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The Lovehorror Web
Biography George Churton formed high-octane rock group The Lovehorror Web around 1987 with an initial supporting line of Mick Elborado, Phil Hubbard and his…
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The L.E.D.S
Christchurch electro-pop trio active 2006–2011, featuring Blair Parkes, Marcus Thomas, and Helen Greenfield. Their self-described 'pop-tronica' sound reached TV audiences nationwide through Outrageous Fortune and Go Girls placements.
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Lo Liners
Gritty Christchurch garage rock band active from 2003 to around 2013, centred on Lisa Preston and a rotating lineup drawn from the Snort/Thee Tryhards scene. Regular performers at the Christchurch Media Club before the 2011 earthquakes.
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Like Water
Biography Supported Swervedriver at The Edge in 1998, and played down at Arc Cafe in Dunedin with indie rock groups Lesley Speaker and Beckoning…
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Leadleg
Sydney-based post-punk band formed by Christchurch veterans Jonathan Ogilvie and Michael Daly (both of YFC), active in the late 1980s. Their track 'Caboose' appeared on Failsafe Records' South compilation documenting the Christchurch alternative scene.
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Loves Ugly Children
Christchurch alt-rock trio active 1989–1998. Fronted by Simon Maclaren (vocals/guitar) with Angela "Floss" Leslie (bass) and Jason Young (drums). Released two Flying Nun albums — Cakehole (1995) and Showered in Gold (1997) — plus numerous EPs. Reunited in 2024; released Lost Demos 12" on Acrid Plume Records in 2025.
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Lawrence Arabia
Christchurch-born singer-songwriter James Milne recording under the name Lawrence Arabia. Indie pop shaped by 1960s classicism, wry storytelling, and sophisticated arrangements. APRA Silver Scroll winner (2009, 'Apple Pie Bed') and inaugural Taite Music Prize recipient (2010, Chant Darling). Five solo albums on Lil Chief, Honorary Bedouin, Bella Union, and Flying Nun.
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Lyndon and the Liars
Short-lived Christchurch group fronted by Ross Humphries after the dissolution of the legendary Pin Group and featuring a young Lyndon Frasier prior to his stint in Ballon D'Essai, plus the future Bats duo of Kaye Woodward and Malcolm Grant. #lyndonandtheliars #nzmusic
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Lesley Speaker
Lesley Speaker was a Dunedin trio fronted by Kitset's Peter Hobbs, putting out a 7" lathe cut single and a CDr EP on the Beat Atlas label in 1998. Hobbs went on to become a movie soundtrack composer and studio engineer. #nzmusic #lesleyspeaker
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Lanky
Lanky was a short-lived group formed by former Jean-Paul Sartre Experience singer-songwriter Jim Laing. The group put out an album on the then-fledgling Arch Hill Recordings label in 2000 before disappearing, with Laing's backing band all going on to David Kilgour's Heavy Eights. #nzmusic #lanky
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Look Blue Go Purple
Look Blue Go Purple was an influential and resilient all-female indie-pop group from Dunedin during the Early-Mid 1980s. Despite facing chauvinistic attitudes, they released 3 stellar EPs on Flying Nun, with their debut 'Bewitched' reaching No. 21 on the pop chart. Their impact endures through the compilation 'Still Bewitched'. #nzmusic #lookbluegopurple
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Lonely Harris Club
High School-aged shenanigans from future BnP members. Lonely Harris Club were firmly a party band with a focus on covers (specifically a large catalogue of Brian Jonestown Massacre songs, plus a handful of classic nuggets). #nzmusic #lonelyharrisclub #bnp
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Luge
Manic Christchurch outfit based around the extreme bass guitar talents of (apprentice Wizard) Ari Freeman, with drumming by Andrew Robins, piccolo bass by Andrew Moore and the junk percussion of Mike Fordham (original member Adrian Currie moved to Wellington in 2002). Released an EP before moving on to other groups. #nzmusic #luge #arifreeman
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Lamp of the Universe
Hamilton-based former Datura multi-instrumentalist Craig Williamson has released an ever-growing discography of solo albums since Datura's demise in the late 1990s, originally under his own name, but now under the bizarre hippy-pseudonym Lamp of the Universe.
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Jody Lloyd
Prolific formerly Christchurch (now Melbourne) downbeat and hip-hop producer, now performing under the name Trillion.