Excerpted from the email newsletter for those interested. I'm listening to the Rob Hirst ep now and I like it a lot.
ROB HIRST, JIM MOGINIE & HAMISH STUART - ‘RED CONTINENT’ EP
First out of the gate was Rob Hirst with help from Jim Moginie and their friend Hamish Stuart on the Red Continent EP. The evocative four song set – written by Rob and produced by Jim – hit #1 on the AIR charts back in September thanks largely to our friends at Songland Records who sold a limited edition CD.
JIM MOGINIE TO RELEASE SELF PENNED MEMOIR - ’THE SILVER RIVER’ - MARCH 6
Next up is Jim’s debut book – The Silver River: a memoir of a family, lost, made and found – which lands on March 6th. It traces life with Midnight Oil and the quest to find his birth family. These twin paths lead Jim from suburban Sydney, through the nascent Australian punk scene and the uncharted musical territory of the western deserts to the stadiums of Europe and America, the verdant hills of rural Ireland, and beyond. Threaded with vivid recollections of childhood and travel, entertaining behind-the-scenes stories of band life, and fascinating insights into the creative processes that produced some of this country's most beloved songs, The Silver River is at once a lyrical coming-of-age story, a heart-warming family chronicle, and a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Australian music.
PETER GARRETT TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ’THE TRUE NORTH’- MARCH 15 - ALONGSIDE NATIONAL TOUR
March will also finally see the release of The True North, the second album from Peter Garrett recorded with his band The Alter Egos (featuring Martin Rotsey on guitar) which drops on March 15. The first singles from The True North – “Innocence Parts 1 & 2 ” and “Permaglow” - have already been getting lots of plays on rock radio stations setting up some select festival appearances
