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Mostly, Somafm. Secret Agent / Groovesalad. (If you are not familiar, then you should definitely check it out: http://somafm.com/ ) In a noisy environment (coffeeshop, etc.), I listen to Nightwish or Tool with my cheap earphones. Also, once in a while I pop in the Diablo II soundtracks.
TV is too distracting for me oddly enough.
Sometimes Dubstep. Sometimes Opeth (progressive/melodic death metal, probably not for everyone). But my real silver bullet is the Symbols album by KMFDM. Edit: And when I need to chill out more and concentrate, Indian classical music, particularly tabla stuff since I like percussion, is fantastic. I've also recently found that Herbie Hancock had a similar effect, (an album where he sounds more like conventional jazz.…
Agreed on the classical. I really enjoy listening to Bela Fleck, and this NPR video has him (banjo), a bass fiddle player, and another playing with a Tabla. Highly recommended. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1286522...
The main thing is that I find I work better with music already known over silence or new music. My brain can kind of just go along with it without any extra work since the patterns are familiar and it seems to help thought flow.
There are times when I prefer no music though, if it's involved research or something I really need to think over or internally debate.
Edit: I have a friend who listens to podcasts while he codes, I really couldn't do that!!