Hugh Dillon

The Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir — The High Co$t Of Low Living

The miasmic reputation of Hugh Dillon has always overshadowed the guy's ability to write a really strong, catchy piece. On this album, the smug thug veneer is gone — the ex-Headstone isn't so much doing a solo spin-off as he is a reinvention. Some are likely to dismiss it as same old pop rock — but these are the same types who refuse to admit...
Music Review
The Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir - The High Co$t Of Low Living

Die Mannequin Starring In Hard Core Logo 2

Die Mannequin play a brand of in-your-face, punky sleaze-rock, so it's entirely appropriate they'll star in Hard Core Logo 2. Shooting for the film, which is the sequel to 1996's Hard Core Logo, begins Monday (Feb. 22) in rural Saskatchewan, according to CBC News. The network reports Die Mannequin singer/guitarist Care Failure's character is...
News
Die Mannequin

Hugh Dillon — Works Well With Others

Few Can-rock comebacks are more pitiful than Hugh Dillon's constant attempts to resurrect his post-Headstones musical career. Nothing here even resembles, let alone equals that great first Headstones album. I remember Hugh Dillon as the guy who sang tough shit like "God loves me/God loves you/God loves Hitler and them six million Jews," not...
Music Review
Hugh Dillon's Works Well With Others

Hugh Dillon's Solo Album Gets Release Date

Hugh Dillon (of Headstones fame) will release Works Well With Others, his debut solo effort, on Oct. 13 through Warner Music Canada. The album is Dillon's first release since 2005's The High Co$t Of Low Living, which he put out with The Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir. Fans can check out Works Well With Others on Dillon's his website now....
News
Hugh Dillon

Hugh Dillon Solo Album Coming

Former Headstones frontman Hugh Dillon will release his debut solo album, Works Well With Others, this fall through Warner Music Canada. No track listing or release date has been announced yet for the album, which marks Dillon's first release since 2005's The High Co$t Of Low Living, which he released with The Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir, his...
News
Hugh Dillon

Hugh Dillon Hopes For A Hit With Durham County

Hugh Dillon describes his new series, Durham County, as "a gift to Canadian television." And he's not exaggerating. The six-part series, which premieres Monday night on TMN/Movie Central, is a brilliantly written and gorgeously shot noir crime drama that stars Dillon as the heroic but flawed Mike Sweeney — a hardened detective who...
News
Hugh Dillon

Hugh Dillon Preaches With The Choir Again On New Studio Album

Hugh Dillon's new and as-yet untitled Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir album has been completed and is expected to be issued in the next few months. The 11-track LP was recorded last year and features Tragically Hip guitarist Rob Baker playing pedal steel guitar on "Lucky." The album, which still needs to be mixed and mastered, was...
News
Hugh Dillon

Hugh Dillon Becomes A Regular Renaissance Man

Hugh Dillon is excited with the way things are going in his various lives. Musically speaking, the former Headstone is experiencing a creative rebirth. Fronting the newly formed Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir, he's rediscovered his love for music, redefined his sound and released The High Cost Of Low Living, featuring production and mixing work by...
News
Hugh Dillon

Hugh Dillon Heads To Sundance

Band breakups be damned! Former Headstones lead singer Hugh Dillon is crossing the border to take over the international acting scene. Dillon will soon be heading to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah to drum up hype for his starring role in the American film, Down To The Bone. Moving from thrilling fans at hardcore rock shows to...
News
Hugh Dillon
Syndicate content