Indie Pop/Rock, 70s and 80s punk, post-punk
Here's a corny excerpt from an old MTV show called the Cutting Edge from the mid-80s. Zeitgeist was an amazing band from Austin, TX. They later had to change their name - so, they chose The Reivers. Has there ever been a better male-female singing duo since John Croslin and Kim Longacre? Ok, maybe John Doe and Exene Cervenka - but not many others.
The Dogmatics (great 80's band from Boston):
Ok, I'll say it. One of the best rock 'n roll songs ever written -- Freak Scene - by Dinosaur Jr. -- enjoy...
Lost in Translation, Paris TX, Junebug, Carnival of Souls, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Slums of Beverly Hills, Little Miss Sunshine (...anything with Alan Arkin), Slacker, Beavis & Butthead Do America, Limbo, Ghost World, Virgin Suicides, X: The Unheard Music, anything by Jarmusch, David Lynch, Hitchcock, Robert Altman, Allison Anders, early Woody Allen, film noir. Most rock documentaries.
The Office, Daily Show, Reno 911, Medium, Letterman, Sopranos, Entourage
Jesus' Son, Catcher in the Rye, Suicide Blonde, Desolation Angels, Dharma Bums, Rabbit Run, Portnoy's Complaint, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Paris Trout, House of the Seven Gables, Any rock 'n roll bio.