What french band, based in Los Angeles is named after the galaxy with the same name?
Messier 83 Messier 83 (also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, M83 or NGC 5236) is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. It is one of the closest and brightest barred spiral galaxies in the sky, making it visible with binoculars. Six supernovae (SN 1923A, SN 1945B, SN 1950B, SN 1957D, SN 1968L and SN 1983N) have been observed in M83. Its nickname of the Southern Pinwheel derives from its resemblance to the Pinwheel Galaxy. The French electronic band M83 is named after this galaxy.
La-Ong-Fong La-Ong-Fong (Thai: ละอองฟอง ) is a Thai pop band.It was formed in 1996. The name of the band comes from "Enfant" (French, "Kid, Children"), transliterated as "อองฟอง" (pronounced, "Ong-Fong"). Then they put the word "ละ" (La) in front of it, to make it sound more Thai — "ละอองฟอง" (La-Ong-Fong) — as "ละออง" (La-Ong) in Thai has its own meaning as "drizzle", and "ฟอง" (Fong) as "bubble".