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IPhone Bike Speaker Lets You Listen While You Ride

Play sweet music and use your iPhone as a GPS while riding through the town on your bike.

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Win Tickets to See Art vs Science Perform the Music of Icehouse at the JD Set

Our old mate Jack Daniels has made it to 161 fine years. And to celebrate, he’s throwing one mighty big blow out.

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Design Similarities That Will Have you Seeing Double

Bob Caruther's collection of images will leaving you wondering just how 'new' a new idea really is.

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Win Tickets to Silent Comics at Graphic

We have five double passes to giveaway to Silent Comics at Graphic.

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Three Ideas Shaping the Future of Music

Technology is changing the way music is made and consumed.

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Improv Everywhere Causes a Scene in New York

Their eighth mp3 experiment proves we've come a long way since the Napster debacle of the early noughties.

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Interview /// Concrete Playground meets Catcall

Yearning to create pop music that has a little more depth than your standard dancefloor anthem is Sydney’s Catcall.

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The 100 Best Australian Albums of All Time

After the 47,000 votes were counted, the top gong went to Powderfinger's Odyssey Number 5.

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Watch Radiohead ‘Live From The Basement’

The band premiered a broadcast of The King of Limbs 'Live From The Basement' on Spanish TV over the weekend. Watch it in full here.

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Art/Work Interview with Jai Pyne from The Paper Scissors

This week Art/Work has a chat with Jai Pyne, frontman of local Sydney band The Paper Scissors.

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The Ten Best Live Music Venues in Sydney

Choose your own adventure from Concrete Playground's list of favourite spots, featuring everything from long-term Sydney stalwarts to DIY new kids on the block.

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Sonic Youth Sell Their Gear for Charity

The aging band auctions some vintage equipment for charity.

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Parklife 2011 Lineup Announced

Santigold, Gossip, Lykke Li, the Naked and Famous, Digitalism and the Streets all announced as headliners at this year's festival.

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Kaiser Chiefs Want You to Make Their Album

Design and sell the new Kaiser Chief's album and earn a quid.

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Interview /// Concrete Playground meets Computers Want Me Dead

One half of Computers Want Me Dead, Sam Harvey, chats to Kirstie Sequitin about Gary Numan, Nine Inch Nails and embracing their inner synth pop.

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Going Gaga for Google Chrome

The internet goes Gaga for Google Chrome.

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Splendour in the Grass 2011 Sideshows Announced

If you missed out on tickets to Splendour in the Grass, never fear: the artists are coming to you.

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Second Opera for Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn

A new opera penned by Blur and Gorillaz frontman will premiere as part of the English National Opera's 2011/2012 season.

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Interview /// Concrete Playground Meets The Wombats

We talk to the Wombats about music, near-death experiences, meeting Paul McCartney and dancing drunk to Joy Division.

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New Google Music Service Unveiled

Google Music allows you to access your music, anywhere and anytime, online and offline.

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The Cure Announced To Play at Vivid Live 2011

Get out your black trench coats and tease up your hair, The Cure are a-coming.

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Vivid Let Loose Their Plans For Creative Sydney 2011

Vivid Creative Sydney has just been announced, with over 50 creative leaders lined up to keep you inspired and full of ideas.

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Watch /// Five Great Moments from Coachella 2011

Kanye, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Cee-Lo Green....and Jeff Goldblum?

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Watch Coachella 2011 Live on YouTube

YouTube Live will broadcast the Coachella music festival live from Palm Springs for the first time ever.

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The Nano Guitar that is Smaller than a Human Blood Cell

Cornell researchers have created a Nano Guitar that is smaller than a human red blood cell.

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Splendour in the Grass 2011 lineup announced

Headlining the 2011 edition of the festival, to be held at Woodfordia in South-East Queensland for the second time, are Kanye West, Coldplay, Jane's Addiction, Pulp and Regina Spektor.

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Crowd-Sourced Virtual Choir Unites on YouTube

Thousands of voices unite in global virtual choir.

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FBi Social Pops Up In Kings Cross

FBi Social is shaking up King's Cross with live music from emerging talent.

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Thom Yorke Makes Another Last Minute Announcement

The Radiohead frontman just casually announced and premiered his newest collaboration with electro producers Burial & Four Tet on the radio.

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Silicone Speakers for Sharing Music Anywhere

Foldable, stackable, washable and virtually indestructible, Tembo Trunks sustainable silicone speakers let you share your tunes wherever you are.

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Wear Music of Artists You Heart on Your Sleeve

Playbutton is an mp3 player embedded in a badge, each one storing pre-recorded content like an album or mix-tape.

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The Strokes’ New Album ‘Angles’ Leaked by iTunes UK

Check out the 30 second clips of new Strokes' songs 'accidentally' uploaded by iTunes, conveniently compiled into one video.

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Daft Punk and Coke to Release Shiny Limited Edition Bottles

New Coke bottles inspired by Daft Punk's robot helmets will undoubtedly become the source of many a French hipster's pick-up line.

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