almost here

Return to ‘Riot!’ with Paramore’s first major AltPress 2007 interview

Featured in the August 2007 issue (229), Hayley Williams made her Alternative Press cover debut ahead of Warped Tour 2007 before Paramore appeared on the cover of issue 235 as the Band Of The Year in February 2008. Following the release of their sophomore album in June 2007, ‘Riot!,’ the group were interviewed by Jonah […]

10 albums from the 2000s that have no skippable tracks

There’s no shortage of perfect alternative songs from the 2000s. But can the same thing really be said about albums? You know what we’re talking about. It’s why we often opted to spend our $10 iTunes gift cards on assorted singles rather than full records. After all, why take up any fraction of that precious […]

Could ‘Almost Here’ bring the Academy Is... back for another reunion gig?

Back in February, the Academy Is… celebrated the 15th anniversary of their debut album Almost Here. Now, Adam Siska has revealed that the Academy Is… intended to further celebrate the album’s anniversary this year. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, those plans quickly changed. Despite this, Siska teases that another reunion could still happen in […]

10 emo songs from 2005 that never left your playlist

It’s hard to fathom that 2005 was 15 years ago, but it’s even harder to imagine that songs such as “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” and “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” have been spinning on repeat for one-and-half decades. 2005 birthed both classic emo anthems and killer debut albums from some of our favorite artists. Check […]

The Academy Is... announce ‘Almost Here’ 15th anniversary celebration

The Academy Is… will live on in our hearts forever. After dominating the scene in the early to mid-2000s, they haven’t performed together since their 2015 reunion shows. Earlier this month, TAI posted a photo that is strikingly similar to the cover of their debut album Almost Here‘s cover art. Almost Here is approaching its 15 year anniversary in […]

The Academy Is... officially announce 'Almost Here' 10-year anniversary tour

During their reunion set at Riot Fest Chicago, the Academy Is… revealed that they will be embarking on a 10-year anniversary tour for their debut studio album, Almost Here, in December Tickets go on sale this coming Friday, September 18. A full list of dates and locations can be found below.  Read more: The Academy Is… are back. […]

The Academy Is... announce 'Almost Here' 10th anniversary tour at Riot Fest

Reports are coming in from our correspondents at Chicago's Riot Fest that William Beckett of the Academy Is… just announced a 10th anniversary tour of Almost Here on stage. According to Beckett, the band will play the album in full on tour this December. Let the hype commence! Read more: “It was like it never ended”—William […]

The Academy Is... singer William Beckett looks back on debut album, 'Almost Here'

When the Academy Is… announced that they would be reuniting for a one-off, 10-year anniversary set at Riot Fest later this year, fans went berserk. And rightfully so—their beloved band are returning for a performance of their debut album, Almost Here, it its entirety. How crazy is that? Read more: The Academy Is… are back. […]