WHAT'S ON UNSW

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WHAT’S ON UNSW
S1W3 2016

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CONTENTS
Art vs. Science
p.09
Shannon Noll p.08 Ask an
Astronaut
p.14
In this issue...
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THE INTERVIEWS
Tom Morrison Eden Gillespie
Shannon Noll Chair of the Arc Board & Antonio Castigila
E [email protected] Blitz Editors
Art vs. Science
W arc.unsw.edu.au/board-blog Lydia Morgan
David Strassman Blitz Designer
11 SPACE FACTS E [email protected]
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EXCHANGE DIARIES
Hey UNSW,
Hey Blitzers,
Birmingham
14 Now that O-Week has concluded, welcome back to university The Roundhouse is hosting a Lost In Space themed mid-session party and to
ASK AN ASTRONAUT proper. I hope you were able to take part in the festivities but if
celebrate we’ve got an issue that’s out of this world.
Chris Hadfield you weren’t, it’s not too late to get involved in a club, society or
Have your universal space questions answered about farting, sneezing and
14 VEGAN CHRONICLES volunteering program. aliens from the mouth of a real-life astronaut himself on p.12. On p.13 learn
In week three Arc will be holding an extraordinary general meeting
how to pull off a sci-fi look that the Starman, David Bowie, would salute.
Going Green for to consider changes to our constitution that would change the
Forget space race, PornHub have launched their own intergalactic mission (read
St. Patrick’s Day composition of our board to more accurately reflect the student
more on p.9).
15 A GUIDE FOR THE LAZY body and enable us to govern in your best interests. You will have
received notice for the meeting in your email, but you can also find In the magazine we’ve also got an exclusive interview with Meme King and
16
BLITZ DEBATES more information on our website —please do come along and have Australian Idol favourite, Shannon Noll as well as an interview with Art vs.
your say! Science on p.6.
Star Wars vs. Star Trek
17 As always, if you have any questions, queries or concerns about Arc Live long and prosper,
WHAT’S ON UNSW
please do get in touch, I’m always happy to help. Eden, Lydia and Antonio
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CHEAP ASS SYDNEY Cheers,
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STUDENT SURVIVOR Tom
How To Survive a
Bad Conversation
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RYAN BAUTISTA Bachelor of Arts
Star Wars or Star Trek? Favourite planet?
Dancing with the Stars, tbh. I like to think Mars Bars grow on Mars, so lock
Your tip for getting lucky on St. Patrick’s Day? in Mars.
I look up to Apu from The Simpsons and, y’know, ‘Just Comedian you’d like to see at the
look into your heart and you’ll find the answer’. Comedy Gala?
What would you do if you were lost in space? Aziz Ansari. #BringAzizAnzariToComedyGala should
Join The Magic School Bus squad. do just that. Make that trending, chums!
Wrote What’s On UNSW (p.17)
SERENA DONG Media (Communications & Journalism)
Star Trek or Star Wars? Favourite planet?
Star Trek (never seen Star Wars anyway). Mercury because it’s closest to the sun which
Your tip for getting lucky on St. Patrick’s Day? makes it the ‘hottest’.
Use reverse psychology to think it’s an unlucky day so Comedian you’d like to see at the Comedy
luck can come and prove you wrong. Gala?
What would you do if you were lost in space? Amy Schumer.
Wrote TV Review (p.31) Do yoga and cartwheels. What will you hit up first at the Royal Easter?
SThe alpacas of course.
JOHN SEROUKAS Media/International Studies
Your tip for getting lucky on St. Patrick’s Day? Favourite planet?
Throw shamrocks at people until they talk to me. Venus because Serena is a better tennis player.
What would you do if you were lost in space? Comedian you’d like to see at the Comedy
I’d be curious to see what farting in space would be like. Gala?
Bear Grylls or Buzz Aldrin? Joe Mande. He’s hilarious.
Bear Grylls because he cops so much stick on Facebook What will you hit up first at the Royal Easter
and still his show goes on. Show? Wrote Vegan Chronicles (p.14)
The cake stalls… dude, they’re so impressive. and Vox Pops (p.35)
NADIA YEO Media (Communications & Journalism)
Comedian you’d like to see at the Comedy Your tip for getting lucky on St. Patrick’s Day?
Gala? Doing the Irish jig while walking to class.
Natalie Tran (check her out on YouTube: What would you do if you were lost in space?
Community Channel). Use a torch light because E=MC2 and E=hv.
You’re at the Royal Easter Show, what do you Favourite planet?
hit up first? Pluto because it’s like the kid who tries to get into
Anything consumable. the cool solar system club but got kicked out and you
wanna give it a hug.
Wrote What’s On Sydney (p.22)
and A Guide for The Lazy (p.13)
SAM RADFORD International Studies/ Media (Communication & Journalism)
Star Wars or Star Trek? Favourite planet?
