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,...
Gemini Inc: The Second Act of Spencer Kincy
The hottest producer in the underground hasn't made a record in more than ten years. There's an old line that comes up in Hollywood that the most in-demand screenwriter of the moment is William...
People You Should Know: Manuel Sahagun
Checking in with one of our favorite South American friends, Manuel Sahagun
Mystery Producer Nicholas a Mystery No More
Welcome to the new Digital Divide. If you buy, play or listen to nothing but MP3s and the new release section of Beatport is your conduit to the international dance scene, you may find...
Andrew Emil: Four Play Music’s Return
After several years in the wilderness, Four Play Music - one of Chicago's most diverse, most innovative and, it can now be said, most resilient labels - is back in a big way.
On...
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Dedication: To Juan Atkins
There was never a moment before today that Juan Atkins was not a vital part of the American electronic music scene.
