While at the Dear Jack Benefit Concert in LA, William Beckett, former front man of The Academy Is…, performed “Down And Out” acoustically. The song comes off TAI’s debut album, Almost Here, which was released in 2005. I’m sure this acoustic version of the song brought fans of The Academy Is… back to the old […]
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William Beckett performs “Down And Out” acoustic
November 12th, 2011 
Tori Thomas 
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November 9th, 2011 Tori Thomas William Beckett formally the frontman for The Academy Is… recently covered Ryan Adam’s “Come Pick Me Up.” After the split of The Academy Is…, William has been working on solo material and covering songs. If you like what you hear, you can “like” William’s music on Facebook. And if you want to stay up-to-date with […]
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October 20th, 2011 Tori Thomas William Beckett formally frontman of The Academy Is… recently covered Duran Duran’s “Ordinary World.” After the ending to The Academy Is… a couple weeks ago, William is working on solo material. Check UTG for more details about William’s new material and more cover songs.
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October 9th, 2011 James Shotwell The breakup of The Academy Is… earlier this week caused a lot of commotion on UTG and beyond. Though they only released three over the course of nine years, fans still loved TAI and made it clear their absence would be felt. Well brokenhearted teens and young adults, fear not! At least part of TAI […]
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STREAM: The Academy Is – Chicago (Acoustic)(New Song)
October 3rd, 2011 James Shotwell The Academy Is…, well, part of The Academy Is recently performed an acoustic set at a Macy’s in the Chicago area. During their show, a new song entitled “Chicago” was performed and UTG has the footage. Click past the jump to see and hear the performance, which got us pretty damn excited about the group’s […]
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New Demi Lovato song
September 21st, 2011 Tori Thomas Demi Lovato co-wrote a song with William Beckett of The Academy Is… The song is entitled, “For The Love Of A Daughter.” The track is off her new album, Unbroken, which is now available. Check out the track after the jump. What do you think of this new song?
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Cobra Starship perform “Bring It (Snakes On A Plane)” live ft William Beckett & Travis McCoy
September 11th, 2011 Tori Thomas William Beckett of The Academy Is… and Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes joined Cobra Starship on stage to perform “Bring It (Snakes On A Plane).” It was a treat for fans who attended Fueled By Ramen’s 15th anniversary show on September 9th, because the last time all three of these bands performed together was […]
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September 3rd, 2011 James Shotwell The Academy Is’ frontman William Beckett is making the news once again for his recent acoustic cover series. Today, Beckett partnered with Alternative Press to release a cover of Fall Out Boy’s “Saturday.” You can stream the performance here. These covers are not without purpose. Beckett is assisting Fueled By Ramen in promoting/celebrating their upcoming […]
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September 2nd, 2011 Jenna The Academy Is…’s William Beckett has been posting covers of five of his favorite FBR songs to celebrate Fueled By Ramen’s 15th birthday. This time around, he posted an acoustic cover of The Stereo’s “1994” as his fourth cover. FBR’s 15th birthday shows are scheduled to take place September 7 and September 9 at Terminal […]
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September 1st, 2011 Tori Thomas William Beckett of The Academy Is… has been covering five of his favorite FBR songs in honor of Fueled By Ramen’s 15th birthday. Alternative Press posted the exclusive cover of Panic! At The Disco’s “Northern Downpour” as the third cover. You can check out The Academy Is… at the Fueled By Ramen 15th anniversary shows […]
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August 31st, 2011 Tori Thomas William Beckett of The Academy Is… covered Midtown’s “Become What You Hate” in honor of Fueled By Ramen’s 15h birthday. Beckett is covering five of his favorite FBR songs exclusively for Alternative Press. The Academy Is… will be performing at FBR 15 at Terminal 15 in New York, along with other FBR bands on September […]
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August 30th, 2011 Grant Trimboli William Beckett (The Academy Is…), in honor of Fueled By Ramen’s 15th birthday, has covered five of his favorite FBR songs. Check out a video of the first one: Days Away’s “God and Mars,” by clicking past the jump. Fueled By Ramen’s 15th birthday shows are September 7 and September 9, at Terminal 5, in […]
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