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NewsDesign 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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NewsThe London Riots: The Impact on Creative Communities
While London was engaged in a process of repeatedly kicking itself in the face, some of those hardest hit have been independent artists and small businesses.
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NewsTom Ballard to Miranda Devine: ‘What the F**k are You Talking About?’
Tom Ballard responds to columnist Miranda Devine's article connecting Senator Penny Wong's pregnancy to the London riots.
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NewsResponses to the London Riots
As London takes stocks of last week's riots, its people are quick to respond with a varied and unique online initiatives.
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NewsWin Tickets to Silent Comics at Graphic
We have five double passes to giveaway to Silent Comics at Graphic.
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News2020 Vision: A Clear Picture of Conservation
A UK multi-media conservation project brings together 20 of the UK's best wildlife photographers.
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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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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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NewsThe 15 Best New TV Shows of 2024 So Far
From gloriously surreal comedies and unforgettable true tales to stunning remakes and savvy sci-fi mysteries, 2024 has been filled with new small-screen highlights.
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NewsAustralian Artist Creates Perfume You Can Swallow
A scent that is not applied but taken as a pill.
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NewsMove, Learn, Eat: Take in Eleven Countries in Three Minutes
Three shorts films by independent filmmaker Rick Mereki remind of the joys of travel.
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NewsMelbourne Street Artist Creates Australia’s Largest Paste-Up
A Melbourne street artist has transformed the exterior of a product design company.
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NewsInterview /// A Conversation with Mike Mills
Tom Melick meets him in a beige-smothered hotel room. He wears a suit, looks overworked and speaks with a casual generosity.
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NewsNYC Garbage Sold As Art
Justin Gignac's success in selling garbage as art is proof you can sell anything that is packaged nicely.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to See Indie Film, Win Win
Director Tom McCarthy delivers an offbeat comedy-drama about a family man who tries to stay afloat of financial and familial woes.
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NewsInterview /// Concrete Playground meets webuyyourkids
Kirstie Sequitin talks to Sonny Day head of their appearance at Semi-Permanent.
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NewsKeep The Harry Potter Dream Alive With Quidditch
If you find life a little empty without Hogwarts perhaps you should give quidditch a try.
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NewsThree Ideas Shaping the Future of Music
Technology is changing the way music is made and consumed.
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NewsImprov 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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NewsRandom Acts of Kindness in Sydney
For his new artwork Acts of Kindness, UK artist Michael Landy is collecting stories of Sydney's random acts of kindness.
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NewsThis Is Not Art Festival Saved
This Is Not Art is the dream that keeps us trudging through winter each year. Except that, for a moment there, it looked like this year's festival wouldn't happen.
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NewsChris Jordan’s Rubbish Photography
Artist Chris Jordan takes everyday items and scary statistics to make some thought-provoking digital photographs.
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NewsText-Me-Up! The Art of Text Messages
British artist Tracey Moberley works in the medium of texts.
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NewsBlacktown City Art Prize Calls For Entries
Need help funding your art habit? Blacktown Council can help.
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NewsOne Day On Earth Brings the World’s Filmmakers Together
Filmmakers across the globe participated in the One Day On Earth project to capture the images and stories of 10/10/10.
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NewsUrban Explorers Shed Light on London’s Underground
An emerging sub culture of urban explorers is finding there is still much to be explored in our tired old towns
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NewsInterview /// 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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NewsThe 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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NewsWatch 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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NewsWin a Double Pass to Graphic Festival
Meet the man behind the myth in his first Australian appearance.
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NewsA Brief Gastronomic Guide to New Zealand’s South Island
Here are some of Concrete Playground's best gastronomic reasons to head across the ditch.
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News21 of the World’s Most Stunning Holiday Destinations
Some of the places that truly capture the imagination around the globe.
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NewsThe 15 Best Ads in the World in 2011
Watch the winning spots from this year's Cannes Advertising Festival.
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NewsArt/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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NewsThe 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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NewsBen and Jerry’s Schweddy Balls
Rumours are circulating that Ben and Jerry's are set to release a new flavour called Schweddy Balls.
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NewsSonic Youth Sell Their Gear for Charity
The aging band auctions some vintage equipment for charity.
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NewsPictures of Pictures from the Past in the Present
A sense of pure nostalgia and a chance to look at time passing right before your eyes.
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NewsParklife 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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NewsGo the F*ck to Sleep with Samuel L. Jackson
After viral leaks of award-winning author Adam Mansbach's new children's book for parents created huge hype in recent weeks, the book was finally released today.
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NewsChewing Gum Turned into Miniature Works of Art
A London artist is using chewing gum stuck to the ground as his street art canvas.
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NewsDavid Lynch Opens Mulholland Drive Inspired Nightclub
A new nightclub designed by David Lynch and inspired by a fictional venue from his film Mulholland Drive is set to open in Paris.
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NewsKaiser Chiefs Want You to Make Their Album
Design and sell the new Kaiser Chief's album and earn a quid.
