in no particular order: chicago (& the cubs), classic cars, booze, design/art/photography/pinups, fashion, music, movies, architecture, dancing, traveling, snowboarding, pugs, and so on.

YOUTH OF TODAY, better than a thousand, judge, GORILLA BISCUITS, civ, rival schools, quicksand, THE RAMONES, TEXAS IS THE REASON, LIFETIME, KID DYNAMITE, none more black, paint it black, the loved ones, HOT WATER MUSIC, the draft, chuck ragan, rumbleseat, BEASTIE BOYS, DEAN MARTIN, FRANK SINATRA, ALKALINE TRIO, botch, MINUS THE BEAR, these arms are snakes, MURDER CITY DEVILS, dead low tide, pretty girls make graves, the smiths, ATMOSPHERE, grey area, token entry, the short fuses, JOHNNY CASH, this day forward, SOCIAL DISTORTION, THE MISFITS, snapcase, IGNITE, bad brains, dag nasty, al martino, GRADE, the swarm, cursed, acme, bane, refused, LUCERO, promise ring, maritime, smoking popes, blacklisted, motley crue, talib kweli, mos def, blackstar, american nightmare, helmet, louis prima, ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT, hot snakes, elvis costello, rites of spring, jets to brazil, self defense, read yellow, the descendents, hot cross, TOM WAITS, the who, jawbreaker, bobby darin, nightmare scenario, hank williams sr, hank williams iii, xfilesx, aesop rock, black heart procession, frisky jones, count basie, wynonie harris, supercharger, justin townes earle, agnostic front, sick of it all, suicidal tendencies, the beatles, bear vs shark, leatherface, pinback, x, endpoint, thermals, archers of loaf, CHAMBERLAIN, the suicide file, THE SPACESHITS, pearl jam, guns n roses, stray cats, peggy lee, feelers, latterman, angry samoans, clutch, big sandy, rip-offs, murder by death, the cure, tiger army, p.o.s., brother ali, jayz, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, billie holiday, the meteors, BOUNCING SOULS, kill your idols, THE GET UP KIDS, the new amsterdams, the oblivions, old 97s, miles davis, link wray, black keys, the pixies, foo fighters, queens of the stone age, eagles of death metal, a tribe called quest, green day, municipal waste, talking heads, r n r, jedi mind tricks, bedford, i hate you, onyx, io, david bowie, converge, mummies, rise against, ensign, lawrence arms, no warning, THE HOLD STEADY, drive like jehu, explosions in the sky, in my eyes, glenn miller, iron maiden, LED ZEPPELIN, benny goodman, PRINCE, sunny day real estate, jimmy eat world, 7 seconds, supersuckers, joy division, the splash 4, the hope conspiracy, bars, the bronx, avail, tim barry, queen, sonic youth, h2o, pennywise, nofx, party of helicopters, minor threat, fugazi, the evens, modern life is war, beulah, the police, nine inch nails, depeche mode, rilo kiley, old RATM, the queers, screaching weasel, plastic little, boysetsfire, crucial unit, planes mistaken for stars, minutemen, joan jett and the blackhearts, public enemy, samiam, since by man, knapsack, ace and the ragers, duran duran, the weakerthans, portishead, dinosaur jr., spoon, isis, the cranberries, mineral, mc5, stooges, moneen, pink floyd, casket lottery, small brown bike, cave in, hot rod circuit, shout out louds, xray spex, embrace, BAD RELIGION, smoke or fire, saves the day, fifteen, don caballero, guided by voices, okkervil river, the cramps, neil young, big business, john coltrane, m.i.a., bob dylan, a day in black and white, gito gito hustler, mika miko, circle jerks, tides, fucked up, vision, tears for fears, the postal service, tool, the sea and cake, wutang clan, at the drive-in, mars volta, nothington, ruination, t-model ford, reigning sound, stone temple pilots, twothirtyeight, strike anywhere, alice in chains, chin up chin up, ... ... ..... ... ... i cant possibly think of them all.