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What We Know About Season Four of Arrested Development

Posted on by Amy Anderson

After about six and a half years of waiting, the Bluths could have had us thinking they’d never come back for us— but that’s why you always leave a note.  Thankfully, they left us a few.

Here are the ones we’ve gathered at Vinyl Mag:

1. From the trailer, it looks like… Michael is moving, George Michael and Maeby are dorm-mates, Buster’s hook is bedazzled, and the series didn’t say goodbye to these  Kitty. 

2. Each episode will revolve around a different character

Luckily we won’t just see a single plot from fifteen different angles, though we will get to see the characters’ paths intersect.  As Jason Bateman explained to GQ, “…the action across the episodes is happening simultaneously. If I’m driving down the street in my episode, and Gob’s going down the sidewalk on his Segway, you could stop my episode, go into his episode, and follow him and see where he’s going.”  Which means…

3. You don’t really have watch the first episode first or the last episode last…

While creator Mitchell Hurwitz says the episodes are placed in their order for a reason, Portia de Rossi says the episodes can be watched in any order because they are filmed as stand-alones.  Which for most other shows would mean not getting so hooked that you watch the entire season in one sitting…  But it’s Arrested Development… stopping the season midway would be like going to jail without eating ice-cream sandwiches.  But that’s okay, because we’ll be able to watch them all in one sitting since…

4. All the episodes will be released at once on Netflix

And Netflix has apparently been super awesome about letting Arrested Development stay Arrested Development.  According to Hurwitz, they wanted to make sure everything was as he wanted it rather than making demands.  Also…

5. The length of episodes, budget, and bleeping are pretty much the same

The closer to the Arrested Development nature the better, I say.  Unfortunately, on the other hand…

6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus won’t be in this season

’Cause HBO has Selina Meyer too busy trying to to clean up after the “50 Ways to Win in Denver” fiasco. However…

7. New characters will include Blake Anderson, Seth Rogen, Ed Helms, Isla Fisher and John Krasinski

We may not know their roles yet, but we do know Rogen filmed his scenes with…

8. Kristen Wiig, who is cast as a young Lucille

Which has led to speculation that Rogen could be cast as a young George Sr. (he may not look as much like George as the pope does, but I could still see it).  Also…

9. Conan O’Brien will be a guest star

Cast as himself, and…

10. Ron Howard (producer and narrator) and Brian Grazer (producer) will also be on-screen playing themselves

Supposedly the plot will include Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s production company, Imagine Entertainment, working on a movie about the Bluths.  Also both acting and producing…

11. Michael Cera helped write the season

Apparently Hurwitz invited him to the writer’s room for what Cera thought was a one-time thing, but he ended up staying for the whole season and gained a producer title on the credits.  Meanwhile…

12. Buster and Lucille’s relationship looks as near-incestuous as ever,

13. And Maeby is still the forgotten child

14. Somebody, at some point, is gonna be naked

The cat— or dead dove (do not eat)— isn’t totally out of the bag… but if anybody wants to place a bet, I’ve got mine right here:

15. …Also Ann is apparently still in the picture

In other news, there’s this…

pacificUV gets remixed by The Album Leaf, new album out now

Posted on by Vinyl Mag

PacificUV’s “Russian” gets remixed by The Album Leaf and can be streamed below.

They also have a new album out via Mazarine Records, After The Dream You Are Awake.

Tour Dates:
05/16 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
05/18 Athens, GA – 40 Watt
05/21 Charlottesville, VA – Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
05/22 Brooklyn, NY – The Rock Shop
05/23 New York, NY – Pianos
05/24 Philadelphia, PA – Ortlieb’s Lounge
05/25 Baltimore, MD – Golden West Cafe

Dead Confederate shares “Vacations” video

Posted on by Vinyl Mag

Dead Confederate shares their new music video for “Vacations”

 

TOUR DATES

May 15 – Knoxville, TN @ The Bowery
May 16 – Winston-Salem, NC @ The Garage
May 17 – Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat
May 18 – Annapolis, MD @ Metropolitan
May 19 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
May 21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
May 22 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
May 23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
May 24 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
May 25 – Providence, RI @ Fete Lounge
May 29 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement
May 30 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
May 31 – St. Louis, MO @ The Old Rock House
June 1 – Nashville, TN @ The High Watt

REVIEW: Valaska’s Natural Habitat

Posted on by Kate Foster

With the warm, lazy summer months ahead, what could be better than a pensive indie album with fantastic acoustic instrumentals? Enter Valaska’s new album, Natural Habitat. The brain-child of Chicago native Dave Valdez, this record will uplift you with its often cheery acoustic guitar, then force you into a state of reflection with its unabashedly meaningful lyrics.

Produced by Copeland frontman Aaron Marsh, the album is clearly the result of much introspection and a complete turnaround in musical style – Natural Habitat is far more raw and thought-provoking than Valdez’s 2010 EP. Also notable is how influenced Valdez obviously is by acts as diverse as Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, Iron & Wine, and Of Monsters and Men. This mash-up, whether Valdez is conscious of it or not, gives the listener a positively chilling indie experience.

The Elliott influence is apparent – and incredibly poignant – from the first track, “On the Surface”. Vocal layering and an emotional acoustic guitar pave the way for the song’s insightful take on man’s tendency to only scratch the surface of things. The record ironically picks up a bit with “Spanish Needles”, a tune entirely about the inevitability of death. Another favorite is “Golden Age”, a track that reveals Valdez’s experience touring with pop rock bands for a large chunk of his life – it’s undeniably catchy, even sweet, whisking us away to a different time and place.

By “Wildfire”, we’re hooked. The song presents a situation that everyone is familiar with: the promising nature of a fresh relationship, but also the care involved in seeing someone new. The title track, toward the end of the album, provides a comprehensive summary of Natural Habitat and Valdez’s new musical direction. It’s all about being alone, thinking everything through, and the array of emotions that coincide with that experience. Raw and whimsical, the track helps to wrap up the album in a beautiful little bow.