• Michael Whelan - In my eyes, the world's greatest illustrator.  A personal hero of mine and many others I'm sure. Mind-blowing.
• Nick Bantock - Another inspiration of mine.  An incredibly versatile and creative, driven artist/author.
• Yoshitoshi Abe - Creator of the revolutionary animated character Lain.
• Brian Froud - The man who has taken Arthur Rackham's place in the modern world.
• Lebbeus Woods - Ridiculously visionary architect whose renderings ought to be and are considered fine art.
• Paul Youll - When are you getting a website, Paul? 
• Andy Goldsworthy - Amazing environmental sculptor, everyone should see his work. 

 

• Infinity Plus - A fantabulous collection of short fiction, interviews and links by, with and to some of today's greatest authors.
• Ian R. MacLeod - READ.  NOW.  Not "in a minute", not "soon", not "tomorrow", NOW.  No regrets...guaranteed. 
• Fisheye - Simon Ings' site, detailing his work and providing various links.
• Alastair Reynolds - Home of the fantastic writer of fiction, sometime artist, full-time ESA astrophysisist, and all-around nice guy.
• Aleph - Probably the most comprehensive William Gibson resource on the net since the demise of "Yardshow".
• Slowly Downward - Homepage of Radiohead webmaster and general creative force Stanley Donwood. 
• Iain M. Banks - If the master has a good website, I don't know of it..::sigh::

 

• Travis - Scotland's saddest 4-piece.  Love them, I command it.
• Ben Folds - Though the band broke up, Ben's still rockin' the suburbs...
• Radiohead - Earth's most ambitious art-project.  It's a band!  It's a plane!  It's...um...a bunch of pasty-white English guys.
• Glen Phillips - Talented singer/song-writer with a side of neighborly nice.
• Belle and Sebastian - CDs chock full of snazzy little songs with decidedly unique lyrics.  See also: Looper.
• Counting Crows - If Adam Duritz's lyrics were more miserable, the military'd have a new weapon.  All of us have been there...
• Doves - Ambient BritPop, need I say more...?
• Coldplay - If sissy-rock had a name.  Put all sharp objects away before listening. 
• Underworld - Yet another musical, artful, creative mish-mash of...stuff.
• Pulp - Think YOU have dirty thoughts?  Get out of that confessional, you saint!
• Duncan Sheik - The Buddist singer/songwriter from Montclair who could sing a pack of rabid dogs into a mellow mood. 

 

    (FRIENDS)

• Lacey Haas Photography - One of the single most important people ever to cross paths with mine.  Check out her stuff. 
• Patty's "Kick-Ass" Website - Always there to dish out occasional beatings of my self-esteem. This girl is all kinds of cool.
• Cassette - Listening to their music is less like hell, more like purgatory.  My roommate's band.

• LVL - Play Quake 3?  Sick of the old levels?  Pick up some new ones here - their reviewers tell it like it is.
• Plastic AltCulture - Anything and everything you could ever want to know about sub-cultures, geek-speak, revolutionary movements, and more.