Tom Holliston (born April 21, 1960) is a Canadian

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musician."Down time good time for Holliston solo tour". ''

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'', September 18, 2013. Primarily associated with the bands

Nomeansno Nomeansno (sometimes stylized as NoMeansNo or spelled No Means No) was a Canadian punk rock band formed in Victoria, British Columbia, and later relocated to Vancouver. They released 11 albums, including a The Sky Is Falling and I Want My Mommy, ...

and The Hanson Brothers, he also leads the side project Showbusiness Giants, and has released four solo records since 2002. Showbusiness Giants, a rotating collective of musicians which included Scott Henderson,Show Business Giants
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. John Wright, Andy Kerr, Carolyn Mark,

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, Keith Rose and

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, became best known for the single "I've Got a Crush on

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", from the album ''Let's Have a Talk With the Dead'', which was a hit on Canada's

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charts in 1995. 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.

Discography

Solo

*''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) *''

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'' (2000) *'' Generic Shame'' (2001) *'' All Roads Lead to Ausfahrt'' (2006) *''Tour EP 1'' (2010) *''Tour EP 2'' (2010)

References

External links

Nomeansno website & message board
1960 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Canadian indie rock musicians Canadian punk rock guitarists The Hanson Brothers (band) members Nomeansno members {{Canada-guitarist-stub