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Eccentric Doctor’s Manmade Mountain Outlawed in Beijing
Beijing architect Zhang Biqing's illegal mountain is forced to crumble.
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New Venue and New Line-up Announced for Rhythm and Alps
Rhythm and Vines' sister festival Rhythm and Alps has announced its first artist line-up for the 2013 event.
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Free Beer for Doing Absolutely Nothing
Stand still for three minutes and you'll be rewarded with a cold one.
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Sydney Businessmen Successfully Crowdfund Booze Startup
Mr Black takes two of Sydney's favourite vices and combines them in one delicious, stylishly packaged drink.
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Concrete Playground meets David Wenham
Best known for his role as Faramir in Lord of the Rings, and voted as Australia's Sexiest Man Alive, Concrete Playground talks to to one of Australia's best creative exports.
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First FBI-Curated Art Show Puts Forgeries on Display
Warhol, Chagall, de Kooning, Gauguin, Matisse, Rembrandt, Renoir - what a bunch of big fat fakes.
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The Top Five Tracks to Hear This Weekend
Pack your party pants and these five songs because it's time for the weekend dance.
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Uncarriable Carrier Bags Shaming Us Into Environment Protection
The plastic bag fashion statement that may just save the environment.
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Concrete Playground meets Auckland Art Fair Director Jennifer Buckley
Concrete Playground catches up with Auckland Art Fair director Jennifer Buckley for the low down on New Zealand's one and only art fair.
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Revisit a Time When Street Photography Meant More Than Fashion
See how the legends cross social boundaries to capture iconic images of their milieu.
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Ten Reasons to Visit the Auckland Art Fair 2013
From monkeys painting to glamorous opening parties, Concrete Playground chats with Jana Beer, publications editor for Auckland Art Fair 2013, for the ten best reasons to visit the 2013 Auckland Art Fair.
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Concrete Playground Meets Flume
We talked cereal, samples, waterslides and freaking kids out with Harley, aka FLUME.
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Mumford & Sons, As You’ve Never Seen Them Before
There's something slightly different about the new Mumford & Sons clip. Try to spot it.
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Sensual Body Landscapes by Photographer Carl Warner
Carl Warner makes the literary literal in a series of 'landscapes' composed entirely of naked men and women.
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Big Day Out 2014 Line-Up Announced
The top of the ticket is pretty monumental for Big Day Out 2014.
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The Ten Best Things to do this Restaurant Month
It’s time to discard your apron, put on a nice shirt and get stuck into Restaurant Month.
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Win Tickets to Frances Ha
Frances is one of the most loveable characters you’ll meet this year.
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Concrete Playground Meets Film Director Tim Van Dammen
We sat down with Tim to find out a bit more about Romeo and Juliet: A Love Song ahead of its 2013 New Zealand International Film Festival premiere.
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The Top 5 Tracks to Hear This Weekend
This week's top 5 tracks to hear this weekend are put together by Clap Clap Riot frontman before he hits the States to film his bands latest video.
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Ghostly Dresses Photographed Underwater
A 1000 litre pool, inner-city backyard and theatrical garments combine.
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Win Tickets to Now You See Me
Starring an all-star cast Now You See Me pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against The Four Horsemen, a magic team of the world's greatest illusionists.
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The Dissolve Just Raised the Film Discussion Bar on the Internet
The newest jargon-free online haven for cinephile conversation.
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Waiheke Island Yacht Club in San Francisco
Anyone who thinks that the America’s Cup and Louis Vuitton Challenger Series is just yacht racing should think again.
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Ten Must See Films at the NZ International Film Festival 2013
It's never easy to choose which films to see but to help you along the way, here are the Concrete Playground top ten picks.
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The Five Best Political Memes from Around the World
LOLcats have mutated into a medium that netizens use as a form of political expression.
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Concrete Playground’s Guide to Bastille Day in Auckland
We look into what is in store for all things French this Bastille day.
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A Night of Gatsby at twentyone
The new look twentyone at SKYCITY wishes to celebrate in true style by throwing a party.
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Win a $50 Voucher to the Roxy
Get your mittens on a voucher for some classy drinks at the Roxy.
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Kassia Meador Visits the La Casa Artist Residency
The La Casa Artist Residency is a haven for musicians, designers, artists and surfers, and an online destination for all those who are inspired by creativity.
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Universal’s New Funhouse Is a Cabin in the Woods
Covering your eyes in the tense bits won't help you out of this one.
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The Top Five Leadership Spills on Screen
See how Australian politics compares to famous spills on screen.
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Win Dinner for Two at Blunderbuss Takapuna
The brand new Italian restaurant bar in Takapuna which lends its name from a historic shotgun has nuzzled its way into the Mckenzie district.
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Spend an Evening with David Sedaris on New Tour
You know you wanna hear David Sedaris read his insightful, satirical, real-life stories aloud.
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Mudbrick Launches New Winter Menu
Venison, quail and duck are all star players in the oh-so-tasty winter's menu.
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NZ International Film Festival Launches 2013 Program
Film lovers get ready for some popcorn-induced comas, the New Zealand International Film Festival has launched its 2013 program.