Posts Tagged ‘Taz VanRassel’
December 20, 2009
Episode 19 – The Rain City Chronicles Experience Part Two
Click here to listen to Episode 19 of the People’s Program Project, featuring part two of Rain City Chronicles.
Here is the second half of the event I co-organized on Dec. 1st at Little Mountain Studios. It featured performances by…
Jenna Rogers, who sang a song (you can’t really hear the guitar on the the podcast…sorry about that) and told a story about being in a band with a wizard, but I had to cut it out…
Vancouver Observer editor Linda Solomon, who talked about frenching a US president (!)…
Amanda McCuaig, who talked about taking her boyfriend home to Idaho and showing him what Republicans are really like…
Taz Van Rassel told a story about surviving life on the streets of Kitsilano (a fancy neighbourhood here in Vancouver) …
Lizzy Karp told a story about growing up non-Mormon in Salt Lake City…
And our last performer Lisa Joyce, who talked about the first time she thought she was dying, with a fitting song to accompany it.
There was also a performance by the hilarious duo of Good Morning World, Pat Kelly and Pete Oldring. But the audio was sort fucked up so I couldn’t really use it. Check them out on YouTube…they are super funny and talented.
Not sure when the next podcast will be out. Probably in the New Year. Until then, read my column and visit my Tumblr site, as those are easier to update. Happy holidays, y’all!
Tags: Amanda McCuaig, Jenna Rogers, Linda Solomon, Lisa Joyce, Lizzy Karp, Pat Kelly, Pete Oldring, Rain City Chronicles, Storytelling, Taz VanRassel
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October 16, 2009
Bad Realtor
Gary Shlitz from ryan anderson on Vimeo.
Check out my eye acting debut! I was told to dress as a young, urban professional, which I interpreted as Kits wife, which meant Lulu Lemon and those horrendous Guess purses.
Gary Shlitz – Tazman Vanrassel
Director – Pat Kelly
Cinematography – Ryan Anderson
Camera Op – Ryan Anderson & Thom Stitt
Editor – Ryan Anderson
Tags: Acting, Pat Kelly, Ryan Andersen, Taz VanRassel, Thom Stitt
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September 27, 2009
(Mini) Episode 17
On this short episode, I talk about being called a whore and the conclusion I came to justifying it. I also spend a few minutes talking about my friend Verkuylen Blilie. She’s a woman of many hats, and also a good friend of mine. Which is awesome. She happens to be one of the strongest, most positive women I know.
I met her years ago after doing a thingy for CBC Radio 3 about her band Red Light Sting. We became fast friends and started watching Top Model together every Wednesday. When I was going through a bad breakup, she’d regularly take me swimming at Eileen Dailly out in Burnaby. She’s also a former gymnast and coach, and once took me to this bouncy gym that’s full of stunt people just hanging out, practicing stunts. It was super fun, except I jarred my back within five minutes. Here’s a picture of Zoë doing her thing:
Anyhow, she’s since moved to Seattle and continues to do amazing things. Some of these things include tour managing TV on the Radio and managing Sebastian Grainger. But the project I’m most excited about finds her behind the mic in a studio out in LA. She somehow managed to score a co-hosting position on a delightful radio show called Left In La, alongside David Cousin. They’re really fun to listen to and I suggest you tune in. The first episode has Tunde Adebimpe, of TV on the Radio, and their second episode has thespian and songstress Scartlett Johansson. So be sure to listen to Left In La. It’s really fun and Zoë and David’s positivity is infectious. Tags: David Cousin, Garfunkel and Oats, Left in LA, Paul F. Tompkins, Scartlett Johansson, Scott Adsit, Sebastian Grainger, Taz VanRassel, Todd Barry, TV on the Radio, Zoë Verkuylen Blilie
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August 25, 2009
Point Break
A few announcements.
First off, I did a really interesting interview with Nathan Fielder. You might recognize him from the times you went to your parents house and they were watching This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Well, he’s in LA now, where he was hired to write for Important Things with Demetri Martin. I’m going to work on editing in the next few days and hope to have something out soon-ish.
Other upcoming episodes include the lovely and talented Lisa Joyce, Paul Anthony and Andy Dixon, who turns 30 tomorrow.
Also, my arm candy is co-hosting a show tomorrow (August 25) at the Biltmore. It’s called Arrogance and it’s co-hosted by Dave Shumka of Stop Podcasting Yourself (of which I’m a big fan.) It pits improvisers against comedians in the ultimate showdown. Here’s the flyer.
Finally, Lightning Dust has a new album out. They’re the beautiful little band who let me use their song “Wind Me Up” as the theme for my podcast. Anyhow, their new album is called Infinite Light and it’s delightful. They’re playing the Biltmore on Thursday here in Vancouver so be sure to come down if you’re in town.
Tags: Arrogance, Dave Shumka, Demetri Martin, Improv, Lightning Dust, Nathan Fielder, Stand-Up, Taz VanRassel
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