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Years active
  
1978–present

Name
  
Tom Holliston

Role
  
Musician


Tom Holliston Horsing around with Tom Holliston a photo on Flickriver

Born
  
April 21, 1960 (age 64) (
1960-04-21
)

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, songwriter, producer

Instruments
  
Vocals, guitar, bass guitar

Associated acts
  
Pat Bay and the Malahats, Showbusiness Giants, The Hanson Brothers, NoMeansNo, Tom Holliston & His Opportunists

Music groups
  
Nomeansno (Since 1993), The Hanson Brothers

Genres
  
Punk rock, Progressive rock, Punk jazz

People also search for
  
John Wright, Rob Wright, Andy Kerr, Ken Kempster, Ken Jensen, Dave Lang, Ernie Hanson

Albums
  
All Roads Lead to Ausfahrt, The People's Choice, The Worldhood of the Wo, Mr Right & Mr Wrong: One Dow, Dance of the Headless

Tom Holliston (Show Business Giants) - Crosswords


Tom Holliston (born April 21, 1960) is a Canadian punk rock musician. Primarily associated with the bands Nomeansno and The Hanson Brothers, he also leads the side project Showbusiness Giants, and has released four solo records since 2002.

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Showbusiness Giants, a rotating collective of guest musicians which included Scott Henderson, John Wright, Andy Kerr, Carolyn Mark, Ken Kempster, Keith Rose and Ford Pier, became best known for the single "I've Got a Crush on Wendy Mesley", from the album Let's Have a Talk With the Dead, which was a hit on Canada's campus radio charts in 1995.

Tom Holliston BC musician Tom Holliston flying solo in Calgary show

For touring in support of Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?, Nomeansno hired Holliston to replace Andy Kerr. Holliston went on to become their full-time guitarist. The first Nomeansno album to feature Holliston was The Worldhood of the World (As Such), released in 1995. Holliston announced his departure from the band in August 2016. One month later, on September 24, John Wright announced the band's official retirement.

Tom Holliston Tom Holliston Duncan Garage Showroom September 5 2013

Tom Holliston (Duncan Garage Showroom) September 5, 2013


Solo

Tom Holliston We All Fall Down Interview with Tom Holliston NoMeansNo

  • Tom Holliston and His Opportunists (2002)
  • I Want You To Twist With Me (2003)
  • Boy in Tub; Rabbit (2005)
  • Rotherhithe (2011)
  • with Showbusiness Giants

  • Gold Love (1988)
  • The Benevolent Horn (1989)
  • I Thought It Was a Fig (1991)
  • Maybe It's Just Me (1991)
  • Let's Have a Talk With the Dead (1995)
  • Will There Be Corn? (1997)
  • Self-Aggrandizement Keeps Us Going (2000)
  • with Nomeansno

  • The Worldhood of the World (As Such) (1995)
  • Would We Be Alive? (1996)
  • In the Fishtank 1 (1996)
  • Dance of the Headless Bourgeoisie (1998)
  • One (2000)
  • Generic Shame (2001)
  • All Roads Lead to Ausfahrt (2006)
  • Tour EP 1 (2010)
  • Tour EP 2 (2010)
  • References

    Tom Holliston Wikipedia