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When you hear the iconic Canadian band The Headstones… what do you think? Do you think “Oh, just another rock band creating noise?” or are you like me who thinks “This is the Tragically Hip of punk rock!”. (Coincidentally, Hugh Dillon grew up playing hockey with Paul Langlois; future guitarist of the Tragically Hip).

It was Friday night in Ottawa and rock was set to invade Lebreton Flatts for Day 8 of RBC Bluesfest. Among the acts on the bill included 90s Alternative rockers Live as well as Canadian favourites The Glorious Sons and The Headstones.

One of the most anticipated lineup announcements of the summer finally saw light of day earlier today as North Bay Summer in the Park announced the saturday, rock night, lineup for the annual festival.

When four teenagers from Cornwall decided to start a rock band in the late eighties, they never imagined the success their band, the Barstool Prophets, would gain in North America just a few years later.

Over the past four years, The Headstones have graced our city with a night of debaucherous rock ‘n’ roll as a warm up to the Christmas season. “Our fans like to get drunk and rowdy” quips Hugh Dillon about their die-hard Ottawa following.

I had a chance to chat with, in my personal opinion, one of the very best frontmen of any rock act in the 90’s and likely even to date in Canada.   Hugh Dillon was leader of the fist pumpin’, beer chuggin’ & hard rockin’ crowds in the 90’s right across Canada for the band, Headstones.  The band took a brief hiatus to regain some steam and hit the ground running for their second lap 5 or 6 years back.   If you don’t know who the Headstones are keep reading; you’re about to get educated.  And if you do, keep reading. Hugh gives one hell of a interview. As a general disclaimer, this is a conversation more than an interview, because Hugh is someone you talk with, not to. 

So the Sound of Music Festival in Burlington, Ontario announced the line up to the biggest FREE Music Festival in Canada.

So we asked all our Photographers to take am minute and submit what they felt was there best 15 shots and we would scale it down to their top 10 from there…  We are so thankful for these folks.   They make our pages come alive.     What is YOUR favourite shot of 2015… Share it over on our Facebook Page

So let’s start off with the this….