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Wool Sucker: “Rusalka (Drown With Me)”

New York-based surreal rock band Wool Sucker will release their debut album, “Plastic Wings” during January 2018. On it, songwriters Alex Minier and Elizagrace Madrone forge their storytelling craft, alongside Producer Kevin Salem (Rachael Yamagata, Yo La Tengo), and the band, made up of Jeff McLaughlin (guitar), Cody Rahn (drums), Andrew Miramonti(keyboards) and Alex Minier (bass and lead vocals). And while we attend the album release Wool Sucker tantalize our senses with the single “Rusalka […]

Best Indie Movies 2017

17. “Staying Vertical” “Staying Vertical” It’s never entirely clear when “Staying Vertical,” French director Alain Guiraudie’s followup to “Stranger By the Lake,” shifts into allegory. It might be the moment when filmmaker Leo (Damien Bonnard) finds himself homeless, wandering city streets while carrying his infant child, and gets stripped naked by a pack of homeless […]

Stop domestic violence organizations

 The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women will take place on November 25. More than 20 years after the World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995, such violence remains a scourge that spares no part of the world. It is a reality for one in three women worldwide, and, in certain […]

How You Can Raise Money Using Your Old Songs

If you’re a writer, publisher or artist currently generating royalties — we can put you in front of 22,500+ investors interested in buying part of your catalog. You decide how much capital you’d like to raise, and you decide what to sell. You stay in control throughout the entire process. Investors will bid against each […]

Indie Designers, Uniting Is a Survival Skill

By VALERIYA SAFRONOVA  At Flying Solo, a fashion co-op in SoHo, new looks from Daniel Silverstain. CreditDanny Ghitis for The New York Times For an independent designer operating in a world of megabrands like Amazon, Zara, Nike and H&M, an old maxim may hold the key to survival: United we are stronger. At least that was the […]

HAVE YOU HEARD? NABIHAH IQBAL – ETERNAL PASSION/ ZONE 1 TO 6000

After casting off her previous moniker of Throwing Shade, producer Nabihah Iqbal is gearing up to releasing her debut album ‘Weighing of the Heart’. The change in name means that she’s standing proud as a female British Asian artist, but it’s also allowed her to move out of the shadows and into more expansive musical […]

Happy Thanksgiving !

In this season of thanks I have many things to be grateful for. And one of them is wonderful readers of Pump it up magazine like yourself. Thank you for your friendship and Happy Thanksgiving. Anissa Founder and Publisher of Pump it Up magazine      

American Music Awards 2017

The 2017 American Music Awards were handed out Sunday night, honoring the best in music this year. Bruno Mars led the way in nominations with eight for the world’s biggest fan-voted awards show. The “24K Magic” singer also took home the top prize, Artist of the Year, beating out The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and […]

American Music Awards 2017 Red Carpet Fashion

By Cristina Gibson The 2017 American Music Awards red carpet was full of glitz, glamour and lots and lots of skin. From Selena Gomez’s edgy leather minidress (and new platinum hair color) to legend Diana Ross’ over-the-top gown with matching headpiece to Hailee Seinfeld’s cool take on the tuxedo, here’s what stars wore to arrive at the show on Sunday, […]