Jimpster: The Franc Spangler Chronicles
How a harmless alter ego can take on a life of its own: Jimpster talks to 5 Mag's Lauren Krieger on his once-mysterious "Franc Spangler" records.
Robert Hood Is Paying It Forward
Every single line of this is an inspiration. Tristan Dominguez profiles the legendary Detroit icon Robert Hood on faith, creativity and the power of electronic music.
DJ 3000 and the Story of Motech Records
Ben Sims, Santiago Salazar, Gerald Mitchell, Fabrice Lig, Robert Hood – these are just a few of the best and brightest techno producers in the world that have left a trace of their art in the back catalog of Motech.
Junior Sanchez: Welcome To The Matrix
5 Mag's Harold Heath talks to underground house music hero Junior Sanchez ahead of a 5 Mag show at Smartbar on August 30.
Something Real: Peter Croce & the Story of Rocksteady Disco
Rocksteady Disco is releasing some of the best and most important records in the scene today. Lauren Krieger talks to founder Peter Croce on the Detroit vinyl label's origins and aspirations.
Timmy Regisford: Love for the Underground
Legendary NYC DJ and producer Timmy Regisford walks us through five tracks from his new 7pm album, and mixes a brand new 5 Mag Mix.
Bonobo: “It’s Less About the Stage, More About the Experience”
Lauren Krieger talks to Bonobo about bringing his outdoor electronic music event series to North America, with dates in Montreal, Denver, San Francisco, Brooklyn and coming to Chicago on July 6.
For Me: The Beautiful World of Dawn Tallman
People say that music saved their life. Music saved Dawn Tallman, and her music has saved so many more. The Queen of Gospel Energy talks to 5 Mag about her songs of love, inspiration and survival.
SELECT – Six Records with Detroit’s Filthiest
Motor City Electro Company's 20 year anniversary marked by 6 records, selected and with the stories behind them by Detroit's Filthiest.
Hot Mixing with Hot Toddy
UK producer, DJ, guitarist, songwriter and arranger Chris Todd is one half of UK house stalwarts Crazy P. Harold Heath talks to the acclaimed producer, remixer and DJ about the art of mixing.
Everything Has Changed and the Industry Hasn’t Noticed (Yet)
Will Sumsuch went to the Brighton Music Conference, and what he saw was "an industry suffering from an identity crisis."
In the Middle of Pride Month, the Chicago White Sox Will Celebrate Disco Demolition....
Just steps from the church where the late Frankie Knuckles was memorialized, the Chicago White Sox will commemorate Disco Demolition Night this Thursday.
The Man Who Made His Computer Sing: Max Mathews & the Invention of Digital...
The mp3, ProTools, Ableton and digital music itself can be traced to a crazy engineer who taught his computer to sing and helped Stanley Kubrick scare the crap out of the world.
All Praise To HYPERACTIVE, Chicago’s Techno Godfather Has Returned
Memorialized as one of Daft Punk's "Teachers," one of the legends of Chicago's Techno underground is back. 5 Mag's cover story with DJ Hyperactive.
The Culture with Manuel Tur
"Both at the studio and the club, an EQ is still the most powerful tool we have." The secrets of the sound of Manuel Tur, deep house producer and DJ. His new EP ORGANIC REACH is out now from Freerange.
How To Crowdfund an Album Without Going Broke or Looking Like a Tool
Crowdfunding already had something of a shabby reputation - and that was before funding sites began stealing their customers' money.
Memphis Techno & The Big Beat: Ten Trax Records
Will Morrow on the founding of his new label, Ten Trax, created to spread the dirty, raw sound of techno from the American South.
The Culture with MELODYMANN
DJs on DJing - and an exclusive 5 Mag Mix from Belgian DJ, producer and Melodymathics label owner Melodymann.
Black Ice: The Science of the Yamaha DX7
The sophisticated science behind the Yamaha DX7 - the most popular synthesizer ever made.
Shawn Rudiman: Out of Time
Pittsburgh's Shawn Rudiman makes hardware-heavy techno that's both serious-minded and seriously good, Bruce Tantum profiles Shawn for this issue's 5 Mag cover story.
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Cinthie’s Got The Groove
"Everything I've made I made myself so no one can take it away from me." Berlin native Cinthie is independent, resilient - and she's also making some of the best house music on the planet.
