Music:
arctic monkeys, the rakes, franz ferdinand, bloc party, futureheads, oasis, the clash, ryan adams, belle and sebastian, super fury animals, the libertines, the cribs, tom mcrae, josh rouse, primal scream, a bit of soul from time to time, blur, gorillaz, the strokes, new order, joy division, malcolm middleton, the kinks, neil young, damien rice, hot chip, mylo, lcd sounsystem, arcade fire, rem, the kooks, the stone roses, the national to name a few
Movies:
fear and laothing in las vegas, donnie darko, blow, shawshank redemptin, the big lebowski, 24 hour party people, shrek 1&2, finding nemo, alfie, charlie and the chcolate factory
Television:
teachers, lost, despirate housewives, phenox nights, johnathan ross, buzzcocks, later, nip/tuck, home and away, neighbours!
Books:
anything by Christopher Brookmyre