Bands:
Guns n Roses
Def Leppard
Motley Crue
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Umphrey's McGee
Buckethead
Jackyl
Whitesnake
Van Halen

Books:
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
On the Road by Jack Kerouac

Artists:
Pablo Picasso
Salvador Dali
Any nice surreal piece of artwork

TV Shows:
South Park
Deadwood
Sopranos
Six Feet Under