Avril Lavigne　

Avril Lavigne first appeared in summer 2002, touting an addictive debut single (the spunky pop/rock gem Complicated) and a skatepunk image that purposely clashed with the polished glamour of m ..more

BOYNEXTDOOR　

AAA　

Kozo Murashita　

Tom Waits　

In the 1970s, Tom Waits combined a lyrical focus on desperate, low-life characters with a persona that seemed to embody the same lifestyle, which he sang about in a raspy, gravelly voice. From the ..more

Donald Byrd　

Donald Byrd was considered one of the finest hard bop trumpeters of the post-Clifford Brown era. He recorded prolifically as both a leader and sideman from the mid-’50s into the mid-’60s, most o ..more

Jimi Hendrix　

In his brief four-year reign as a superstar, Jimi Hendrix expanded the vocabulary of the electric rock guitar more than anyone before or since. Hendrix was a master at coaxing all manner of u ..more

Kobukuro　

Louis Koo　

Junko Ohnishi　

PERSONZ　

THE BLUE HEARTS　

Santana　

With international blockbusters ’Supernatural’ and ’Shaman’ in recent years, Santana is once again enjoying the height of his success. It’s more than 30 years after the debut that his original Latin ..more

ZORN (ZONE THE DARKNESS)　

BEYOOOOONDS　

Lou Gramm　

After rising to prominence as the frontman for the hard rock combo Foreigner, Lou Gramm mounted a successful solo career during the ’80s, cracking the Top 10 in 1987 with the single {＆Midnight ..more

Shintaro Sakamoto　

Mountain　

The breakup of Cream in late 1968 had consequences that rippled across the rock music world -- in its wake were formed directly such bands as Blind Faith (whose tragedy was they never had a chan ..more

Art Blakey / Jazz Messengers　

Kiyoshi Hikawa