WHAT’S ON UNSW S1W9 2016 BROUGHT TO YOU BY WANT EVEN MORE BLITZ? WANT WEB EXCLUSIVES? blitz.arc.unsw.edu.au WK5-10 QUAD 7:15PM START Arc presents the biggest open-air movie-palooza at UNSW with Pop-Up Pictures. Message your mates, rustle a rug and smuggle some snacks to Quad on Monday and Tuesday nights. Get in early to secure the best spot. arc.unsw.edu.au/pictures WK9 WK10 MON MON TUES TUES 2 BLITZ MAG CONTENTS Violent Soho p.09 Adam Mada p.08 RÜFÜS p.10 In this issue... Tom Morrison THE INTERVIEWS 08 Chair of the Arc Board Adam Mada E [email protected] W arc.unsw.edu.au/ Violent Soho board-blog RÜFÜS Eden Gillespie Antonio Castigila Lydia Morgan 11 5 THINGS ABOUT THE Blitz Editor Online Editor Blitz Designer NUMBER 5 E [email protected] 11 CIDER VS. BEER W blitz.arc.unsw.edu.au Dear readers, Hip-hip-hooray! 13 5 SPOTIFY SECRETS All Arc members will receive an invitation to vote on the election of four During week 10, the classiest café on campus turns five. It’s a birthday directors to sit on the Board of Arc, the UNSW student organisation. 14 MOSHING 101 bash that promises more than just goodie bags and cake, there’ll be This election is special as it is the first time that two of the elected directors awesome deals running all week (see p.17 for more). 14 MUSOSCOPES will be required to be women, a proud step Arc has taken to reflect the value of diversity in our governance. We’ve got your dose of magic and music in the mag. There’s an 15 MOTHER’S DAY GIFTS interview with Australia’s leading magician, Adam Mada and chats I encourage all of you to consider the vision of the candidates who have with Violent Soho and RÜFÜS from p.8. 17 WHAT’S ON UNSW put themselves forward for election and to participate in the democratic process. The students you elect will have a substantial impact on the If you just want to rock out and get angsty now that sem is looking seri- 22 CHEAP ASS SYDNEY future of the organisation as we embark on a significant redevelopment ous, head to UNSW’s Band Comp, or hit up Ciderfest to unwind (p.17). 23 BLITZ DEBATES of the Roundhouse and look to align our organisation with the new vision Rock on UNSW and blow out those birthday candles. (And enjoy these Music: Old vs. New and strategy of the university. throwback pictures from our fifth birthdays). Best of luck to all candidates. Cheers, 25 STUDENT SURVIVOR Tom Eden, Lydia and Antonio How To Survive Group Work 27 EXCHANGE DIARIES Montreal Print Editor Eden Gillespie Blitz Advertising Any complaints should be made in writing to: 28 REVIEWS Online Editor Antonio Castigila Present advertising artwork Marketing and Publications Manager Designer Lydia Morgan 12 days prior to publication. 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Nah, the free streaming song quality is rubbish The Pixies anthology. and the paid one is only slightly better. Favourite Whitehouse memory? Wrote Violent Soho When Nyash [Blitz Radio] asked me to meet him Interview p.09 there but was an hour late. ALEX MCRAE SURVEYING/ CIVIL ENGINEERING What are you getting your mum for Mother’s Day? Favourite Whitehouse memory? I want to be thoughtful, but I’ll probably get mum Just hanging out the front with my mates during some hand cream or those smelly sticks you put in Happy Hour. a room. Which is better: music from the past or music of What would you get a five-year-old for their today? birthday? I prefer the sound of old music but the new stuff has I used to have a big loader when I was a kid so I’d get much better lyrics, like Rihanna’s ‘Work’ really speaks them one of those. I feel like they’re a pretty accurate to me personally. My favourite part is when she says Wrote Beer vs. Cider p.11 representation of the construction industry. If those ‘work’. don’t exist anymore then I’d get them a Bionicle. Do you use Spotify? I’m kind of scared of Spotify because of how accurate their suggestions can be. It’s like they know I want to listen to ‘Wasabi’ by Lee Harding before I do. ANNIE DAVIDSON COMMERCE/ARTS What are you getting your mum for What’s your favourite magic trick? Mother’s Day? The one where they disappear. I would love to An infinity scarf. learn how to do that, just disappear during a bad What would you get a five-year-old for their conversation. birthday? Which is better: music from the past or music If they still exist, a pair of Heelys. They should really of today? have them for adults. Music from the past, I have so many throwback Favourite Whitehouse memory? playlists. Wrote Moshing 101 Obama’s dogs. Do you use Spotify? p.14 Spotify is my go to. I’m a cheapskate, sorry iTunes. SRESTHA MAZUMDER PSYCHOLOGY What are you getting your mum for Favourite Whitehouse memory? Mother’s Day? When I went on a date with my now boyfriend Actually bought my Mother’s Day gift already! back in first year. It was his birthday that day so I This year I got her a ceramic coin bank that decided to pay and when he got the coffee it was has illustrations from the children’s book ‘The half a cup of foam with barely any coffee in it. We Gruffalo’, it’s one of her favourite children’s still joke about getting cappuccinos from there on books. his birthday. What would you get a five-year-old for their What’s your favourite magic trick? Wrote Book Review p.28 birthday? The one where the magician “cuts” a person in half I would get a five-year-old one of those and then puts them back together. massive art sets. You know, the ones with the pencils, textures, crayons and water paint. CELINE HABIB Media (PR & Advertising) What are you getting your mum for Mother’s Day? Which is better: music from the past or music of today? Clothes because we’re the same size *winky face*. Well back then they didn’t have many genres like EDM and What would you get a five-year-old for their alternative. Then again I would like a time where I can turn birthday? on the radio and not hear “hit it from the back” “b*tches” Well I’ll tell you what I won’t — clothes or socks. Unless and “p*ssy” and auto-tune trash. It’s a tough question but they’re funky socks with dinosaurs or slippery socks so today’s music. they can slide around the house. Do you use Spotify? What’s your favourite magic trick? Yes. It’s easier than downloading to iTunes and you can When magicians pull things out of thin air like flowers check out playlists made by celebs and social media influ- Wrote Five Albums to Look Forward To p.13 or doves. Can they pull out chocolate, concert tickets encers! And I’m still on a free trial so… and money to cover my uni fees? 5 BLITZ MAG VIRAL BITZBy Liam Luangrathrajasombat People still can’t stop arguing about Batman v. Superman, but we also can’t stop watching Ben Affleck’s priceless reaction to a question about the film’s mixed reception. But don’t worry, Captain America: Civil War is right around the corner to give us some new watercooler talk. Like Dislike Dangerous Woman, Ariana Fifth Harmony’s second Grande’s latest album is due album, 7/27 will hit Spotify for release and something and shelves worldwide. I tells me it’s going to be a hit. wonder if they can top their single ‘Work From Home’. I can’t wait to find out. Taylor Swift falling off a treadmill while listening to Drake’s ‘Jumpman’ is too much goodness for one video. It’s easy to forget that she’s promoting Apple Music; after all it is ‘Distractingly Good’. Bono, the lead singer of Say goodbye to autumn U2 was born May 10, 1960. because winter is coming. In their own words, “It’s a Whip out your coats, it’s beautiful day.” about to get chilly.