Music:
Apartment (Check out their MySpace. EVERYONE should love Apartment), Ra Ra Riot, The Modern, Editors, We Are Scientists, The Delays, Bloc Party, Throwing Muses, Kristin Hersh, Lemonheads, Madonna, Liz Phair, Stina Nordenstam, Joni Mitchel, Tori Amos, Cyndi Lauper, Nirvana, Screaming Trees, The Manhattan Transfer, Dave Brubeck, Chaka Khan, Abba, Vivaldi, Charli Parker, Bis, Chicks On Speed, Temposhark, Belly, Breeders, Pixies... This list is very very very much longer!
Heroes:
David Apartment