Hrm. Anti-depression music:
Anything by the amazing and funny Manic Hispanic. A punk rock band that covers popular old-school punk songs, but changes the lyrics to streetwise brown 'n down lyrics... if you follow me.
B52s: Planet Claire, or Rock Lobster
Beastie Boys: Almost anything. Funky Boss, Professor Booty, High Plains Drifter...
Bootsy Collins and George Duke: Dookie Stick
Cameo: She's Strange, Word Up, Candy...
Capt. Beefheart: Crazy Little Thing
Commodores: Goin' to the Bank
Screaming Headless Torsos: Radio is the Enemy, Jazz is the Teacher/Funk is the Preacher, Word to Herb...
Dead Kennedys: Their version of the country song Take this Job and Shove It
Devo.
Louis Prima!
DOA: Beat 'em Bust 'em, I Hate Punk Rock, I'm Right You're Wrong
Dr. Hook: Freakin' at the Freaker's Ball
Fishbone: Tons of stuff.
Flying Lizards: Their version of Money
FRANK ZAPPA: Essentially anything, brought to you by the guy who titled a record, "Does Humor Belong in Music?" His answer? "Sure it does- it belongs in every day life, unless the Republicans wanna take it away."
Hepcat: The world's greatest ska band.
J. Geils Band: I know, you can only remember the likes of "Centerfold" and such. They are one of the world's greatest old school party/houserockin' bands.
James Brown. Need I say more? BTW- my band has a great song on the new record- "Mr. Brown", a tribute written the day after he died.
Almost anything by the Meatmen.
Almost anything on the Mickey Avalon debut.
Morris Day and the Time. For the win.
Punk rock can save us all: NOFX. Almost anything they've ever recorded.
Pretenders: Bad Boys Get Spanked.
Professor Longhair: Long lost greatest pianist in New Orleans history.
Ramones. No explanation necessary.
My boy, Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Most things- Feast of the Mau Mau, Voodoo...
Tom Waits. Lotsa stuff there. Lots is sadness-inducing too, but worthwhile both.
Speaking of punk rock... the Vandals! C'mon... with tunes like, If the Govt. Could Read My Mind I'd Be Thinking of You, Power Moustache, Anarchy Burger, Lord of the Dance, I'm the Boss of Me...
Was Not Was: I Feel Better than James Brown
Ween!
Tons more. If you check out any of these you've not heard, you'll thank me later. I promise.