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William played the Acoustic Basement tent of the 2013 Van's Warped Tour, where he played not only "Benny & Joon", but much of his solo discography and a few The Academy Is... songs. [ 18 ] The eagerly anticipated Genuine and Counterfeit was released August 20, 2013, [ 13 ] though he leaked it to Alternative Press five days prior. [ 19 ]
On William Beckett's Twitter page, it was said The Academy Is... have finished recording their new EP, Lost in Pacific Time: The AP/EP. It was released on September 22, 2009 on iTunes, and was sold on the AP Fall Ball Tour. A limited number were also sold on their webstore [15] The track "I'm Yours Tonight" was released on the band's Myspace page.
Genuine & Counterfeit is the first solo studio album by American singer William Beckett. The album is the first full-length released by William since the break-up of his band The Academy Is.... It was released by the New York-based independent record label, Equal Vision Records, and produced by Marc McClusky.
The music video directed by Alan Ferguson focuses on William Beckett, beginning with a second more violent and unpleasant version of him leaving his apartment. The real William Beckett then follows, as his alter ego causes havoc. The final scene shows Beckett rushing onstage as the band is playing, and continually pummels his doppelganger.
The title refers to the high school to which William Beckett and Adam Siska went, [3] and is a play on the title of the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The album cover photo was taken by William Beckett's sister, Courtney Beckett, and shows William sitting on a couch with Naomi, who was guitarist Michael Guy Chislett’s girlfriend at ...
On April 13, 2004, the Academy Is signed to Fueled by Ramen; in the same month, they went on tour supporting Less Than Jake. [8] On July 6, 2004, a demo of "Slow Down" was posted on their PureVolume account; that same month, they went toured the US with Fall Out Boy, Armor for Sleep and Bayside.
The marbles on a counter that she knocked down go back into the bowl, a present that she knocked out of Beckett's hands goes back into place, and she finally walks back to where she was talking to her friends. The video ends with Beckett singing the last line and walking away as the camera turns to where a sign on a wall says "Happy Birthday."
Lost in Pacific Time: The AP/EP is an EP by The Academy Is... [1] It was released on September 22, 2009 to the iTunes Store, and was also sold on the AP Fall Ball Tour. A limited amount was also available from the band's website. The first track, "I'm Yours Tonight", was made available for play on The Academy Is...'s MySpace page. Another track ...