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GOD (spelt in capitals) was an indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia comprising Joel Silbersher, Tim Hemensley, Sean Greenway and Matthew Whittle. Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Band may mean: A musical band A band (electronics) is a range of frequencies or wavelengths between two given limits In anthropology, a band society A Rubber band In solid-state physics, an energy band The Band, a particular musical band See also: bandana This is a disambiguation page — a... Jump to: navigation, search Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3. ...


Their debut 7" My Pal released in 1987 is their best known track. It received considerable media enthusiasm when released and as of 2005 was still selected periodically on Rage [1]. Magic Dirt covered My Pal for the soundtrack to Idiot Box. Jump to: navigation, search 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rage is an all-night Australian music video program that has been broadcast on ABC TV on Friday and Saturday nights. ... Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ...


All four members went on to other projects. Hemensley went on to the Powder Monkeys for instance. Greenway died of a heroin overdose on 21 January 2001. Hemensley died of a heroin overdose in 2003. The Powder Monkeys were an Australian punk/indie rock band, based in Melbourne, who existed from 1991 to 2002, led by Tim Hemensley. ... Jump to: navigation, search Heroin or diacetylmorphine (INN) is an alkaloid opioid. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The band's name was clearly irreligious, but was not intended to be blasphemous. It gave great scope for word-play by headline writers (eg. "Good GOD it's rock") or for radio announcers to imagine the almighty was releasing songs.


External Links

  • Matthew Whittle's GOD page

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GOD (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (334 words)
GOD (spelt in capitals) was an indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia, together from 1987 to 1989 and comprising Joel Silbersher, Tim Hemensley, Sean Greenway and Matthew Whittle.
The band's last gig was at the Central Club on 30 July 1989.
The band's name was clearly irreligious, but was not intended to be blasphemous.
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