[Powderworks] SMH 4/12/02
KATHY GEDLER
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Thanks Tari for the article.
Tim in Iowa
----- Original Message -----
From: Tari, Vince
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 2:22 PM
To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
Subject: [Powderworks] SMH 4/12/02
I reckon little Johnny Howard & his conservative cronies will be shaking =
in
their boots now that PG has a lot more time on his hands all of a
sudden.....
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/03/1038712936857.html
Garrett's new gig a mystery
By Bernard Zuel and Stephanie Peatling
December 4 2002
All the world's a stage ... insiders say that given his global outlook,
Peter Garrett will probably aim for federal politics. =20
The death of a rock band doesn't normally get federal and state parliamen=
ts
buzzing with speculation and gossip. But then Midnight Oil is no normal
band.
It was announced yesterday that Peter Garrett, Midnight Oil's lead singer=
,
was quitting the band after 25 years to "immerse myself in those things
which are of deep concern to me and which I have been unable to fully app=
ly
myself to up to now".
By mid-morning it was political reporters rather than music writers askin=
g
what this meant, with interest in whether Garrett, one-time Senate candid=
ate
for the Nuclear Disarmament Party, former Greenpeace board member and
current president of the Australian Conservation Foundation, was consider=
ing
a political career.
The Greens, still on a high after their performance in the Victorian
election at the weekend, were considered the most likely party but Greens
Senator Bob Brown said "everyone's been calling me about Peter except
Peter".
Although Garrett is not a member of the party, Senator Brown said he felt
"Peter's already in the fold as far as I'm concerned".
However, one associate of Garrett's said if the singer was to seek a care=
er
in politics, it would be more likely to be at a federal rather than a sta=
te
level.
"His perspective has always been more national and global than local," th=
e
associate said. "His philosophy is very much a Greens philosophy but he i=
s
also very pragmatic."
A federal Labor staffer said the ALP had so far received no signs of
interest from Garrett but his presence in the party room would be "awesom=
e".
After posting the announcement on its website, the band went to ground
yesterday, all phones switched off and interviews refused. Although it se=
ems
Midnight Oil is over, the rest of the band members said they would "conti=
nue
making music together in another guise at some point".
Midnight Oil was one of the biggest bands to come out of Australia's
underground scene of the 1970s. Coinciding with but never really part of =
the
punk movement - its members could play too well to be considered punks -
Midnight Oil formed in 1976, releasing a self-titled debut album two year=
s
later.
Never a noted singer, Garrett, an articulate law graduate, was immediatel=
y
the band's focal point. Towering over two metres, his blond hair shorn to
reveal a head full of angles and edges, much like his dancing style on
stage, he delivered songs that addressed land rights, nuclear disarmament=
,
corporate greed and the rise of Hansonism.
Although its lyrics tackled Australian themes in an unmistakably Australi=
an
manner, in the late '80s and early '90s Midnight Oil was a top 10 band
around the world, competing with INXS, Crowded House and Men At Work as t=
he
country's biggest musical export.
Its total album sales approached 12 million and although there was the
occasional hiatus, the band continued recording (its 12th album was relea=
sed
earlier this year) and performing including an American tour a few months
ago.
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<HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Thanks Tari fo=
r the article.</DIV> <DIV>Tim in Iowa</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=
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H 4/12/02</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR>I reckon little Johnny Howard & =
his conservative cronies will be shaking in<BR>their boots now that PG ha=
s a lot more time on his hands all of a<BR>sudden.....<BR><BR>http://www.=
smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/03/1038712936857.html<BR><BR>Garrett's new gi=
g a mystery<BR><BR>By Bernard Zuel and Stephanie Peatling<BR>December 4 2=
002<BR><BR>All the world's a stage ... insiders say that given his global=
outlook,<BR>Peter Garrett will probably aim for federal politics. <BR>Th=
e death of a rock band doesn't normally get federal and state parliaments=
<BR>buzzing with speculation and gossip. But then Midnight Oil is no norm=
al<BR>band.<BR>It was announced yesterday that Peter Garrett, Midnight Oi=
l's lead singer,<BR>was quitting the band after 25 years to "immerse myse=
lf in those things<BR>which are of deep concern to me and which I have be=
en unable to fully apply<BR>myself to up to now".<BR>By mid-morning it wa=
s political reporters rather than music writers asking<BR>what this meant=
, with interest in whether Garrett, one-time Senate candidate<BR>for the =
Nuclear Disarmament Party, former Greenpeace board member and<BR>current =
president of the Australian Conservation Foundation, was considering<BR>a=
political career.<BR>The Greens, still on a high after their performance=
in the Victorian<BR>election at the weekend, were considered the most li=
kely party but Greens<BR>Senator Bob Brown said "everyone's been calling =
me about Peter except<BR>Peter".<BR>Although Garrett is not a member of t=
he party, Senator Brown said he felt<BR>"Peter's already in the fold as f=
ar as I'm concerned".<BR><BR>However, one associate of Garrett's said if =
the singer was to seek a career<BR>in politics, it would be more likely t=
o be at a federal rather than a state<BR>level.<BR>"His perspective has a=
lways been more national and global than local," the<BR>associate said. "=
His philosophy is very much a Greens philosophy but he is<BR>also very pr=
agmatic."<BR>A federal Labor staffer said the ALP had so far received no =
signs of<BR>interest from Garrett but his presence in the party room woul=
d be "awesome".<BR>After posting the announcement on its website, the ban=
d went to ground<BR>yesterday, all phones switched off and interviews ref=
used. Although it seems<BR>Midnight Oil is over, the rest of the band mem=
bers said they would "continue<BR>making music together in another guise =
at some point".<BR>Midnight Oil was one of the biggest bands to come out =
of Australia's<BR>underground scene of the 1970s. Coinciding with but nev=
er really part of the<BR>punk movement - its members could play too well =
to be considered punks -<BR>Midnight Oil formed in 1976, releasing a self=
-titled debut album two years<BR>later.<BR>Never a noted singer, Garrett,=
an articulate law graduate, was immediately<BR>the band's focal point. T=
owering over two metres, his blond hair shorn to<BR>reveal a head full of=
angles and edges, much like his dancing style on<BR>stage, he delivered =
songs that addressed land rights, nuclear disarmament,<BR>corporate greed=
and the rise of Hansonism.<BR>Although its lyrics tackled Australian the=
mes in an unmistakably Australian<BR>manner, in the late '80s and early '=
90s Midnight Oil was a top 10 band<BR>around the world, competing with IN=
XS, Crowded House and Men At Work as the<BR>country's biggest musical exp=
ort.<BR>Its total album sales approached 12 million and although there wa=
s the<BR>occasional hiatus, the band continued recording (its 12th album =
was released<BR>earlier this year) and performing including an American t=
our a few months<BR>ago.<BR><BR>_________________________________________=
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://www.cs.colorado.edu/mailman/listinfo/powderworks<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BOD=
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