Aimee Mann, American Music Club, Anja Garbarek, Anouar Brahem, Antony and the Johnsons, Astor Piazzolla, Barbara Morgenstern, Beloslava, Bjork, Boards of Canada, Carina Round, Charming Hostess, Christian Wallumrod, Cocteau Twins, Dino Paluzzi, Einsturzende Neubauten, Eleni Vitali, Elizabeth Fraser, Engineers, Eva Quartet, Fairport Convention, Fan Modine, Filip Kutev, Folkestra, Francine, Freedy Johnston, Galina Durmushliyska, Granada, Ivo Papasov, Joni Mitchell, Kalinka Zgurova, Kate Bush, Keren Ann, Kleenex/LiLiPUT, KLF, KMFDM, Kremena Stancheva, Laura Veirs, Laurie Anderson, Loud Family, Low, Marc Ribot, Maria Kalaniemi, Mark Eitzel, Mark Kozelek, Melina Kana, Meredith Monk, Microstoria, Nadka Karadzhova, Nico, Nikola Kodjabashia, Nitzer Ebb, Patti Smith, Pauline Oliveros, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Peter Blegvad, Peter Scherer, Placebo, The Pursuit of Happiness, Robert Wyatt, Roxy Music, Sandy Denny, Scrawl, Shivaree, Steve Reich, Stina Nordenstam, Sublime Frequencies, Sun Kil Moon, The Tape-beatles, Tarnation, Tegan and Sara, Terry Riley, Theodosii Spassov, To Rococo Rot, Tord Gustavsen Trio, Tori Amos, Trenchmouth, Umm Kulthum, Varttina, Verka Siderova, Vladimir Ussachevsky, Vladislav Delay, Vulkana Stoyanova, William Basinski, Woodbine, Y Pants, Yann Tiersen, Yo La Tengo, Zazie, Zemfira, Zig Zag Trio, and a million Bulgarians, Macedonians, Albanians, and Turks you've never heard of.
All About My Mother, Amelie, Barton Fink, Eraserhead, Fear And Trembling, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, How to Draw a Bunny, Hudsucker Proxy, Last Year at Marienbad, The Legend of Leigh Bowery, Listen, Lost in Translation, Manhattan, Me And You And Everyone We Know, Michel Gondry: Directors Edition, Nico/Icon, Safe, Serenity, Shortbus, They Live, Waiting for Guffman, What Have I Done To Deserve This, Wings of Desire, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Arrested Development, Battlestar Galactica, Family Guy
I owe a major update on this list...
Laurie Anderson, Margaret Atwood, Blixa Bargeld, Italo Calvino, Joan Didion, Mark Eitzel, William H. Gass, Greil Marcus, Joni Mitchell, Salman Rushdie, Richard Stern, Strunk and White, Jeanette Winterson.