This is A.C. Newman aka Carl Newman, the legendary Canadian indie rock icon and power pop visionary behind such bands as Superconductor and Zumpano in the 1990s and more famously, the New Pornographers in the 21st century:
And this is Alfred E. Neuman, the fictional mascot of Mad Magazine:
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