gonzo journalism, debauchery, two-tone, benzedrine prose, atheism, whiskey/whisky, architecture, drear, running errands, urban decay/alienation, dystopia, art deco, waltzes, black coffee, DIY, objectivism, lucky strikes, vice, amphetamines, red wine, feminism, manual transmissions, acrid green paint, elegance, zines, anise.
You, in a dark alley.
WILCO, TedLeo/Rx, ElliottSmith, JoyDivision, DavidBowie, TheShins, ThePixies, SuperFurryAnimals, Ratatat, BelleandSebastian, MWard, TheCure, TheStrokes, SufjanStevans, TheBeatles, TheSmiths, NekoCase,TheWho, TheClash, CutChemist, TheVelvetUnderground, TheWhiteStripes, SoulCoughing, Old97s, JohnnyCash, Morphine, JohnBrion, Oasis, ELO, ModestMouse, BadlyDrawnBoy, Sparks, DaveBrubeck, IggyPop(&TheStooges), Weezer, GogolBordello, TomWaits, World/InfernoFriendshipSociety, BenFoldsFive, DexysMidnightRunners, Loukeelium, Simon&Garfunkel, Chicago, TalkingHeads, Iron&Wine, OpIvy, Bjork, FranzFerdinand, REM, Cake, MilesDavis, JohnColtrane, ElvisCostello, Sparks, Marcy Playground, FatboySlim, NickDrake, SimonDawes, Beck, Journey, NekoCase, LesAus, AndrewBird('sBowlOfFire), UncleTupelo.
The Graduate, Coffee and Cigarettes, What to do in case of fire, Down by Law, Shortbus, Dieu est Grand, Sideways, I am trying to break you heart, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Supersize Me! Blue Velvet, Bowling for Columbine, Amelie, Boys Don't Cry, Wet Hot American Summer, Election, Gates of Heaven, Saddest Music in the World, Fight Club, Lost in Translation, Baseketball, Rushmore.
cspan cspan cspan, Arrested Development, UCB, Mythbusters, Mr. Show, Law & Order (SVU, regulah, CI, in that order)
On the Road, The Crucible, The Poorhouse, Catch 22, Catcher in the Rye, Beyond Good and Evil, Fast Food Nation, The Virtue of Selfishness, The Communist Manifesto, Animal Liberation, Mainlines Blood feasts and Bad Tastes, Psychotic Reactions and Carburator Dung, Anthem, Media Control (Chomsky), The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Jungle, Atlas Shrugged, poetry limited (almost) exclusivley to T.S. Elliott and Allen Ginsberg.
(i'll just use this for people i'm fond of)Henry Darger, Woody Allen, mon pere, Camille Claudel, Jeff Tweedy, et al.