Punk
 Hardcore
 Thrash
 Crust
 Metal
 Grunge
 Blues
 Reggae
Dub
 Ska
 Folk 
Drum and bass
 Rap/hip-hop (non-commercial!)
 50's rock 'n'roll
 psychobilly
 goth
 psychedilic
 60's pop (aka The Kinks, The Beatles)
Classical
Mowtown
Soul
And there's probably some other genre labels i missed out!
Horror
David Lynch
Anime (manga)
Shitloads more, too many to list
I like these which have been on television, but, i rarely switch it on nowadays what with the internet and all:
Spaced, Alan Partridge, The Mighty Boosh, Family Guy, Chris Morris stuff
Everyone should read more, i need to!
1984, Catcher In The Rye, War Is The Force That Gives Us Meaning, some comics
The best go first, RIP