comics, coup d'etats, dream theory, evolution, mood-enhancement, mythology, improvisation, theatre, wild acts of randomness,
the interesting, the care-free, the rambunctious, the absoludicrous
it really varies from time to time but i'll list a few: Radiohead, the Cure, Manitoba, the Smiths, metric, STARS, Broken Social Scene, The Dears, New Order, Weezer, Outkast, Kanye, The Pixies, Pete Yorn, Sarah Slean, A Tribe called Quest, Leaders of the New School, Digable Planets, Caesar's Palace, Hot Hot Heat, Pharcyde, the Streets, the Sounds, the Rapture, Super Furry Animals. More recently: Bloc Party, FF, arcade fire, Common, Blackstar, Bowie.
Lotr, high fidelity, vertigo, fight club, the game, about a boy, american spendor, elephant, something about mary, nosferatu, the usual suspects and star wars (of course episodes 4-6!).
Crime and Punishment, Brave New World, 1984, American Psycho, American Gods, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell, A Fine Balance, Siddhartha.
Spiderman, the Avengers, Witchblade, Iceman, the Incredible Hulk. umm....real people!?! Luke Cage counts right?