Music:
The hard part! I mean there's just too much cool stuff out there! But just to give you a little taste: Explosions In The Sky, Biffy Clyro, Mogwai, Mono, The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, Dinosaur Jr, Pixies, Nick Cave, The God Machine, Aereogramme, Arab Strap, The Lemonheads, Buffalo Tom, The Appleseed Cast, Nine Inch Nails, Sophia, Sparklehorse, Nada Surf, The Spirit That Guides Us, Bright Eyes, Low, The Mars Volta, This Beautiful Mess, Converge, The Dillinger Escape Plan, At The Close Of Everyday, DJ Shadow, Goldie, Deftones, Sounds Like Violence, Evil Superstars, The Posies, Radiohead, Thursday, Coheed And Cambria, Prince, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Metallica, Erykah Badu, Megadeth, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Life Of Agony, Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground, David Bowie, Helmet, Björk, Tindersticks, Grandaddy, U2, Interpol, Tom Mcrae, The Afghan Whigs, Neil Young, Sonic Youth, Damien Rice, Dashboard Confessional, dEUS, Boards Of Canada, Aphex Twin, Cave In, Hopesfall, Lag Wagon, The Ataris, Cursive, Smashing Pumkins, Kyuss, Michael Jackson, Morrissey, Suede, Tom Waits, At The Drive-In, Pink Floyd, Placebo, Millionaire, Sepultura, Rachel's, Craig Armstrong, The Cure, .... and the one to rule them all : The Boss, Bruce Springsteen.
Movies:
I kinda like movies in every genre, except for the inhumane torment of 'The Musical' which is, in my humble opinion, a disgrace to the art of film and music combined. Here's a snippet of what I think is funny, moving, terrifying & exciting: High Fidelity, Clercks, Sin City, Indiana Jones (all 3!), Back To The Future (all 3!), Star Wars (Episodes 4,5 & 6), Take The Money And Run, Bananas, Sleeper, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Deconstructing Harry, ... (Woody Allen rules!), Lost Highway, C'est Arrivez Près de Chez Vous, Braindead, Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Outside Provindence, Team America, Hellraiser, Y Tu Mama Tam Bien, Pulp Fiction, Titus, Lucia Y El Sexo, Une Liaison Pornographique, L'Auberge Espagnole, Garden State, The Crow, Les Convoyeurs Attendent, The Party, Evil Dead, Sideways, Predator, Closer, Anchorman, Gremlins, The Isle, Ichi The Killer, Swimming Pool, Cidade De Deus, Stand By Me, The Neverending Story, Jaws, The Terminator, Alien, The Abyss, The Fly, The Cook The Thief His Wife And Her Lover, Reservoir Dogs, The Life Aquatic, Commando, Rocky, Die Hard, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Wall Street, Revenge Of The Nerds, Easy Rider, ... and not to forget the mighty Spongebob Squarepants Movie!
Television:
Fuck those highbrow TV critics! Television rules! Here's why : The Simpsons, Six Feet Under, South Park, Family Guy, Buiten De Zone, The Soprano's, Seinfeld, The Office, Monthy Python's Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers, Black Adder, Friends, Coupling, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Twin Peaks, Late Night with Conan O' Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Expeditie Robinson, Peking Express, Popquiz a Go-Go, Spongebob Squarepants, Looney Tunes, ....
Books:
'The Dirt' - Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band - Neil Strauss & Mötley Crüe
'How To Make Love Like A Pornstar' - Neil Strauss & Jenna Jameson
'Nude Men' - Amanda Filipacchi
'Vapor' - Amanda Filipacchi
'Easy Riders, Raging Bulls' - Peter Biskind
'Down & Dirty Movies' - Peter Biskind
'The Pythons By The Pythons' - Monty Python