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An Open Letter to Michael Cera

Oct 10, 2008, 12:23am

Michael Cera's sad betrayal of Arrested Development fans has been duly noted. However, that doesn't deal with his well-documented portrayal of everything wrong with the so-called "indie music" scene of today (see: Juno, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist). Fortunately, there is a medicine out there strong enough to remedy this. I give you: An Open Letter to Michael Cera .

Artists: Michael Cera

Tags: Commentary, Michael Cera

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