The Best Places in Brisbane to Take Your Dad this Father’s Day

Here at Concrete Playground we want to make sure that if nothing else, your dad’s stomach is satisfied on his special day.

The Ten Best Things to See and Do at Art and About 2012

Secret lunchtime gigs, light projections on Hyde Park canopies, a house that rains on the inside, and more art in unconventional places.

Ten Designers to Watch at New Zealand Fashion Week 2012

Win Tickets to see Hit & Run

Win a double pass to see Dax Shepard's new movie starring Bradley Cooper.

Amazing Aerial Images of Earth

The contours, shapes and colours that the topography the Earth's surface forms are breathtaking marvels.

Win Tickets to Your Sister’s Sister and Where Do We Go Now?

Concrete Playground are giving six lucky readers the chance to win double passes to the below international films, being released in New Zealand in September.

The Ten Best Things to See and Do at Sydney Fringe 2012

Concrete Playground has put together this guide to help you come to grips with this year's program of alternative arts.

Young New Zealand Footballer Competes for Global Recognition

Young kiwi and future All White Stephen Carmichael is currently vying for a place in the illustrious Nike Academy.

Dan and Andy’s Hawthorne Garage Opens

Local brothers Dan and Andy have opened a one-stop shop in Hawthorne for all of your grocery needs (and more).

Concrete Playground Meets Maria Minerva

I don’t even know where I’m going to end up living or anything like that. As always, I’m just a homeless person with two suitcases and a lot of enthusiasm.

Camouflaged Bodyscape Photography

Jean-Paul Bourdier's breathtaking photos seamlessly integrate painted bodies into the background of wondrous natural topography.

Celebrities Photographed by their Famous Friends

Ten brilliant photographs of celebrities taken by their superstar friends.

Words of Wisdom from Famous Authors

Take a look at these invaluable words of wisdom from the mouths of some of history's best writers and poets.

Concrete Playground meets The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later

Concrete Playground spoke to director Kate McGill and actress Sophie Hambleton about their upcoming performance of The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later.

Ten Rhythm and Vines Acts You May or May Not Have Heard Of

James Mason dissects the first release of acts to the Rhythm and Vines 2012 lineup. Some you may have heard of, and some that you will be hearing a lot more of.

Win Tickets to see Holy Motors

Holy Motors follows the life of Monsieur Oscar, a roving assassin who meanders between varying identities and lives.

The World’s Greatest Train Journeys

For people who know that the journey is always greater than the destination.

Haters gna Hate

Some bogan, yet funny responses to the Rhythm and Vines lineup announcement.

Giveaways /// Win a $300 Adi-Cash Voucher

We have $300 adi-cash Voucher to giveaway to one lucky reader to kit themselves in adidas.

Boutique Winter Sun in Thailand

Step back to simplicity at Thailand's Zeavola Resort.

Concrete Playground’s Guide to Eating at the Ekka

We take you through all of the food experiences that the Ekka has to offer.

New Zealand Music That is Hot Across the Ditch

A revised article from Concrete Playground Australia that profiles New Zealand artists that are looking hot across the ditch.

An Arm and a Leg for Charity

Dan Carter has got his leg waxed and Adam Ashley Cooper is getting his wick out. All for a good cause, of course.

Bec Dean’s Top Five Artists to Watch in 2012

If you've ever marvelled at one of Carriageworks' stranger corners, you'll dig these five emerging artists.

Weird and Wonderful Celebrity Transformations

Musicians are notorious for their reason-defying epiphanies that are usually indicative of either groundbreaking creativity or mid-career slumps.

Hidden Sydney: Numskull’s Top Five Local Gems

Hidden Sydney is Concrete Playground's personal tour of Sydney by the locals we trust.

Ten Cool Artists From Across the Ditch

New Zealand artists have been making big waves recently in musical fields that have nothing to do with dubstep or flying anything.

How to Make the Perfect Dumpling

This recipe is based on the traditional jiao-zi dumpling originating in northern China.

Rhythm and Alps Lineup Released

Rhythm and Alps, the spoilt brat of a sister to Rhythm and Vines has released her lineup, and it is looking good.

The Five Best Cheap and Cheerful BYO Restaurants in Brisbane

When you’re trying to please everyone, often your best option is to go for the easiest and most fail-safe option.

14 Brilliant Business Card Designs

With designs that range from a balloon to a fortune cookie to a lego piece, here are some of our favourite creative business cards.

Hidden Sydney: Shag from FBi Radio’s Top Five Secret Spots

We all know the thrill of finding a new view of the city skyline, or a window in a pub that's great for people-watching. Here are your next five discoveries.

Swap your Ginger for Six – The Taste of Controversy.

I decided to review Hakanoa’s three main products while compiling this article, if only to see what the taste of controversy was really like.

Is That You With Perrier? Round Three

The third round of Is That You With Perrier? sees another winner of the $150 Mexico Liquor and Food voucher.

Philip Johnson Launches New Restaurant, One Eleven

One Eleven will be multi-faceted with an espresso bar for casual dining and a bistro for more formal dining.

Win a Copy of This Must Be The Place on DVD

Writer/director Paolo Sorrentino itched to create a character based on The Cure's Robert Smith, and this is the result.

A Virgin Experience of Splendour in the Grass

Concrete Playground New Zealand head off on their Virgin experience of Splendour in the Grass.

The Color Run is Coming to Australia

The Color Run offers runners a unique and colourful 5k race.

Positive Posters Use Design to Highlight Global issues

This creative initiative is a competition and exhibition asking designers worldwide what they think the most pressing global issues are.

Win Tickets to see Bernie

Bernie Tierde is a kind-hearted assistant funeral director who wouldn't hurt a fly. So how would he be able to murder a woman?

The Five Best First Date Spots in Brisbane

Concrete Playground's favourite places to take your newly beloved.

Music for the Concrete Playground

As the weather is decidedly more ave, stay inside and warm up with these tight tracks.