The Beat. The Scene. The Sound.
Harold Heath on DJ Disciple's inside look at "the rise, the fall and rebirth of house music in New York City"
Every city should have their own Teri Bristol
In Chicago we were selfish: we kept her here for ourselves.
One Dollar.
Charging money for music submissions is a new growth industry. They're just not charging very much.
The Cover Story: Alinka
Kyiv, Chicago, Berlin: three cities that Alinka has called home, in a life that's been marked by an artistic journey and a physical one. With the rebirth of Twirl we talk to DJ and producer Alinka - one of the people we love, on the people and things that she loves.
Rudiments: Worldship Music and the return of the Teflon Dons
How Worldship Music became one of the best underground house music labels in America - more than 20 years after calling it quits.
The End of File Sharing?
Rising electricity prices and free streaming are doing what decades of lawsuits could not: shut down internet pirate sites.
There was a war on disco. Disco won.
A new documentary says the quiet part out loud: the disco backlash was a battle in the culture war against Black and queer Americans. But Disco won.
The Devil’s Disco: John Davis & the Monster Orchestra
The founder of disco's wildest orchestra, John Davis put in his time at Sigma Sound, with MFSB and his own Monster Orchestra. The once-prolific dance music artist passed away earlier this year in Ohio.
Why Epic Games bought Bandcamp
While posing as a defender of artists and the "creator economy," Bandcamp's former owner Epic Games paid the largest fine in history for manipulating users into unwanted purchases and violating rules intended to protect children.
Marco Lenzi: Molecular Studies
Molecular Recordings has always had an uncanny ability to identify and amplify up-and-coming techno artists very early in their career. After a decade on hiatus, label head Marco Lenzi returned without skipping a beat.
DJ Diz is hospitalized. Help support his recovery.
The Chicago DJ and producer is undergoing dialysis in the hospital and will need support after discharge for outpatient treatment.
Gratts – Behind The Beat
5 Mag meets Gratts, DJ behind Issue 208's cover mix. Belgian by birth, a resident of Berlin for 8 years and now living in South Australia, his productions over the last few years have truly shined, with a bright and eclectic approach to house music.
Chicago House DJ, pioneer & icon Teri Bristol has died
Teri Bristol, who held down residencies in Chicago for more than 30 years, including genuinely iconic nights at Medusa's and Crobar, passed away on September 25, 2023.
Diviniti – In Due Time
5 Mag speaks to Detroit house music vocalist Diviniti on the making of In Due Time, performing and teaching, and the "grit and glamor" learned & earned as an artist in Detroit.
How Ticketmaster hacked a rival and mostly got away with it
CrowdSurge had a nice business helping artists sell pre-sale concert tickets. Then Ticketmaster took an interest in them. This is the story, told through court documents, of how the ticketing monopoly measured up, infiltrated and destroyed a rival.
Launch 🚀 5 Mag meets Martha Dark
We meet Irish deep house producer Martha Dark, whose debut release "Promise" is out now on theBasement Discos.
Fred Everything – #TheMixdown
Fred Everything takes Will Sumsuch on a studio tour and house music production deep dive.
The AI music company shitting up your streams
A single AI music company claims it has created 14% of the world's recorded music and are flooding streaming platforms. Who, or what, is Boomy?
Coflo – “It was the culture that raised me”
Catching The Ghost: 5 Mag's Czarina Mirani profiles to Bay Area producer, DJ, teacher and dancer Coflo in this wide-ranging 5 Mag cover story.
Some Call It House, We Call It Home: the Story of 3 Degrees
The history of Chicago's 3 Degrees Global collective, representing a missing link in Chicago house music history as told by its members: Jeremiah Seraphine, Forever Monna, Julius The Mad Thinker, Dj-FLX, Priti Gandhi, BIGSEXY and Czboogie.
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LOVEFOXY / The 5 Mag Cover Mix
A new 5 Mag cover mix and it's a gorgeous set from emerging DJ, producer and artist LOVEFOXY
