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Former Matthew Good Band Bassist Dies

Geoff Lloyd, former bassist for the Matthew Good Band, has passed away. Matthew Good took to his website on Sunday (Jan. 31) to say he was "in a state of shock" about Lloyd's death. "I remember a lot of things when I think of Geoff," Good wrote. "Like me, he suffered from extreme mood swings and depression, something...
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Pumping: Matthew Good Band — Last Of The Ghetto Astronauts

It's no Beautiful Midnight or Underdogs, but for a debut album, it's pretty damn good and is a breath of fresh air when you compare it to all the nu-metal crap that was just starting to become popular at this time.
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The Daily Spin: Matthew Good Band - Underdogs

This record came out when I was in seventh grade. I bought it after hearing two of its singles ("Indestructible" and "Everything Is Automatic"). It was a gamble because at around that time I was getting frustrated with buying albums. The usual process of CD purchases for me around this time went as follows: Hear singles. Like...
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Genn, Browne Leave MGB

The complications of Matt continue as the official Matthew Good Band fan site www.runningforhome.net revealed yesterday that for the second time, guitarist Dave Genn has left the band. And this time, drummer Ian Browne has left the group as well. Genn previously left the band in late August only to return to the fold some four days later....
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Matthew Good Band — The Audio Of Being

Tonight is no ordinary night. I came home with a migraine at six p.m. and passed out with a copy of Matthew Good Band's The Audio Of Being clutched in my hand. I woke up in a violent storm around eight and threw up twice. When I finished, I pressed play. I collapsed on my bed, while "The Fall Of Man" came on, my head pouring and my blood pounding...
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Matt Good To Dole Out The Goodies

When you can't beat 'em, figure out new ways to beat 'em. Or at least that's how Matt Good intends to fight electronic piracy with the release of the Matthew Good Band's new album The Audio Of Being (out Oct. 30). With the forthcoming record, Good will be including a limited edition lyric book in the first 50,000 copies and will also be...
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Matthew Good Band Tracklisting For Audio Of Being

The Matthew Good Band fan site, www.runningforhome.net, has revealed the tracklist for the band's fourth and forthcoming LP, The Audio Of Being. The recording of the new album began in early October of last year and was finished by mid-December. The Matthew Good Band have been touring extensively in 2001, through Western and Central Canada....
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MGB vs. OLP - The Rumble In The Jungle Part II

With our summer vacant of blockbuster movie sequels and life in the ChartAttack Office Of Sarcasm being rather dull, we read something that needed a wee bit more attention. Matt Good has been letting it fly again lately in interviews and his targets are all the usual suspects. Could this be another summer of Goodism? Whether the eccentric...
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Matthew Good's Loser Discussions

So here it is in all its glory. The man himself, Matthew Good, discussing events in, around and vaguely connected to the Matthew Good Band's new EP Loser Anthems, their forthcoming cross-country tour and other things that tick the man off. ChartAttack: What do you want to talk about? Matt Good: Anything in general, that's cool. Then let us...
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Matthew Good Band — Loser Anthems: B-Sides and Rarities

It’s the short, sharp burst that is Loser Anthems which makes it all clear why the Matthew Good Band affects so many people so strongly. It’s all easy to dismiss if you get clinical — “The Fine Art Of Falling Apart” is dreadfully oversung and “My Life As A Circus Clown” features backing that can best be...
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Matthew Good Band - Loser Anthems: B-Sides and Rarities

Matthew Good Band Tour News

Matthew Good Band will belt out their hits from their album Beautiful Midnight as they make their way across Canada during a summer tour that starts June 20. Lately, MGB have been out of the country promoting their album down south. Beautiful Midnight has hit double platinum status here and boasts familiar singles like "Load Me Up"...
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Matt Good's Loser Anthems

After years of anticipation, it appears that fans of the Matthew Good Band will finally have the chance to get a copy of the perpetually forthcoming Loser Anthems into their hot little hands. The seven song EP, originally mentioned in the second year anniversary edition of Matt's beloved manifestos, is officially scheduled for a June 5 release...
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Matthew Good Band Mix New Album, Limited EP On Its Way

Even though Matthew Good Band are attempting to crack the elusive U.S. market they still haven't forgotten about their fans that made them platinum stars. Only the truly dedicated are going to be able to get their mitts on an upcoming limited edition EP, Matt Good explained to the website, BuyThisAlbum.com. They've created a nice...
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Fans Have Taken On The Role Of Cheerleaders In The States (photo by Joseph Skrobacz)

Matthew Good Band Album Changed To Save Lives

In an effort to keep students safe from high school killing sprees such as last weeks shooting in San Diego and two years ago in Columbine, the American release of the Matthew Good Band album, Beautiful Midnight has been sanitized for American fans' protection. Don't expect to hear a Matthew Good Band inspired killing spree in the news as the...
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Matt Good Band Donates $15,000 To Charity

It seems like hardly a day goes by without ChartAttack receiving news about the Matthew Good Band. Today was a banner day. You may remember that MGB recently performed seven gigs around Vancouver over the holidays. The shows at the Commodore Ballroom set a record for the most sold out gigs since the venue reopened by a single artist. The band...
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MGB To Do, ER, Actually Seven Vancouver Shows

It was probably one part brain cramp and one part the fault of former Chart editor Sean K. Robb coming by for lunch time beer at 11 a.m., but we forgot a couple shows on the big Matthew Good Band home stand story from yesterday. Feeling mightily embarrassed, we're just going to rerun the story with the correct info and hope you kids are none...
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MGB To Do Five Vancouver Shows

The Matthew Good Band Holiday Hootenanny has just gotten bigger. As we're sure you Vancouverites already know, the Matthew Good Band organized a triumphant series of hometown gigs at Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom (the shows, set for Dec. 27, 28 and 30 are all sold out). But now the band have just announced they'll be adding two all-ages shows to...
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Matthew Good: The MMVAs, The Regina Incident And More

We've said it before, we'll say it again. Matt Good is one of the most fun guys in Canada to interview — mainly because he doesn't give a shit. We're sure all you readers are aware of the stuff he said about Our Lady Peace and Creed and whoever, but he talked about a ton of other stuff, too. Here at ChartAttack we're not ones to waste a good...
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Matthew Good: Invasion Of America And The Future Of Music

[unrelated non-sequitur from Matt] Continued from PART ONE of this interview.  I walked into the studio today and somebody brought in a copy of High Times — and I just love it. They won't legalize advancements in wheat, in cloning wheat spores and stuff so they can feed the world, but you can publish a magazine with chicks in bikinis holding...
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Matthew Good Band's Four Night Stand

Hugely popular B.C. rockers the Matthew Good Band will be home for the holidays and are planning to celebrate with a few thousand of their closest friends. The Yuletide party begins in Vancouver with a three-night stand at the legendary Commodore Ballroom before moving on to Kelowna for a big New Year's Eve bash. MGB's Commodore shows will...
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