Wasn't Atreyu the dude from Neverending Story? I was scared to death of that movie as a kid - I took the title literally, and assumed if I started watching it, I would have to watch it forever - I must have been like 11 or 12 by the time I got around to it.
For the life of me I wouldn't know the dog/dragon's name.
As for bands, too many to list, but here are some of my favorite bands/musicians I had the pleasure of seeing live (this is far from all inclusive, but I figured it was easier to list bands that are my favorite that I have seen live rather than list all bands that have ever been up in "favorite zone"):
- Pavement
- Jane's Addiction
- George Clinton and Parliment
- B.B. King and Eric Clapton
- Sonic Youth
- Sublime
- Rage Against the Machine
- Soundgarden
- Bob Dylan
- Pearl Jam
- Rancid
- Rush
- Paige and Plant
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Smashing Pumpkins
- The Breeders
- The Pixies
- Yo la Tengo
- Built to Spill
probably more, but I was starting to list bands that weren't really favorites, so I will stop here.