Midnight Oil

"He was the bassist with the beautiful voice, the band member with the wicked sense of humour, and our brilliant musical comrade." - Midnight Oil

This week in the Basement: reviews of new records by Midnight Oil, "Punk Professor" Vivien Goldman, and Mini Skirt, plus new retrospectives from Suede and The Style Council.

It's the first single from Midnight Oil's new mini-LP ' The Makarrata Project' which will be out in October.

Today's picks for live videos to watch while you're home and every show is cancelled include The Replacements in '91, Redd Kross in '85, Frank Ocean, Midnight Oil in 1987, and more.

Amanda Palmer, her Dresden Dolls partner Brian Viglione, and her frequent collaborator Jherek Bischoff made a charity album to help with victims of the Australian bushfires, featuring covers of Australian musicians as well as guest appearances by Australian musicians...

Australian rock legends Midnight Oil's "The Great Circle" world tour made a second trip to NYC, hitting Terminal 5 on Monday night (8/21)...

Peter Garrett, the indefatigable frontman of Midnight Oil, may be 64 but you'd never guess it. He barely stopped moving Sunday night at Webster Hall, spinning like a whirling dervish and still dancing in his distinctive herky-jerky style...

Australian rock icons Midnight Oil are currently in the midst of their “The Great Circle 2017″ tour that has them on the road for the first time in 15 years.

That's two nights at Webster Hall, their first NYC shows in 15 years.

It's the first tour from the Australian greats in 15 years.