Has Pharrell done anything even remotely interesting and/or big since 'Can I Have It Like That' came out a year ago?

so, no.

etc. etc. etc.

'In My Mind' is definitely one of the worst records I've heard all year though, although I do like 'Raspy Shit'.

1) When was the last time anyone saw Chad Hugo?

and

2) When Pharrell talks about all his jewlery and boats and shit, he seems really bored with it. The only times he expresses any real emotion or feelings (other than "I HAVE A BONER AND AM WILLING TO USE IT") is when he talks about his dead grandmother or how he was mistreated in high school. So, basically, it made me wonder, is Pharrell depressed? Does dude need a hug?

Subquestion: If someone hugs him, will he please stop polluting his beats with those terrible-sounding misplaced snare hits? I will hug him for that.

varsity jkt - $1280
butt ugly jeans - $290
swarovski studded t-shirt - $500
very random t-shirt - $92
i would wear this if i was actually from baltimore - $75

Pharell is apparently very concerned with pollution, as you will learn if you listen to the song he's singing on off the new Cassius album (i know, wtf? actually, it makes sense when you think of the pedro winter nigo alliance, and that pharell is apparently trying to steal uffie away from feadz). it is an unironic (but possibly funny and possibly insanely good or horrible?) ode to conservation, awareness and a hopeful plea for a reasonable future (ha ha?).

http://www.vulture.com/2013/05/pharrell-williams-expands-his-palette.html

Talking with Nabisco about his many projects

Now that is a fine interview.

The profile stuff in the interview is great. Although he kind of gingerly covers the change from when Neptunes songs were top of the charts through to NERD and other later efforts:

That sound inevitably lost some of its purchase on the charts, by which point the Neptunes were already diversifying into new enterprises anyway; by the turn of the decade, they were recording and touring with their live band, N*E*R*D, and Williams was working on projects like the soundtrack for the animated film Despicable Me (or, as of last year, helping score the Oscars broadcast). Lately, though, he’s back to accumulating high-profile solo production and songwriting credits, and some of the songs they’ve been attached to have strayed far from the frosty, snap-and-clack appeal of the old Neptunes sound: They’ve been, one notices, pretty lush.

“and there was a lot of minimal stuff for so long. It was like: Boom. Pssh. And I could just”—he makes that snare sound again, this time miming a gun to the head. “It was just too much. So I needed color. Everybody else was like steely, minimal. I was like color, rainbow, many different versions of the rainbow. Rainbow, but with tertiary colors. Rainbow, gingham print.”

Gingham print = Little House on the Pharrell

not clear from article: is he still working with chad hugo? and if not, when did they break up?

google says that Chad dj'd Pharrell's recent birthday party.

Chad is also doing this:

http://hypetrak.com/2013/03/mssl-cmmnd-chad-hugo-dj-daniel-biltmore-why-fight-the-space-age-mixtape/

Chad is still a full partner in N.E.R.D. co-writing/producing/performing everything (last album was 2 and a half yrs ago but i think they've toured more recently than that), does stuff w/ Kenna and other Star Trak acts, co-produces with Pharrell still occasionally (last thing i can think of is the Pusha/Tyler single). so i get the impression there was never a break and they just don't feel the need to be constantly teamed up. xp

Meantime, if you have, um, some time...

http://www.csnowheaties.com/2013/05/27/the-neptunes-the-other-side-of-the-planet-the-complete-collection-presented-by-csnw-cory-townes/

Will use the opportunity to rep for this Pharrell produced single from last year. Very lush and didn't really made any waves anywhere (too inoffensive I guess) but I love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RSXJUG8Sa0

Yuna - Live Your Life

Meantime, if you have, um, some time...

http://www.csnowheaties.com/2013/05/27/the-neptunes-the-other-side-of-the-planet-the-complete-collection-presented-by-csnw-cory-townes/

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, May 29, 2013 1:15 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

HFS. someone needs to make like a 3- or 4-disc "best of" out of all this stuff. i don't even know that my HD can fit like thirteen separate neptunes boxed sets.

Yo Moka. You were right.