Terry Matthew
Managing Editor of 5 Magazine, Terry Matthew's first record was "Circus Bells." His first mixtape was from Armando Gallop. Aside from writing for 5 Mag, Terry has authored the liner notes for Jeff Mills' "Metropolis Metropolis" and the 20th anniversary reissue of Hardkiss' "Delusions of Grandeur." He lives in Chicago. You can reach Terry by email.
A new book reproduces every issue of the seminal Florida rave zine TRiP MAGAZEEN, spotlighting an overlooked chapter in dance music history.
SoundCloud's disclosure of the attack follows a weekend of banned VPN and TOR access and multiple outages.
![Premiere: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld - Better For Me (Original Mix) [Artworx]](https://5mag.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/richard-earnshaw-better-for-me-696x385.jpg "Premiere: Richard Earnshaw launches a new label with the irresistible “Better For Me” ft Sabrina Chyld")
The irresistible soulful house jam "Better For Me" is out now in promo release on Traxsource and available worldwide on 19 December 2025.
Santonio, the Echols Brothers and Makeda Rose with an incendiary cover of the Minnie Riperton classic "Inside My Love."
Uplifting hands-in-the-air house from Australian DJ, vocalist and producer KLP for this week's 5 Mag RISE mix.
Luca Olivotto creates blissful, euphoric deep house music - everything you want in an EP, four times over - on Say Who?! released on vinyl by Small Great Beats.
The monthly day party features Kush Bliss and Vanessa Bella at Space Share Lab on Chicago's Southside.
Bad ass tracks on black wax from Jon Dixon and No Speakers, featuring remixes from LA Synthesis and El Prevost.
Ultra rare sounds in a lost mix from one of the greatest DJs in the world. Paul Johnson mixing electro, synth and '80s classics in a unique throwback mix called RETROJACKTIVE.
The unmatched "Analogue Stories" series jumps back home to Re/Think on this four track EP of gorgeous deep house tracks.
Veteran of Chicago house's golden age Jevon Jackson is surfacing with two tracks of stripped down and manically addictive house music on Fade / Turnin' for Chicago's Fresh Meat Records label.
The shooting which claimed the life of Sound-Bar security guard Thurman Bailey resulted in two murder convictions and one acquittal.
Structural Disruption is an EP of five tracks rooted in the underground and then branching out into the cosmos, crafting deeply physical dance music for esoteric heads.
All are welcome to an event honoring and celebrating the life of Mike Bledsoe, the Chicago based DJ and promoter who passed away last week.
Known for events in Chicago and San Francisco under the Housebroken brand, Bledsoe will be...
Following up on their sensational 2024 Freaknik EP on Freerange, Ralph Session and Juliet Mendoza return with Mad Deep, a four track EP marking the latest release from Quintessentials.
Explosive 1970s Latin funk from Dominican / Venezuelan bandleader Porfi Jimenez. If you're the type that digs for old soul and funk records, a near-mint condition copy of Miami might be the crown jewel of your collection. If you don't, this reissue by the soul survivalists at Matasuna might inspire you to start one.
Gene Tellem takes us into the studio for the making of Phantom Vibrations, her new track with Love Injection and one of the best tracks of the year.
Demuir's album, first released in 2016, gets a double vinyl release and it sounds better than ever.
The new album from Ten City opens a new chapter in the original house band's four decade history.
Nearly twenty years after its debut "Bounce N Break Yo Back" can still snatch the oxygen out of the room.
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Twan mix / 5 Mag RISE vol 39
Cueing up a proper Chicago deep house mix from the city's own DJ and producer TWAN for this week's 5 Mag RISE set.
![Premiere: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld - Better For Me (Original Mix) [Artworx]](https://5mag.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/richard-earnshaw-better-for-me-100x70.jpg "Premiere: Richard Earnshaw launches a new label with the irresistible “Better For Me” ft Sabrina Chyld")
