I gotta be really careful here. You know the part in The Hobbit where Smaug the dragon accidentally reveals a vulnerable patch on his chest and subsequently gets shot down like a fire-breathing partridge? Revealing your favorite bands is kind of like that, only not incredibly nerdy. I like everything from Willie Nelson to Wyclef Jean, but dammit you throw in one Monkees song and you're lucky if you still got Tom as your friend after that.
As a self-described political junkie, I watch all the Hardball and Tucker I can. I mix in The Daily Show and Colbert Report to keep it light. I was a huge fan of Northern Exposure, they don't make shows like that anymore. As for the new stuff CSI, 24, et al, I don't have time for soap operas.
Right now I'm reading "The Price of Loyalty" by Ron Suskind, oh, and "Scooby Doo Meets the Phantom of Gilligan's Island"....haha