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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Electronic Musician and Producer, Elizabeth Rose
She’s been compared to Bjork, Fever Ray and Bat for Lashes, but Elizabeth Rose has a sound that’s all her own.
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NewsSpotify Launches in Australia
Spotify, the digital music service that allows you to instantly discover, play and share over 16 million music tracks on demand, has arrived on Australian shores.
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NewsThe Ten Best Events at Vivid Ideas 2012
Dedicated to connecting industry with emerging talent and global leaders in over 100 events, this year will see events focused on discussion and creative collaboration.
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NewsWin Tickets to the First Ever ARTBAR at the MCA
Art, DJs, karaoke, and priceless views of Vivid's opening night - that's MCA's first ARTBAR for you.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Opening Night of the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival
Concrete Playground has five double passes to give away for the film Buffalo Girls.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Opening Night of the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival
Concrete Playground has five double passes to giveaway for the opening night, Australian Shorts.
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GuideGroup Dining: The Best International Restaurants for Celebrating the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™
Get the gang together to fully embrace this footy season with a culinary journey throughout Sydney.
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GuideEight Vivid Sydney Highlights to Add to Your Diary If You Want to Farewell Winter with a Bang
Put these big-ticket items on your hit list, stat.
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GuideTen Sydney Solstice Highlights You Should Have on Your Radar This Winter
Don’t hibernate — head to debaucherous feasts, aquarium nightclubs and music-filled stargazing sessions instead.
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GuideNine Outdoor Adventures You Can Have in Sydney This Winter If You Unabashedly Love the Cold
Embrace your favourite season with laneway dance parties, harbourside ice rinks and kayak trips under the stars.
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NewsReviving Dead Words with Beautiful Typography
A blog called The Dead Words is using thematically appropriate typography to breathe new life into, well, dead words.
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NewsThe Ten Best Made-For-TV Bands
To celebrate the Conchords' tour, here are ten made-for-TV bands that have rocked the tube in decades gone by.
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NewsThe Best Women’s Fashion Boutiques in Sydney
Concrete Playground's picks of the best women's fashion stores, and where to find them.
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NewsDreamlike Places That Actually Exist
Ranging from popular tourist destinations to awe-inspiring sights, these are places to add to the bucket list of amazing ones to visit before you kick it.
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NewsThe Complete Guide to Finding Sydney’s Cheap Theatre Seats
Here's a guide of when and where to go to get some culture into your life, without having to eat noodles for the remainder of the week.
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NewsAre Sydney’s Bikeways on the Right Path?
Independent studies show that the number of bike trips in Sydney over the past two years has increased by an impressive 82%.
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NewsThis American Life comes to Australian cinemas
With a weekly listenership of 1.7 million and a strong following since 1995, This American Life is due to make its debut in Australian cinemas.
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NewsTen Musicians You Should be Following on Instagram
Ten Instagram accounts that give you a look inside the intoxicating life of a modern muso.
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NewsColdplay Announce Australasian Tour
After promising a return to Australian shores earlier this year, Coldplay have announced the details of their November tour.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Bel Ami
We have five double passes to see Bel Ami, the adaptation of the famously salacious 19th century novel.
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NewsThe Ten Best Things to See at the Sydney Film Festival
The annual Sydney Film Festival carves a cinema-going strip out of the city and makes us excited about seeing more than just the latest blockbusters.
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NewsFive Emerging Australian Fashion Designers You Need to Know
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia wrapped up last Friday after showcasing the best of local fashion design against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour.
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NewsThe Buzz on Urban Beekeeping
Urban beekeepers in Australia are on the increase, with more and more people besotted by an unusual new love affair with backyard native beekeeping.
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NewsThe Best Apps for Discovering New Music
Eight cool music discovery apps you can access right now.
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NewsWin Tickets to 7 Kinds of Happiness
Seven seminars with major industry heavyweights explore how happiness impacts the practice of leading local and international designers.
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NewsA Glamping Guide for Music Festivals
Gear up for all of winter's festivals with 10 glamping necessities.
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NewsInterview: Chip Rolley
The Sydney Writers' Festival artistic director speaks with Concrete Playground about the issues of private versus public.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Caravan of Courage Pop-Up Wine Bar
Have drinks with a travelling group of six Hunter Valley winemakers.
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NewsSplendour in the Grass Sydney Sideshows Announced
Missed out on Splendour in the Grass tickets? No doubt you'll be excited to hear this latest announcement about sideshow gigs in Sydney.
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NewsFive of the Funniest YouTube Sketch Comedies
Get straight to the good stuff with CP's list of the top five sketch comedy YouTube channels.
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NewsAustralia’s ’90s Music Revival
It seems as one group leaves, another jumps on the Aussie touring bandwagon.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to Autumn Music 2012
Enter to win one of three double passes to the Seasoned Music: Autumn 2012 event.
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NewsThe Very Best of Sydney in 2013
Concrete Playground's shortlist of the best places, experiences and events in this fine city.
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NewsThe Avalanches Release a New Mixtape, Maybe
This past weekend, the Australian band tweeted a mysterious message to fans, with a link to a mix titled 'A Sleepy Bedtime Mix for Young Ones'.
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NewsThe Ten Best Wine Bars In Sydney
Concrete Playground's guide to the best places to grab a glass of wine in this fine city.
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NewsWin Season One of Call Me Fitz on DVD
After years of womanising and substance abusing, Fitz is on the hunt for his long-lost conscience.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to see The Dictator
Sacha Baron Cohen's newest creation is on a mission to safeguard his beloved (oppressed) nation from the clutches of democracy.
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NewsIndia’s ‘Hugging Saint’ Visits Australia
'Amma' drew thousands last week during her Australian stop on her humanitarian hug campaign.
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NewsTourists Steal a Penguin From Sea World Australia
In a hazy, bizarre night, three allegedly intoxicated tourists broke into Sea World Australia, leaving with fairy penguin Dirk.
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NewsJust The Wax Ma’am: Madame Tussauds Arrives in Sydney
Sing with Gaga, dance with MJ, give Monroe a kiss and have it out with the PM as Madame Tussauds' eerily lifelike statues arrive at Darling Harbour.
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NewsThe Ten Best Things to do this ANZAC Day
From dawn 'til dusk and beyond, get in on ANZAC Day two-up, biscuits, comedy, ghetto handball and booze.
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NewsThe Shins Announce Australian Tour
Currently touring the US, The Shins will be at Splendour In The Grass as well as headlining a Sydney gig at the Hordern Pavilion.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to see Comedian Jim Breuer
Jim Breuer's Australian tour is set to be a knee-slapping good time.
