This is a remote report, a conversation conducted virtually rather than in person. In these episodes I speak with musicians who have moved away from Vancouver about their experiences and the venues they loved.

Mar Sellars started playing in bands as a teenager in Vancouver, including The Riff Randells, The Ewoks and the Engaged. She also played in bands while living in the UK, and worked at the CBC and the BBC. She currently lives in Los Angeles where she runs a Music PR, Consulting & Management Agency and is also a booking agent and label manager.

Venues discussed: The Rage, The Starfish Room, The Brickyard, The Picadilly Pub, The Good Jacket, The Marine Club, The Railway Club, The Sugar Refinery, Ms T’s Cabaret, Submission Hold House, Video In, The Waldorf.

Bands discussed: Flash Bastard, The Buzzcocks, Gob, Pluto, Thee Goblins, The Evaporators, The Organ, Fun 100, Lederhosen Lucil, Pulp, Blur, Elastica, Weezer, Moist, Crowded House, Sheryl Crow, the White Stripes, Operation Makeout, the Von Blondies, Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub, Library Eater, The Disgusteens, New Pornographers.

Thank you to Kellarissa for the original theme music.

This episode features the following music:

The Riff Randells: Who Says Girls Can't Rock from Riff Randells 7" (Mint Records 2000)

The Racket: British Bands Release Cult Records

The Evaporators: Aside From All This, Is There Anything Else? from I Gotta Rash split 12" (Nardwuar Records, 1998)