Members whose favorite books include A Confederacy of Dunces
Too many to list - let's try to narrow it down:, 90 Day Men, Afghan Whigs, Andrew Bird, Aphex Twin, Arcade Fire, Avett Brothers, The Band, The Beatles, Beck, Big Black, Bjork, Blackalicious, Boredoms, Broken Social Scene, Richard Buckner, Built To Spill, John Coltrane, Ry Cooder, Miles Davis, Depeche Mode, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, John Fahey, Faust, Flaming Lips, John Frusciante, Fugazi, Gang of Four, Gastr del Sol, Philip Glass, Grand Ulena, Lauryn Hill, Holopaw, Iron and Wine, King Crimson, Glenn Kotche, Lightning Bolt, Loose Fur, Low, M.I.A., The Mars Volta, Neu!, Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, Jim O'Rourke, Os Mutantes, Outkast, Pinback, Pink Floyd, Public Enemy, Q and Not U, Quasimoto, Queens of the Stone Age, Terry Riley, The Roots, Shellac, Silver Jews, Sonic Youth, Son Volt, Spiritualized, Squarepusher, Stereolab, Steve Reich, Sufjan Stevens, Sun Ra, Television, They Might Be Giants, Tortoise, Uncle Tupelo, Velvet Underground, Violent Femmes, Wilco, Yo La Tengo, The Zombies
Tom Waits., Van Halen., John Williams., Kanye West., Tupac., The Scorpions., Alice in Chains., Mozart., The Offspring., John West., Guns N Roses.
Harpers., Newsweek., New York Times., Rolling Stone (haha).
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