Stephen Erikson - The Malazan Books of the Fallen

Lois McMaster Bujold

• The Vorkosigan Saga - space opera at its finest
• The Curse of Chalion, Paladin of Souls

Guy Gavriel Kay - Fantasy based in historic European cultures.

Terry Prachett

Anything by him, including his collaboration with Neil Gaiman in Good Omens. My favorite characters in the Discworld series are Granny Weatherwax, her cat Greebo and the Night Watch.

George R. R. Martin - A Song of Ice and Fire: intrigue, blood, murder, more intrigue, secrecy, not necessarily in that order. (6 books in the series)

Neil Gaiman

Stephen King - Dark Tower Series

Tad Williams

Iain (M.) Banks

• Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Allman Brothers Band
• Jimi Hendrix
• George Thorogood
• Eric Clapton
  

Some Pittsburgh bands

• Rusted Root
• The Clarks
  

Favorite Dinosaur Rock

• The Who

Some metal

• Metallica
• Ozzy Osbourne

Canadian Bands

• Great Big Sea
• the Real Mackenzies
• Tragically Hip
• Blue Rodeo