A Tribe Called Quest, A Tribe Called Quest, Adrian Sherwood, Aesop Rock, Amon Tobin, Angels of Light, Aphex Twin, Barry Adamson, Big Black, Bill Laswell, Biosphere, Blueprint, Clock DVA, Coil, Company Flow, Crime &; The City Solution, Dimmu Borgir, DJ Krush, Dragon Ash, Dub Syndicate, Dub Tribe Sound System, Einsturzende Neubauten, EL-P, Elysian Fields, EPMD, Eric B &; Rakim, Faith No More, The Fall, Fantomas, Fugazi, Future Sound of London, Godflesh, Godspeed you Black Emperor, Goldfrapp, Gorguts, Iggy Pop, Isis, John Coltrane, John Spencer Blues Explosion, Immolation, Jesu, KRS-One, Labradford, Lustmord, Massive Attack, Meatbeat Manifesto, MF Doom, Mindless Self Indulgence, Miranda Sex Garden, Morphine, Mr. Bungle, Muddy Waters, Muslimgauze, Napalm Death, Neurosis, Nick Cave, Nightmares on Wax, Nina Simone, Opeth, Orb, Orbital, Pan American, Pere Ubu, Pete Namlook, Pixies, Plastikman, Pogues, Prefuse 73, Primal Scream, PIL, Public Enemy, Radiohead, Rapoon, Robert Rich, RJD2, Rockers Hi-Fi, Roots Manuva, Scorn, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Skinny Puppy, Stranglers, Slint, Spacetime Continuum, Suicidal Tendencies, Supreme Beings of Leisure, Swans, Techno Animal, Thievery Corporation, Tool, Tosca, Twlight Circus, Underworld, Xploding plastiX, Yellow 6, Zoviet France... to name a few.
Politics, history, fundimentals of government, and then some Chuck Palahniuk and some Hunter S. Thompson.
I'm a guys guy, I like the simple stuff anymore. Cold beer, good football games, a tight game of pool, good cigars, stiff booze, late nights, loud music, great conversation, great conversation, good movies, good movies, fun video games, fun video games, and an occational adventure to stand out above the rest., and an occational adventure to stand out above the rest.