A People’s History of Chicago House Music
In the poetic and robust Chicago House Music: Culture and Community, Marguerite L. Harrold captures the history of house music with the eye of a scholar and the passion of a true believer.
New Frankie Knuckles & Chicago House Music themed mural unveiled in Uptown
The public artwork by artist Max Sansing pays tribute to Frankie Knuckles, house music in Chicago and cult house music label Gherkin Records.
GoFundMe launched to support Michael Serafini after serious accident
Chicago DJ, Queen! resident and owner of Gramaphone Michael Serafini was seriously injured in an accident in August.
PRAISE: A tribute to Walter Gibbons, 30 years after his passing
Walter Gibbons died 30 years ago today, on September 23 1994. He was the first DJ's DJ, a genius, and still somehow criminally underrated. In tribute we're resurfacing a profile and first-hand impression of hearing him live in the 1970s, plus an essential playlist of Walter Gibbons remixes.
Fieldwork: The Chronicles of Black Sjuan
After more than 30 years in the Chicago house music scene, Black Sjuan has learned some lessons. And picked up some stories. He shares both in equal measures in this legendary 5 Mag feature interview.
Love Is The Message: Inside 5 Mag #216
Andy Compton on 50 albums and 25 years of Peng, Ralph Session cover mix, Dan Sicko's love letter to the city of Detroit, Chicago's Noble Square Records' deep house love affair and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag.
Big love and big support: Ashley Beedle’s family launches fundraiser
Pioneering DJ and producer Ashley Beedle has faced a staggering series of health setbacks. His friends and supporters are chipping in to help.
New public mural is a tribute to Chicago house music & its legacy
New murals are part of a massive public art campaign by the City of Chicago and Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events with train wraps and murals throughout the city.
Buck Rogers Does Disco: How an ’80s TV show inspired an underground jam
The Miami Disco classic "Odyssey" is much loved in the discotheques. It owed its existence to a scruffy '70s musician and the cheesy sci-fi TV show he wrote for.
James Park mix – RISE vol 27
Wake up with a new set from NYC-based DJ James Park for 5 Mag's weekly RISE mix
Interview: Monty Luke on Nightdubbing
Monty Luke has made a specialty of blowing up our stereo and he did it again with the full length Nightdubbing album, out now from Radio Slave's Rekids imprint
SYNC: Paul Johnson mix – Jive Turkey (2012)
Lost mix from the Chicago house icon Paul Johnson originally posted around Thanksgiving 2012.
New Futurism: Inside the new issue of 5 Mag
Rick Wade on AI, art and the future of making music, plus Tilman, James Chance, a Chicago House history primer and more.
Y.U.K.IKO mix – RISE vol 26
Wake up with a new set of jazz and jazzy house from renown Funk, Jazz and Soul cratedigger Y.U.K.IKO for 5 Mag's weekly RISE series.
I-94 is a new mix series connecting Chicago & Detroit
Helmed by VITIGRRL, I-94 dives deep to explore "the gritty, raw and undeniable connection" between the Chicago and Detroit underground electronic music scenes.
Czboogie – Live in Paris Mix
New mix from 5 Mag's Czboogie, recorded live at Sacre Nightclub in Paris on March 8 2024 for the State of Mind Party.
Private equity seeks a stake in ticketing outfit DICE, Boiler Room
Bloomberg reports that investors are seeking to cash out of the company at a valuation of hundreds of millions of dollars.
New conference spotlights Latinos in Chicago House Music
Latinos In Da House recognizes the DJs, artists, dance crews and personalities that shaped Chicago house from the start.
5 Mag meets Nick V & La Mona Paris
There's something to be said for a party that is still going strong after seventeen years. That party is La Mona, a gathering in Paris paying tribute not only to house music but also its passion for the art of dance.
5 Mag Cover Mix – Nick V Live @ La Mona
The latest 5 Mag Cover Mix comes from Nick V, recorded live at his amazing Paris residency La Mona.
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5 Mag Cover Mix – Rick Wade: Sanctify vol 10
Detroit deep house maestro Rick Wade takes over 5 Mag's cover mix with a set of lush, deep transmissions.
