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Hollow Grinders in the City Weekend

The Hollow Grinders (briefly called "the Sandhoppers", and playing their first gig in October 1996 as "the Blublockers") proclaimed themselves "New Zealand's best and only instrumental surf band", a claim few could deny. They started as a trio of Biff Bangle, Eddie Hodad and Dirk Thrust. Later, Hank 'Family Man' Special joined to make the band a four-piece. Line-up changes have continued, with Biff Bangle allegedly faking his own death to avoid further contractual obligations to the group, seeing the addition of Otis Uhh!. Rick O'Kutt has also replaced Hank 'Family Man' Special.

The Hollow Grinders have one CD, The Hollow Grinders Dig Chicks, one 7" record, Bradley's Dunny Crouch, and several other releases. A second album of material was recorded in 2001 but has not been released. In 1999, Californian surf band The Neptunas released a song dedicated to The Hollow Grinders called Hollow Grinders are Go!.

Releases

Live FM cassette, 1997
Bradley's Dunny Crouch 7" single
Dig Promos EP
The Hollow Grinders Dig Chicks album, 2001

Repo Man featured on the 1997 compilation Reef Madness
Rhythm & Swing appears on the 1997 compilation Green Eggs and Hamilton
Two Suits appears on NZ on Air Indie Hit Disc 7, 1998 (NZ on Air promo)
Te Harinui (Not on a Snowy Night) appears on the 1998 compilation Christmas in the Summertime
Piha Death Rip appears on the 1998 compilation Fiberglass Jungle
Pania (of the Reef) appears on NZ on Air Indie Hit Disc 10, 2000 (NZ on Air promo)
Piha Death Rip appears on the 2001 compilation Year Zero
When a Child is Born appears on the 2001 compilation Christmas On The Rocks: A New Zealand Rock 'N' Roll Christmas
Shoot the Pukeko, Hank appears on the 2002 compilation Zero.one
Toe Tag Point appears on the 2007 compilation Area 07

External Sites

Hollow Grinders website