Music:
G. Love and the Roots (big shout to Philly!), The Beasties, The Pharcyde. The Beatles, Elton, and Billy. The Stone Roses, The Smiths, The Sundays. Kate Bush and Liz Phair. Thelonious, Miles, Charlie Parker. Harry Connick and Frank. The Tribe and De La. Biggie (moment of silence). Earth Wind & Fire, Bill Withers. Digable Planets. R.E.M (before Automatic for the People). U2 (before Achtung Baby). Sublime. Mos Def and Spearhead, and of course Talib Kweli. Jamiroqui and Portishead. Kanye, Jay-Z, Eminem (but not 50 cent). Pop Will Eat Itself (anybody?). The Fugees (come back, Lauryn!), Robert Randolph, Medeski, Martin and Wood. 311! 311! Blackilicous and J5. Duran Duran...I'm just owning it, finally. Simon and Gafunkel (more Simon than Garfunkel though). Black Moon, Bootcamp Clik, etc. etc. Steely Dan. The Foo Fighters. Soul Coughing. Common and the Connells, Wire Train and Wilco. Lovin' People Under the Stairs. Jack Johnson (oh so feeling it). Modest Mouse.
Movies:
LA Confidential, Say Anything, Shawshank Redemption, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Apocolypse Now, On the Town, Keeping the Faith and Primal Fear. Judd Apatow and all in his flock. Just saw Lars and the Real Girl and loved it...and every John Hughes movie.
Television:
My Boys, Action (brilliant but cancelled), Adult Swim (Robot Chicken, Family Guy, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Boondocks). Rescue Me...still an SNL fan, I have to admit. The Daily Show. The Office, Weeds, 30 Rock, Scrubs. Sporscenter daily. Yankees in the summer, Gators in the fall. Slight sports junkie. Oh...and My-So-Called Life.
Books:
Wally Lamb (She's Come Undone, I Know This Much is True). Anything by Flannery O'Connor. Motherless Brooklyn. Biographies, fiction, plays, short stories...anything that interests me.