All things animalistic (my dogs). Most things hedonistic. Never the two mixed.
Anyone with soul.
To begin: Waits, Cohen, Morrison, Reed, Baez, Dylan, Hendrix, Gaye, Costello, Beatles (Abbey Rd), Zeppelin, Floyd (everything), Cowboy Junkies, Cat Power, Michelle Shocked, Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith, Damien Rice, Wilco, Bad Religion, Rage, Dropkicks, PJ Harvey, Massive Attack, Gnarls Barkley, Prince, Black Star, Outkast, Kanye West, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Pachelbel, Paganini, Northern African and Mid-Eastern music; to begin.
The Insider, Office Space, Princess and the Warrior, City of God, Dream Life of Angels (once upon a time)... thrillers, satires, [dark] comedies.
Law and Order!! The Daily Show on the rare absence of a L and O re-run.
The Wide Sargasso Sea and anything by Ondaatje for lyricism; Anna Karenina for lessons on life, death, and the futility of self-obliterating obsession; These Are Not Sweet Girls for gutsy poetry by gutsy women; any dictionary for spelling assistance.
Beatrix Kiddo.