It comes less than four weeks after Mr Garrett reunited with his Midnight Oil band for a benefit concert for bushfire victims at the MCG on March 14. Mr Garrett said there was an "amazing" feeling among the 3000-strong crowd, where he mingled to listen to locals' experiences. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Coldplay Kings of Leon Provide Reli... Mar 19, 2009
Midnight Oil Makes a Comeback at Sound Relief ... There were so many bands on the bill that reformed for this gig only Midnight Oil, Split Enz and Hunters & Collectors the big names that pulled it together to put on a mighty show ... Midnight Oil s lead singer Peter Garret left his day job temporarily with the permission of his boss the Prime Minister Garret is the Federal Minister for the Environment. (Suite101.com)
They'll be the judge of that Mar 16, 2009
All the attention might have been on which politically sensitive lyrics Peter Garrett would belt out for Midnight Oil at the Sound Relief benefit concert in Melbourne on Saturday, but the real potential for embarrassment occurred a month ago. The Sun-Herald revealed yesterday that the Senate had passed legislation on Wednesday strengthening laws protecting Pine Gap, the US spy base at Alice Springs, including a seven-year jail term for photographing or going near it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Concert cash: Mar 15, 2009
Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil (top), and, bottom, Chris Martin of Coldplay (L), Kylie Minogue (C) and Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon ... Several classic Australian bands reformed especially for the occasion, including Icehouse, Hunters & Collectors, Split Enz and Midnight Oil complete with frontman federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett ... Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil (top), and, bottom, Chris Martin of Coldplay (L), Kylie Minogue (C) and Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Stars must play to shine Mar 15, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. David SygallMarch 15, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Coldplay, Kylie Minogue Front Concert for Wildfires Mar 15, 2009
SYDNEY Grammy-winning British rockers Coldplay and the recently reunited Midnight Oil rallied huge crowds Saturday for benefit concerts to raise funds for victims of Australia's deadly wildfires ... The Melbourne concert was headlined by Midnight Oil, which broke up in 2002 when frontman Peter Garrett now Australia's environment minister left to pursue a career in politics. (Fox News)
Sound relief rains down on the MCG Mar 15, 2009
Split Enz, Midnight Oil and Hunters & Collectors had also reformed on a day during which the Red Cross announced they had, so far, raised $245 million in their bushfire appeal. The royal family also made an appearance via a video link from London, where Prince William and Prince Harry acknowledged the heroic efforts of the emergency services. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Minister rocks with Midnight Oil Mar 14, 2009
Australian Environment Minister Peter Garrett left parliament behind to rock with his old band Midnight Oil for victims of the recent bushfires ... Midnight Oil rose to fame in the 80s with hits like Beds are Burning and Blue Sky Mine. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Coldplay kicks off bushfire benefit Mar 14, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Chris Martin and John Farnham on stage together for the Sound Relief concert at the Sydney Cricket Ground. (The Age, Australia)
Big turnout for Australia wildfires concerts Mar 14, 2009
US group Kings of Leon were also due to perform before a sold-out crowd of 80,000 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground before specially reunited Australian protest rockers Midnight Oil close the concert. Midnight Oil's frontman is Australia's Environment Minister, Peter Garrett, who told a news conference he had no problems swapping his formal role for the chance to rock and roll again ... Garrett, 55, and Midnight Oil rose to fame with worldwide hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Musical cheers as stars align for disaster victims Mar 14, 2009
Midnight Oil will close the show in Melbourne, and in Sydney the climax will feature one of the biggest selling artists of the '70s, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, joined by Olivia Newton-John. Live coverage will be provided on pay TV and various radio stations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Australia hosts bush fire benefit Mar 14, 2009
Coldplay, Barry Gibb and Midnight Oil frontman turned Environment Minister Peter Garrett are all performing ... Midnight Oil shot to fame in the 1980s with politically-charged songs calling attention to the plight of Australia's aboriginal peoples but broke up in 2002 after frontman Garrett announced he was leaving to go into politics. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Sodden Sound Relief gig at MCG Mar 14, 2009
