Showbusiness Giants

Showbusiness Giants

Infobox musical artist
Name = Showbusiness Giants
Landscape = yes
Background = group_or_band
Alias =
Origin = Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Genre = rock
Years_active = 1987-present
Label = Virgin, Smoeff
Associated_acts = The Hanson Brothers, Nomeansno, Infamous Scientists, Tom Holliston, Ford Pier
URL = [http://www.showbusinessgiants.com www.showbusinessgiants.com]
Current_members = Tom Holliston

Showbusiness Giants is a Canadian indie rock band, with a rotating lineup centred around musician Tom Holliston. Other contributors to the band have included Scott Henderson, John Wright, Carolyn Mark, Ken Kempster, Keith Rose, Ford Pier and Jello Biafra, who appeared in spirit form only during a seance conducted by the mystical Holliston.

Their best known song, from their 1995 album "Let's Have a Talk With the Dead", is "I've Got a Crush on Wendy Mesley."

Discography

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

External links

* [http://www.showbusinessgiants.com Official Website]
* [http://www.nomeanswhatever.com NoMeansNo website & message board]
* [http://www.myspace.com/showbusinessgiants Show Business Giants on Myspace]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Show+Business+Giants Show Business Giants at Last.fm]

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