(in no particular order) aphex twin, aphrodite, DJ tiesto, the chemical brothers, faithless, squarepusher, death in vegas, fluke, athlete, radiohead, pink floyd, tool, talking heads, the pixies, blur, the stone roses, the beatles, REM, gomez, the dandy warhols, the beta band, lcd soundsystem, kasabian, unkle, grandaddy, supergrass, oasis, stereophonics, arcade fire, turin brakes, the eels, modest mouse, daft punk, the shins, the decemberists, bright eyes, leftfield, incubus, jose gonzalez, 65days of static, elliot smith, zero 7, beck, eminem, coldplay, asian dub foundation, the tuss, trance and Drum & Bass.
Goodfellas, A bronx tale, layer cake, eternal sunshine of a spotless mind, wild at heart, apocalypse now, the lonely guy, blue velvet, the shawshank redemption, big fish, arlington road, one flew over the cuckoo's nest, as good as it gets, pulp fiction, dr. strangelove, the big lebowski, revolver, magnolia, leon, fargo, city of god, devil's rejects, crank, human traffic, the game, the departed, lost highway, shooter
Family guy, spaced, the office, heroes, peep show, the mighty boosh, weeds, curb your enthusiasm, lost, top gear, the riches
The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks, Hearts in Atlantis - Stephen King, Red Dwarf Novels, Hell's Angels - Hunter S Thompson, Sleepers - Lorenzo Carcaterra
Annoyances
Tailgaters, Adverts, Reality tv, Telesales callers, Don LaFontaine, Political Correctness, Police-talk, Health and safety regulations, noel edmonds flirting with every female d.o.n.d. contestant(even the old ones), people with stereotypical interests, tuesdays and fucking Eastenders...
Hunter S Thompson, Tom Green, Chevy Chase, Jeremy Clarkson, Michael Moore, Chris Cunningham