I have two big interests in music, writing, and listening. Unfortunately in my last big MP3 frenzy, I deleted all the music I've written, and the computer that the music is on is no longer in my possesion :(. Hopefully I will be able to write new music soon. At the time of writing my current computer does not have a firewire port on it to plug into my mixer.

Afro Celt Sound System	This band fuses dance rythms with African and Celtic influences to produce music that is a little trippy, but in a good way.
B.B. King	One of the fathers of the Blues Solo. A quintessential guitarist whose notoriety is well due. Soulfull and Sweet.
Bjork	Bjork, what else needs to be said really? If you haven't heard any of bjork's music, it can be wierd and wonderfull, fantastical and creative beyond measure.
BT	BT - An awesome guy. Considered the father of Trance by many, his music is very brilliant and quite entertaining.
Cake	An band whose style is immediately recognisable, their music is sometimes sardonic, and witty, but always good.
David Bowie	I like some of David Bowies albums a great deal, but others I found very bad. His latest offering Reality was terrible IMHO, but Earthling was awesome. He is a creative genious spanning decades, and probably more to come.
Dido	An awesome singer with lyrics that I can relate to and understand. The music is plain but interesting
Enigma	Enigma is an electronica band whose music was very prominent in the early 90s in Europe. Very trippy and really awesome. The third album was a bit of a dud though.
Imogen Heap	A fantastic solo artist from the UK. Very creative musically two albums to date that are both fantastics
Iron Maiden	One of the greatest Metal bands of all time, still releasing interesting and powerfull music with poignant themes. Many songs I believe reflect the spiritual beliefs of Bruce Dickinson or Steve Harris as a Christian.
Joe Satriani	Joe Satriani, one of the first truly solo rock guitarists, the person who taught Steve Vai, and Kirk Hammett.
Johnny Cash	Perhaps one of the greatest singer songwriters of all time. His country music was very touching and very special. I normaly can't stand country, but this man stands out from the pack as an exceptional musician, a true Bard in the old sense.
Madonna	I have been entrhalled with Madonna ever since Ray of Light, Music, American Life and Confessions are all awesome albums with really great tracks, each with it's own distinctive character.
Plastikman	Minimalist music using ostinatos, great background music for coding.
Rammstein	A German art rock band that very much rules. Latest album Rosenrot was a bit weak though
Steve Vai	Undoubtedly my favourite solo artiste. Very interesting approach to guitar playing that I totally love. Way cool.