The Coolest LA Music Venues
Michelle Shiers Los Angeles has one of the most legendary music scenes in the country, jump-starting iconic careers from The Doors to The Go-Gos to Guns N’ Roses to N.W.A to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Starting in the ‘60s and ‘70s, anyone who was anyone would swing through SoCal to record music or […]
L.A. Restaurants and Chefs Up for 2019 James Beard Awards
Hollywood has the Oscars, but food has the James Beard Awards. The annual prizes celebrate the best in dining across the United States–and Los Angeles typically gets its share of recognition. But when the James Beard Foundation announced the list of semifinalists, there weren’t quite as many local names as we’ve gotten used to seeing on […]
Leonardo DiCaprio, Don Cheadle praise the power of social impact entertainment
Leonardo DiCaprio and Don Cheadle are among those who believe that, in Hollywood, it is possible to do well and do good. They are among the dozens who contributed to a new report on the intersection of entertainment and social change. Released Tuesday by the Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment at the UCLA School […]
Will Smith’s Casting as Venus and Serena Williams’ Father Sparks Colorism Backlash
Will Smith is at the center of controversy following a report from Deadline that says he is attached to play Venus and Serena Williams’ father and tennis coach Richard Williams in an upcoming biopic titled “King Richard.” The spec script for the film written by Zach Baylin reportedly earned a lot of attention and was […]
Happy Women History Month | March 2019
Hello Readers ! Each year On International Women’s Day, March 8, we demand change for women. We here at Pump it Up Magazine dedicates this issue to International Women’s Day. For me Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights and make sure they can realize their full potential. Congratulations to […]
Fountain of Youth: 7 Anti-Aging Foods
Aid your skin and health with these timeless foods Salmon Shutterstock The omega-3 fatty acids in cold-water fish (like salmon and tuna) may help deflate inflamed pimples, calm red skin, battle skin damaging free radicals, and smooth fine lines. Salmon and other seafood are also good protein sources. In a British study, women with lower […]
Davi Jay & The Bourbon Street Experience
Noted actor Davi Jay (Walking Dead, Treme, Day 5) is also a well known bluesman in Southeastern Texas. So it comes as no surprise that the man and his band would create a hot new album that is currently spinning on over 180 radio stations world wide, many of which are spinning multiple tracks from […]
DRIVETIME, The popular band from Philly hits the funk road with the intriguing second single titled “duFuNk”
Sick Momo Challenge: What Parents Need to Know
There is a new dangerous and creepy challenge spreading across social media. The “Momo Challenge”, or the “Momo Suicide Challenge”, encourages kids to hurt others, themselves, and eventually to take their own lives. The challenge has allegedly been the linked to the death of a 12-year-old girl in Argentina (ANI, 2018). It was reported […]
Rosalía: Flamenco reborn
“I believe a lot in this project,” YouTube’s Artist on The Rise Rosalía told her fans in a video uploaded in the months leading up to the release of her sophomore LP “El Mal Querer.” “I love the songs, and over time they have become more radical: different ways to understand flamenco, or the flamenco imaginary, or […]
2019 Oscars Skin is in, folks!
Celebs like Heidi Klum, SZA, and Amandla Stenberg did not come to play with their super skin-baring outfits on the 2019 Oscars and Elton John Oscars Viewing Party red carpet. Scroll on to take a gander at some of the most eye-catching ensembles of Academy Awards night. 1 Krysten Ritter Getty ImagesRick Rowell In a […]
The Scary Trend in Children’s Dance
If your daughter wants to take dance class, pick a company who’s conservative both in song selections and wardrobe choices to encourage modesty. Have you bought flowers for that ‘special dancer?’ Each year I enjoy the dance recital of my two granddaughters at the Dance Foundation. At their most recent recital, their dances were titled […]
Interview With French Singer-Songwriter AYA BEN
There’s little doubt that, singer songwriter AYA BEN could sing the traditional american song book and it would sound Soulfully good. Her voice has a certain familiar tonality to it, which one associates with the classic Jazz-singers like Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald. Yet, there’s also something modernly different in her phrasing which will tantalize […]
Black History Month : #TellBlackStories podcast
COLOR OF CHANGE just launched our #TellBlackStories podcast! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll feel inspired. But most of all, you’ll hear your stories! Visit http://bit.ly/tbspodcast to learn more and subscribe on Apple Podcasts + Spotify.
Marvin Gaye’s Lost 1972 Album ‘You’re The Man’ Set For Release
The album was supposed to be the follow-up to his seminal 1971 release What’s Going On. You’re The Man, the album that was supposed to come after the release of his 1971 classic What’s Going On, is finally being released. You’re The Man will drop on March 29, only several days before the musician’s birthday on April 2, […]