Disco. Disaster. Dior.
Charming people with the right balance of anal retention and camaraderie. And a dash of genius.
Pulp, Kraftwerk, Velvet Underground, Suicide, Bauhaus, Bjork, Spiritualized, Cure, Smiths, Wire, Radiohead, Can, Divine Comedy, Magnetic Fields, Beat Happening, Joy Division, New Order, Echo and the Bunnymen, Jesus and Mary Chain, Stone Roses, Primal Scream, Oasis, Blur, Suede, Roxy Music, Devo, Depeche Mode, Fad Gadget, Human League, Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle, Gary Numan, Egyptian Lover, Missy Elliott, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Peaches, Stooges, T.Rex, Ramones, Clash, Gang of Four, Beatles, Buzzcocks, Kinks, Portishead, Francoise Hardy, Belle and Sebastian, Air, Slowdive, Galaxie 500, Jens Lekman, Daniel Johnston, David Bowie, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake..... mostly arty, self deprecating types who have a sense of humor and an addiction to melodic gorgeousness.
Red Balloon, Ikiru, Withnail and I, El Topo, Performance, Pink Flamingos, Grey Gardens, Pretty in Pink, Buffalo 66, Mysterious Skin, Paris Is Burning, Liquid Sky, Trainspotting, A Clockwork Orange, Elling, My Life as a Dog, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Welcome to the Dollhouse, All About My Mother, Magnolia, Ghost World, La Dolce Vita, My Architect, Edward Scissorhands, Dancer In the Dark, Tarnation, Kids,....and anything with Audrey.
Absolutely Fabulous, Sex and the City, I Love Lucy, Laverne & Shirley, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, My So Called Life, Wonder Years, The Office, Boondocks, Daily Show and other shows that make failed attempts at world domination look glamorous.
A Separate Peace, Lolita, Philosophy of Andy Warhol, Catcher in the Rye, The Stranger, 1984, Walden, Fahrenheit 451... when I actually manage to finish a book, I consider it to be a monumental accomplishment.
Duckie. Jarvis. Moz.