Rich Medina: The 5 Magazine Interview
FROM PRODUCING AND DJING a myriad of genres, spoken word performances or popping up in clothing ads or independent films, singular paradigms don't exist for this forerunner within music culture. You may have come...
In Residence with Country Club Disco, Detroit
The rebirth of Detroit and the metro area is a shock but not a surprise. Decades after the city was given up for dead, small pockets of creativity and resistance have thrived, grown large...
Dennis Ferrer: The 5 Magazine Interview
THE FUNKY, IRRESISTIBLE DRUMBEAT that kicks off "Touch the Sky" has graced practically every DJs' mix CD recently. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find a selector without at least one Dennis Ferrer...
Review: Pacifica’s “Blaze” from Drumpoet Community
When I worked as a radio DJ in Austin I had a Program Director by the name of Dusty Hayes. We had a conversation once about talking on-air, knowing what to say and he...
Deep Digging for Dope Records: Gemil & LCS Run For Life
There was a time - I'm sure of it - when DJs would spend the vast majority of their lives hunting down new and unknown records, often by new and unknown artists. "Secret weapons,"...
The Final Cuts: Eric Kupper on Frankie Knuckles
From The Whistle Song to Director's Cut, Eric Kupper probably made more records with Frankie Knuckles than any other man or woman alive.
He's produced more than 2000 records in his own right (including work...
Nathan Drew Larsen: Prairie Path Frustration
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I spent every summer holiday between 1985 and 1992 on the Illinois Prairie Path, a trail built over old railroad tracks that winds through the Chicago suburbs. Used...
Up All Night with Tony Humphries
After 35 years DJing, Tony Humphries has done it all. Twice. From holding down the legendary Zanzibar, from which much of the scene to come would find their inspiration, to KISS FM and some...
Vincent Floyd: Sometimes They Come Back
Vincent Floyd made several stone cold classics in the 1990s, but never knew anyone was listening. But they were.
Boo Williams: Strictly Jaz Vol 4 (Four Part DJ Mix)
Classic House Music mix from Chicago's Boo Williams.
Kate Simko and Jeffrey Weeter’s Live AV Experience
Welcome to the future, or one iteration of it.
Synesthesia is what they call the association between sight and sound and other sensations, and for most of us it's involuntary. But Chicago's Kate Simko and...
Mark Farina: Good Afternoon Mix (Exclusive)
New Mark Farina mix for 2016 for his new track with Homero Espinosa and Seven Davis, Jr, "You Should Be Dancing," out now from Moulton Music.
Marquis Hawkes ft. Jocelyn Brown: I’m So Glad
Marquis Hawkes' "I'm So Glad" featuring Jocelyn Brown is a track so good that even haters will buy two copies for their kids.
Interview: DJ Spen Hits Chicago
The best news I heard all week was when Terry Hunter told me DJ Spen was coming to Chicago this Sunday
Chris Luzz Releases Scandalous on Good Company
In praise of the finely crafted and highly detailed cuts of Chris Luzz Scandalous, with remix by Cosmic Cowboys' Kaled.
Kerri Chandler: Checkmate
Kerri Chandler is our best example of a dance music artist that's continued to evolve his sound without scrambling to copy whatever next big thing dominating the terraces in Ibiza.
Station H Podcast Episode 4 with Mike City
Host Will Sumsuch speaks with award winning hip hop and R&B songwriter Mike City in episode 4 of his Station H podcast.
Various Artists Kick It on Brooklyn’s Super Tuff on Wax
DJ Heure, Hot Coffee, M. Vaughan and Tilman appear on Super Tuff 003, an offbeat, experimental perspective on modern deep house.
#ListenUp Ultra Mega Timeless Vibes on Lance D’s Silicon Prairie
This style of deep tech house will never go out of style, and Lance Desardi is a master of it. The new Silicon Prairie EP showcases his skills, most of all on the retrofuturisitic "Towns Told Me So." Out now from the ultra-quirky We Will Always Be A Love Song label.
Rick Wilhite Brings The Godson IV to Mahogani
Any party that doesn't play at least one track from Rick Wilhite's The Godson IV at least once isn't a party you need to bother with.
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Beyond Heaven: Discovering the hidden history of Chicago house music
In Beyond Heaven, Mario Luna and publisher Brandon Johnson collect artwork from more than a decade of Chicago house music history, from the early days of legendary pioneers to lost icons of dance music.