Star Wars, refer to Blitz Debates for more details. Pluto (na na na na, I can’t hear you).
What would you do if you were lost in space? What will you hit up first at the Royal
Call Matt Damon for tips. Easter Show?
Food. It’s the only thing I can afford.
Bear Grylls or Buzz Aldrin?
Bear Grylls, I feel like he could pick out a nice restaurant. Wrote Blitz Debates (p.16)
and Game Review (p.31)
BITZ
VIRAL
BY GENEVIEVE GAO
We #StandwithKesha. We danced to ‘Tik Tok’ and sang our hearts out Like Dislike
to ‘We R Who We Are’. She’s a sparkly pop queen and our support for
her ain’t about to end.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of So-called funny movie,
Justice is nearly upon us, and Grimsby, is out. Now not that
we couldn’t be more excited we have anything against a
(let the Internet comeback from Sacha Baron
war begin). Cohen, but just… no.
A chemistry teacher does a cool experiment and gets students sure
fire attention. What emerges is an OH&S nightmare as the floor bursts
into flames. Thankfully, no students were burnt in the process.
The 20th Biennale of Sydney kicks Summer is gone and classes
off within a week, taking over the have picked back up again.
city’s major art institutions and We just want to be back at the
Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour. beach already.
Better yet? It’s FREE.
Mid-March is the perfect time Rebel Wilson has called the
for gigs, including international wrong journalist “total scum”
heavyweights Buckcherry and for harassing her grandmother
Sevendust, Madonna, and local and has refused to apologise.
Man makes largest Rubix Cube of all time. Earns our applause.
indie groups Palms and Bootleg Not cool, Rebel.
Rascal.
Beautifully acoustic yet so
DAVID BOWIE -
atmospheric, this one takes us to
SPACE ODDITY outer space in the best
possible way.
MUSE - That otherworldly falsetto from
SUPERMASSIVE BLACK Matt Bellamy and an undeniable
guitar groove truly transcend
HOLE
ordinary heights.
PINK FLOYD- A sensory experience offered that
builds until we’re in another
ECLIPSE universe entirely.
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BLITZ MAG 7
SHANNON
NOLL
BY JOHN SEROUKAS
I’ve never taken myself too seriously, y’know — if you’re gonna laugh at
someone else, you’ve gotta be comfortable laughing at yourself.
Blitz caught up with Shannon Noll between stopped playing, and I was like ‘what the f— am I during the week at cafés. Living in Sydney is so
recording sessions to talk about raising kids, the doing on the floor?’ *laughs*. expensive these days though, so thank god it all
Aussie music scene, and yes, those memes. worked out!
We know you lost your father at an early age
You grew up in Condobolin, which has one in tragic circumstances. How did this change When the whole GTM 2016 thing blew up and
tenth of UNSW’s population — how did your music and general outlook? those ‘2nd in Idol’ jokes came streaming in,
growing up there influence your music? I’ve sort of had two lives: a pre-dad’s death and a credit to you ‘cause you took them in your
We grew up listening to all sorts of different things. post-dad’s death. It changes everything and all of stride. Plus, it got people talking about you
Dad liked country and my brothers liked a lot of a sudden the world is a much scarier place and which is what you want, right?
rock ‘n’ roll. They had a band and they played a you don’t have that guardian and protection and I’ve never taken myself too seriously, y’know — if
lot of The Choirboys and stuff like that so that’s no-one to ask about anything. It was definitely a you’re gonna laugh at someone else, you’ve gotta
probably why I love the 80s Australian rock ’n’ roll cold place after that. I drove the 900kms to the be comfortable laughing at yourself.
so much now. Idol audition because we had nothing else. The And especially some of the memes, they were
bank had taken the farm off us, I didn’t have a job pretty bloody funny, I thought they were fantastic!
I’ve been to my fair share of gigs with bands and had no other options so I thought ‘I believe in
starting out and there’s always someone that music so much and here’s a chance to find out if
passes out or does something to that effect. that belief if justified or not’.
You can find out when Noll is touring at
Surely something like that happened to you
shannonnoll.com.au/tours/. Look out for his
when you started out. Say Australian Idol didn’t turn out, did you upcoming album, due in the second half of this
Nah mate, I passed out once! *laughs* I was sing- ever have a Plan B? year. To listen to Blitz radio’s interview with
ing ‘Monkey Wrench’ by the Foo Fighters. At the I actually auditioned for Star Struck a couple of Nollsy head to
end of the song I thought ‘I can do this’ and you months before that and got shot down. So I think blitz.arc.unsw.edu.au
know when you blow up a balloon and take heaps it’s one of those things you keep going, you keep
of big breaths? Well I was singing and down I went. pushing. My plan anyway was to move to Sydney
I fell onto the drums and realised the band had and play pubs on the weekends and play a duo
ART VS.
previous anymore. There’s no real purists left,
Who are your main inspirations and how the crossover is fully pollinated and bands are
have they shaped your music to date? combining genres together and it’s
really liberating.
