The Beatles and Fleetwood Mac (with Stevie not before Stevie) are my two favorites. I primarily listen to classic rock and 80's music. As far as newer bands go, I love the White Stripes, Bright Eyes, Postal Service, Magnetic Fields (I don't know if they are new). The Rolling Stones are in my cd player and the last song I listened to on my ipod was by Coldplay.
There are too many to list, but my all time favorite is Harold and Maude. I love all Christopher Guest movies, most of Will Farrell/Owen Wilson/Ben Stiller movies, and I am a John Hughes junkie.
The L Word, Queer as Folk, Weeds, Sex in the City, The Sopranos, My So Called Life, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and anything on the Food Network. Those are the good shows that I watch. My two biggest guilty pleasures are The Real World (all seasons) and Laguna Beach. MTV knows how to do reality TV.
Right now I am really into David Sedaris. He is hilarious. But really I am just waiting for HP VII.
Maude, she had the right idea about life.