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The Academy Is... give fans a chance to own piece of band's history

Brace yourselves The Academy Is… fans, for you can now purchase a piece of TAI history. Drummer Andy “The Butcher” Mrotek has opened a Reverb shop to sell his drum gear the band used during tours, but you’ll need to act fast before it’s gone! Read more: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ directors kept script from Tom Holland The Academy […]

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Fueled By Ramen bands support Andy Mrotek with "We Love The Butcher" benefit t-shirt

Cobra Starship, The Academy Is…, Gym Class Heroes, Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco are releasing a t-shirt with all proceeds going to Andy “The Butcher” Mrotek to help pay his medical bills. Mrotek, former drummer of The Academy Is…, was assaulted last month in the Humboldt Park area of Milwaukee, WI. Those […]

William Beckett to perform benefit show for Andy Mrotek on Stageit

After the recent injuries former Academy Is drummer Andy Mrotek sustained from an assault, ex-frontman-turned-solo-artist William Beckett will be performing a live show via stageit.com with all the proceeds from the show going to benefit Mrotek's upcoming time in the hostpital. Read a statement from Beckett below and you can purchase tickets here. “Last week, my […]

Andy "The Butcher" Mrotek (ex-The Academy Is..., The Animal Upstairs) details assault via Twitter

Andy “The Butcher” Mrotek has taken to his Twitter to detail an alleged assault that happened while he was walking in the Humboldt Park area of Milwaukee, WI. According to his tweets, Mrotek got “jumped,” which included a vase's getting smashed in his face and kicked in his eyes. The injuries the former TAI drummer […]

Andy Mrotek on leaving the Academy Is... and focusing on his new band, the Animal Upstairs

In the wake of the announcement of his departure from the Academy Is…, drummer Andy “the Butcher” Mrotek says the last few days have been emotional but also a relief. AP caught up with him in California, as he prepares to move back to Milwaukee to fill out the Animal Upstairs’ lineup with friends from […]

The Academy Is...: Rock 'N' Roll High School

On their previous record, THE ACADEMY IS… were thrown into every quandary you can imagine, from crippling self-doubt to in-fighting within their ranks. Somehow they’ve been able to dial down the drama by visiting a place that’s been responsible for generating neuroses in most of us. Story By: Emily Zemler Photos: Taylor Gahm It’s cloudy […]

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