Music:
The Swirlies, The Boredoms, Animal Collective, Ariel Pink, Guided by Voices, Polvo, Gang Gang Dance
Movies:
The Fifth Element, Interstella 55555, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, anything by Hayao Miyazaki, Pi, Eraserhead, Harold & Maude, LOTR Trilogy, Star Wars IV, V, & VI, High Fidelity, Lost in Translation, Akira, Tetsuo, Austin Powers, Annie Hall, Sleeper, Yellow Submarine, most 80's movies, Baraka
Television:
The Universe, Kids in the Hall, South Park, Planet Earth, Danger-mouse, Upright Citizens Brigade, Flying Circus, Mr. Show, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Books:
Tolkien, Huxley, Leary, Phillip K. Dick, Kafka, Orwell
Heroes:
Yoshitaka Amano, Alex Grey, Paper Rad, Miyamoto