Artists who should be better known

[NoJo]

The writers, artists, musicians, singers, poets who inspire you, but who aren't as well-known as they deserve.

Sing their praises here

 

[NoJo]

In the world of art:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2008/may/21/theinspiredcomicsof50samerica

 

[DeeZire]

great short story author - http://www.staceyrichter.com/index.php?p=stories

pop music with intelligent lyrics and lovely female vocal harmonies (Lowell George's daughter, sounding nothing like him.) - http://www.thebirdandthebee.com/

local songwriter dude who should be famous but prefers living in a house instead of a tour bus - http://www.bluebhikku.com/stefangeorge.html
http://www.cdbaby.com/Search/c3RlZmFuIGdlb3JnZQ==/0

Texas singer/songwriter in the contemporary honky tonk tradition. Anyone who can write a song called "She Left Me For Jesus" gets my $.
http://www.hayescarll.com/

Chorus:
She left me for Jesus and that just ain't fair
She says that's he's perfect, how could I compare
She says I should find him and I'll know peace at last
But if I ever find Jesus, I'm kickin' his ass

 

[Lady Reiha]

For me, it's:


http://www.ilguerriero.it/codino_2009/biblioteca/satoshi/Satoshi_Kon_2.jpg

http://www.catsuka.com/interf/icons2/paprika007.jpg

 

[vrosej10]

My reccommendation is an Australian rap group called butterfingers. They are hilarious and worthy of much more attention than they get.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

John Nyquist, a furniture god fully the equal to Sam Maloof but a generation younger. Creative, master teacher, genuinely lovable man, he's giving a lecture on the 19th at Cerritos College. If you want good seats, get there early!


http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii177/1volupturary_manque/JohnNyquist.jpg

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l27/Jenny_Jackson/ScreenShot360.jpg

He lasted one month in office. Need I say more?

 

[Liar]

If you want good seats, get there early![/IMG]

I thought he made good seats.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I thought he made good seats.

Oh, he does! And the lecture is on chair design so the word play is multi-layered. Good eye, that squirrel.

 

[CharleyH]

I feel Nina Hagen's punk rock, alternative influence is sorely underrated in the world of music/fashion. The woman was doing a lot of things in the 1970s that were avant garde and didn't become vogue until the mid 1980s.

 

[Xelebes]

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l27/Jenny_Jackson/ScreenShot360.jpg

He lasted one month in office. Need I say more?

Ah, my great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather. Unfortunately, my great-great-great-great-great grandfather was the cousin of Benjamin so that just leaves me with a great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather as a president and not both my great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather and great-great-great-great-great grandfather. Would have been great, you know!