Chicago’s Silver Room fundraising to even up Block Party debts & plan for the future
"For 28 years, we've poured our hearts, resources, and creativity into uplifting thousands of Black and Brown artists, entrepreneurs, and community members in Chicago. Now we're asking for something we rarely do: help."
Visions: Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag
Chicago house music visionary Hieroglyphic Being, plus cover mix and interview with Galen, Z.I.P.P.O., a new label called FLURB, the breaking of Live Nation and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
Deep in the underground with… Jamie 3:26
Listening to his track from the 5 Mag 20th anniversary record for the first time...
Lolo Knows mix: RISE vol 33
Wake up, it's time for a new deep and soulful house music set from Cleveland's LOLO KNOWS for 5 Mag's RISE series.
With Love: 5 Mag celebrates 20 years with our first vinyl release
5 Mag celebrates 20 years with 3 foundational Chicago house music producers on our first vinyl release. Listen to the test pressing with us.
Funding Yourself To Death: The Strange Story of Aodyo
After several successful crowdsourcing campaigns, French synth maker Aodyo crashed into bankruptcy. What went wrong?
Boiler Room releases official statement disavowing the owner of Boiler Room
You gotta really think about this one for a minute.
The History of Ghetto House, by DJ Funk
We just unearthed this video from 5 Mag's five year anniversary project archives in which the legendary DJ Funk talks about the history of ghetto house music, where it came from and what it's about.
The Icon: Remembering DJ Funk
Nobody captured the energy and fun of house music better than DJ Funk.
SoundCloud is the latest platform to hand over ticketing to Ticketmaster
SoundCloud invites their artists to make a ticketing giant even bigger with a new partnership.
Renegades of Electronic Funk: Revisiting Dan Sicko’s Techno Rebels
25 years after its debut Techno Rebels still shines as a love letter to techno and the city of Detroit where it was born.
Elbert Phillips releases a 3 hour Frankie Knuckles classics tribute mix
Chicago DJ and producer Elbert Phillips pays tribute to the late, legendary Frankie Knuckles with this extended and thoroughly dope classic tribute mix.
MOVE! Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag
Detroit ambassador-at-large Mike Agent X Clark in 5 Mag's cover profile, plus DJ Slugo cover mix, Mystic Freaks featuring Jamie 3:26, Danou P and Young Pulse and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
Private equity-backed festival group buys Boiler Room
Late stage capitalism is roaring as private equity buys up a venture capital-funded underground music sensation.
Queen! and Metro / Smartbar present Frankie Knuckles tribute this Sunday night
For Frankie! on Sunday January 19th pays tribute to Frankie Knuckles, Godfather of House Music, on the 70th anniversary of his birth.
Jaggy mix: RISE vol 31
Booty breaks from Chicago's JAGGY is this week's featured mix for 5 Mag's RISE series.
Ka§par — Snorkeling On Mushrooms mix
We're bouncing into 2025 like we own it with a 4 hour mix from our friend in Lisbon, Ka§par.
5 Mag Cover Mix – Fouk: Sanctify vol 12
Closing out 2024 with the latest 5 Mag cover mix courtesy of Dutch deep house duo FOUK
House of Fouk: Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag
Dutch deep house duo Fouk's first 5 Mag cover story and an exclusive mix, plus London soul with Paris Cesvette, Azzad, Thando, Moby, Aslice, another lost Paul Johnson mix and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
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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.
