MK: The 5 Magazine Interview
5 Magazine's cover story with MK, aka Marc Kinchen, Detroit producer, remixer and (quite recently) DJ.
Gant Garrard: 5 Magazine’s New Mix Monday #152
This week's featured mix is from DJ, producer, label owner and one of the baddest men in Chicago, Gant Garrard aka Gant-Man.
I don't think the introductions are necessary here, but if they are -...
Feature: Carl Bias of Master C&J
Get outcher Number Two pencils and a clean sheet of paper, and at the end we'll be having a quiz. Quite a few of the classic House artists of the late '80s have been...
House, Techno and Backpacks: Detroit’s Backpack Drive and House Music Picnic
The end of every summer gives the promise of a new school year complete with new friends, classes and abundant activities. But for many underprivileged kids, something as simple as a school bag and...
For a Good Cause: In Memory of Kenny Hawkes
In memory of Kenny Hawkes, several of his friends are reaching out to raise money for the British Liver Trust, the "only charity in the UK dedicated to helping everyone affected by a liver...
Coming Attractions: Ian Pooley Secret Appearance at Oliver Peoples
Well, okay, it's not so much a secret but based upon how few people in the electronic community know about it, it might as well be.
Famed producer Ian Pooley is making an in-store...
Norm Talley: Travlin EP
Out of everyone from the Siamese Twin cities of Chicago and Detroit (one has the heart, one has the brains, and I'll let you decide which is which) that's getting a little shine from...
Deep88: 5 Mag’s NMM Set (2012)
5 Magazine mix from Italy's Deep House producer and DJ Deep88 from 5 Mag Mixes 2012.
Broadway and Wilson: Four Play Music Sessions vol 2
Welcome to the second installment of Four Play Sessions, a new monthly mix series from Chicago's Four Play Music and featuring the talents of Mr. Andrew Emil & Friends, exclusively for 5 Magazine.
Four Play...
Curtis McClain & Marshall Jefferson: Together Again
Rather under the radar given its importance, two Chicago House legends - Curtis McClain and Marshall Jefferson - have released their latest collaboration. The Satisfaction EP features the vocals of McClain and the production...
Jeff Craven: Getting Larger
Large Music founder Jeff Craven on the state of the American Deep House scene and why WMC 2012 was 'the funeral of American House Music that nobody came to'
Lovebirds’ Sebastian Doering: The 5 Mag Interview
As half of the production outfit Knee Deep, Mr. Sebastian Doering soared to heights few professionals in this industry ever reach. Topping the dance charts? Check. Remixing pop stars? Check. A shelf full of...
Rick Wilhite at Rhythmatic Tonight
Detroit's Rick Wilhite, wants to know what you see, makes an appearance in Chicago tonight, a cool Wednesday night at Scotty Brandon and Michael Serafini's Rhythmatic residency at SmartBar (3730 N. Clark Street, 10pm-4am)....
Two New Spencer Kincy Mixes
Nick Calingaert has posted up a couple of new mixes -- more than three and a half hours -- of previously unknown (to the internet anyway) sets from Spencer Kincy aka Gemini.
People We Love
Spencer...
Spencer Kincy Mixes: South of Da Border (Complete)
This is a DJ mix from Chicago House legend Spencer Kincy aka Gemini. This was ripped from cassette tape from the 1990s and retains the Side A/Side B split formatting.
Our complete archive of Spencer...
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...
Rick Wade: Cooler Heads EP
It's a cliché, but fitting for a Detroit artist, I want to say that Rick Wade is equal parts man and machine. I have no idea how he's capable of maintaining such a furious...
Deep88, Usr, Melchior Sultana, Dario Damerini: House of 12
True story: last week, I was trying to find something in my iTunes rotation to please a group of run-of-the-mill indie rockers temporarily co-habitating. These are good people, but not exactly fans of electronic...
BHOO: Elastik Phone (Alex Arnout Remix)
Alex Arnout: welcome to my list of people who can do no wrong. His name is there for a variety of reasons, but to be specific it's his Sound-Byte EP on Turquoise Blue and...
Joey Negro: The 5 Magazine Interview
There is definitely something surreal about talking music on the phone with someone you consider one of your absolute favorite producers in the world. Dave Lee, aka Joey Negro, Doug Willis, Raven Maize, Sessomatto,...
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
