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NewsJack White’s Solo Debut to be Live-Streamed via YouTube
Following the release of his first solo album, Jack White joins forces with director Gary Oldman in a live-streamed NY concert.
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NewsAussie Songs that have Topped the US Billboard Charts
In honour of Gotye's US success, we take a look at all of the Aussie anthems to have commanded the top spot on the Billboard charts.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to see Safe
Win one of ten double passes to see breakneck speed crime thriller Safe.
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NewsAmazon Exchanges Your Old CDs for Store Credit
What are we to do with our now-digitised CD collections? As it turns out, Amazon wants them.
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NewsSplendour in the Grass 2012 Line-Up Announced
Rumours are fun, but knowing which bands are confirmed to play at Australia's premier music festival is even better.
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NewsJulian Assange Interviews Hezbollah Leader on his New Chat Show
Julian Assange, of WikiLeaks fame, premiered his talk show on RT this past Tuesday.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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NewsThe Six Best Ways to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Melbourne
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) in Melbourne by hitting up cultural performances, noshing on mooncakes, and gathering together a big group mates for a yum cha feed.
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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Rashida Jones navigate a sci-fi mystery in Japan, Nicolas Cage face a post-apocalyptic future and a gripping Australian romance-scam thriller.
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NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far
From 2024's first half, you need to be catching an Oscar-winning documentary, Glen Powell as a fake assassin and plenty of horror shocks from your couch.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with 'Furiosa', the latest gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda and a hypnotic vision of an AI-dominated future.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsThe 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2024 So Far
These are the beloved small-screen favourites to say "yes chef!" to, sleuth along with and giggle with — and get catchy songs stuck in your head from, too.
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NewsThe 15 Best Films of 2024 So Far
The best movies from 2024's first half include a meditative trip to Tokyo, a scorching neo-noir thriller, multiple Oscar-winners and a stunning robot story.
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NewsTupac Resurrected via Hologram at Coachella
A holographic Tupac rapped onstage this past weekend, stunning Coachella audiences.
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NewsThe Black Keys Announce Australian Tour Dates
The Lollapalooza and Coachella headliners are bringing their latest album 'El Camino' to six Aussie locations.
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NewsFlight of the Conchords Announce Australian Tour
The Flight of the Conchords are coming to Australia this winter.
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NewsWatch Radiohead’s Entire Coachella 2012 Set
Radiohead's headline performance had the Coachella crowd entranced, playing many classics along with a lot of stuff from their latest album, The King of Limbs.
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NewsIce Cream Truck Supports Marriage Equality
The Ice Cream Truck of Love will hand out free scoops in support of marriage equality.
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NewsPrince’s Australian Tour Dates Confirmed for May
Prince will return to Australia for the first time in eight years this May.
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ShopCounterweight Vinyl & Espresso
32 Chambers Street, Footscray
Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.
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NewsLingerie Football League to Visit Sydney and Brisbane
Allphones Arena has announced a partnership with the American LFL: Lingerie Football League, LLC.
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NewsIKEA Plans to Construct an Entire London Neighbourhood
Having conquered furniture and then houses, IKEA has its sights set on building an entire suburb.
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NewsBioluminescent Creatures Put on a Glow-in-the-Dark Spectacle
New York's American Museum of Natural History will feature bioluminescent organisms in an upcoming exhibit.
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NewsThe 10 Best-Attended Art Exhibits of 2011
The Art Newspaper compiled the 10 best-attended art exhibits of 2011.
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NewsArtist Creates Immense Art with Fingerprints
Zhang Yu meditatively presses his right thumb into ink, creating infinitive patterns with the prints.
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EventThe Jungle Giants (DJ Set) at Canadian Club's Australian Open Party
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Canadian Club Racquet Club, Melbourne
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EventMelbourne Marriott Docklands Rooftop Infinity Pool Pass
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands, Docklands
Spend your summer days sipping spritzes and paddling around this rooftop infinity pool.
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EventBaby's Summer of Spritz
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Baby Pizza, Richmond
Baby's summertime happy hour deal includes a bunch of $9.50 spritzes, $6.5 Peroni Rossas and a $7.50 house wine.
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EventUnderground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Melbourne Holocaust Museum, Elsternwick
This is the first time the archive has been exhibited outside of Europe.
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EventChristmas Eve Community Day at Studley Park Boathouse
Tue, 24 Dec, 2024
Studley Park Boathouse, Kew
Bring the family to the river for a day of music, crafting and Christmas fun.
