In the lead-up to the belated release of an apocalyptic yet hopeful final album, the late musician’s family open up about his talents and struggles
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In July 2020 a jubilant Mike Noga took to
Social Media to announce the forthcoming release of a new solo album, Open
fire. “It’s been a long time in the making but I couldn’t be prouder of this one,” he wrote in a
Facebook post.
One month later news broke that the
Singer, songwriter and former drummer for the Drones – who played with the acclaimed
Australian band over 10 years and three albums – had died suddenly at the age of 43.