People, places, and things.
Tori Amos, Radiohead, The Arcade Fire, Camper van Beethoven, Janes Addiction, Tom Waits, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Band of Horses, The Shins, Pink Floyd, Joanna Newsom, pre-1992 Metallica, Sigur Ros, Morphine, Pixies, Decemberists, Neutral Milk Hotel, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Tanya Donelly, Wilco, Mogwai..off the top of my head.
Deadwood. The Sopranos. The Daily Show. Cartoons. Yeah.
God bless you, Mr Vonnegut.