Posts By Sam Brookes

Does anyone remember that Morgan Freeman interview a few years ago? The one where they asked him about how he felt about World Black History Day and he replied “You want to confine my history to one day?” Obviously the music industry and its problems are a thousand miles away from the degradation that Black people have had to put up with for 400 years but I have a similar answer. You want to confine a section of an industry that is in deep trouble to one day? Read More

Anyone who knows me is rolling their eyes right now and will have seen this coming from a mile away. Bring Me the Horizon’s second album Suicide Season is on my “I’ll be bothering my children with this album” list because it’s one of my eternally favourite albums.
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I recently joined a pop punk appreciation group on Facebook called “Defend Pop Punk”. I noticed a lot of bands using the page to spread the word about their bands or the bands they were fans of and the bands free EP’s so I made an offer. I asked if anyone knew of any bands that were giving out free EP’s and in return I’d give the EP a review. Read More

A few days ago I joined a pop punk appreciation group on Facebook and noticed a lot of just starting and unsigned bands giving out free EPs. I posted on the group asking if there were any bands whom had free EPs who wanted a review, if so they could send me them and I’d oblige. I wasn’t expecting as many as I received. Read More

New Jersey emotional pop punkers Man Overboard drop the acoustic exclusive sound they’ve always worked with and finally embrace electric instruments to create fantastic results. Man Overboard’s previous EP Noise From Upstairs was entirely acoustic and whilst being an upbeat pop punk/emo crossover it left me and other fans itching for a full length electric instruments album.  Read More

UK underground magazine Rock Sound and Europe’s biggest band merch distributors Impericon have come together for the Rock Sound Impericon Exposure Tour. The point of the tour is to give four of the best up and coming bands in the music scene the opportunity to gain a bigger following. Read More

Of Mice And Men formed in 2009 after frontman Austin Carlile was kicked out of his old band Attack Attack! Named after the John Steinbeck novella that I’m sure you all did to death in Year 11 the band had an almost immediate fan following as Carlile already had a massive fan base. Attack Attack! have become less and less popular whilst Of Mice & Men’s popularity has grown to massive proportions. Read More

Hampshire metalcore mob Bury Tomorrow have just signed to Nuclear Blast Records and I am super stoked for them. As a celebration I thought I’d review their single Lionheart from their upcoming second album The Union of Crowns. Read More

“The Golden Age is here and there’s nothing you can do about it” – damn straight it is! Hardcore heroes Your Demise release their third album to critical acclaim but leave their loyal fan base fractured with the loyalists embracing the skate punk inspired sound whilst others have turned their backs on the band. Read More

When I first heard about Rockhaq, I realised that it presented a unique opportunity that all fans of smaller less mainstream artists and unsigned artists should take advantage of. This opportunity is to review the artists in an attempt to spread their name and help their following grow.
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