The BEND - Tony Backhouse, Peter Dasent & Fane Flaws - a trio of NZ songwriters and musicians who have been working together in different incarnations since 1977. Their band histories (as far as they can recall) include Blerta, Mammal, Rough Justice, Spats, The Crocodiles, The Vulgar Beatmen, Ecole de Fromage, I Am Joe's Music, Cafe At The Gate Of Salvation, The Elevators, and The Umbrellas.