by Jim Moginie | Jul 19, 2021 | Writing
FRIENDS WITH SOLITUDE by Jim Moginie (edited version titled ‘Banding Together For Freedom’ published in The Sydney Morning Herald June 23) Mostafa Azimitabar was born in Kermanashah to the sound of gunfire, sirens and bombs. Once called Persia, now Iran,... 
by Jim Moginie | Sep 18, 2018 | Writing
SHAMROCK DROP by Jim Moginie The Stick – Episode 5 Jim Moginie is a founding member, and the leading songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist for Midnight Oil. But that didn’t count for much when he exposed himself in Ireland. Jim has created a Spotify playlist to... 
by Jim Moginie | May 9, 2018 | Writing
NAVIGATING THE GREAT CIRCLE By Jim Moginie – Song Writer, Guitarist; Keyboardist with Midnight Oil All the rehearsal in the world couldn’t prepare us for this. The primal scream of Midnight Oil, with onstage vocals inaudible above it. Like riding the locomotive... 
by Jim Moginie | Apr 24, 2018 | Writing
The Complete Cold Chisel Liner notes written for ‘The Complete Cold Chisel’. Released the year of their reunion tour, 2011. Jimmy Barnes is screaming in my ear. It’s 3 am one winter’s night in 1980 in the Byron bay hinterland. Midnight Oil is recording... 
by Jim Moginie | Apr 24, 2018 | Writing
Darwin N.T. written the day of his passing. Mr. Yunipingu. June 2 2013. Only a dull sadness right now. Our surf band The Break played in Darwin last Sunday night, coincidentally the night of his passing. We met with AJ who is Yothu Yindi’s manager, and we were... 
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