Having been signed to Equal Vision Records and having released his last record, Genuine And Counterfeit, well over a year ago now, former The Academy Is… frontman William Beckett has just released a new song, which is reportedly the theme song to John Scalzi’s new NY Times Best-Selling novel, entitled Lock In. The new song, […]
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STREAM: William Beckett – “Walls”
June 26th, 2014 
Amber Wade William Beckett has a new track streaming now via The Huffington Post. Titled “Walls,” the song will be appearing on a two-song digital single from Beckett, set to be released July 1 via Equal Vision Records. Head after the jump to stream the new single and check out some more info on the track from Beckett […]
William Beckett Releases Lyric Video For “Do You Hear What I Hear?”
November 23rd, 2013 John Bazley Just in time for the start of the holiday season, William Beckett has released a lyric video for “Do You Hear What I Hear?,” his contribution to the recently released Punk Goes Christmas. Big fans of Christmas music will know that the song has been covered by the likes of Bob Dylan, Carrie Underwood, Sufjan […]
William Beckett Performs “Great Night” With The Summer Set Members
June 23rd, 2013 Grant Trimboli William Beckett was filmed performing his song “Great Night” at the Portland date of this year’s Vans Warped Tour with help from Brian Dales and Josh Montgomery (The Summer Set). This song is off of Beckett’s EP, Winds Will Change, which was released last year. Be on the lookout for news on his Equal Vision […]
Anberlin, The Maine, William Beckett Announce Fall Australian Tour
June 6th, 2013 Kyle Florence Starting September 4, the Florida-based alternative outfit Anberlin will be headlining an Australian tour, supported by The Maine and former frontman of The Academy Is…, William Beckett. Presented via Australian music site, Kill Your Stereo, and the Aussie music company, Destroy All Lines, the trio will be performing throughout the month of September, including three […]
William Beckett Teases “Benny & Joon” Single
May 29th, 2013 James Shotwell Former The Academy Is… frontman William Beckett has released a preview of his upcoming Equal Vision Records single, “Benny & Joon.” Posted as a thank you to fans for helping the pop rock frontman turned singer/songwriter reach 20,000 likes on Facebook, our first taste of “Benny & Joon” from the studio is nothing short of […]
William Beckett Announces Debut LP, Signs To Equal Vision Records
February 28th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor Today is a big day in William Beckett news. The front man for the now defunct punk-pop outfit The Academy Is… has been teasing a big announcement for the better part of the week… and here it is. Well, it’s less of an announcement and more of a collection of things. First and most importantly, […]
DOWNLOAD: William Beckett – “Scarlet (Tokyo)”
January 14th, 2013 Anthony Galasso William Beckett is offering the acoustic version of his song, “Scarlet (Tokyo)”, up for free download. The song will be off of Beckett’s upcoming acoustic record, Pioneer Sessions, which is due for release on January 21. “After releasing my EP trilogy and performing them live all year long, I wanted to jump into the studio […]
WATCH: William Beckett – “Dear Life”
December 17th, 2012 Anthony Galasso William Beckett recently performed “Dear Life” off of his latest EP, What Will Be, on Altar TV‘s Unplugged and Unrehearsed web series. “I actually wrote this song in L.A. and, um, I was severely hung over when I wrote this song,” the ex-Academy Is… vocalist explained before playing the song. “The song is essentially sort […]
MUSIC VIDEO: William Beckett – “Dear Life”
November 5th, 2012 Anthony Galasso William Beckett has released the official video for “Dear Life” off his new EP, What Will Be. The video, directed by Ryan Luciani and Jack Edinger, shows a guy and a girl dressed up for Halloween attending a variety of different parties before finally meeting each other. Pick up William Beckett’s What Will Be EP on iTunes for […]
STREAM: William Beckett – “Dear Life”
October 26th, 2012 Anthony Galasso William Beckett has released yet another song from his upcoming EP, What Will Be, which is due for release on October 30. In support of his new EP, Beckett will be on tour this November with The Rocket Summer and Never Shout Never. Check out the tour dates here Pre-order packages for What Will Be can be purchased here. “Dear […]
STREAM: William Beckett – “Our Story’s Already Been Told”
October 25th, 2012 Anthony Galasso The lovely folks over at Buzznet are streaming William Beckett’s new song, “Our Story’s Already Been Told”. The song, produced by Matt Grabe (The Maine, A Rocket To The Moon, The Summer Set), will appear on Beckett’s new EP, What Will Be, due for release on October 30. Pre-order packages for the EP are available […]