The Age - Business News, World News & Breaking News in Australia Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. Robyn Grace at the MCG. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Sound relief Mar 13, 2009
Environment Minister Peter Garrett is coming out of retirement to front Midnight Oil once more ... They include Midnight Oil, Hunters & Collectors and Kasey Chambers, to name a few ... " Gudinski's phone hasn't stopped ringing since he announced details of the concerts - that will be held simultaneously tomorrow at the MCG and SCG - on Channel 9's Australia Unites telethon last month. The first person Gudinski spoke to was his former Frontier Touring partner and sometime rival Michael Chugg, who... (The Age, Australia)
Shame about the day job: Passionate Pete is back and loving it Mar 13, 2009
Midnight Oil and Peter Garrett last night ... Free for the night from the strictures of his day job, the otherwise Minister for the Environment, Arts and Heritage hit the stage with Midnight Oil for a bushfire benefit warm-up and the band's first gig in four years ... Peter Garrett fronts Midnight Oil in their first live show in four years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Coldplay coy at hint of a dream ticket Mar 12, 2009
Midnight Oil and Hunters and Collectors will reunite at the MCG, which will also feature a performance by Kylie Minogue. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
* World News Quick Take Mar 12, 2009
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts Peter Garrett reunites with his rock band Midnight Oil today to warm-up for a bushfires benefit concert, vowing not to shy away from the politically charged songs of his activist era. Garrett, 55, was the lead singer of Midnight Oil for 26 years, swaying the hearts and minds of a generation as he jerkily danced and railed against US foreign policies and corporate greed and for indigenous rights and the environment. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bands to bring Sound Relief Mar 6, 2009
The all-day gigs include performances from Coldplay, Kings of Leon and Taylor Swift, as well as a host of Australian acts, including some notables who are re-forming for the occasion - Icehouse, Midnight Oil, Split Enz, Hoodoo Gurus and Hunters & Collectors. Icehouse frontman Iva Davies, whose band hasn't played since 1994, says he was overwhelmed when he first heard about the devastation caused by the nation's worst natural disaster. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Simply a luthier - Being someone who’s always built guitars, Paradise man decides to do it full time Feb 28, 2009
Building a guitar is a long, arduous process, McCollum says, but the closer he gets to the finished product, the more midnight oil he ll burn. Every guitar has its own personality, he says, but until you can string it up and listen to it, you don t know what it is. (Missoulian, MT)
A dangerous beast to love Feb 27, 2009
The federal Minister for the Arts, Peter Garrett, will take time out from Midnight Oil rehearsals to do the honours. Joining Charles Tingwell as last year's first star on the Australian Film Walk of Fame are Billing, Michael Caton, the silent film star Snowy Baker and Dame Judith Anderson, who was nominated for an Oscar for Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca in the 1940s. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The good Oil is that fire benefit makes Enz meet Feb 25, 2009
Iconic rock bands Midnight Oil, Hunters & Collectors and Split Enz will reform especially for the Melbourne event, while Coldplay (acoustic), Eskimo Joe, Hoodoo Gurus and Icehouse will play the Sydney version ... "They've always been there, our music industry, when times are tough," said Mr Brumby, an avid Midnight Oil fan and keen musician who said he wouldn't be getting his old band together for the event ... It "took a few phone calls to the Prime Minister, to (Treasurer) Wayne Swan" to get... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Fairies wing it at Midsummer Feb 25, 2009
As flagged in SiT yesterday, musician-turned-pollie Peter Garrett will warm up the vocal chords with two Midnight Oil gigs in Canberra next month, before the group's slot at the bushfire charity concert, Sound Relief. The group, which last performed at the Wave Aid Tsunami Relief Concert in 2005, will play at the Royal Theatre in Canberra on March 12 and 13. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Cheeky scenes in spiciest bordello Feb 25, 2009
It takes a lot to upstage Coldplay these days, but a reformed Midnight Oil, complete with a government minister at the microphone, may do just that ... However, just as much attention will be paid to the fact that Midnight Oil, who gave up being Australia's most successful political rock band in 2002 when the singer Peter Garrett quit to enter politics proper, will reform to play in Melbourne ... In case there are a few kinks to iron out in their performance after so long apart, it is believed... (The Age, Australia)
