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NewsConcrete 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.
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NewsTen 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.
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NewsNew 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.
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NewsWeird and Wonderful Celebrity Transformations
Musicians are notorious for their reason-defying epiphanies that are usually indicative of either groundbreaking creativity or mid-career slumps.
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NewsRhythm 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.
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NewsMusic for the Concrete Playground
As the weather is decidedly more ave, stay inside and warm up with these tight tracks.
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NewsVirgin Mobile to Live Stream Splendour in the Grass
Australia's favourite mid-winter music festival kicks off this Friday, with some amazing acts gracing Belongil Fields in Byron Bay.
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NewsThe xx Release New Song ‘Angels’
With their second album, Coexist, set to be released in September, The xx have given us a taste of what's to come with this new track.
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NewsParklife 2012 Lineup Released
Arguably one of Australia's best festival circuits, Parklife 2012 lineup has been released.
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NewsLondon. What Are You Listening To? vII
Concrete Playground London Correspondent Dan Maas brings back some tunes that are hot in London town.
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NewsTen ’90s Bands That Should Tour New Zealand
And now that today’s musical landscape is drenched in weightier lyrics it seems there’s a yearning to grab this carefree innocence by the high waist of its mom jeans.
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News10 Years of Rhythm and Vines – Reflection
Hamish Pinkham takes us down memory lane as Rhythm and Vines heads into their 10th Anniversary.
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NewsThe V Motion Project
The V Motion project will follow NZ Music Producer Joel Little and his team of Tech Developers, as they aim to crack the technology behind music software Ableton and the Xbox Kinect.
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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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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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NewsThe Best Apps for Discovering New Music
Eight cool music discovery apps you can access right now.
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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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NewsMusic for the Concrete Playground
As winter approaches, distract yourself from the coming months of cold and rainy Auckland weather with some of the best tracks of the year so far.
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NewsThe Black Keys Announce Two New Zealand Shows
The Lollapalooza and Coachella headliners are bringing their latest album 'El Camino' to six Aussie locations and now to Auckland's Vector Arena in November and Wellington's TSB Bank Arena.
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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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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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NewsThe Whiskey Live 2012 First Announcement
THE WHISKEY LIVE 2012 lineup has been announced, featuring a mixture of old and new.
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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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NewsTupac Resurrected via Hologram at Coachella
A holographic Tupac rapped onstage this past weekend, stunning Coachella audiences.
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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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NewsSpend Your Lunch Break Clubbing
Lunch Beat events have inspired Stockholm to get up and dance during lunch hour.
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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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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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NewsDaft Punk Album Rumours Prove To Be Just That
Chinese Whispers, eh? That sh*t will get ya. As it turns out, the rumours surrounding Daft Punk's album release are not true.
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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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NewsNew Daft Punk Album to be Released in June
The rumours are true. Daft Punk has teamed up with Nile Rodgers for their upcoming album, said to be released in June this year.
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NewsHomeless People Used as WiFi Hotspots at SXSW
BHH Labs introduces Homeless Hotspots, a controversial homeless employment initiative, at Austin's SXSW Festival.
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NewsVivid Ideas 2012 Program Announced
Vivid Ideas is the creative part of the extravaganza that is Vivid Sydney, and this year it's bigger than ever before.
