Music:
syd barret,Patti Smith,Stevie Nicks, sightings, black sabbath,soft circle,the smiths, new order,stoner metal, ariel pink, descendants,black flag (pre rollins), circle jerks, old metallica, gang of four, guns n' roses, the hospitals, otis redding,rolling stones, bunny brains,John Fahey, the pixies,the Ramones,the clash, the fall, kate bush, hawkwind, fugazi, wolf eyes,black dice, modest mouse, television, bobby d,neil young, prince, leonard cohen,will oldham, joy division,sonic youth,pentangle, the incredible string band, Biggie, Tupac,old ice cube, public enemy, lou reed, the VU, middle eastern pop stars,106.1KMEL, turkish gypsies with violins and clarinets, spanish gypsies with guitars, pianos, cellos, accordians, all my friends' bands
Movies:
sans soleil,wes anderson flicks, jim jarmusch flicks, in the mood for love, wings of desire, los olvidados,red dawn,valley girl, the lost boys, battle of algiers,city of lost children,donnie darko, de la calle, almodovar flicks, goonies, the blues brothers,marie antoinette, any and all flamenco movies, fast times at ridgemont high, abbas kiarostami flicks, desperately seeking susan, say anything, breakfast club, cabinet of dr. caligari, decline of western civilization part 1, rock n' roll high school, fame, purple rain, gas food lodging, alice's restaurant, Indiana Jones
Television:
go ride your bike (and watch it later on the internet!)
Books:
design books from the 50's-70's, moody russian stuff, diaries of insane artist types, dictionaries, Calvino, Salinger, Kafka, Celine,Fante,Baldwin, art books, books about art, books about artists, books about art theory, the zohar