Music:
there is the fall
and then there is music not made by the fall, of that some of the good stuff is by: times new viking, the clean, corrupted, los crudos, young people,iancu dumitrescu, alvin lucier, tim buckley, p16.d4, tim hardin, thee headcoats, gang of 4, esg, h.n.a.s., joy division, cat power, sleep, stooges, organum, khanate, gavin bryars, incredible string band, black flag, white magic
the tapes people leave in my car,
bands my friends are in.
Movies:
The Sound of Music, F for Fake, The Way Things Go, Girl Chewing Gum, Invocaction of My Demon Brother, Signer's Suitcase
Television:
cooking shows, daily show, colbert report, coast to coast am (i know, its radio- but whatever, there is no "radio" section)
Books:
OED, anecdoted topography of chance, crying of lot 49, devil's dictionary, assault on culture.
Heroes:
so so many, most aren't famous.