I've couchsurfed a few times in Spain and Peru and it was so much fun. The hosts were very accommodating and I felt that it was a better experience than staying in a hostel or hotel, which can have a more "touristy" feel.

Music: Tool, Zeds Dead, Rihanna, CCR, Tegan and Sara, Tiesto, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Marley, Placebo, Our Lady Peace, Bassnectar, John Butler, the Cranberries, Pearl Jam, Father John Misty, Of Monsters and Men, Silversun Pickups, Mac DeMarco, Bonobo, Beyonce, Radiohead, Tom Petty etc etc. I can find something from every genre that I like. I love music and have very diverse taste. Movies: The Big Lebowski, Magnolia, The Truman Show, Forrest Gump, the Matrix, Sin City, South Park, the Lion King, V for Vendetta, the Shining, Donnie Darko, Silence of the Lambs Books: George Orwell, JK Rowling, Bret Easton Ellis, Gillian Flynn