Rock, Punk Rock, Punk, Metal of most varieties
Anyone with half a fucking brain cell actually :)
AFI, At the Drive In, At Risk [;)], Editors, Interlock, Snow Patrol, Tool, to name but a few
Trainspotting, Akira, The Motorcycle Diaries, Clerks
Anything by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Warren Ellis or Irvine Welsh