Adem, Amp, Animal Collective, Arab Strap, Asian Dub foundation, Autechre; Bach; Besnard Lakes, Billie Mahonie, Bjork, Boards of Canada, Burial; Cocteau Twins, Dalek; Deerhoof, The Fall, Gangstarr, Husker Du, Janacek; LCD Soundsystem, Low, Magnetic Fields, Mahler; Malcolm Middleton, Manitoba, Maria Mckee, Massive Attack, MC Solaar, Melvins, Mercury Rev, Minutemen, Mogwai, Monolake; My Bloody Valentine, N*E*R*D, Nick Drake, Pavement, Pere Ubu, Philip Glass; Pixies, Prefuse73; Public Enemy, Radiohead, Robert Wyatt, Roots Manuva, Satie; Scott Walker, Shostakovich; Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sleater-Kinney, Sly and the Family Stone, The Smiths, Sonic Youth, Sparklehorse, Throwing Muses, Tindersticks, Veress; Wire
Satyajit Ray, Coen brothers, Tarantino, Shane Meadows, Paris Texas, When Harry Met Sally, This is Spinal Tap, Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, Life of Brian, a Matter of Life and Death, The Apartment, Goodfellas, Grosse Point Blank, 24 Hour Party People, Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, and many many others that I can't remember right now
pretty much everything produced by HBO (Six Feet Under, The Wire in partic). BBC4 documentaries, especially music ones. Comedy (Mighty Boosh, League of Gentlemen, Brass Eye, The Day to Day, Alan Partridge, Family Guy, Larry Sanders, Green Wing, Curb your Enthusiasm)
anything with big writing and pretty pictures