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EventNGV Friday Nights: Yayoi Kusama
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 - Fri, 18 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
The NGV's big Yayoi Kusama exhibition is hosting after-hours parties so you can spend Friday evenings surrounded by dots and pumpkins.
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EventRenegades Cricket Derby
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Marvel Stadium, Docklands
Let the sparks fly as the Renegades Derby sees the Big Bash League reach fever pitch.
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EventDouble Shot Maggie: Irish Live Music
Sat, 7 Dec 2024 - Sat, 4 Jan 2025
The Quiet Man Irish Pub, Kensington
A night full of singing, dancing, and laughing is in store at The Quiet Man Irish Pub
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EventStars Melbourne Derby
Sat, 4 Jan, 2025
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond
Experience the Stars Derby as the city’s most zealous cricket fans cheer their team to victory.
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EventThe Other Art Fair
Thu, 30 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Showcasing works from emerging contemporary artists, alongside live tattooing, immersive installations and cocktails, this art fair does things a little differently.
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NewsPrice of Chocolate: One Good Deed
A Danish chocolatier seeks to generate generosity with his pop-up chocolate shop.
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NewsRent a Village or Country for Your Next Holiday
Instead of renting an apartment for their vacation, rich European holiday-goers are now renting or buying entire villages.
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NewsAustralia’s Boutique Cider Revolution
While a glass of sweet, delicious cider is undoubtedly on trend, we suspect that it will last a little longer than most fads.
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NewsSix Australian Art Galleries Join Google Art Project
Six Australian galleries have joined Google Art Project to make fine art accessible worldwide.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets Goodbye First Love’s Mia Hansen-Love
Concrete Playground spoke to the very talented young filmmaker ahead of her film’s Australian release.
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NewsThailand’s Floating Film Festival
Movie-goers settled in to the floating Archipelago Cinema as part of a Thai film festival.
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NewsSpend Your Lunch Break Clubbing
Lunch Beat events have inspired Stockholm to get up and dance during lunch hour.
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NewsLightScythe Reveals Floating Images of Light
By capturing the movement of a LED-covered stick, the Mechatronics Guy reveals beautiful text and images.
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News5 DIY Ways to Transform Your Walls
Easy enough for the craft beginner, these wall art DIY projects could fool anyone into thinking you're an interior designer.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to See This Must Be The Place
Sean Penn plays Cheyenne, a bored, retired, wealthy American goth rock star living in Dublin (and looking a lot like Robert Smith).
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NewsThe Nerdy Girl Gets the Jock and Other Love Stories from the Voices Project
The Voices Project is brings together young people from different backgrounds and disciplines, and makes writers and viewers think about how storytelling changes from medium to medium.
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NewsBucking The Trend, Sydney Gets a New Superclub
Going against the trend for opening small bars for people to escape the pokies and nightclubs, The Star opens a new superclub. With pokies.
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NewsRon Burgundy to Return In Anchorman Sequel
Will Ferrell announces on Conan O'Brien that there will be a sequel to Anchorman.
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NewsBig Ticket Showdown: Gaga vs. Prince
With two international superstars down under, Concrete Playground is here to help consider your chances of actually getting to see them performing live.
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NewsThis Winter’s Handiest Bike Accessory
Irene Posch invents a handy Early Night Biking Glove, sure to raise visibility to any urban bike rider cycling around this winter.
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NewsTen YouTube Channels You Should be Watching
Instead of wasting your time searching through homemade videos, check out this list of ten channels actually worth watching.
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NewsArtist Creates Large-Scale Sand Art
California artist Andreas Amador covers his local beaches in beautifully organic sand carvings.
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NewsThe String Orchestra of Brooklyn Embraces Nontraditional Performance
This Brooklyn orchestra produces site-specific musical experiments and collaborations with other New York area musicians.
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NewsThe Creators Project Blends Art and Tech in San Francisco
The Creators Project provides techie-minded artists with the means and exposure to commune and create.
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NewsThe Seven Best TED Talks So Far This Year
With a new TED Talk posted every weekday, there is certainly no shortage of brilliance shared on the TED site.
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NewsSpotify Music-Streaming Service to Arrive in Australia
Tap into a huge music library, containing millions of tracks, and share them easily with Spotify.
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NewsBloom: 28,000 Flowers Fill A Disused Mental Institution
A disused mental institution in Massachusetts becomes public art as it's filled with 28,000 flowers.
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NewsThe Color Run Leaves Participants Paint Splattered
Touring throughout 18 US cities, The Color Run offers runners a unique and colourful 5k race.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to see A Dangerous Method
Dark and seductively unsettling, A Dangerous Method will take you into recesses of the psyche that you may not have been ready to face.
