Music:
Primarily: Whatever is handy. Whatever I own but haven't listened to (yet). Whatever my neighbors are listening to (out of necessity).
Secondarily: Dennis Wilson. Michio Kurihara. Barrington Levy. Japanese singer/songwriters (60s-70s). UK rave (1988-1994). 2-step/grime/sublow (2003). Ride (even the albums everyone hates). "Sleng Teng" riddim. Pierre Henry. Yura Yura Teikoku. No Doubt (really). Agitation Free. Kazuki Tomokawa. Masayuki Takayanagi. If you really want to know, look here - just don't blame me if you go blind.
Movies:
Sam Peckinpah. Brian De Palma. Andrei Tarkovsky (the early, funny ones). Notorious