• News

    Matthew McConaughey Returns as Wooderson from ‘Dazed and Confused’

    In a flashback for stoners and film fanatics, Matthew McConaughey has reclaimed his trademark role as Wooderson from the cult film Dazed and Confused.

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    Online Community Rallies Against the SOPA & PIPA Proposals

    Here are some of our favourite online reactions to the world's most controversial bills.

  • News

    Life after The Bloggers 2011

    People have asked, what ever happened to the winners of The Bloggers 2011, so we decided to check in on our winners and see how life is treating them after what was a fascinating 2011.

  • News

    Giveaways /// Win tickets to Killer Elite and Weekend

    From a boy meets boy, cinematic love story through to 'may the best man live' action thriller, Concrete Playground has five double passes to giveaway.

  • News

    Terrifyingly Beautiful

    Every now and then, some footage comes along that makes you truly appreciate the power of mother nature and the comfort of your couch as you watch footage of one of the biggest days seen at the infamous Teahupoo in Tahiti.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Meets The Kooks

    We spoke with band member, Hugh Harris, about bringing in the New Year at Falls, cooking spag bol and retracing his roots in his spiritual homeland, Sydney.

Latest Guides
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    The Song Map

    This is what the world would look like if you could build a city from your iTunes library.

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    Coachella Line-Up Lands for 2012

    The highly-anticipated line-up for the colossal Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has just emerged.

  • News

    LCD Soundsystem Documentary to Launch at Sundance

    Almost one year after their break-up, a film documenting the final chapters of alternative powerhouse LCD Soundsystem will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

  • News

    Peats Ridge Festival 2011 Review

    It’s one-seventh the travel time to Woodford, one-fifth the number of Southern Cross tats at Field Day, as picturesque as Falls, and the local line up is without parallel.

  • News

    Six Degrees of Separation? Try Five.

    Here’s a wee information nugget for you that’s fresh for the new year.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Meets The Arctic Monkeys

    The band's perfectly coiffed and sonorous toned lead singer, Alex Turner, takes time out to chat to Concrete Playground.

Latest Places
  • Restaurant

    This That

    57 Lorne St , Auckland City

    A glimmer of hope for what the rest of Lorne Street could soon become.

  • Bar

    Scarlett Slimms & Lucky

    476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland

    Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.

  • Bar

    Cassette Nine

    Vulcan Lane, Auckland

    Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.

  • Restaurant

    Miss Clawdy

    12 Jellicoe Street, Auckland

    There is a sassy new lady in town ready to serve you some good ol' fashioned soul food. Introducing Miss Clawdy, the newest feather in Wynyard Quarter's culinary cap.

  • News

    Make Food Not War

    Stage a war in the kitchen and attempt to replicate these deliciously evil masterpieces.

  • News

    Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of New York

    Before he was a filmmaker, Kubrick was a photojournalist for Look Magazine, for whom he captured the street life and subjects of New York City.

  • News

    How Happy is Your City?

    A giant emoticon erected above this Bavarian city is set to measure the general mood of the people below.

  • News

    Fireworks by Day

    A Chinese artist takes modern art to the sky with his daytime fireworks exhibition.

  • News

    A-List Actors Become Evil Villains

    Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Ryan Gosling and others appear in vignettes as nefarious villains in this online video exhibition by Alex Prager.

  • News

    Cultural Disappearing Acts

    UNESCO has added 'intangible' cultural traditions to the list of the world's endangered phenomena.

Latest Events
  • Event

    IF

    Thursday, May 16 - Wednesday, June 5, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Instead of aliens in 'A Quiet Place' and its sequel, John Krasinski ponders a world where imaginary friends are real in this warmly whimsical family-friendly fantasy.

  • Event

    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

    Thursday, May 9 - Wednesday, May 29, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    More than half a century after the first film, Hollywood's paws are still on this sci-fi franchise — and this is a thoughtful and engaging new instalment.

  • Event

    Boy Kills World

    Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Bill Skarsgård makes a mesmerising action star in this cartoonishly OTT revenge flick that's produced by iconic 'Evil Dead' filmmaker Sam Raimi.

