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So I know I just trashed him the other day, but I have to come back and say that despite the downright silliness of the afore-quoted comment, I am really enjoying this track "International Swagger". Apparently it's a bonus track on the Japanese version of his new album. Bong Bong. Thanks for the link to Spine Magazine, a site I visit everyday.

"International Swagger" by Pharrell


I think one of Pharrell's main cool points is that he was in the high school band and that he was a drummer.



See the drummers are always the only cool ones in the High School Band, relative to the rest of the band that is. I was a drummer in high school, till my teen angst was just too much for the man to handle and I quit. This is one of the main reasons that I'm cooler than MC Abstract Douchipster, since his High School Band time didn't involve rebellious quitting or the drums.



zing!
peace.

Pharrell Pontificates, The President Snorts, Phonte Guest Stars, and the Nico is in the spotlight.

"That was stupid," Williams now says of the single's ill-timed release. "But it was also about being an artist and not giving a fuck. Warhol didn't give a fuck. Basquiat didn't give a fuck . They cared about how they moved the culture."

-Pharrell Williams
on the release of his single
"Can I have it like that?"
roughly 6 months before
the album's release

Okay, I couldn't say I'm the biggest fan of Pharrell, but I do like a lot of stuff he does. Either way, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that Pharrell is being downright silly comparing himself to Warhol and Basquiat. I mean, maybe you could make a case somewhere, maybe with a shoe he designed, but he's talking about a Gwen Stefani song here. Damn, man.



This Silly left wing propaganda has some G0! Team in the credits. Check it out.


I heard a DJ Shadow track today with the vocals provided by Phonte from Little Brother. This song is cool as hell. As the track continues, it goes further and further into the blues, and farther away from hip hop. Clocking in around seven and a half minutes, this is a really interesting move by DJ Shadow. I don't wanna give away the surprise, but the last line of the song is so key.

"Backstage Girl" feat. Phonte by DJ Shadow


This list of the "50 Most Influential Albums" was brought to my attention by the Douchiest of Hipsters. Although I don't agree with every number on the list (Sorry, I have to throw that in just to keep pretension levels high here at Cigarbox-Guitars. Not that it's ever been a problem.), but it is a really well put together list.

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