Music:
The Beatles, Todd Rundgren, Electric Light Orchestra, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, The Kinks, Richard Thompson, Aimee Mann, Elliot Smith, The Everly Brothers, Hall and Oats, Glenn Tilbrook, Van Morrison, Elton John, Tom Waits, Jon Brion, Erik Satie, Benjamin Britten, Aaron Copland, Elmer Bernstein
Movies:
Rushmore, Adaptation, Mr.Smith Goes to Washington, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sideways, Almost Famous, The Graduate, Magnolia, High Fidelity
Books:
The Great Gatsby, Oliver Twist, The Screwtape Letters, Franny and Zooey