Music makers
New Works from Hugh Dillon. Plus, Eve plays a rockin’ roller
By Ingrid Randoja
Hugh Dillon’s renaissance continues.
The 46-year-old first hit it big in the 1990s wailing and gnashing his teeth as the lead singer/songwriter for The Headstones. Dillon acted throughout the ’90s — most notably in director Bruce McDonald’s Hard Core Logo — and when The Headstones dissolved in 2003 Dillon took to the small-screen landing plum parts in both Flashpoint and Durham County.
But now he’s back with a solo album, Works Well With Others (available October 13th), that showcases Dillon’s deep-as-a-mine voice and reflective musings.
“I just love these songs and I’m passionate about this record,” says Dillon on the line from his Toronto home. It’s a record with a great title, one that begs the question, does the former punk rocker work well with others?
“I’ve learned to, it’s been an evolution,” he says with a scratchy laugh. “I named the album for my mom, she liked the title. She said, ‘You used to get that on report cards, but then I don’t know what happened.’”
Fans of Flashpoint can hear some of Dillon’s tunes on the show’s soundtrack.
“It began last year when Flashpoint sent one of my songs to CBS TV to get approval, but didn’t tell them it was my song,” says Dillon. “CBS liked the song, and when they found out it’s me...it’s great because I know the song made it on its own merit.”
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Singers On Screen
Eve (pictured left) made a very respectable acting debut in 2002’s Barbershop, and the rapper with the golden locks continues to add to her on-screen resumé with this month’s Whip It, playing roller-derby babe Rosa Sparks in Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut.
You Gotta Hear This
Musician, activist and blogger Matthew Good reflects on life in his hometown with Vancouver (available October 6th), his follow-up disc to 2007’s Hospital Music.
While you may think a CD dealing with West Coast living would be all
hippy-dippy, think again — okay there is one song that includes some
whale noises — but otherwise this is an edgy record that takes the
city to task, especially in the powerful tune “The Vancouver National
Anthem,” which shines a light on the city’s forgotten souls.
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Out this month
October 6
Brandi Carlile - Give Up the Ghost
The Raveonettes - In and Out of Control
October 13
Say Anything - Say Anything
R. Kelly - Untitled
October 20
Themselves - CrownsDown
Electric Six - Kill
October 27
Weezer - Raditude
Tegan and Sara - Sainthood