MK: The 5 Magazine Interview
5 Magazine's cover story with MK, aka Marc Kinchen, Detroit producer, remixer and (quite recently) DJ.
Jellybean Benitez on the Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Disco
August 2012 marks one year since the notorious Studio 54 re-opened its doors, this time as 24/7 Disco station on Sirius-XM satellite radio. To mark the occasion, we spoke with Studio 54 Executive Producer...
Folklore: Tommie Sunshine on 1355 North Milwaukee
This was originally intended as a sidebar in our August issue, but space restraints made it an awkward fit. It stands alone as a set piece pretty well, so here it is. -Ed.
1355 North...
Tommie Sunshine: The 5 Magazine Interview
There really wasn't a time that I didn't know about him. Can you imagine Chicago in the early 1990s without Tommie Sunshine? As I first knew him, Tommie was what you might have called...
Feature: Carl Bias of Master C&J
Get outcher Number Two pencils and a clean sheet of paper, and at the end we'll be having a quiz. Quite a few of the classic House artists of the late '80s have been...
A Tom Moulton Interview
There isn't much I can tell you about Tom Moulton that you don't know already. Tom made modern DJing possible, though he's never been one. He was probably the most indispensable person in terms...
House, Techno and Backpacks: Detroit’s Backpack Drive and House Music Picnic
The end of every summer gives the promise of a new school year complete with new friends, classes and abundant activities. But for many underprivileged kids, something as simple as a school bag and...
Jeff Craven: Getting Larger
Large Music founder Jeff Craven on the state of the American Deep House scene and why WMC 2012 was 'the funeral of American House Music that nobody came to'
Lovebirds’ Sebastian Doering: The 5 Mag Interview
As half of the production outfit Knee Deep, Mr. Sebastian Doering soared to heights few professionals in this industry ever reach. Topping the dance charts? Check. Remixing pop stars? Check. A shelf full of...
Detroit’s Homegrown Tec-Troit Festival
5 Mag talks to DJ Roach about the Tec-Troit music festival in Detroit
Interview: DJ Meme Ahead of His First Chicago Appearance
It's been a long time in our to-do list to get Brazilian Producer and DJ Meme over to Chicago, where dates just never seemed to come together. But finally through serendipity the constellations...
Remembering Darryl Pandy One Year Later
It was one year ago yesterday that we heard the news that Darryl Pandy passed away.
The question arises - and it's a terrible question indeed - of how you remember someone after they're gone....
Kate Simko and Jeffrey Weeter’s Live AV Experience
Welcome to the future, or one iteration of it.
Synesthesia is what they call the association between sight and sound and other sensations, and for most of us it's involuntary. But Chicago's Kate Simko and...
When Mark Farina Was Kicked Out of the DJ Booth in Vegas
Exclusive interview with Mark Farina on the incident at the Marquee Club in Las Vegas.
Carl Craig, Detroit and Planet-E
Carl Craig was three years old on June 21, 1972 - the day the lights went out at 2648 West Grand and Motown left the city that gave the label its name.
Octave One: The 5 Magazine Interview
Talk about the great musical families that have come out of the Midwest, and the Burden Brothers (aka Octave One) are finally getting their proper acclaim
People You Should Know: Pirahnahead
"Being from a primarily poor black city, people from Detroit hustle like no one else and can turn shit to sugar in a minute."
Cajmere: 20 Years of Cajual Records (And Counting)
Somewhere in your town - especially if your town is named Chicago - it's quite likely that at this very moment, a DJ is mixing into the sounds of Cajual right now
People You Should Know: Darren Holland
In the House scene it's known that one has to wear many hats, but in Darren Holland's case this man may as well have written the book on it.
When I first met him a...
Joey Negro: The 5 Magazine Interview
There is definitely something surreal about talking music on the phone with someone you consider one of your absolute favorite producers in the world. Dave Lee, aka Joey Negro, Doug Willis, Raven Maize, Sessomatto,...
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Dedication: To Juan Atkins
There was never a moment before today that Juan Atkins was not a vital part of the American electronic music scene.
