Terrence Parker: The 5 Magazine Interview
NOT TOO LONG AGO, my good friends Dysqo and Rhyno called me, all hyped on a certain DJ they wanted to bring out. He uses a telephone as his headset (the old school kind)...
Sign of the Gemini: The Strange and Beautiful Music of Spencer Kincy
FOR FOUR YEARS I've been chasing a ghost, and his name is Spencer Kincy.
I've been told by some people to leave the ghost alone, while others have all but berated me for not pursuing...
DJ Spinna: The 5 Magazine Interview
With roots firmly grounded in Funk, Soul, Jazz and everything in between, Spinna is one of the elite few who has been able to cross multiple genres of the musical palette with success. From...
Armand van Helden: The 5 Magazine Interview
Fifteen years ago, Armand Van Helden's "Witch Doktor" dominated dance scenes around the world, serving as the lead song on the soundtrack into purgatory with its hellish alarms. However, instead of frantic sinners running...
5 Questions with… Gene Farris
01: We last caught up with you in April 2008. You've been back in Chicago for more than a year now; what have you been up to on the local tip?
I do a residency...
Boo Williams & SJU – Move Somebody
Boo Williams teams up with vocalist Cei Bei with an assist from Glenn Underground on drums for this twisted-up throwback to an era of '70s soul with today's Deep House. The vocal brings to...
Fred Everything Interview
FRED EVERYTHING might have a funny name, but there's a very good reason for it. He originally earned his moniker because he played "everything" in his live sets at events in his native Canada,...
Master Kev: The 5 Magazine Interview
5 Magazine's 2008 profile of DJ and producer Master Kev.
5 Magazine DJ Series presents Jamie 3:26
Jamie 3:26 mix from 5 Magazine's DJ Series on CD published from 2007 to 2008.
Gene Farris: The 5 Magazine Interview
ONE OF THE MOST accomplished DJs and producers of House Music's "second wave" of the 1990s, Gene Farris picked up himself and his Farris Wheel Recordings imprint last October and returned to Chicago, the...
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...
5 Magazine DJ Series presents Stacy Kidd
Note: The 5 Magazine DJ Series was a monthly CD series released in a limited edition from March 2007 to November 2008. We featured mixes from legends such as Frankie Knuckles, Gene Hunt and...
Dunn Ruff: The Return of the Man God Made Phunky
Six months ago, I was talking to DJ Skip about S&S Records' forthcoming Chicago LP/DVD project, and he dropped a name that blew me away.
"You said Mike Dunn? He's coming back?"
"Yeah," I remember...
DJ Man-X: “Miami Soul”
Considering I've seen that city's name in two tracks that have come across my desk in the last few days, it must be time for the Winter Music Conference again. "Miami Soul" is actually...
Andre Harris: What I Feel Inside
Anyone that needs evidence that Andre Harris is a rising force in House Music - not just in Chicago but worldwide - need look no further than this mega-funky disco track. The composition here...
Atnarko: I Got Something (Fred Everything Remix)
Probably the best remixing from Fred Everything since the job he did with Iz and Diz's "Magnificent", his mix of this track by Atnarko (from Florida) has been circulating on CDR bootlegs for a...
Gene Hunt: The 5 Magazine Interview
I WANT TO INTRODUCE you to a guy - you might already know him. in fact, I'm sure you've met him before. If you've been to more than one House Music event at any...
Craig Alexander – Love & Hate EP
Craig's newest endeavor on the Oblique label is a three track EP touching a variety styles. The First cut "Keep It Coming" is a slow builder with a flute-like lead sound accompanied by some...
5 Magazine DJ Series presents DJ Lego
Note: The 5 Magazine DJ Series was a monthly CD series released in a limited edition from March 2007 to November 2008. We featured mixes from legends such as Frankie Knuckles, Gene Hunt and...
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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.
