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Hands On with the Rane ONE MKII Motorized DJ Controller
Tightly integrated with Serato, Rane's latest controller offers unparalleled manipulation of tracks and stems on the fly.
Put That Record Back On: Remembering DJ Dan
An icon of North American DJ culture and catalyst of the '90s rave explosion in the Bay Area and the United States, DJ Dan has passed away.
trackID: Dropping acid with PBR Streetgang
Darker Shades is a bangin' 4 track of acid-heavy grooves. Tom and Bonar of PBR Streetgang tell us how they made it.
Lollapalooza announces 2026 dates
Chicago festival Lollapalooza will be back in Grant Park this summer starting July 30.
Daily Lineups for Movement Detroit 2026
Paxahau drills down a little deeper with the daily lineups for the 2026 edition of Movement Festival in Detroit.
Chicago House Music Festival & Conference announce 2026 dates
Save the Date: The Chicago House Music Festival and Chicago House Music Conference return in August 2026.
On Repeat: Eris Drew — DJ-Kicks
Harold Heath selects 2025's best electronic music albums, including Eris Drew's mix for !K7's DJ-Kicks series.
On Repeat: Joe Morris and Some Kind of Paradise
Harold Heath selects 2025's best electronic music albums, including Joe Morris and Shades of Sound's Some Kind of Paradise.
On Repeat: 15 years of A Love From Outer Space
A Love From Outer Space celebrates 15 years of Sean Johnston and Andrew Weatherall’s legendary/infamous A Love From Outer Space club night.
Paul Johnson Mix: New Mix Monday (2010)
Once lost, now found: the soulful side of Paul Johnson in full color in this restored mix Paul recorded exclusively for 5 Magazine in 2010.
Czboogie DJ Mix – Live at EMBODY / Smartbar
5 Mag founder Czboogie's set at the Waacking and Vogueing party called EMBODY at Smartbar on December 11 2025.
DJ Cent mix / 5 Mag RISE vol 40
A 120 minute house music work out from Detroit's DJ Cent for this week's RISE mix from 5 Mag.
Hands On with the Rane ONE MKII Motorized DJ Controller
Tightly integrated with Serato, Rane's latest controller offers unparalleled manipulation of tracks and stems on the fly.
TapeLite adds a warm magnetic vibe to your music
Free from HoRNet, TapeLite emulates the subtle effects of recordings made on the Otari MX-80 tape machine.
Make dense, dreamy sound design with Lunacy’s free Haze
Lunacy makes "sonic playgrounds for music makers," with several popular plugins like granular synth engine Grains and the Beam effects rack. This year they dropped a couple freebies, the best of which is Haze.
Mike Huckaby: A Production Primer
Thomas Cox on the "tight but focused" discography and musical evolution of a dance music icon, Mike Huckaby.
The CIA/Tech House Connection: it’s even worse than you think
The CIA "tech house" rebrand launched a thousand memes. Congrats: you participated in a viral marketing campaign.
The Side Hustle from Hell: Tracking the DJ King of Donetsk
Hacking, Russian agents & a cybercrime boss with a love for the vibe: the strange story of Vyacheslav Penchukov, the DJ king of Donetsk.
Lost Astronaut: The Last Records of Tranquility Bass
Michael Kandel was many things to many people at different times, but his musical career...
Rock The House: Rodney Bakerr and Rockin’ House Records
Averaging just one record a year since 1986, Rodney Bakerr's Rockin' House Records makes a...
Boiler Room releases official statement disavowing the owner of Boiler Room
You gotta really think about this one for a minute.
Put a fork in it: the demise of Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival
This is what happens when you let ghouls establish ownership over your culture.
Why American broadcasters will never pay performance royalties
Faced with another congressional push to close their billion dollar loophole, the AM/FM industry is fighting hard to keep performance royalties from artists.
Atomic Age Drum Machines: the Ghost Orchestras of Harry Chamberlin
Musicians' unions once banned these machines for fear they would put their members out of work. The incredible story of the insulation installer who developed the world's first commercial drum machine.
Space Oddity: the weird history of the Soviet ANS synthesizer
The sound of Tarkovsky's Solaris, The Mirror and Stalker was generated by a strange machine that created sounds with drawings.
The Inside Story of As You Like It
The Bay Area residency is now 2020's best new underground label. Lauren Krieger on the history, tragedy & journey of As You Like It Recordings.
For All Mankind: Electronic Music on the Moon
Brian Eno, Jeff Mills and Michael Kandel offer radically different interpretations of the relationship between humans, the Moon and the Earth.
Lost Astronaut: The Last Records of Tranquility Bass
Michael Kandel was many things to many people at different times, but his musical career...
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