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The Academy Is… reunited after a nearly four-year disbandment to play Almost Here in its entirety for both an intimate club show and a set at Riot Fest Chicago this past September. It was at said Riot Fest set that frontman William Beckett announced to a sea of screams (which shamelessly included this writer) and […]

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. […]

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… performed in Chicago last night as a pre-Riot Fest reunion. They’ve mentioned that these performances are both “reunion” and “farewell” shows, but fans are sure to be overwhelmed with nostalgia as the group make their way through the set. The show at the Double Door Chicago last night was packed with fan […]

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. […]

So it looks like the Academy Is… are back. The band have reunited for a performance at Chicago’s Riot Fest, a gig they’re calling both a “reunion” and “Farwell” show. Well, I certainly hope the latter isn’t true. The last time I saw the band was in 2005—they were headlining over Panic! At The Disco, […]

As the cover stars of our “Most Anticipated” special, it’s only fitting that All time Low weigh in on what new music they anticipated as music fans growing up. The guys kick off their discussion talking about their love for Blink-182, leading us to wonder what they think of all the controversy surrounding Tom Delonge […]

In preparation for his upcoming spring tour with Rick Springfield, former Academy Is… singer William Becket has released a new song, “Walls,” via the Huffington Post. The track is taken from a two-song digital single, which will also feature a piano version of “Just You Wait”—set for release on July 1. Listen to the new song […]

With the inaugural APMAs only a few weeks away, we noticed a few folks online question the inclusion of Billy Corgan, the iconic frontman of alt-rock institution Smashing Pumpkins, who will receive the Vanguard Award for his consistent forward-thinking in music and art. Now, rather than scold those people (Y’all know Smashing Pumpkins were on […]

Former Academy Is… frontman William Beckett will be performing at a series of amphitheater shows this summer, supporting Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo and Rick Springfield. The 9-date U.S. run kicks off June 28 in Atlanta, Georgia. You can check out the full list of dates and a message from Beckett below. “It is my […]

When bands break up, the focus is always placed on the breakup itself: Why did the band break up? What’s the drama behind the breakup? But an interesting thing about broken-up bands is they all have last words: the final lyrics from the final song the band released. Can these lyrics tell us anything about […]

William Beckett has premiered his music video for “Benny and Joon” on Fuse's website. The track will appear on Beckett's upcoming full-length, Genuine & Counterfeit, which drops August 20 via Equal Vision Records. This will be Beckett's first full-length since embarking on his solo venture, but he released three EPs in 2012 – the most […]

In a world where half of our vocalists grumble like the cookie monster and others whine and wail, enunciation is certainly no priority, which results in endless nonsensical interpretations of lyrics. Today, the AP editorial staff share some of our favorites mondegreens. CONTRIBUTORS [RC] Rachel Campbell [SH] Scott Heisel [BK] Brian Kraus [BJM] Bridjet Mendyuk […]

“Everyone’s a critic,” they say, but the artists-turned-sneering cynics in this playlist are not only critical, they’re self-aware—and they want you to know it. Jawbreaker once so eloquently put it in a song title: “Bad Scene, Everyone’s Fault.” However, these songs are doing their part to call out the bullshit and force improvement—or are they […]

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 […]

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 […]

William Beckett Winds Will Change EP With his second solo release, former the Academy Is… vocalist William Beckett continues in the pop-rock direction his band were headed in while very much doing his own thing. Displaying a playful approach to songwriting and a keen ear for melody, he rewards TAI fans and those new to […]

William Beckett's new video for “Compromising Me” can be seen below. It's from his debut solo EP Walk The Talk. Get More: www.mtvu.com