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House Music magazine publishing for more than 12 years from Chicago, covering Deep House, Soulful House, Techno, Synth, Disco and every flavor of underground electronic music.
"All I knew for sure is that he was a hell of a singer - one of the best, certainly in House Music, likely of his era, probably in the world..."
5 Magazine's Terry Matthew on Kevin Irving. His six...
Every few years, another European label "re-discovers" another "lost" Chicago guy and anoints him with the title of "forgotten founding father" of House Music, or some such.
Someday they're gonna come back around to "re-discovering" a man that's never...
Soul Clap, Wolf+Lamb and this family of labels and musicians release a tremendous amount of goodies every month, but this one has stood out for me. You may think a track called "Festival Erotica" must be inspired by Prince,...
For the first time in recent memory, SmartBar will be going dark this weekend.
The iconic Chicago nightclub will remain closed from January 7th through January 14th while the lighting system and award-winning sound system will be retooled and upgraded,...
Wake up late? Get dressed, wash the sleep out of your eyes and head down to the Chicago Cultural Center at noon, where the 2015 DJs for Wired Fridays have been announced. Crowds have topped several hundred this Fall...
Gant-Man still remembers the first time he saw Paul Johnson spin.
"Paul's set-up was like nothing Iād ever seen before," Gant said. "He used one turntable, a mixer and a 4 track cassette deck with pitch control. And with that,...
Welcome to 2015 and Issue #114 of 5 Magazine.
This month, we remember Frankie Knuckles on what would have been his 60th birthday with David Morales, Frankie's Def Mix partner and his brother. "If any of you have ever been...
Welcome to Volume 21 of Random Soul Sessions, a mix series appearing in this space each and every month from Yogi and Husky of Australian House Music duo Random Soul exclusively for 5 Magazine.
The tracklisting for this mix are...
Four Play Sessions is a mix series from Chicago's Four Play Music and featuring the talents of Mr. Andrew Emil & Friends, published each month exclusively for 5 Magazine.
This set is from Chicagodeep and Taelue, working together now on...
When you think about it, Mark Farina was probably the last DJ to become a well-known DJ by virtue of his DJing.
At a time when producers-learning-to-DJ have taken over bookings worldwide, Mark is still best remembered by the...
Welcome to a special holiday edition of Inside the Greenroom, the 5 Magazine podcast with editor Czarina Mirani and this week's special guest - 5 Mag contributing editor and the host of the old 5 Mag Radio Show, Mr....
We'll call her "DJ Emily", because that's not her name and she really doesn't deserve to be slandered again like she was slandered that day.
About ten years ago, I was talking with a friend about Emily one of her...
5 Magazine closes out 2014 with a visit to an old friend.
Issue #113 is out now, featuring Mark Farina on the culture and craft of modern DJing. Mark will be appearing this December 27 (Xmas weekend) back home here...
We're back, and right on time! Welcome to Inside the Greenroom, a new podcast from 5 Magazine editors Czarina Mirani and Terry Matthew. Every two weeks we'll be running down the issues of the day, music industry news, Chicago...
317techno's Chachi Guerrero mixes Volume #8 of the SLAPCAST, the monthly Slap Jaxx Podcast techno mix series curated by Chicago's Angel Alanis exclusively for 5 Magazine.
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The November 2014 Issue of 5 Magazine is now available!
A deeper look inside this month's features:
5 Mag's Terry Matthew talks to Detroit-born DJ and producer Recloose. After 13 years in New Zealand, Recloose is moving back to the USA...
Welcome to Inside the Greenroom, a new podcast from 5 Magazine. Join our Editor-in-Chief Czarina Mirani with Managing Editor Terry Matthew as they run down the issues of the day, music industry news, House Music news and happenings, events,...
Four Play Sessions is a mix series from Chicago's Four Play Music and featuring the talents of Mr. Andrew Emil & Friends, published each month exclusively for 5 Magazine.
This set is from deep in Four Play's archives - a...
Chicago DJ Gene Hunt is one hell of a conversationalist, and now you can hear him in the refined setting of a university library on November 5, 2014.
The Dance Music Research and Archive Foundation with Chicago State University Library...
For me, it's a rarity to come across a dance music single where the original mix actually outshines the remixes! But, when you've got Marshall Jefferson on production and Robert Owens on vocals, what else can you expect?! Of...
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Vitality: Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag
DJ Three on the cover, Jimpster on 30 Years of Freerange, Ryan Sadorus on House of Beretta, Fred Everything and Teuteu live keys + DJ cover mix and more.
