Listing all my favorite bands/artists would take a while, so I'm gonna go with the ones that I've listened to recently Symphony X, Nightwish, Ride The Sky, Sonata Arctica, Edguy, Kamelot and Freedom Call. As you can see, I've been in to progressive/power-metal lately.
* Bob Dylan * The Beatles * Os Mutantes * Elvis Presley * Chico Buarque * Elis Regina * Jorge Ben * The Doors * The Beach Boys * Caetano Veloso * Johnny Cash * Milton Nascimento * Bob Marley * Raul Seixas * Bersuit Vergarabat * Cartola
- Bloc Party - Jurassic 5 - A Tribe Called Quest - Bob Marley - Toots & the Maytals - Peter Tosh - Steel Pulse - Micah. B (nobody will know him) That's who I'm currently listening to, I'm probably missing out some people.
He hasn't released an album and only has one mixtape (which I am having trouble finding) but check out his YouTube channel.
P.O.S., Brand New and Thrice always top my list. They experiment and make shit work. Deftones as well. In Flames can be awesome at times too.
-All American Rejects -The Beatles -Bob Marley -Fountains of Wayne -Green Day -Kanye West -Kid Cudi -Lady Gaga -Panic! At the Disco -Shakira -Social Distortion -Taylor Swift -Weezer
lovin me that aphex twin, jayo felony, brainiac, dead prez, bobby d, NIN, donovan, gza, and pretty things to name a few.