William Beckett (ex-The Academy Is…) recently did a session with Daytrotter and it is now live on their website. Three of the four songs come off his Walk The Talk EP. William has been on the road for the past month touring in the US on his Walk The Talk tour, Japan with Mayday Parade […]
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William Beckett’s Daytrotter Session
June 15th, 2012 
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June 6th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Former The Academy Is… singer William Beckett is on a solo mission and has released his new music video for the single “Compromising Me.” This pop rock anthem has a unique feel of Weezer and Beck intertwined and proves to brighten up our morning. Act now and pick up his debut solo EP, entitled Walk […]
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Relient K Announce Summer Tour
May 24th, 2012 Tori Thomas Relient K have announced a summer tour with Hellogoodbye, William Beckett, and House of Heroes. Relient K have been in the studio recording for a new album. No word on when the band plans on releasing the album. The tour will be hitting cities in the South and West coast, starting July 22nd and ending […]
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May 17th, 2012 Tori Thomas Under The Gun sent photographer Tori Thomas to the Walk The Talk Tour featuring William Beckett (formally frontman of The Academy Is…) and Cara Salimando. The show took place at The Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights, OH on May 10th. I arrived to this early show not knowing what the night would have in store […]
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William Beckett Performs The Academy Is… Songs
May 11th, 2012 Grant Trimboli At the latest stop of the Walk The Talk Tour William Beckett was filmed performing three songs from The Academy Is…, that can be seen right here. Beckett was shot at The Pike Room in Pontiac, Michigan performing “Down And Out,” “Classifieds,” and “The Fever.” Please check out all of the acoustic songs by clicking […]
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May 8th, 2012 Tori Thomas William Beckett (formally The Academy Is…) is currently on tour around the east coast. He is playing a number of his solo songs and some Academy Is songs. A fan captured a video of William performing The Academy Is…’s hit “We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands” acoustically in Madison, WI. You can check […]
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April 21st, 2012 James Shotwell In a new interview with PropertyOfZack, former The Academy Is… frontman William Beckett confirmed plans to release 3 EPs this year (including his recently released, Walk The Talk EP). The story, which went live yesterday, can be found here. In the article, POZ talks with William about his venture into a solo career, the reasons […]
William Beckett Performs “Oh, Love!” Acoustic
April 18th, 2012 Grant Trimboli William Beckett (ex-frontman of The Academy Is…) released his solo EP, entitled Walk The Talk, yesterday and MTV is celebrating by releasing a special acoustic performance of “Oh, Love!” This material still holds true to The Academy Is… style and brings in some newer influences on top of it. Truly a special performance for all […]
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April 17th, 2012 Tori Thomas William Beckett (ex-frontman of The Academy Is…) released his solo EP entitled Walk The Talk today (April 17th). The first single from the EP was “Compromising Me” and appears as the first song on the EP. If you are interested in this release, you can purchase the EP on iTunes. Also if you would like […]
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April 3rd, 2012 Grant Trimboli William Beckett (ex-frontman of The Academy Is…) has released a footage performing a new song called “You Never Give Up” and can be seen right here on UTG! This passionate song shows us where Beckett is picking his career back up at, after the split with his band became a reality. He performed his new […]
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William Beckett to Release Debut Solo EP
March 18th, 2012 Tori Thomas William Beckett (ex-frontman of The Academy Is…) will release his solo EP entitled Walk The Talk on April 17th. The first single from the EP will be “Compromising Me” and will be released Tuesday, March 20th. You can check out the EP artwork & track listing after the jump. If you are interested in this […]
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Mayday Parade/Every Avenue And More Reveal Japan Tour
March 12th, 2012 Grant Trimboli It has been revealed that Mayday Parade and Every Avenue will be going out on a special Beyond The Blue Tour in Japan and UTG has the official details. The run will begin in early June. This unique tour experience from the two bands will find support from friends in There For Tomorrow and William […]
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