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Tom Holliston (born April 21, 1960) is a Canadian punk rock musician.<ref name=downtime>"Down time good time for Holliston solo tour". Calgary Herald, September 18, 2013.</ref> Primarily associated with the bands Nomeansno and The Hanson Brothers, he also leads the side project Showbusiness Giants,<ref name=downtime/> and has released four solo records since 2002.<ref>"NoMeansNo guitarist on solo sojourn". Regina Leader-Post, September 12, 2013.</ref>
Showbusiness Giants, a rotating collective of musicians which included Scott Henderson,<ref name=allmusic>Show Business Giants at AllMusic.</ref> John Wright,<ref name=downtime/> Andy Kerr, Carolyn Mark,<ref name=downtime/> Ken Kempster, Keith Rose<ref name=allmusic/> and Ford Pier,<ref>"Musical chameleon stands out". The Province, July 20, 2009.</ref> 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.<ref name=downtime/>
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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
DiscographyEdit
SoloEdit
- Tom Holliston and His Opportunists (2002)
- I Want You To Twist With Me (2003)
- Boy in Tub; Rabbit (2005)
- Rotherhithe (2011)
with Showbusiness GiantsEdit
- 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 NomeansnoEdit
- 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)