I dont really like any one particular genre of music. My favorite artists/groups are:

The Smashing Pumpkins, Elf Power, Ani DiFranco, The Strokes, Oasis, Voltaire, The Faces, John Lennon, Little Richard, Mindless Self Indulgence, REM, Nirvana, The Faint, Talking Heads, Radiohead, Bauhaus, Cat Stevens, Against Me, and David Bowie. And yes, I like Blind Melon, too.

My favorite songs are:

Disarm and The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete by The Smashing Pumpkins, Rue Saint-Vincent by Yves Montand, Your Woman by White Town, Mint Car by The Cure, Scenes From an Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel, Oh Yoko! by John Lennon, Street Spirit and The Bends by Radiohead, When It Started by The Strokes, and Black Friday Rule by Flogging Molly.