Flaming Lips, Beatles, Pixies, Weezer, Kasabian, Bowie, The Clash, Franz Ferdinand, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Rakes, Belle and Sebastian, and keep going...
Movies
Impossible write this here, would need much more space.
Television
Lost, The Office, SNL, Extras, Arrested Development, House.
Books
I read too much, can't pick just a few.
Heroes
Hmmm... John Constantine, from Hellblazer.
What? He's a cartoon? Well, I'm weird.