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Lage Lund　

Ravi Shankar　

Born on April 7, 1920, in Varanasi into an orthodox, well-off Brahmin family, Rabindra Shankar Chowdery’s father, ShyAEm Shankar, was employed as a diwan (minister) by the Maharajah of Jhalawar. ..more

L'Arc-en-Ciel　

Larry Young　

If Jimmy Smith was the Charlie Parker of the organ, Larry Young was its John Coltrane. One of the great innovators of the mid- to late ’60s, Young fashioned a distinctive modal approa ..more

Larry Carlton　

Best known for his signature Gibson 335 guitar and his supreme technique, Larry Carlton sees no drawing a line between genres. He draws on his varied musical roots including jazz, rock, country, and n ..more

Ra Ra Riot　

Combining indie rock with chamber pop flourishes (courtesy of a small string section), Ra Ra Riot formed while the band’s six members were attending college in Syracuse, New York. Milo Bona ..more

Ramones　

The Ramones are the first punk rock band. Other bands, such as the Stooges and the New York Dolls, came before them and set the stage and aesthetic for punk, and bands that immediately ..more

RAM WIRE　

RAM RIDER　

Ramsey Lewis　

Pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis has been a major figure in contemporary jazz since the late 1950s, playing music with a warm, open personality that’s allowed him to cross over to the pop and R＆B ..more

Lambsey　

Rammstein　

Rammstein were formed in 1993 by an assembly of factory-weary proletarians raised in East Germany. They took their name (adding an m) from the location of a German tragedy where 80 people were hu ..more

Lamb Of God　

Originally known by the less-than-subtle moniker Burn the Priest, Richmond, Virginia-based Lamb of God decided to change their name shortly after the release of a self-titled debut in 1998. Feat ..more

LAMA　

Rhapsody Of Fire　

Formerly known simply as Rhapsody, this acclaimed Italian heavy metal band active since the mid-’90s was forced to change its name to Rhapsody of Fire in 2005, due to copyright issues. Yet, w ..more

Love Live !　

LOVE PSYCHEDELICO　

Laughin' Nose　

Raphael (Jp)　

Lapalux　

Stuart Howard is an Essex-based bedroom producer who creates lo-fi electronic music under the moniker DJ Lapalux, short for Lap of Luxury. He started his career releasing short cassettes under ..more