In the beginning of the band, it was a
reaction to the music we had been doing
SCIENCE previously before that. We had all been in Any advice for students hoping to break
rock bands before and we all wanted to do into the music scene?
something different. We’re all really into Daft I always feel weird giving advice, as it’s differ-
Punk, The Juggernauts and The Presets. ent for everyone, though I would say to do
what makes you happy, what excites you and
BY LILY OCCHIUTO
Which album is your favourite? what motivates you.
Blitz caught up with the boys from I get the most feels when I listen to our first
Art vs. Science to chat about their new EP(Art vs. Science) because of how rough
space-inspired album ‘Off The Edge of the and ready it is. I listened to our EP all day RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS
Earth’ and their upcoming tour around NSW. and it was like going through a
photo album.
How would you describe the nature in ‘Fountain of Dreams’ or ‘Fountain
which your music has changed? Does performing on stage get easier as of Youth’?
time goes on?
‘Fountain of Dreams’.
I guess it’s always evolving, it’s never really
Yeah, actually, we feel like we’re playing
a kind of conscious thing. We do it the old
the best we’ve ever played. Everything is Skydiving or skinny-dipping?
fashioned way.
really comfortable and we’re confident with Skydiving.
playing the newer songs now. It’s more fun
Was ‘Off The Edge of the Earth’ inspired to play live now than it’s ever been.
What are your ultimate pet
by space or something different entire-
peeves?
ly?
Do you feel that playing with live musi- People who honk unnecessarily.
Yeah, we’re kind of closet nerds, so that stuff cal instruments gives you an advantage
is always informing everything. We try to over others? Bowie or Queen?
never make our albums so big that they’re
It’s an advantage and disadvantage really. It Bowie.
unapproachable. We just had fun making Off
was an advantage as it allowed us to really
The Edge of the Earth, we didn’t put many
evolve our show quite freely. Though, we
limits on it.
didn’t know the alternative. Buy our favourite electro dance
trio, Art vs. Science’s new
What’s the secret to success when start-
Where do you see the future of music album, Off The Edge of the Earth
ing a band?
heading? at artvsscience.net.
We didn’t really care what people thought in
I’m not sure if any movement is as big as the
the beginning so we felt free to do whatever.
DAVID
STRASSMANf
DAVID
STRASSMAN
I’ve been doing it for almost 35 years...In my new show, I break
all the laws of puppet physics.
Blitz radio (Nyasha and Harry) chatted believe in myself, my show won’t die. rehearse for an entire month and that was
with David Strassman who describes his before I even started selling tickets for it.
How does ventriloquism come
work as ‘traditional hand up the bum
ventriloquism’. He’s done ventriloquism into that? Where do you get your character
for 35 years and is the mind and mouth I do traditional hand up the bum ideas from?
behind cheeky characters like Ted E and ventriloquism. I’ve been doing it for almost All my characters started out as very basic
Chuck Wood. 35 years. In my new show, I break all the and two dimensional. Over the years
laws of puppet physics. The first half is through various routines their scope has
How did you get into ventriloquism in traditional ventriloquism where I multiplied. They have hopes and dreams,
the first place? introduce five characters and with my hand they have conflict, they have goals. So when
Believe it or not, Chuck (one of David’s main in their backs pulling levers and strings. The I get on the stage the joke is not why has the
characters) was a mail order puppet. I took second half is where I operate five puppets chicken crossed the road, it’s why have I got
a class in year 8 where a teacher offered live wirelessly, throwing my voice into 25 the problems I have today. The comedy is in
ventriloquism. I had an interest doing minutes of hilarity. the character and the conflict.
magic tricks so I thought it was pretty much
How does that then come together with Are there any new characters for this
the same. I really excelled but I turned the
the content? show?
corner when I was taught how to advertise
I co-write with a guy called Steve Altman, A lot of characters have been retired in the
in the local paper to do kids parties.
he comes up with most of the guts for the last couple of shows. There’s also a new
What will the new show iTedE entail? show. For this show, I went into the most puppet who’s been in my last show, But-
The new show is about technology and how intense rehearsal with the director to tons, the very pissed clown. He’s drunk, he’s
it will desensitise us. It’s saying because of off his head and his makeup’s skewed. He’s
YouTube, Facebook and Instagram people a very dark character but a lot of people
won’t want to see my show. I’m afraid my like him.
shows will go the way of old school effects
against CGI. The second half of my show is David Strassman is playing at Dee
like a TED talk with an introduction, podium Why RSL on March 15.
and five puppet panel where I give a talk. If you can’t make the gig, listen to
They turn on me and bring up my past, to the full interview with Blitz radio at
a point where I break down. It gets to this blitz.arc.unsw.edu.au
fantastic moment where they tell me if I Nyasha, Chuck, David and Harry in the Blitz studios