midnight oil
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Yet those who do choose to burn the midnight oil could end up paying a heavy price.
From BBC
Rob Hirst, the drummer and co-founder of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has died.
From Los Angeles Times
Hirst, born in Camden, New South Wales, founded the band that became Midnight Oil with schoolmates, and it released its debut album on its own independent label in 1978.
From Los Angeles Times
Midnight Oil broke up in 2002 when singer Peter Garrett left to pursue a political career in Australia’s Labor Party.
From Los Angeles Times
He self-released an album, “Born Electric,” in 2025, and an EP, “A Hundred Years or More,” with Midnight Oil bandmate Jim Moginie and Hamish Stuart.
From Los Angeles Times
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