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Message from the Band

You listen to our songs, watch our videos, and cheer us on. NOW we want you to help us CREATE from the beginning. The premise is simple: You take the snapshots and we will write the soundtrack. We are looking for...[read more]

Recent Silent Movie Records signees Rushmore Academy now have their brand new E.P. entitled Dramatics & Theatrics available for pre-order on Smartpunk.com. Expect Winter and Spring tour dates to be announced shortly.

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Spin.com is in the studio with The Academy Is ... read the entire article here.

Rushmore Academy have posted a new song on myspace. The song is taken from their new EP, Dramatics & Theatrics, due out November 21st.

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This news might be a little old, but for those who didn't know, Butch Walker is producing The Academy Is...' new record.

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The Academy Is... photoblogging while they're in the studio recording their new album.

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Liars Academy have reformed as a five piece. They've posted a new demo on myspace.

The Academy Is... have left an update on their website regarding Tom Conrad leaving the band to pursue other interests.

Message

After two years on the road together, Tom and the Academy Is... have gone in seperate directions. Tom and his photographs can be found at forevernever.net. William, Mike, Adam, and The Butcher can be found in an abandoned warehouse, somewhere on the southside of Chicago writing their...[read more]

Recent Silent Movie Records signing Rushmore Academy has named their Silent Movie debut Dramatics & Theatrics, and it is set to be released on November 21st, 2006. The CD Release show will take place the following day, November 22nd, in the form of a Toga Themed Party at the Creepy Crawl in St. Louis, MO. Show up in Toga Apparel and receive a copy of "Dramatics & Theatrics" for free. Download the single, "Have A Kick Ass Summer" and hear...[read more]

The Academy Is... has posted a MTV-exclusive fan-inspired song and video entitled "Summer Song" here. The band was given their fans' pictures from the summer and were asked to write a soundtrack to accompany the slideshow.

Silent Movie Records (Hit the Lights, I Am the Pilot) has signed Rushmore Academy.

Press Release

Rushmore Academy, founded in 2004, is comprised of Steve (Vocals, Guitar, Programming); Rocky (Guitar, Vocals); Craig (Keyboards, Vocals); Jason (Bass, Vocals); and Matt (Drums, Vocals). Having sold over 1,300 copies of their...[read more]

Bel Air Academy has posted 2 new songs off of their new CD, Repeat This Over, on Myspace. Don't forget you can pre-order the CD now at for only $8 and get it 2 weeks before it's in stores.

You can now pre-order Bel Air Academy's CD Repeat This Over right here for only $8 and get it 2 weeks before it actually comes out. Two lucky winners will receive a VIP prize pack courtesy of World Artist/Stowaway Records.

The Academy Is.... have a brand new website.

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Here is the tracklisting for the Bel Air Academy full length titled Repeat this Over, coming out on September 26th through Stowaway/World Artist Records.

Tracklisting

1. If life were as easy as you, I'd still get screwed
2. And..Scene
3. Problem Free (Is the...[read more]

The new The Academy Is... video can be seen at MySpace by searching "The Academy Is."

Bel Air Academy have signed to Stowaway Records. Their full length, Repeat This Over, will be out September 26th.

Yesterday at the Warped Tour in Bonner Springs, KS, The Academy Is... covered Gnarls Barkley's in the song "Black Mamba". The video to this can be seen here.

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William from The Academy Is... launched a new journal TheWilliamBeckett.com.

Rushmore Academy are entering Engine Studios (Chicago, IL) on July 14th to record their next E.P. They will be working with producer/engineer Marc Mcclusky (Hit the Lights, Farewell). Expect a September release date.

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The Academy Is... would like to make their fans apart of their upcoming dvd they are planning. Please submit any questions you'd like to see the band answer. They can be anything! The only catch is that the deadline is this Monday April 24th! Email any questions to "liesarelies@gmail.com" and make the title "TAI QUESTION". More info on the release very soon. For now, get excited.

Go here to listen to The Academy Is... covering R.E.M.'s "Superman". The song will appear on the upcoming Sound Of Superman compilation due out on May 23rd.

The new The Academy Is... single for "Slow Down" can be requested at the following radio stations. Also, if you missed the video for "Slow Down", it can be viewed here.

Radio Stations

CHICAGO, IL (Q101)
312-591-8300
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The Punk Video Guys have posted a live video of The Academy Is... performing "The Fever" on their MySpace page.

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The Academy Is... have added a new video called "Flannigan and Mr. Janes" to the 'TAI TV' section of their site.

The Academy Is have posted a new episode of TAI TV on their website entitled "The Godfather: Coin Flip (Episode 2)."

The Academy Is... will be on Last Call With Carson Daly tonight at 12:30 AM EST.

The Academy Is... will be the next contestant on Xbox Live's "Game With Fame." Fans that want to challenge the group in Project Gotham Racing® 2 should look for the band's Xbox Live gamertag "theacademyisGWF" on Friday, March 10 between 12:00-1:30PM PST (3:00-4:30 PM EST).

The Academy Is... posted a new video titled "Heads Or Tails For What?!" under the TAI TV section of their website. Check it out! Also go read Rohan's TAI interview.

I have posted my interview with Mike Carden of The Academy Is... right here.