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NewsFunny Pictures of Serious Musicians
The music industry often takes itself too seriously. Funny photos of serious musicians are scarce, but hilarious.
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NewsWin Tickets To Fat Freddy’s Drop at the Sydney Opera House
Watch New Zealand's favourite seven member band present their animated and illustrated Blackbird album preview.
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NewsSecret Garden Festival 2013 Announces Ticket Details & Family Ballot
Start deciding on your spirit animal.
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NewsTen Musicians On Why They Make Music
These ten quotes from ten songwriting legends provide a fascinating insight into what drives these musicians to be musicians
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NewsField Day Announces 2013 Lineup
Hot Chip, SBTRKT, Mark Ronson and The Vaccines head up the 2013 bill.
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NewsFuture Music Festival Announces 2013 Lineup
The Prodigy, Dizzee Rascal and Azealia Banks headline Future's "biggest line-up yet".
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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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GuideThe Best Free Events to Catch During Sydney Festival 2025
Sydney Festival is saving your wallet this summer with a cost-of-living defying program of free events throughout January.
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GuideMany of the Best Seats at Sydney Festival 2025's Headline Shows Are on Sale for Just $49 — Here's Why
As NSW's flagship arts fest prepares to celebrate its 49th birthday, affordability has been very much front of mind for Festival Director Olivia Ansell.
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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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NewsSt Jerome’s Laneway Festival Announces 2013 Lineup
Bat for Lashes, Nicolas Jaar, Yeasayer and Perfume Genius among this year's headliners.
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NewsAstral People and Strawberry Fields Present Land of the Giants
A four-headed audio experience said to span continents, planets and timeframes.
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NewsSurry Hills Festival 2012 Announces Musical Line-Up
Sonic accompaniments to everything from single-origin lattes to craft amber ales.
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NewsYou+1 Floating Festival with Steve Aoki, Rudimental and Flight Facilities
Sound waves meet ocean waves at Sydney's brand new floating festival.
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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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NewsTen Cool Artists From Across the Ditch
New Zealand artists have been making big waves recently in musical fields that have nothing to do with dubstep or flying anything.
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NewsSydney’s Best All Night Dance Parties
Ways to party into the wee hours that don't involve popped collars or dubstep remixes of Gotye.
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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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NewsWin a Double Pass to See Electric Guest
Los Angeles duo Electric Guest are heading to Australia for Splendour in the Grass, fresh from touring around the world.
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NewsWeezer Announce Australian Tour
Despite a career spanning twenty years, the band has only been been to Australia once.
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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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EventDUNGEONS & DRAGONS The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 - Sat, 8 Mar 2025
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
This live 'Dungeons & Dragons' show has finally rolled into Australia for its Down Under premiere at the Sydney Opera House.
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EventWhat We Leave Behind
Sat, 4 Jan - Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, The Rocks
This evolving sculpture weaves together our collective hopes for the future of our environment.
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EventTelly Tuita: The Ta and Va of Tongpop
Sat, 4 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2025
Walsh Bay, Walsh Bay
Eye-popping colour, a bold mix of cultural and urban symbolism, and a playful irreverence are the trademarks of this Tongan artist.
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EventArt Up Late: Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Thu, 9 Jan, 2025
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Manly
Take a deep dive into an exhibition exploring the wonders of water while enjoying live music, artists talks and a glass of wine.
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EventEnigma: Immersive Sound and Video Art
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 - Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Walsh Bay, Walsh Bay
This avant-garde revue showcasing some of Australia's most innovative artists combines video installations, sound sculptures and more.
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EventFlickerfest Sydney 2025
Fri, 17 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2025
Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach
Sydney's only Academy® qualifying short film festival returns for the 34th year running.
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EventSydney Symphony Under the Stars
Sat, 18 Jan, 2025
Parramatta Park, Parramatta
At this free event, you can enjoy a rousing evening of classical hits and new Australian masterworks while sitting under the summer stars.
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EventThe FRIENDS™ Experience: The One in Sydney
Sat, 5 Oct 2024 - Sun, 16 Feb 2025
The Fullerton Hotel Sydney, Sydney
Way better than rewatching all 236 episodes, again.
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EventSquid Game: The Experience
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Luna Park, Milsons Point
This immersive 'Squid Game' experience at Sydney's Luna Park will get you playing 'Red Light, Green Light' IRL.
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EventThe Boxing Day Bash
Thu, 26 Dec, 2024
Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park
Watch all the action as the Sixers and Stars show just how deep the Sydney-Melbourne rivalry runs.
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NewsEight International Festivals Australia Could Learn From
Large-scale gatherings that manage to combine brazen antics, booze and grannies in souped-up shopping carts with more cultivated offerings.
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NewsGet a Hobby: Eight Short Courses to Take This Winter
Unleash some creative talent or start a new hobby by signing up to a short course in something a little bit different.
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NewsWin VIP Tickets to Parklife
We have a double VIP pass to giveaway in each city that Parklife will be making an appearance.
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NewsHarvest Festival 2012 Lineup, Dates and Locations
Harvest is back for its second year and the official lineup has now been announced.
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NewsWin Ten Nights on the Town
Concrete Playground is giving you the chance to experience the best of Sydney's cultural life for an entire month!
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NewsTen ’90s Bands That Should Tour Australia
There's '90s nostalgia in the air, and we're grabbing it by the high waist of its mom jeans.
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NewsThe Best Places in Sydney to Hear Music for Free
Save your coin for ciders at one of these no-cover venues.
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NewsThe Ten Best Music Shops in Sydney
Get out of the iTunes store and immerse yourself in one of these musical wonderlands.
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NewsThe xx Announce a New Album and Australian Tour Dates
The Mercury Prize-winning band are headed down under in July ahead of their sophomore album launch in September.
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Electronic Musician and Producer, Elizabeth Rose
She’s been compared to Bjork, Fever Ray and Bat for Lashes, but Elizabeth Rose has a sound that’s all her own.
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NewsSpotify Launches in Australia
Spotify, the digital music service that allows you to instantly discover, play and share over 16 million music tracks on demand, has arrived on Australian shores.
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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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NewsSplendour in the Grass Sydney Sideshows Announced
Missed out on Splendour in the Grass tickets? No doubt you'll be excited to hear this latest announcement about sideshow gigs in Sydney.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to Autumn Music 2012
Enter to win one of three double passes to the Seasoned Music: Autumn 2012 event.
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NewsThe Very Best of Sydney in 2013
Concrete Playground's shortlist of the best places, experiences and events in this fine city.
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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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NewsThe Shins Announce Australian Tour
Currently touring the US, The Shins will be at Splendour In The Grass as well as headlining a Sydney gig at the Hordern Pavilion.
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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.
