Dexter Morgan. I know he's fictional, but that doesn't make me any less keen.
john smith (www.myspace.com/johnacousticsmith), tori amos, martha tilston, amy winehouse, maxwell, charli baltimore, beth orton, mr. lif, antony and the johnsons, patti smith, the magnetic fields, king creosote, razorlight, thea gilmore, nightmares on wax, plan b, leonard cohen, propellerheads, kanye west, outsidaz, nitin sawhney, artic monkeys, black static transmission's wedding song for hannah,kings of leon, martha wainwright, the white stripes, gillian welch, arab strap, joni mitchell, elbow's cover of amerie - pure genius, cat power, dirty three, goldie lookin' chain, jill scott, erykah badu, and the streets for comedy value.
true romance (all time favourite), the cement garden, nil by mouth, tarnation (tore me apart), kill bill, the firm, cape fear, clockwork orange, saw, monster, falling down, kalifornia, wonderland, wolf creek, romper stomper, maria full of grace, american history x, 187, finding nemo (everyone needs a break from violence)
shameless! 2DTV (where has that gone to?), have i got news for you, crimewatch, and dexter - the greatest, darkest tv show i have ever seen.
acres of skin; madmen: a social history of madhouses, mad doctors and lunatics; will they ever trust us again - letters from the war zone; weathering the storm - psychotherapy for psychosis; the living room of the dead; don't ever tell; art forms in nature; we need to talk about kevin; running with scissors (can't wait for the film); http://www.asylumonline.net/ - ok, not a book, but excellent reading material that deserves publicity.