Charley Harper / Dean Milan

Charley Harper was an illustrator from Cincinnati, Ohio and was often referred to as "a master of Mid-Century Modernism." He was most famous for his illustrations in The Giant Golden Book of Biology (1961), Betty Crocker’s Dinner for Two Cookbook (1958) and Ford Times Magazine (throughout the 50’s and 60’s). December 8th, 2005 was proclaimed “Charley Harper Day” in Cincinnati and earlier this year, Todd Oldham compiled a massive 421 page, 19" x 13" book titled Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life. It's massively awesome and massively expensive (anywhere from $200 to $150). So... maybe just take a minute to flip through it at your local bookstore or library (I don't think it's at Cbus Metro yet (wtf Steve-o?)).

Next up is Dean Milan...

(file under: Where'd the cheese go? I don't know.)

I'm a big fan of WFMU's 365 Days Project (a blog that posts outsider music daily) and one of my favorite finds has been this dude that "warbles" over casio beats like a white, teenage Wesley Willis.
Do yourself a flavor and download "Do It Like A Dog" and "I Can't Explain."
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/05/365_days_133_de.html