The Hasselhoff Experiment


Garage punk had been simmering away just below the surface in New Zealand for much of the 1990s. Around the country, bands like the Hi-Tone Destroyers in Christchurch and Nothing At All! in Auckland were steadily gaining momentum.

But it was Wellington’s The Hasselhoff Experiment who really kicked out the jams, catching the crest of garage’s latest wave when, after a mere six months together, they fired their opening salvo with the self-release of their 1998 eponymous debut.

The first album, released in 1998
Andrew Tolley, 1999
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The Hasselhoff Experiment in a promo shot for 1999's Always Outnumbered Always Outgunned album
Setlist - Hole In The Wall, Wellington 1999
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What's The Deal With The Man In Red
Andrew Tolley and Brendan Moran, Dux de Lux, Christchurch circa 2000
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Andrew Tolley, Mighty Mighty, Wellington, November 2008
Photo credit: Photo by Petra Jane
Brendan Moran
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Andrew Tolley
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Andrew Tolley and Brendan Moran at Wellington's Mighty Mighty in November 2008
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Brendan Moran and Andrew Tolley
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Brendan Moran at the Hole In The Wall, Wellington 1999
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NZ Musician, October/November 1998
The Hasselhoff Experiment logo designed by Ed Gains
Photo credit: Design by Ed Gains
The Hasselhoff Experiment, Hole In The Wall, 1999
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2000 tour poster
Andrew Tolley at The Hole In The Wall, Wellington 1999
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Andrew Tolley and Brendan Moran at Mighty Mighty, Wellington, 6 November 2008
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At Dux de Lux, Christchurch circa 2000
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A Hasselhoff Experiment poster from 2000
Andrew Tolley at Mighty Mighty, Wellington, November 2008
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Drag Racer
Andrew Tolley and Brendan Moran, Dux de Lux, Christchurch circa 2000
Photo credit: Andrew Tolley collection
Dux de Lux, Christchurch
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The Hasselhoff Experiment, Hole In The Wall, Wellington 1999
Photo credit: Andrew Tolley collection
Brendan Moran, 1999
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Members:

Andrew Tolley - guitar, vocals

Brendan Moran - drums

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