Can you help me with Phase II of my Kwest-4-Tunez?

Question

Basically I'm looking for more great stuff that is off the beaten path (the stuff that's not on the radio or MTV).

Some great examples recently posted by sueflower:
Camper Van Beethoven
Velvet Underground
Laurie Anderson
Delerium
XTC
Thomas Dolby
Marty Robbins

Answer 1

The Selmanaires are good. I also suggest Nirvana's 80's stuff. Not the stuff on their first album ("Bleach"), but the stuff before that. Not many people know that stuff. But if You want some cool off the beaten path stuff, I recommend The Selmanaires.