Midnight Oil

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Midnight Oil has at various times been synonymous with suburban beerbarn angst, green political activism, indigenous advocacy, and musical non-conformism, yet at the same time the band has been a mainstay of commercial radio and an icon of contemporary Australian culture.

'The Oils probably don't like being icons. At least they've shown that they still like to play. They remain a source of inspiration and irritation. A curiosity to the stranger. A stumbling block unto the wicked. Now and then I hear some old anthem surging out of an open door and in my mind's eye I see red dirt, blue sky, scrunched faces, snot-nosed children, shorebreaks and creekbeds. I...

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