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.
Family raising funds for critically ill Chicago icon DJ Funk
DJ Funk, one of the pioneers of ghetto house music and a dance music icon, has been "bravely battling stage 4 cancer" but now "doesn't have much longer left," in an appeal released by his family. Funk is now "facing the heartbreaking reality of planning for his final farewell."
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.
LAUNCH: 5 Mag meets NOZU
Continuing to shine a light on upcoming artists and DJs on the horizon, 5 Mag meets LA-born producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist NOZU, whose electrifying new track "Free" is out now on Justin Martin's What To Do label.
AI Comes for Music Mastering
Cheap AI mastering by music distributors is pricing out a modest but important side hustle in the music industry.
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.
Why American broadcasters will never pay performance royalties
Faced with another congressional push to close their billion dollar loophole, the AM/FM industry is fighting hard to keep performance royalties from artists.
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.
Mixed With Love: A Story About Walter Gibbons
That night in 1977 when I heard Walter Gibbons at The Second Story in Philly allowed me a peek into the foundation of a DJ and remixer that would produce epic, unique and historic music.
17 Essential Walter Gibbons Remixes
DEL combs though his collection to pick the 17 most essential tracks remixed by the late, legendary disco icon, Walter Gibbons.
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.
5 Mag Book Club: Join The Future
Harold Heath on Matt Anniss' newly revised & expanded "Join The Future: Bleep Techno & The Birth of British Bass Music."
The Dumbest Music Industry Scams (and why they still work)
How to avoid every single music industry scam every single time.
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
Rude Code: How a horrible concert launched the digital music revolution
When an underwhelming piano recital in 1956 lead two engineers to joke that "even a computer" could do better than this.
5 Mag Book Club: The Crazy Days of Acid House
"Like a 1989 UK illegal rave in book form": Harold Heath looks back on Jane Bussman's Once In A Lifetime, one of dance music's finest books.
Introducing the 5 Mag Book Club
We're building a guide to books about house music and electronic music history, culture and analysis, curated by 5 Mag's staff.
Electro Records, Samplers and Lots of Cocaine
The Supreme Court weighs in on the fate of a 1984 breakdancing jam with a wild backstory.
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.
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Funding Yourself To Death: The Strange Story of Aodyo
After several successful crowdsourcing campaigns, French synth maker Aodyo crashed into bankruptcy. What went wrong?
