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Peter Garrett, Midnight Oil, Photo By Tim Cashmere

Peter Garrett Christens Album And Releases First Solo Song

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Garrett’s first ever solo album is titled ‘A Version of You’.

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Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil photo by Ros OGorman

Midnight Oil Peter Garrett Interview From Noise11.com Archives

by Edina Patsy

Midnight Oil has always been about no compromise. From their very first album, they rewrote the rule book. On stage, they are pure power and passion.

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Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, Waveaid, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Midnight Oil To Reform For Shows In 2017

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil will reform for shows in 2017. The line-up is Bones, Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey, Peter Garrett and Rob Hirst.

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Peter Garrett To Release His Biography Big Blue Sky

by Paul Cashmere

Former Midnight Oil frontman and Australian Member of Parliament Peter Garrett will tell his story in ‘Big Blue Sky’.

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Colin Hay photo by Ros O'Gorman Noise11.com

Colin Hay Pens Heartfelt Open Letter To Adam Goodes

by Paul Cashmere

Singer songwriter Colin Hay has weighed in on the current racist wave of opinion rampant in Australia at the moment with an open letter to football hero Adam Goodes.

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Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil photo by Ros OGorman

Peter Garrett And Musexpo’s Sat Bisla To Speak At Bigsound 2015

by Paul Cashmere

The Bigsound music conference has announced its first round of speakers with Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett and Musexpo founder and curator Sat Bisla as key speakers.

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Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, Waveaid, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Midnight Oil Have No Current Plans To Reform

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil have no current plans to reform following the resignation of Peter Garrett from Federal Parliament.

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Peter Garrett To Act As Master Of Ceremonies At Yunupingu Memorial

by Paul Cashmere

Federal MP and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett will serve as Master of Ceremonies of the Yunupingu memorial service to be held at Gulkula in the Northern Territory today.

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Peter Garrett, Midnight Oil, Photo By Tim Cashmere

Peter Garrett Departure From Politics Clears The Way For A Midnight Oil Reunion

by Paul Cashmere

Former Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett’s resignation from his position as Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth for the Australian Labor Party opens the door for a potential Midnight Oil reunion.

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The Break Forced To Postpone Sydney Show

by Paul Cashmere

The Break have been forced to postpone their show in Sydney on Saturday due to a serious family illness.

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Doc Neeson photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Midnight Oil Rock For Doc Neeson

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Garrett was back on stage with his Midnight Oil mates Jim Moginie and Rob Hirst to sing for Doc Neeson.

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Engelbert Humperdinck - image by Ros O'Gorman, Photo, Noise11

Engelbert Humperdinck Announces Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Engelbert Humperdinck will return to Australia for shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Newcastle in July.

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Engelbert Humperdinck Adds Smokey Robinson To His List Of Stars For Duets Record

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck has been in the studio in Los Angeles working on a duet with Motown legend Smokey Robinson. The collaboration is the next piece in the puzzle we know will eventually be a duets album from Engelbert.

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Engelbert Humperdinck Congratulates Bonnie Tyler For Eurovision

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck has sent a personal message to Bonnie Tyler after she was named the UK representative for the Eurovision song contest this year.

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Engelbert Humperdinck, Brian Ritchie: Photo By Ros O'Gorman photo

The Break Featuring Engelbert Humperdinck Song To Be Released

by Paul Cashmere

Engelbert Humperdinck has teamed with the former members of Midnight Oil, Violent Femmes and Hunters & Collectors for the second The Break album.

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Engelbert Humperdinck To Record With Seal

by Paul Cashmere

Seal and Engelbert Humperdinck will team up for a duet, Noise11 can be revealed.

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Engelbert Humperdinck, Brian Ritchie: Photo By Ros O'Gorman photo

Engelbert Humperdinck Burns The Midnight Oil With The Break

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck has re-recorded one of his 60s songs ‘Ten Guitars’ with The Break, featuring members of Midnight Oil and Violent Femmes.

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Samantha Jade

Samantha Jade Tops ARIA Singles Chart

by Gavin Ryan

X-Factor 2012 winner Samantha Jade debuts at No.1 on the ARIA Singles chart this week with the pop-dance track “What You’ve Done to Me”, selling/downloading gold in its first three days of release (released 9:30pm Tuesday 20th November).

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Elizabeth Cook

Elizabeth Cook Preps Don Was Produced Welder

by Paul Cashmere

American country music singer Elizabeth Cook will release ‘Welder’, her first album in four years in January, just before her Australian tour.

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Brian Ritchie - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Brian Ritchie Is Keynote Speaker At AWME Conference Today

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Ritchie, Violent Femmes and The Break bass player, will address the Australasian Worldwide Music Expo in Melbourne today about “his other job”m the curator of MONA FOMA in Hobart.

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Rodriguez: Photo Ros O'Gorman

Rodriguez And Joan Armatrading Announce Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

There are Bluesfest sideshows on the way with Rodriguez, Joan Armatrading and Tedeschi Trucks Band gearing up for added gigs around Australia.

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Brian Ritchie - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Brian Ritchie And Michael Chugg To Deliver AWME Keynotes

by Paul Cashmere

Former Violent Femmes bass player Brian Ritchie and promoter Michael Chugg have been announced as the keynote speakers for the Australasian Worldwide Music Expo (AWME) in Melbourne in November.

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Midnight Oil - Essential Oils

Midnight Oil Plan Mammoth Greatest Hits

by Andrew Tijs

The members of Midnight Oil have curated a 36-track greatest hits album Essential Oils.

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Brian Ritchie - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Brian Ritchie To Perform In Slovenia With Australian Chamber Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Ritchie, formerly of the Violent Femmes and now with Australia’s The Break, has a new group … the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

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Skinwalkers

Skinwalkers Release New Single

by Karen Freedman

Gold Coast trio, Skinwalkers are releasing their second single of 2012, ‘Everyone Has A Story’, the follow-up to ‘I Don’t Believe It’.

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Brian Ritchie - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Brian Ritchie To Play Benefit For Wisconsin Sikh Temple

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Ritchie, the former bass player Violent Femmes now with Aussie band The break, will perform at benefit concert this weekend for the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

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