Sam Means (The Format) has released a new song on his Bandcamp page called "Bigger Hearts."

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Yes, that is Sam Means from The Format in the new AT&T commercial.

Braden McCall and Sean McCall of The Format have a new band, Dead Wildlife. You can download their debut EP for free, here.

Actor Kal Penn loves The Format. Can the guy get any more awesome?

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A video of Dave Melillo covering The Format's "The First Single" is in the replies.

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"The Sinking of Santa Isabel Soundtrack", featuring music by Sam Means of The Format, can be streamed here.

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Download a new mp3 from Sam Means (ex-The Format) here.

Sam Means (The Format) has completed his new project. You can download the first song here, and all of the information about the release (including a message from Sam) can be found in the replies.

Stream the new fun. album here.

A new fun. song can be heard in the replies.

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fun. has added their current tour merch to their online store.

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A new fun. song called "Walking the Dog" can be seen being played in the replies.

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fun. played a new song tonight in Boston, check out the video in the replies.

If you sign up for fun.'s mailing list - you'll get a free download of "At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)."

fun.'s new album will be titled Aim and Ignite.

You can sign up here to be part of the fun. street team.

Tom Gates (ex-manager of The Format - now traveling the world to write a book like the extreme bad-ass that he is) wrote a blog entry on the one year anniversary of the band's demise. If you ever wondered how the band break-up went down ... this is a great read.

A new Fun song can be heard in the replies.

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The Format is having a merch sale. Use the promo code "winter" for an extra 10% off (the code also works on Fun's page.)

Check out a new Fun song played live - in the replies.

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Head to the replies to watch Fun perform a new song live.

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We recently asked Fun (the new band featuring Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff, and Andrew Dost) a bunch of user-submitted questions. You can read their answers here.

An article with Nate Ruess discussing Fun can be read here.

From the Article

I can sympathize with Brett Farve," Ruess jokes, likening his recent fish-out-of-water experience following the death of the Format and his desire to get back in the game and complete his maturation as a songwriter to the New York...[read more]

Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff and Andrew Dost are proud to announce a new band called Fun. Ruess, the former front man and songwriter of the much beloved band The Format, has been quietly assembling songs for Fun, following the dissolution of his former band. Fun will be comprised of Dost, formerly with Michigan's Anathallo, and Antonoff, who is currently performing double duty with his band, Steel Train. Beginning September 1st, the trio will enter a Los Angeles studio with producer Steven McDonald (Red Kross) and arranger Roger...[read more]

The name on The Format's myspace has turned into "are you having fun?" with a top friends change to the number one friend being "Fun." Want the skinny? I'd check back on Monday.

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Sam Means (ex-The Format) and his new merch company will be present (via a booth) at a few select Warped Tour dates. He'll be selling "Hello Merch" shirts made by him. Everyone should go say hi and rub his beard - they'll be giving away free stuff.

Warped Dates

6/20 Pomona 6/22 Ventura
6/25...[read more]

We're giving away test pressings of The Format's Snails EP 12" vinyl as well as their "Time Bomb" 7" vinyl. We have one test pressing of each signed by both Nate and Sam; these are rare and not for sale anywhere. To enter, email contests@absolutepunk.net with the subject line "Format Vinyl" and correctly name Sam and Nate's band before The Format. Don't forget to include your full name and your preference to which of the two test pressings you would like, as we are choosing two...[read more]

The Format have released new merch including the Snails EP on vinyl and new shirts.

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We already posted about The Format going on "hiatus" - we don't need any more of those submissions.

The Format have put the band on hiatus while taking time to focus on other projects. Find all of the info in the replies. Nate will be releasing his first non-Format album later this year.