Great word. Interpolation. Thanks.
Clinton's presence—actual presence!—on TPAB is a good antidote to the scam you reference.

I wonder—was it Pyramid Song to which you were referring? I thought almost certainly it had to be, then after posting remembered the existence of "You and Whose Army" which also contends for greatest Radiohead song.

Thanks for confirming. I was uncertain if it was technically a sample and actually thought about putting sample in quotes, or replacing the word with "uses elements of" or whatever but even then, referential cribbing of a sound and chord sequence seems roughly like sampling to me, even if non-literally.

There are certain layers of meta to these comments, b/c the arguably best (non King Kunta) tune on TPAB was based on a sample of the "Pyramid Song" which I can only assume is the song you mean, Jonny.
So he anticipated his Amnesiac follow-up to his Kid A with a sample from Amnesiac. What's next?!

I was lucky to see Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens at Massey Hall last December and he opened with The Wind. It was incredible. The lyrics and the sincerity with which they're delivered, it was a very powerful moment to take in.

That's my fave too. On the same side of the same album I also really dig Maybe You're Right.
It's possible those aren't the best songs he wrote, but they're my faves.

Locke and Key will at least meet any level of expectation. It is kick ass, with great plotting, wonderful art and (typical of Hill) a great ending.

I like how you credit these titles. I'm a fan of a good half of these, may take note of the others.
If you're inclined to continue on the Preacher front—a well discussed subject on this site, no doubt—I have to strongly recommend you try v2. Vol 2 is the best of the series IMO.

Last summer I tracked down Marvel Masterworks softcovers for Uncanny 96 through the death of Phoenix. Read them over a span of a few weeks. Truly one of the greatest runs in comic history. I've been interested in continuing the thread—I am familiar with that awesome barfight issue with Juggernaut, would be keen on…

It has its critics, but I was a real fan. Quite the rollicking yarn. Boris was hilarious. His Dad was so bad. The last ten pages are indeed gorgeous.

Hey, I just posted the same thing! It is awesome fun, Sweaters for all!

AG is a great summer read. Good escapism, good pace.

Oh, and if anyone has children to read to, my two year old really liked Kate Beaton's typically well-done Princess and the Pony. Neil Gaiman's Chu series is also pretty nifty fun for kids.

In spite of busy work & life (newborn child!) matters I am happily reading more than usual.

Saga issue 30 was amazing.

Sons of Serpent was a miss, but did carry on in the grand tradition of Daredevil roadtrips through weird America (I'm thinking of Nocenti's run and maybe that Miller issue round 220). The final issue of that Volume was beautiful.
I read Stray Bullets Sunshine & Roses 3—SO GOOD. Can't believe how masterful these new…

I still haven't read them straight through, but reading them separately had its charms, made each feel enigmatic and stand alone—particularly Sugar Skull, which distinctly took off in a Doug-you-asshole direction (I'll have to reread the first two to see if that was as apparent all along).

Boux is cool. Plenty of wild character designs in Prophet. Something about your post made me think of Prophet as Charles Burns in space—there's similar body horror and a clean, cartoony vibe that offsets the inherent darkness of the text.
Good taste!

Reminded me a bit of Mark Prindle. Kind of wince-inducing to see it written out like that.

Hunger Strike is a pretty easy target—its lyrics are kind of inane or unfortunate or both—but you are correct. The album doesn't get enough credit.