Fane Michael Flaws [1] (16 May 1951 – 17 June 2021) [2] [3] was a New Zealand musician, songwriter, director and artist.
Flaws was a member of bands including Blerta, Spats, and The Crocodiles. Until joining Blerta he was known by his second name Michael: Bruno Lawrence of Blerta insisted Fane was a better name. [4]
When he was in The Crocodiles, he wrote the song "Tears" with Arthur Baysting. [5] The single reached number 17 in the New Zealand charts. [6]
He wrote songs for the films Braindead and Meet the Feebles, even voicing the Musician Frog in the latter. [6]
He animated the revamped titles for Radio with Pictures in 1986, a Television New Zealand programme featuring popular and alternative music.
He was co-author, with Arthur Baysting and Peter Dasent, of the children's book The Underwater Melon Man and Other Unreasonable Rhymes. The book was published in 1998, a CD in 1999. In 2011, an edition was published with a DVD. [7] Musicians appearing include Chris Knox, Jenny Morris, Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Renée Geyer, Tony Backhouse, Bic Runga and Boh Runga, the Topp Twins, Che Fu & King Kapisi and Dave Dobbyn. [7]
He also designed rugs, paints and created assemblage art works from found objects such as demolition timber and building fittings. [8]
- Rodney and Juliet (1990) [9]
Directed unless otherwise noted
| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Tears | The Crocodiles |
| 1981 | Proud | Dropbears |
| Shall We Go | ||
| Come on Over [9] | Matt Finish | |
| My Heart's on Fire [9] | Machinations | |
| Get Some Humour [9] | Jenny Morris | |
| Life in Asia | I Am Joe's Music | |
| Talking 'bout the Fridge | ||
| The Way You Get Your Way [9] | ||
| 1983 | Beautiful Things [9] | The Front Lawn |
| 1985 | Diamonds on China | The Narcs |
| 1986 | Injun Joe | The Johnnys |
| 1988 | Sweet Lovers [10] | Holidaymakers |
| 1989 | Parihaka [11] | Tim Finn |
| 1992 | Dominion Road
Director and Editor [12] |
The Mutton Birds |
| Nature [13] | ||
| 1993 | Giant Friend [9] | |
| 1994 | The Heater [14] | |
| In My Room directed by Leon Narbey, recut by Fane Flaws. | ||
| 1995 | Anchor Me [15] | |
| Naked Flame | Dave Dobbyn | |
| 1999 | Can You Hear Us | Neil Finn |
- Best Video at the New Zealand Music Awards, 1985 for The Narcs: Diamonds on China
- Best Video at the New Zealand Music Awards, 1988 for Holidaymakers: Sweet Lovers
- Best First Film at Clermont Ferrand Film Festival for Rodney and Juliet
- Best TV Graphics, 1989 NZ LIFTA Awards for Radio with Pictures
- Lemon & Paeroa soft drink. (1991)
- McDonald's (1991)
- New Zealand Police – community service commercial on babysitting. (1981)
- NZ Post (1991)
- Rexona Dry Solid anti perspirant (1990)
Flaws died on 17 June 2021, aged 70. [16]
- ^ "Moments Like These: Fane Flaws". NZ Musician. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ History. faneflaws.com.
- ^ Sharpe, Marty (17 June 2021). "Artist and musician Fane Flaws has died". Stuff. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Fane Flaws. NZ On Screen.
- ^ Spittle, Gordon (1997). Counting The Beat. Wellington, New Zealand: GP Publications. p. 90. ISBN 1-86956-213-5.
- ^ a b Spittle, Gordon (1997). Counting The Beat. Wellington, New Zealand: GP Publications. p. 89. ISBN 1-86956-213-5.
- ^ a b "The under water melon man and other unreasonable rhymes". National Library of New Zealand Catalogue. Retrieved 15 August 2017.[ dead link]
- ^ Fane Flaws – Clever Bastards: The best of New Zealand art & design Archived 13 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g "Fane Flaws". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Sweet Lovers, The Holidaymakers". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Parihaka – Tim Finn". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Dominion Road – The Mutton Birds". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Nature – The Mutton Birds". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "The Heater – The Mutton Birds". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Anchor Me – The Mutton Birds". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ Sharpe, Marty (18 June 2021). "Artist and musician Fane Flaws has died". Stuff (website). Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- Dix, John, Stranded in Paradise, Penguin, 2005. ISBN 0-14-301953-8
- Eggleton, David, Ready To Fly, Craig Potton, 2003. ISBN 1-877333-06-9
- Fane Flaws official website
- AudioCulture profile
- Fane Flaws at IMDb
- Fane Flaws discography at Discogs
- NZ On Screen biography and screenography
- Fane Flaws on YouTube
- Radio New Zealand Interview
- Fane Flaws Archived 16 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine in artists profiles at Dilana Rugs
- Tears – The Crocodiles, Music Video, 1980 NZ On Screen
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