Pages tagged “the neptunes”

Sometimes bands are preordained for success. They just happen to be in the right place at the right time, draw attention from the right people and are embraced by the press as the next big thing. (Oh, it also helps if they're talented too). Massachusetts-based Chester French might very well be one of those bands. The duo of Harvard graduates, D.A. Wallach and Max Drummey, have enjoyed the kind of buzz last seen with the similarly hyped collegiate bands Vampire Weekend and MGMT.

We hate to feed the rumor mill here at Paste, but it's hard to ignore this potentially bad news bit of gossip. Reports have been circulating that Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo—better known as the production duo The Neptunes—are going their separate ways. Say it ain't so!