postpost modernism, writing non-linear poetic nonsense, dada/surrealism, minimalism, rocknroll, creating synthpop songs with buzz, the contradictions of the human mind, music with odd time signatures
heartbreakers and lifetakers, spuds, subgenii, and anyone who likes a good pop song
devo, tommy james and the shondells, the who, weezer, beatles, beastie boys, gary numan, new order, jazz, joy electric, black sabbath, "sad bastard music", ac/dc, van halen (david lee roth years only), roadside monument, joy division, nirvana, big black, captian beefheart, METAL!, beach boys, ramones, pixies, wire, kraftwerk, soul coughing, sonic youth, scissor girls, velvet underground, my bloody valentine, buzzcocks, smiths, 60s pop, old school hiphop, smashing pumpkins, nick drake, tool, bride of no no, suicide, muthafuckin ween, portishead, foo fighters, frodus, surf music, buddy holly, ? and the mysterians, this mortal coil, the slits, alice cooper (the band)
The Films: a charlie brown xmas, a boy named charlie brown, ghost world, high fidelity, citizen kane, the graduate, romero's 'living dead' trilogy, original star wars triology, return of the living dead, this is spinal tap, rocky horror picture show, texas chainsaw massacre, re-animator, twin peaks: fire walk with me, lost highway, lost in translation, 8 1/2, rushmore, bottle rocket, the royal tenenbaums__________________________________________ The Genres: documentaries, horror movies, german expressionist films....'quirky' films in general________________________________________ The Directors: wes anderson, sam raimi, david lynch, fellini, sofia coppola, errol morris, maysles
family guy, the simpsons, seinfeld, behind the music, old snl, the x-files, twin peaks, kids in the hall, south park, spongebob squarepants, the ren & stimpy show
the happy man and his dump truck, the idiot, a brief history of time, fear and loathing in las vegas, kerouac, burroughs, dickinson, ginsburg, salinger, the amazing mumford forgets his words, hemingway, lord of the flies, come as you are: the story of nirvana, ts eliot, manga, man and his symbols
devo, andy kaufman, kurt cobain, the teenage mutant ninja turtles, jack kerouac, wes anderson, bill murray, brian wilson, david lynch