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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Step Inside: Behind the Scenes with Chicago’s Elevator Music
5 Mag's Czarina Mirani meets the anonymous crew behind Chicago's Elevator Music platform and viral livestreaming DJ sets.
DJ Paulette: Welcome to the Club
Will Sumsuch speaks to the legendary DJ about her memoir "Welcome To The Club: The Life & Lessons of a Black Woman DJ."
“The Voice of House Music” Chuck Roberts has died
Chicago house icon Chuck Roberts, famous for the "In the beginning there was jack..." sermon, has passed away after a battle with cancer.
Seven Davis, Jr: “This is absolutely me now & me going forward”
Seven Unfiltered: 5 Mag's cover story with one of the most talented people we've ever met: Seven Davis Jr.
Elbert Phillips: Tears
Elbert Phillips & Andre Espeut deliver a sensational cover of the Frankie Knuckles, Satoshi Tomiie and Robert Owens classic
Entering Dark Heaven
Ecstatically raging through the city’s underground, Prov Krivoshey (aka VORP) and Asha Rahaylia expand their event series into Chicago’s most exciting new label.
Chicago’s Secret Spot: One Year of Miyagi Records
From a pop up in a storage space to a brick-and-mortar record store, Hyde Park's Miyagi Records talks to 5 Mag on one year of building community and creating your very own secret spot on the Southside of Chicago.
Black Eyes: This Is A Broadcast From The Future
5 Mag meets Black Eyes, the Mancunian producer whose label Lost Control 2097 is capturing a certain raw, sometimes psychedelic but viscerally rhythmic brand of techno and deep house.
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.
Toribio: Public Service
Rodrigo Salazar meets the eclectic Brooklyn-based DJ, producer, instrumentalist and apostle of the dance floor.
MUST READ!
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.
