Music:
Aereogramme, isis, snow patrol, mogwai, converge, envy, broken social scene, mastodon, the cure, arab strap, delgados, death cab, dismemberment plan, white octave, just what i've been listening to recently. always the mighty 'gramme lately mostly envy.
Books:
lets see. authors maybe salinger, neil gaiman, orson scott card, frank miller, burroughs, daniel quin, etc, plus the odd bit of eddic verse, greek and roman mythology and the occasional spiritual works of varying authors and religions.
Heroes:
a standard mix of dead rockstars, dead authors, and dead cyclists. as i said standard fare. and quite a few living people as well.