Flaming Lips, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, Nels Cline, Radiohead, Sonic Youth, Wilco, Porcupine Tree, Reeves Gabrels / Bowie, PJ Harvey, Yo La Tengo, My Bloody Valentine, the Smiths, devo, the Cure, Weezer, The Fruit Bats, Hanne Hukkelberg, Deathcab for Cutie, Bus Mustache, The Notwist, They Might Be Giants, Of Montreal, Supergrass, Talking Heads, the Shins
In the beginning we were mere grapes, growing on the vine in Idaho. Then we were plucked and squished between the toes of Rock n' Roll, fermented in the casks of guitar noise-dom, and were found quite tolerable to the palette.