Liner Notes: When Dubious Collaborations Collide

noah | November 21, 2006 1:25 am

– Now that the Futureheads have been dropped from their label, they have a lot of time to play that “think of a really corny band name” game–at least, we hope that’s why their Christmas-themed supergroup is called The Joseph & Mary Chain. [NME] – Natalie Merchant prepares to turn William Shakespeare’s 73rd sonnet into a mushy adult-contemporary ballad. [The Independent] – Celebrate Kingdom Come‘s release date by trying to digest the news that Jay-Z is going to be on the forthcoming record by Fall Out Boy. [MTV]