It doesn't sound like you're set on "Noun StoreSynonym," so what about "Lastname and Lastname?" It doesn't even matter which last names-- "Yourlastname and Madeupname," "Madeupname and Othermadeupname," "Yourlastname and Mothersmaiden," and so forth. Even the same name twice. If you're worried about it being too pretentious, pick a somewhat ridiculous name; avoid puns if you don't want it to be too cute; use them if you do, etc.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 5:07 PM on July 17, 2008 marked best answer

http://www.garypanter.com/shop_origart_01chiburi.html - with the keywords "Velvet Underground Constitution," or something else.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 5:23 PM on June 10, 2008

Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 4:29 PM on June 3, 2008

Actually, that's pretty cliche, isn't it? There are a lot of cover versions, including, I think, Nick Cave. Or what about something by Pulp?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 4:34 PM on June 3, 2008

Beets!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 5:36 AM on June 3, 2008

All-Leather Duffel Bags, Two-Compartment Bag, Filson Duffles, $$$
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 5:19 PM on June 2, 2008

Oh, one thing: please, no conspicuously expensive leather that will get the thing stolen within the first month!

Sorry, just saw that part.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 5:21 PM on June 2, 2008

John Steinbeck - Cannery Row, Of Mice and Men, and Grapes of Wrath are pre-1945. Cannery Row, at least, is fairly light. YMMV with the other two.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 2:36 PM on May 24, 2008

I read The Scenestar. Here's their full upcoming show list.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 7:42 PM on May 22, 2008

East Anaheim: http://www.preownedofficestuff.com/
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 6:52 PM on April 23, 2008 marked best answer

Check with these guys (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/comicart-l/); the question probably comes up a lot there. I'm sure they'd be able to help you with recommendations and contact info, especially if you know some specific artists, or general styles she likes.

If you end up with a professional, you should probably shoot for Christmas, or even next year's birthday. In the comics world, commissions are usually priced by how many figures are in the drawing, then... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 4:43 PM on April 20, 2008

Gloriana, by Michael Moorcock, is very Gormenghast-influenced.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 11:20 PM on April 18, 2008

varietal on the Shirley Temple, but an evil one

Drew Barrymore
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 4:48 PM on March 27, 2008

I though the Lone Wolf books books were pretty great when I was twelve. No idea if they hold up, but there seems to be a cult following.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 4:15 PM on March 14, 2008

That would be "thought the Lone Wolf books..." Only one books.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 4:17 PM on March 14, 2008

(not current, but semi-recent) Fort Thunder?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 6:22 PM on March 13, 2008

Angela Carter, Connie Willis, maybe Susanna Clarke, maybe Patricia Highsmith
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 5:26 AM on March 10, 2008

Bobbie Gentry's "Mississippi Delta"
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 5:29 PM on March 7, 2008

FWIW, a year or two ago, when I was shopping for whole runs of titles on ebay, Hellblazer sets almost always went over my budget.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 3:49 PM on February 22, 2008

This auction for Hellblazer 1-240 recently went for $350 and 22 bids.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 3:56 PM on February 22, 2008

(Not fiddles) John Cale's viola on Venus in Furs (from the first Velvet Underground album, but he kills it solo live), and George Crumb's Black Angels.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 5:08 PM on February 15, 2008

The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 4:58 PM on January 10, 2008

Nthing Cave, Beefheart, Cohen, and has anyone mentioned Serge Gainsbourg yet? But really, there probably aren't any sound-alikes. On the weird noises front you might try No Neck Blues Band; they're pretty hit-or-miss for me. On the cabaret/Weill side, check out The Tiger Lillies, Shannon Wright (esp. Dyed in the Wool and Over the Sun), and maybe Marianne Faithfull. (My way-out-there suggestion: The Oblivians Play 9 Songs With Mr. Quintron)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 12:51 AM on January 6, 2008

Oh! And Harry Partch!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 12:53 AM on January 6, 2008

Jim Dodge, or at least Stone Junction and Fup
Gene Wolfe, esp Book of the New Sun
Wilhelm Reich
Science and Sanity by Alfred Korzybski
Godel, Escher, Bach
Ender's Game
Dune
The Magus
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 5:27 PM on December 26, 2007

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Dennis Kitchen
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 9:42 PM on December 12, 2007

I haven't read it in a while, but does anyone else think Jim Dodge's Stone Junction would count, or is it more of a picaresque? Come to think of it, maybe Not Fade Away, also by Dodge (I've not read it, but I think it's a road novel).

It violates your criteria, but I really want to throw out Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun. I think it's more what you're looking for than American Gods, at least.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 3:38 PM on October 29, 2007

Godard's Weekend
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 11:15 PM on October 26, 2007

Mojo Nixon?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 6:31 PM on September 20, 2007

Greg Cartwright (Compulsive Gamblers, Oblivians), Billy Childish (Thee Headcoats, Thee Mighty Caesars, &c.), and solo Holly Golightly.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 7:03 PM on September 5, 2007

Here's a Strummer (seven from the right) by Piper Ferguson. And it's not Johnny Cash, but she has a killer photograph of Merle Haggard wading through a swamp, on the second portfolio page.

There's also Gered Mankowitz, but I didn't see Strummer or Cash on his list of artists.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bigfoot Mandala at 9:46 PM on May 23, 2007