Music:
Panjabi MC, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Sukhwinder Singh, Bollywood soundtracks, Bhangra, Bright Eyes, Elliott Smith, Pixies, Guster, Garbage, Weezer (older stuff), Interpol, Ash, Dr. Theopolis, Odds Against Tomorrow, Jasmine ASH, Ezra Holbrook, Decemberists, Plaid, Bella Fayes, Little Sue, the Cure, Tom Petty, Modest Mouse, Saves the Day, Ben Folds, Postal Service, American Girls, Dualesc, Charmparticles, Cat Power, Ben Harper, Belle and Sebastian, Built to Spill, The Sleepy Jackson, Flogging Molly, Grandaddy, Guided By Voices, M Ward, Placebo, The Punk Group, Wilco, On!Air!Library!, Dirty Three, Skip James, Metric, Death Cab For Cutie, Drive, Annie Lennox, Flaming Lips, Violent Femmes, Elefant, Depeche Mode, Nirvana, Rhett Miller, Old 97's, Muse, Desaparecidos, My Bloody Valentine, Ben Kweller, Coldplay, Billy Joel, Her Space Holiday, Worm is Green, Helio Sequence, Shins, the Arcade Fire, Aphex Twin, Arovane, Mirah, Boards of Canada, Neutral Milk Hotel, the Notwist, Bogdan Raczyski, Four Tet, the Advantage, William Basinski, Savath and Savales, Solvent, Tristeza, Squarepusher, Broken Social Scene, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, edIT, Jamie Lidell,
Movies:
Labyrinth, Broken Wings, Princess Bride, Donnie Darko, Princess and the Warrior, Ghost World, Saving Grace, Trainspotting, Empire Records, Run Lola Run, Bread and Tulips, Mostly Martha, Hedwig, Lord of the Rings, Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, Monsoon Wedding, Igby Goes Down, Waking Ned Divine, 28 Days Later, Kill Bill, Amelie, Ladyhawke, Man From Snowy River, Rabbit Proof Fence, the Station Agent, In America, Reality Bites, East is East, Royal Tenenbaums, Requiem For a Dream, Spirited Away, Lion King, Watership Down, Finding Neverland, Garden State, Napoleon Dynamite, Kitchen Stories, Princess Mononoke, Battle Royale, March of the Penguins, Borat, Devdas, Dil Se, Asoka, Bollywood in general
Television:
X-Files, Twin Peaks, Six Feet Under, Entourage, Dexter, Da Ali G Show
Books:
currently reading:The Amber Spyglass----recently read and liked: Harry Potter, of course -- Philip Pullman - Golden Compass and Subtle Knife -- Bukowski - Post Office -- Trudi Chase - When Rabbit Howls