current_members years_active label background genre article_title name
murray john poe attaway , jeff walls , rhett crowe , 1981 -- 1989 , 1997 -- 2000 , 2011 db records , elektra records group_or_band alternative rock , jangle pop , college rock guadalcanal diary -lrb- band -rrb-
 guadalcanal diary
guadalcanal diary -lrb- band -rrb-

guadalcanal diary is an alternative jangle pop group .
they originated in marietta , georgia , a suburb of atlanta , but they were often billed as being `` from athens , georgia '' in the early 1980s .
the band formed in 1981 and disbanded in 1989 .
they reformed in 1997 , but never recorded any new material .
after going on hiatus in 2000 , guadalcanal diary temporarily reunited for a second time in 2011 for athfest , where they celebrated their 30th anniversary .
