Break-ups: The Academy Is… (2003-2011)
Chicago based power-pop band The Academy Is... have broken up. After parting ways with drummer Andy Mrotek and lead guitarist Michael Guy Chislett back in May, the band attempted to begin recording their 4th LP together but decided to split instead: After nine years and…
October 13, 2011

Break-ups: KROQ to stream webcast of Epicenter 2010
KROQ will be streaming this years' Epicenter 2010 live. The main stage will feature alternative and hip hop acts on September 25th and punk and rock acts including Blink 182, Rise Against,…
September 23, 2010

Break-ups: Auction to raise money for Maureen Waters
An auction has been launched to help raise money for Maureen Waters, mother of New Found Glory vocalist Jordan Pundik. As reported earlier, Waters was rushed to Broward General Medical Center CVICU due to a sudden, unidentified infection which has severely weakened her heart. She is in critical, yet stable condition with only 10% of her heart working on it's own, and may need a transplant. Because Maureen…
December 18, 2009

Tours: The Academy Is, Mayday Parade, Set Your Goals on AP's Fall Ball Tour
Alternative Press has announced the lineup and tour dates for their AP Fall Ball Tour . The shows kick off on September 24th in Pittsburgh…
August 13, 2009

Tours: Set Your Goals, You Me At Six, The Secret Handshake and The Academy Is... plan tour
Set Your Goals, You Me At Six, the Secret Handshake and The Academy Is... are among the bands confirmed for the forthcoming AP Tour: Fall Ball assembled by Alternative Press Magazine. Dates and one additional headliner are expected to be announced shortly.…
July 23, 2009

Tours: Groezrock confirms final lineup
Groezrock Festival has added four more acts to the lineup, thereby finalizing the band list for 2009. The additions are Sounds Like Violence from Sweden, Beneath the Massacre, The Academy Is... and No Fun At All. Other bands scheduled to appear include MxPx,…
March 04, 2009

Tours: Year End Lists: Chicago Sun-Times. Onion AV Club, Rolling Stone
Another trio of year end lists coming your way. This batch includes The Chicago Sun-Times who named Shot Baker, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Vivian Girls, Saul Williams, Fleet Foxes, TV On The Radio, Weezer and…
December 22, 2008

Tours: Year End Lists: Rolling Stone, Emusic, Time, Suicide Squeeze
It's December, so music critics everywhere are raring to post their "Best of 2008" lists. To prevent every single story on Punknews.org from being another top ten list, we'll periodically summarize some of the more popular/submitted lists for you in a single story. The second batch comes from some diverse places; first up, Rolling Stone Magazine which named…
December 15, 2008

Tours: The Academy Is...: "Radio (Alkaline Trio)"
The Academy Is...'s William Beckett recently recorded a cover of Alkaline Trio's beloved track, "Radio." You can click Read More for the…
December 04, 2008

Tours: New Warped Tour documentary covers '95 through present
Lush Productions has unveiled Warped Tour Documentary, which covers the festival from 1995 through present day. This is not to be confused with the other Warped DVD due this year, Vans Warped Tour 2007 [DVD] and is due out December 2, 2008. Featured bands include Rancid, Bad Religion,…
November 25, 2008