Artist:Headstones
Song:It's All Over
Album:Picture of Health
The Headstones were successful mostly in their native Canada. I would describe their music as post punk. It was always going to be a tough sell. They are still around. Headstones was formed in Kingston, ON in 1987 with lead singer Hugh Dillon, Trent Carr on guitar and Mark Gibson on drums. Dillon is also a successful actor. The band didn't last because of an antagonistic stage attitude and Dillon's drug problems. So Dillon split them up and reformed them in 1990 with Tim White on bass. A showcase gig in Toronto got them a record deal with MCA Canada. Picture of Health was their 1993 debut album. It was certified Platinum in Canada. It's All Over was the second single. It's typical of Headstones' music. Dale Harrison replaced Gibson for the 1995 album Teeth and Tissue. The band was nominated for Junos and had success in Canada. Attempts to break them in the US were unsuccessful. Universal in the US weren't interested. So MCA Canada dropped them after four albums. After a 2002 album on MapleMusic, Headstones split up. Dillon formed a new band the Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir and continued his acting career. That band released one album and Dillon released a 2009 solo album. He reformed Headstones in 2011 and they have released four albums, the most recent in 2019. As an actor, Dillon started out in Bruce McDonald films. But after he was a regular on the TV series Yellowstone, Dillon co-created and starred in the Paramount Plus series Mayor of Kingstown which has been renewed for season two. And he continues to be a regular on Yellowstone. I'm not sure how he has time for music. Here's the video for It's All Over by Headstones.
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