  • Event

    Back to Black

    Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Amy Winehouse was anything but formulaic, but the same can't be said about this by-the-numbers biopic about the British singer.

  • Event

    Lovers and Castaways

    Wednesday, March 6 - Sunday, June 9, 2024

    The Pah Homestead, Auckland

    This exhibition allows visitors to experience 1980s Aotearoa through the eyes of some of New Zealand's most treasured artists.

  • News

    Please, Steal Our Banksy

    A Melbourne hotel issues an open invitation to steal their artwork straight off the walls.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Talks to Artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

    Lozano-Hemmer is famous for art that lurks in public spaces, galleries and even beaches, amplifying passers-by into new creatures with a city-sized will.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Pool Party

    If you are heading to Gisborne this New Years to celebrate at Rhythm and Vines, you probably don't want to miss this.

  • News

    Tattooed Lego

    The tough stickers certainly make the hard working LEGO men look that much more tougher

  • News

    Sydney: The Summer Guide

    Welcome to the inaugural Concrete Playground Summer Guide, a comprehensive shortlist of the best this city has to offer over the next three months

  • News

    Turtle Beach: Mission Iraq

    When I saw that Fiveight were sending a regular Kiwi gaming nerd (24 year-old Phil aka StatiC) to a real warzone as part of Turtle Beach: Mission ‘Iraq’, I got a little excited.

  • News

    A Summer Film Guide

    With La Nina working her unholy magic, you may need to take shelter in your nearest cinema on more than a few summer eves. See how many of the fine flicks on Concrete Playground's Summer 2011/12 hit-list you tick off your list.

  • News

    The World’s First Functional Painting Typewriter

    To the delight of fetishists of redundant technology, an American artist has created a typewriter that paints.

  • News

    Win a Book of Italy’s Most Beautiful Hotels

    Italy is not just about the food, as the folks at Mr & Mrs Smith know.

  • News

    Giveaways /// Win a $600 Penny Stotter Limited Edition Print

    To celebrate the launch of the Stoneleigh Summer Art Series at Wynyard Quarter, Concrete Playground has one very cool prize pack to give away to a lucky reader.

  • News

    From Barley to the Bottle in the Heart of the City

    Watch your beer 'grow' from start to finish at this temporary inner city brewery.

  • News

    A Guide to this Summer’s Best Beach Reads

    In attempt to help out those with a literary whim, Concrete Playground presents the ten best books to read this summer.

  • News

    Engagement Photos, Star Wars Style

    An American couple have taken their love for Star Wars to a different level by dressing up as the movie's characters for their engagement shoot.

  • News

    Concrete Playground’s Summer Road Trip Essentials

    Road trips can be an idealised summertime activity, so Concrete Playground has come up with some tips to make sure you never have a bad one again.

  • News

    Benetton Receives Hate for its ‘Unhate’ Campaign

    The United Colors of Benetton are the centre of controversy after their new 'Unhate' campaign showed some of the world's leading figures locking lips.

  • News

    It’s Just a Plant: The Children’s Book on Marijuana

    The story of a young girl's educational journey as she comes to understand cannabis, explained to her by her parents, a doctor and a kind gang of Rastafarians.

  • News

    Auckland Daze

    Auckland Daze has proven to be a smash hit success, hinting to the growth of digital television.

  • News

    The Bloggers 2011 Finalists

    After three weeks of nominations, we have our shortlisted finalists for The Bloggers 2011.

  • News

    Top 10 Rhythm and Vines Roadie Tracks

    Top 10 Rhythm and Vines tracks to help you send off 2011 with a banger.

  • News

    The New Seven Natural Wonders of the World

    With so many fantastic places to visit around the world, it's often hard to decide where to possibly go. The New7Wonders makes it a little easier for you.

  • News

    Concrete Playground talks to Photographer David Stewart

    Concrete Playground recently caught up with one of England's most respected photographers. Here's what he had to say.

  • News

    The Ten Best Bars in the World

    Your local favourite may not be on the list, but rest assured that all fifty are well worth the visit next time you find yourself in one of the world's culture capitals.

  • News

    Ben Turnbull’s Real Life Superheroes

    This British artist's work serves as a bridge between collective fantasy and the harsh truths of the society we live in.

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