Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy and How House Music Movies Are Made
Everyone will be Unsung. Including you.
Kiko Navarro: Everything Happens For A Reason
Will Sumsuch on Kiko Navarro: The 5 Magazine profile and cover story from Issue 141.
Mixcloud: Party Like It’s MySpace in 2006
In our continuing series on SoundCloud Alternatives, we turn to Mixcloud: The DJ's choice (and almost no one else's).
The Essential Fatback/The Fatback Band Playlist
From street funk to raucous disco, R&B and even the seeds of hip hop: the 12 essential Fatback tracks.
im/Print: Closer To Truth and David Nicol
5 Magazine's new label profile series talks to David Nicol of Closer To Truth - with a free EP of tracks from Alex Agore, James Johnston, Intr0Beatz, Snazzy Trax, Nicolas Meyer and Thomas Elder.
HearThis: What Happened To The “Soundcloud Killer”?
The first in our in-depth explorations of SoundCloud alternatives and streaming sites made for DJs.
Memory Hole: Under the Surface
Before it was an R&B group, Surface was a dance band, with one of the best vocalists no one has ever heard of. What happened to Karen Copeland?
Eli Escobar: The 5 Magazine Profile
Who is Eli Escobar and why are people saying such wonderful things about his records? 5 Magazine's cover story with the NYC DJ/producer.
Jerome Baker: A Chicago Story
Once DJ Boris, sometimes Lord Damien, but he's best as just Jerome Baker. This is a Chicago Story of one of the city's best.
Fatback: The Last of the Great Dance Bands
Can a band release 35 albums and still be "unsung"? In the case of Fatback, the answer is most certainly "Yes!"
The Acid Family Comes Out Tonight for Spank
Smartbar. December 8 2016. Roy Davis, Jr. DJ Pierre. Farley Jackmaster Funk. Czboogie. For Spank.
Homero Espinosa: You Should Be Dancing
If you were listening to the new track from Mark Farina, Homero Espinosa and Seven Davis Jr., you would be. 5 Magazine's interview with Homero about their new release on Moulton Music.
Life & Music in the State of Dave
5 Magazine's Issue 138 cover story with Pezzner on Title Track, making a living and pursing a life worth living. In short: Life is good.
Booka Shade and Life In a Post-EDM World
The German duo talks to 5 Magazine about Movements10 and live performance ahead of their show December 1 2016 at Concord Music Hall.
House Music Legend Chip E. Lights Up Chicago November 18
House Music legend Chip E speaks to 5 Mag's Czarina Mirani ahead of the All I Want Is Acid blowout at Primary November 18.
Jeff Derringer on Seven Years of OKTAVE
Chicago DJ Jeff Derringer celebrates seven years of his Oktave residency and playing Techno in a House Music town.
The Phuture Belongs to Him: Remembering Earl Smith, Jr
There was music before Phuture, and music after, and every single day, the legacy of Earl Smith, Jr will grow larger.
Dubfire is Bringing Live:HYBRID to Freaky Deaky
Interview: What's Dubfire's Live:Hybrid show and why should you be excited about it?
Demuir Does Chicago: The 5 Magazine Interview
5 Magazine's profile of Toronto-based DJ and producer Demuir.
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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.
