William Beckett recently covered a song called “Don’t Mess With Texas,” which was originally released by his old band, Remember Maine. Check out a video of the performance below by clicking “Read More”.
William Beckett (ex-The Academy Is…) and Bonaventure recently played a cover of Fall Out Boy’s “Yule Shoot Your Eye Out.” Check it out below by clicking “Read More”.
William Beckett (ex-The Academy Is…), Into It. Over It., Bonaventure, and Jennifer Hall will be playing Snakes & Suits second annual acoustic Christmas on December 30th at Reggie’s in Chicago, IL. Tickets are on sale here.
William Beckett (ex-The Academy Is…) has been in Nashville, TN since Wednesday working on new songs for his new project. You can read an update from Beckett below by clicking “Read More”.
New Live Performance: ”La La Lie (Ft. William Beckett)” // Jack’s Mannequin
New Live Performance: ”Sputter (Ft. Andrew McMahon)” // William Beckett
New Live Performance: ”Everything We Had” // William Beckett
New Song: ”You And I Against The World (Live)” // William Beckett
New Cover: ”Come Pick Me Up (Originally by Ryan Adams)” // William Beckett
The Academy Is… called it a day a few weeks ago, and bassist Adam Siska has announced that he has officially joined Say Anything on bass. You can read a statement from Max Bemis and Adam Siska below by clicking “Read More”.
The Academy Is… were set to support Jack’s Mannequin on the second half of a fall headlining tour, but the band of course recently announced their break up. Jack’s has now announced that Lenka, Allen Stone, and Scars On 45 will be replacing The Academy Is… on different spots during the remaining dates of the tour. Check out additional details below by clicking “Read More”.
New Cover: ”Ordinary World (Originally by Duran Duran)” // William Beckett
- The Academy Is… broke-up.
- Max Bemis began recording a new Painful Splits record.
- Bayside began filming a new documentary of the band’s history.
- Paramore announced plans to release multiple new singles.
- You, Me & Everyone We Know will be playing their first show since March.
- Valencia went on an indefinite-hiatus with plans to play one final show.
- My Chemical Romance are planning a summer 2012 release for new material.
- Dates for the 2012 Vans Warped Tour were revealed.
- Make Do And Mend will be releasing a new acoustic EP.
- Yellowcard are releasing an acoustic version of their latest album.
- The third Right Away, Great Captain! record will be coming out in early 2012.
- Daytrader signed to Rise Records.
- It looks like A Day To Remember and Rise Against will be touring.
- Such Gold and A Loss For Words’s split was finally announced.
- Panic! At The Disco are writing new music.
Fans are still shocked from The Academy Is…’s break-up announcement this past weekend, but William Beckett has now done an in-depth interview discussing the break-up and his solo work. Beckett mentioned that there were eight-month stretches where the band didn’t speak on the road at all whatsoever, among a slew of other information. Read the full interview here and a snippet of it below by clicking “Read More”.
The Academy Is… broke up yesterday, and William Beckett issued his own statement regarding the end of the band. Many fans however missed that Beckett said he would be working on his own album in the coming months and that he has “never felt more freedom and inspiration.” When the album will be released and with who have yet to be determined, but more details will obviously be released as time goes on. You can check out Beckett’s original statement below by clicking “Read More”.
