New show features Muzic Box interviews & unheard Ron Hardy mixtape
Jacob Arnold interviews about the classic Chicago club the Music Box precede a Ron Hardy mix from 1984 from the archives of DJ M-Traxxx.
The Wonderful Karl The Voice Has Passed Away
French West Indies vocalist Karl The Voice remembered as a kindly figure whose voice animated tracks by Fred Everything, Franck Roger, Marc Cotterell, Playin 4 The City, Bob Sinclar and more.
Steve Ostrow, founder of NYC’s Continental Baths, dies at 91
The NYC singer and entrepreneur who gave Frankie Knuckles and Larry Levan an early gig passed away in Australia.
The Cover Mix Black Eyes – Sanctify vol 8
5 Mag's latest cover mix from Black Eyes, featuring 18 tracks of "hydro-trippin house and aquatic techno from Atlantis."
Spybar enters 2024 with massive venue upgrades
The sound system and DJ booth get an upgrade as the Chicago nightclub enters its 27th season.
Toribio: Public Service
Rodrigo Salazar meets the eclectic Brooklyn-based DJ, producer, instrumentalist and apostle of the dance floor.
Czboogie – Live @ Podlasie Club
First mix of the year from 5 Mag's Czboogie recorded live at Chicago's Podlasie nightclub on January 6 2024.
Musical Paradise: Beppe Loda in Chicago
You can't write a credible history of dance music without speaking to Beppe Loda. Tommaso Conforti interviews the Italian DJ legend.
Resolution: Inside the new issue of 5 Mag
Welcoming the new year with Anané, Toribio, Italian DJ legend Beppe Loda, Black Eyes, Danny J Lewis and more inside Issue 211 of 5 Mag.
For Frankie: Celebrating the life of Frankie Knuckles
There is one official Frankie Knuckles birthday party and it is held in Chicago. And this year it's at Metro & Smartbar.
Gehno Aviance aka One A: Behind The Beat
Producer and DJ One A takes us from the rave to the runway in a career spanning three decades.
Cz’s House New Year’s Eve 2024 episode w/ House, Disco & Garage
New mix recorded live from the crib with 5 Mag's Czboogie playing house, disco and garage to ring in the new year.
Underreported 2023: Will the Congress Theater rise again?
2023 in review: the venerable Congress Theater may finally reopen after city approves an $88 million rehab plan for the nearly century old live music venue.
Happy Holidays from 5 Mag!
As we move into the end of the year, we want to wish a safe and lovely holiday to you and everyone you love and a bright and blessed 2024!
The Beat. The Scene. The Sound.
Harold Heath on DJ Disciple's inside look at "the rise, the fall and rebirth of house music in New York City"
Legendary Chicago theater owned by Quincy Jones, Jennifer Hudson & Chance The Rapper will reopen for...
Bridgeport's Ramova Theatre is reborn as a live music venue with queer collective Slo'Mo's Pleasure Palace NYE marking the first show at the 1920s movie palace in nearly 40 years.
Amp Fiddler, a giant among giants, has died
By every measure one of the greatest of the many great artists birthed by Detroit, singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Amp Fiddler has passed away.
One Dollar.
Charging money for music submissions is a new growth industry. They're just not charging very much.
Premiere: Gratts presents Trackhead T – Empyrean Crossing
New black wax from our friend Gratts showcases a new alias and a raw, spectral and esoteric side of house on "Empyrean Crossing" from the Klub Romance EP.
New episode of Cz’s House – vol 6
This episode is on the chill garage tip...so sit back, have a drink, have a smoke, clean your apartment, or slow dance with your cat.
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SLOPWAVE: AI is Eating the World. It’s Finally Come for Us.
There’s no way to shut off the sewage pipe of AI-generated trash. And it's started to overwhelm us.
