As I was about to jump in my car and head off into the night in my new Christmas playsuit (thanks, Mum!), and my 90s Doc Martens in tow, with the hair in a side plait trying to fight the god-awful heatwave, a car flicked its lights at me. My man friend who I didn’t
Queensland has scored some heavy-metal royalty with the announcement of Pandemonium – a world-class rock festival at Sandstone Point Hotel. Major acts Alice Cooper, Placebo, Deep Purple and Wheatus are set to descend on Moreton Bay shores on April 28. Doug Jennings Park, on the Gold Coast, will see the same acts, including Blondie, on
Beaudi Dwan is usually the one behind the scenes. The 27-year-old electrician works as support crew for major aouring acts at stadium concerts across Australia. But recently, Beaudi’s own musical project has seen him stepping out from behind the backstage curtains. Yelo photographer and occasional word-slinger Ben Russoniello sat down with the Buderim-based musician as
Residents who live a 15 minute drive from Sunshine Coast Stadium at Bokarina have received notices in their letterboxes about the return of Groovin the Moo music festival. The letter has sparked concerns over noise levels and traffic congestion. The hugely popular live music festival, scheduled for May 5, made its debut on the Coast
Photographer Ben Rusoniello from Green Room Media grabbed these ridiculously slick shots of The Fabulous Caprettos at Caloundra’s The Events Centre on Friday. The band is an Aussie rock supergroup consisting of Dave Gleeson, Jack Jones, Russell Morris and Rai Thistlethwayte. It was a full house and Ben says the boys smashed it out of
Yelo music monger Marty Reynolds shrugs off post-festivity fatigue in Brisbane to see one of his fave bands of all time, Foals. The British rock lads were here for Secret Sounds, a two-day music festival at The Fortitude Music Hall from January 2-3. Amid the lingering echoes of the New Years’ revelry, and armed with
Ben Russoniello from Green Room Media headed to a sold-out The Rubens last Thursday and took some epic shots for Yelo, as part of their “Masterpiece” tour. He gave us a few words about it too. Let’s just say, Ben left very happy! Despite some “Heavy Weather” and “Muddy Evil Pain”, The Rubens brought their
Yelo Music Editor Penny Brand chats with Mat McHugh, AKA The Beautiful Girls, about losing his father at a young age, living in an Indian ashram, and touring on top of the pops for 10 years straight. As I find myself sans-kids and sinking into the lounge in a post-Christmas haze, I decide to flick
The last time I went to Woodford Folk Festival I was 19 with a bad “trip” and a bad attitude. But this year it was magic. It was 2002 and I was still partying like it was 1999. Hot, sweaty, dancing gypsies. Young, wild and free. My best friend Claire – who I’ve known since
Organisers of the Sunshine Coast’s most iconic music event have announced it will return this year after a two-year hiatus. The Big Pineapple Music Festival social media pages posted a teaser yesterday: “2024 = The year of the pineapple comeback!” However, no more details have been released. Music community welcomes the news Local singer/songwriter Jay