William Beckett of The Academy Is… posted a cover of The Smiths’ “Ask.” Check out the cover below.
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William Becket covers “Ask”
May 26th, 2011 
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May 24th, 2011 Jacob Tender Yup, The Academy Is… has announced that Andy Mrotek and Michael Guy Chislett have officially left the band. They issued the following statement.
New music from The Animal Upstairs
May 24th, 2011 Tori Thomas Andy “The Butcher” Mrotek, drummer for The Academy Is… has released music on his side project, The Animal Upstairs. The group is Mrotek and vocalist Sierra Shardae. You can listen to five new tracks from the band here.
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March 24th, 2011 Tori Thomas According to a tweet by William Beckett, lead singer for The Academy Is…, the band is still working on a new album.
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December 21st, 2010 Tori Thomas Fueled By Ramen posted a 2010 look back video on youtube. The video also features albums to look forward to in 2011. Check out the video after the jump!
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November 28th, 2010 Grant Trimboli In a recent interview with The Academy Is… frontman, Will Beckett, he discusses the fact that he is now married as well as the direction of the band’s upcoming album. More after the link.
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The Academy Is… Vocalist To Be In Short Film
July 13th, 2010 Matth WIlliam Beckett be the unnamed narrator in the upcoming short film, The Fall Of The House Of Usher”.
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December 15th, 2009 Grant Trimboli Courtesy of Alternative Press: Chicago pop-punkers and recent AP tour alumni The Academy Is… have announced a special 5th year anniversary concert of their debut album “Almost Here.” The show will take place February 6th at Chicago’s famous Metro and opening the show will be Sing It Loud. Tickets go onsale this Saturday with a […]
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July 22nd, 2009 James Shotwell Alternative Press Magazine is giving readers a double dose f live music this year by introducing the AP Fallball Tour! Much like the annual spring tour, this eclectic line-up will cover America from coast to coast with some of the hottest bands in the scene. This fall’s line-up: Mayday Parade [Co-headlining] The Academy Is… [Co-headling] […]
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