Interview With Singer and Healer Rekey
1-Hello Rekey, can you please tell us a bit about yourself? I am a very rare outgoing entertainment artist with a lot of ambition and spiritual. My aim is to bring balance with a 90’s vibe & distinctive sound to the music industry. I am also an intuitive tarot card reader and healer. I enjoy […]
Interview With singer-guitarist Randy Ludwig, from the L.A. Rock Band Dizzy Box Nine
We’re here with singer-guitarist Randy Ludwig, from the L.A. rock band Dizzy Box Nine. 1.How have things been going for you all lately?” Thank you for having us! Things have been going fairly well overall. We’re actually in the studio right now recording our third record, which will be released in January 2020. We’ve also […]
Why A Music Consultant Works For Independent Artists
In today’s independent music environment the onus for success is totally on the artist. It’s basically up to them to do it all. This includes marketing, media relations, promotion, distribution… you name it! As an independent artist you find yourself completely on your own to do it all by yourself. Although it’s a very good […]
Pusha T & Lauryn Hill Team Up For Kanye Produced ‘Coming Home’
It’s not exactly clear why we’re getting two brand new Pusha T tracks in two days, but we’re not complaining! Especially when the track is the star-studded “Coming Home.” Featuring Lauryn Hill and produced by Kanye West, “Coming Home” discusses mass incarceration and the addictions that capitalism enables. Hearing Lauryn over an actual hip-hop beat is the best she’s sounded […]
Missy Elliott wins Video Vanguard Award at the VMAs
Missy Elliott nearly made the VMA audience lose control with her medley of two decades worth of musical hits. From “Get Your Freak On” to “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” the singer/rapper/producer put front and center the innovative work that has kept her among the ranks of the musical greats since the 1990s and the […]
Taylor Swift – Lover
Taylor Swift has offered a bit of love to all the fans who are eagerly awaiting Friday’s release of her seventh album: A video for its title track, “Lover.” Set in a whimsy color-coded setting inside a child’s snow globe, the video depicts a world of cohabitation and some of the ups and downs that can go […]
The Amazon rainforest is on fire! Here’s what you can do to help the burning, ravaged Amazon rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is on fire. This year, between January and August, almost 73,000 fires have been recorded, which is nearly double 2018’s total of nearly 40,000 fires. It’s a record high. Since Thursday, almost 10,000 news fires have started. One of the reasons for the massive increase in fires is human activity, and Brazilian President […]
Which One Is Better? The Movie or The Book?
Many of the world’s most popular blockbusters didn’t start out as films. Their enthralling plots were only brought to Hollywood after their books achieved chart-topping success—The Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, etc. In situations like these, fans often engage in heated debates over which version was better—the book or the movie. […]
Interview With Quartzbed | Alt Metal Indie Artist
1) Great to have you on Pump it up Magazine. Please, introduce yourself? Hi my name’s Quartzbed and I’m from Santa Clarita Ca. I’m an Alt Metal Indie artist. 2) How did you get started in the music business? I started playing drums when I was quite young and eventually became a session/touring […]
SET YOUR RATE, NEGOTIATE AND FINANCIALLY SURVIVE – MUSIC INDUSTRY TIPS
BY MUSIC CONNECTION Ever think of yourself as the owner of a corporation? Guess what…you are. If you’re a working musician, a session or tour player, your company is called YOU, Inc. The music industry is the wild west when it comes to the business side of things, so here are industry tips about knowing what […]
