Oz Music Scene Midnight-Oil

August 17th, 2008

Seven Aussie Videos To Beat the Winter Blues

It’s time for another theme day here at the b5media music channel. And we’re all thinking about the weather! Most of my colleagues are whooping it up by the beach, so while they’re talking about summer songs I’m putting my own spin on things. Join me fellow Aussies and celebrate winter! Who needs 40 degree […]

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October 20th, 2007

Barnesy’s Back “Out of the Blue”

Jimmy Barnes is back, with a star-studded new album Out of the Blue.
It’s a fitting phrase for the rock veteran, who had heart surgery earlier this year.
“People say something happens from ‘out of the blue’,” Jimmy said on his website.
“Well, I felt for a long time after the operation that I wasn’t coming back from […]

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July 21st, 2007

TV Alert: “Great Australian Albums”

Music history buffs should stay home next Saturday to catch SBS’s fantastic new series, Great Australian Albums. It will screen each Saturday night at 8:30 pm.
Taking its cues from the UK’s fantastic Classic Albums series, the programs will chart the progression of Aussie music by focusing on four landmark albums from four different decades.
The series […]

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July 11th, 2007

Daniel Johns Makes Dopey Joke

Silverchair frontman, Daniel Johns, has been left red-faced after a joke he made on youth radio station Triple J went a bit too far.
During yesterday’s interview, Daniel joked that he smoked marijuana with Bono, former Midnight Oil singer/now politician Peter Garrett, and wife Natalie Imbruglia while listening to the new Silverchair album.
“(Bono) invited me over […]

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