Midnight Oil to play benefit gig Feb 25, 2009
Midnight Oil last played at a benefit in aid of tsunami victims. Veteran rockers Midnight Oil are to reform and play alongside Kings of Leon at a benefit concert in Melbourne for victims of the Australian wildfire. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Weasel words and dust - between rock and about-face Feb 25, 2009
performing for Midnight Oil and the new Garrett performing for Kevin Rudd ... MIDNIGHT OIL is getting back together ... But can Midnight Oil field 20 whole minutes of material that wouldn't get Mr Garrett sacked if he were to read it out in Parliament rather than shrieking it while twitching violently to guitar music. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Action group will fight on Feb 25, 2009
Merimbula News Weekly News Skip directly to. ANDREW CLARKE 25/02/2009 9:34:00 AM Story Andrew Clarke. (Merimbula News Weekly)
Oils reform: Minister Garrett to rock for fire victims Feb 24, 2009
Midnight Oil are reforming for the bushfire benefit ... In a major coup for organisers, Labor MP Peter Garrett has agreed to reunite with iconic Australian rock group Midnight Oil ... Midnight Oil, Hunters & Collector and Split Enz will reform especially for the Melbourne event, while Coldplay (acoustic), Eskimo Joe, Hoodoo Gurus and Icehouse will play the Sydney version of the show held simultaneously at the SCG on the same day. (The Age, Australia)
Home Business Time Management Tips Feb 19, 2009
Every home business owner has times of day during which they do their best thinking, whether it's the predawn hours, burning the midnight oil, or somewhere in between. Organizing services like Cunningham's Less is More help entrepreneurs identify those peak productive hours. (Suite101.com)
For a hit just select Preset Feb 19, 2009
On boomer station Vega tracks such as Billy Joel's We Didn't Start The Fire, Bruce Springsteen's I'm On Fire, and Beds Are Burning from Midnight Oil were also off air, but are slowly starting to reappear. "Unfortunately, it is something we have had to learn post September 11 and the Bali bombings," Buchanan said yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Bushfire charity CD produced in record time Feb 18, 2009
is a double CD featuring tracks from artists such as Midnight Oil, Hoodoo Gurus, John Farnham, Delta Goodrem, Jessica Mauboy, John Butler Trio and Wes Carr, together with international artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. Chairman & CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, Denis Handlin, said all of the artists and songwriters featured on the CD donated their tracks royalty free. (NEWS.com.au)
David O'Brien's Blog Feb 18, 2009
Men at Work or Midnight Oil ... Midnight Oil or INXS ... Ellaguru, I saw Midnight Oil at Center Stage in 89 and totally agree. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Rest assured: Nitschke reigns over Kiwis but will take it easy Feb 16, 2009
Among the other big names confirmed to play are Wallabies Phil Waugh, Lote Tuqiri and Matthew Burke, Sydney Roosters pair Braith Anasta and Anthony Minichiello, boxer Anthony Mundine, Swans forward Barry Hall, surfers Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson, singer Shannon Noll and former Midnight Oil frontman now politician Peter Garrett. The match will start at 5pm with the aim of raising $500,000 for the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Andrew Tate Sportsmanship is often just an extension of the best of humanity, and the world knows it when it sees it. Read more Feb 15, 2009
The former Midnight Oil frontman returned a few days later to thank lifeguards, saying we should never overlook the work done by surf clubs: "It's important to acknowledge that these people do a great job. I came unstuck on the beach and these guys were on hand when I needed them most." On that we all agree. Now, with climate change upon us, perhaps the member for Kingsford Smith could use his second chance to bring the activism he showed in rock'n'roll to the government benches. (The Age, Australia)
Australia's Big Bash Twenty20 fundraiser for Victoria fires to ... Feb 15, 2009
The former Midnight Oil frontman's great grandfather, Tom Garrett, played 19 Tests for Australia between 1877 and 1888. Current Australian players David Warner, Nathan Bracken, Moises Henriques, Lisa Sthelaker and Ellyse Perry will also feature in the yet to be finalised teams. (The Australian)
Field Marshal Rudd uses fog of war to get things done with minimalopposition Feb 8, 2009
Rudd burnt the midnight oil as lights went out. text/html-documenthttp://www. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
