February 6th marks the five year anniversary of the release of The Academy Is' Almost Here. The band has announced a special show in Chicago to celebrate the release.

In a new The Academy Is... interview, the band discusses how they've grown over the past few years, and that they will be releasing another album soon.

from the interview

Will: We’re not making an EP though, we’re going to make a full-length. It’s not going to be just anything, it’s going to be a big, big effort....[read more]

The Academy Is... will be taking some time off from the touring and recording process for a while.

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A video interview with The Academy Is... can be seen in the replies.

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A video of The Academy Is... playing "Ghosts" for the first time live is in the replies.

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Now that's how you close out September.

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The Academy Is... will be filling in for All-American Rejects at tonight's Blink-182 concert due to Tyson Ritter's leg surgery.

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The Academy Is' new EP is now available on iTunes.

A new The Academy Is song titled "Sputter" (feat. Andrew McMahon) can be heard here. The band's new EP comes out tomorrow.

William Beckett admits to being a father.

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Check out the covers for next month's issue of AltPress in the replies.

The Academy Is... will release Lost in Pacific Time digitally on September 22nd. Stream clips here.

Track Listing
01) I'm Yours Tonight
02) Days Like Masquerades
03) Sputter
04) New York (Saint in the City)
05) In the Rearview

A new The Academy Is... song called "I'm Yours Tonight" off their new EP, Lost In Pacific Time, can be found here.

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A new The Academy Is... song, "Days Like Masquerades," can be seen being performed acoustically by Adam and William at their old high school in the replies.

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At the end of this preview there's a clip of a new Academy Is... song.

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The Academy Is... will be releasing their new EP in the fall.

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The Academy Is' new song "Fox on the Run" will be released on the soundtrack for upcoming film When in Rome, starring Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel and Will Arnett.

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AltPress is asking you who you want on the AltPress Tour this year. Potential bands include Lostprophets, Anberlin, and The Academy Is.

According to William Beckett's twitter, The Academy Is... will be doing a collaboration with Andrew McMahon.

The Academy Is... has launched a new episode of TAI TV.

The Academy Is..., Boys Like Girls, Gym Class Heroes, and The Veronicas will be going on a short tour in July. Dates in the replies.

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Adam Siska of The Academy Is' recent operation on his hand was a success.

Bill Beckett wrote a song with Demi Lovato.

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Adam from The Academy Is... sliced his finger pretty bad on glass last night. He needs surgery.

The Academy Is...'s new TAI TV is now available on iTunes.

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William Beckett (The Academy Is) apparently loves him some Good Old War.

Our friends over at Idolator sat down with William Beckett. See the interview here.

From the Interview

It was always my goal, and as the band, to evolve with along with our audience, to mature with them. Especially with an album like Fast Times... where I revisited a lot of times in my life...[read more]

Congratulations to Michael Guy Chislett (The Academy Is...) who was recently married.

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William Beckett from The Academy Is posted the following update last night. The band's acoustic tour kicks off today; click here for dates.

Message

In roughly two hours I will be hailing a cab en route to Woodfield Mall, the momentary idle-spot and the no-longer-secret bus stop pick up location. There, I’ll be rendezvousing with...[read more]

Empires have been added to The Academy Is.. Acoustic Tour starting April 1st.