Music:
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Beastie Boys, Queen (up to A Kind of Magic), Pearl Jam, Janes Addiction, Primus, Beck, Radiohead, Elvis Costello, Billy Bragg, Foo Fighters, The Charlatans, Buffalo Tom.
Movies:
The Magnificent Seven, Star Wars (1977 mix), Raising Arizona, Anchorman, Aliens, Akira, Blues Brothers, The Castle, The Princess Bride, The Odd Couple, The Big Lebowski, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Television:
Too much: Sopranos, West Wing, Entourage, Match of the Day, Lost, Family Guy, Six Feet Under almost anything involving Armando Ianucci
Books:
Christopher Brookmyre, George Pelecanos, James Ellroy, PJ O'Rourke, Douglas Adams, James Lee Burke, some John Irving...the rest is pretty random.