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Artist: Fun.

Album: Some Nights

Label: Fueled by Ramen

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Review by: Bill Jones

Whether music fans know it or not, they’ve probably already had some contact with Fun.’s sophomore full-length, Some Nights. The first single, “We Are Young” (featuring soul musician Janelle Monáe), was covered on Glee long before the album’s release. Then it was featured on Chuck, and then in a major Chevy commercial for the Super Bowl. Hell, it was even used in a video package for the WWE Slammy Awards.

And as fans who have heard the song and ventured to give Some Nights a listen have already found, the single and the album are both well-deserving of the attention they have received. Fun.’s Some Nights is an incredibly strong album from start to finish, save one major blemish, and quite possibly the best album to come out of the indie-pop scene since The Format’s Dog Problems. (more…)

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Origins Game Fair

Report by Jason King

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This year’s Origins Game Fair, from June 23-27, was a blast. I love board games – probably too much since, unlike video games, they take up a lot of space very quickly – and play them as much as I can. Video gamers are often surprised to find out that board game culture is very vibrant and expansive. I’ve been going to GenCon (largely a board, card and role-playing game convention) for many years, but had never been to Origins Game Fair before. (more…)

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