 The name Shanda has earned recognition in the North American music industry due to the success of 1980s American punk band Shanda-Randa.In 2009, NME Magazine named Shanda-Randa one of the 10 most influential bands in the 20th Century, noting that “…the band was one of the first in America to unite blistering chords with lyrics promoting a social and political consciousness.” In 2008, the band was inducted into the American Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Twentieth-century literature has been deeply impacted by “Shanda.” In Nora Robert’s celebrated work, Angels Fall, the protagonist Shanda-Anne Young, a gorgeous chef in Boston, becomes the sole-survivor of a devastating massacre at her restaurant.