The 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.

Five Essential Bands to see at Splendour in the Grass 2012

The 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'.

Jack 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.

The Whiskey Live 2012 First Announcement

THE WHISKEY LIVE 2012 lineup has been announced, featuring a mixture of old and new.

Amazon 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.

Splendour 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.

Tupac Resurrected via Hologram at Coachella

A holographic Tupac rapped onstage this past weekend, stunning Coachella audiences.

Watch 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.

Snoop Dogg’s New Smokable Book

The pages of Snoop Dogg's new book double as rolling papers.

Spend Your Lunch Break Clubbing

Lunch Beat events have inspired Stockholm to get up and dance during lunch hour.

Bucking 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.

The String Orchestra of Brooklyn Embraces Nontraditional Performance

This Brooklyn orchestra produces site-specific musical experiments and collaborations with other New York area musicians.

Daft 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.

Spotify Music-Streaming Service to Arrive in Australia

Tap into a huge music library, containing millions of tracks, and share them easily with Spotify.

New 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.

Homeless People Used as WiFi Hotspots at SXSW

BHH Labs introduces Homeless Hotspots, a controversial homeless employment initiative, at Austin's SXSW Festival.

Vivid 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.

Match The Perfect Alcoholic Beverage To Your Music

Drinkify makes sure you'll never drink alone again.

Indie India: Aspiring Musicians Outsource Film Clips to the Subcontinent

With music videos becoming ever more complex and expensive, entrepreneurs in India are providing aspiring musicians with film clips at a reduced cost.

Radiohead Announce Tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2012

This will be Radiohead's first Australian tour in eight years, and the band's first to New Zealand since 1998.

Gorillaz team up with LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and Andre 3000 from Outkast

Converse bring together three artists on the creation of one song.

Win a Double Pass to Playground Weekender 2012

A four-day extravaganza in arguably the most gorgeous festival location near Sydney, Del Rio's Riverside Resort on the Hawkesbury.

What Music Looks Like as an Object

German artist Martin Klimas endeavours to answer the question: 'what does music look like?'

Interview /// Concrete Playground Meets An Emerald City

We catch up with Rueben Bonner from An Emerald City to talk politics, fashion, chimps, Jack Nicholson and blogging.

Ni**as in Paris – Kanye and Jay Z Video

Viewer discretion is advised. Should you be a known sufferer of photosensitive epilepsy, be warned, this shit is cray!

Concrete Playground Meets The Drums

Being The Drums means being one of the most hardworking bands around at the moment – since they skyrocketed in hype in 2009, The Drums haven’t slowed down, incessantly touring and releasing two LPs in that time. They’ve visited antipodean shores before, working the festival circuit and are about to do it for the third time – this time around for St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival.

Matthew McConaughey Returns as Wooderson from ‘Dazed and Confused’

In a flashback for stoners and film fanatics, Matthew McConaughey has reclaimed his trademark role as Wooderson from the cult film Dazed and Confused.

Concrete Playground Meets The Kooks

We spoke with band member, Hugh Harris, about bringing in the New Year at Falls, cooking spag bol and retracing his roots in his spiritual homeland, Sydney.

The Song Map

This is what the world would look like if you could build a city from your iTunes library.

Coachella Line-Up Lands for 2012

The highly-anticipated line-up for the colossal Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has just emerged.

LCD Soundsystem Documentary to Launch at Sundance

Almost one year after their break-up, a film documenting the final chapters of alternative powerhouse LCD Soundsystem will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

Peats Ridge Festival 2011 Review

It’s one-seventh the travel time to Woodford, one-fifth the number of Southern Cross tats at Field Day, as picturesque as Falls, and the local line up is without parallel.

Concrete Playground Meets The Arctic Monkeys

The band's perfectly coiffed and sonorous toned lead singer, Alex Turner, takes time out to chat to Concrete Playground.

Sydney: The Summer Guide

Welcome to the inaugural Concrete Playground Summer Guide, a comprehensive shortlist of the best this city has to offer over the next three months

Top 10 Rhythm and Vines Roadie Tracks

Top 10 Rhythm and Vines tracks to help you send off 2011 with a banger.

David Bowie’s Face Graces the £10 Note

The face of Ziggy Stardust is now official currency in the London suburb of Brixton.

Interview /// Concrete Playground Meets Tahuna Breaks

Tahuna Breaks' trumpet and keys player, Tim Baker, tells us what has been going on with the boys and what exciting projects are in the pipelines.

St Jerome’s Laneway New Zealand Lineup Announced

So roll up your sleeves and dress yourself ironically. Laneway is going to be more than ok (although you don't need to publicly admit it).

David Lynch Goes To Crazy Clown Town

David Lynch releases a track from his forthcoming LP.

Unload Your Emotional Baggage and Get a Free Song in Return

This new site lets you unload your worries to a perfect stranger, who will in turn read it and send you a song they think will make you feel better.

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.