To add to the Yet Another List and assorted themes here is my Top 15 favourite bands:

Sonic Youth
Half Man Half Biscuit
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Wedding Present
The Pogues
Jesus And Mary Chain
Mudhoney
Teenage Fanclub
Fugazi
Dead Kennedys
Urusei Yatsura
House Of Love
The Pixies
Boo Radleys
Joy Division/New Order