"We find lingering evidence of archetype in the images and symbols found in stories, literature, poetry, painting, and religion. It would appear that its glow, its voice, and its fragrance are meant to cause us to be raised up from contemplating the shit on our tails to occasionally travelling in the company of the stars. " -Clarissa Pinkola Estes
The list is long but here's a few long-standing ones...The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Ani DiFranco, Fiona Apple, Bela Fleck, Ryan Harvey from Riot Folk(as of the past week-you should listen!) , Beck, Outkast, Miles Davis. A sampling, if you will. I am a recent fan of some country songs, I am a hippie at heart, I love hip-hop and I'm ready to dance.....
Usual Suspects, Fight Club, Shakespeare in Love, Il Postino, Traffic, Michael Franti's documentary on Iraq, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Office Space, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Goodfellas, Quills, Happiness, The King of Comedy, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Legally Blonde, and many many more.
Brave New World, Galapagos, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Welcome to the Monkey House, The Fountainhead....