David Risque: Global Groove Guru
IF YOU SPEND any time in Chicago, you will invariably conclude two things: It is a beautiful city and it is a musical city. With presentations by the finest musicians in every genre, from...
CeCe Peniston Interview
IT BEGAN AS a young girl's poem on finding Mr. Right and turned into a song that catapulted her into instant fame. "Finally" was a Billboard #1 hit, went multi-platinum worldwide, and made CeCe...
The Paul Johnson Story
EVERY PRODUCER, DJ, dancer or fanatic will tell you that House music is in their blood. DJs drag their crates from gig to gig, from city to city, passing mix tapes on anyone that...
Marques Wyatt: The 5 Magazine Interview
IT MAY BE THE center of the entertainment industry, but Los Angeles seems like the edge of the world when it comes to House music. Or so it would seem to those of us...
Mark Grant Interview
WHEN YOU LIVE IN a city as musically blessed as Chicago, it's always hard to know how prominent your local heroes are on the national stage. So it wasn't until I started talking with...
Steve “Silk” Hurley: Smooth As Ever
The legendary Steve "Silk" Hurley in an equally legendary interview from March 2006.
Carla Prather Interview
THE FIRST TIME I heard her sing was at the Green Dolphin with Mr. A.L.I. Her command of the stage and sweet lullaby of a voice grabbed me right away, and I...
Alan King Interview
THE NAME ALAN KING is synonymous with the early history of Chicago House music. He was there at the beginning, and if this thing ever ends you can be sure that he'll be there...
Mr ALI Interview
THE MINUTE YOU STEPPED into Green Dolphin Street, Mr. A.L.I. hit you between the eyes, in the heart, in the hips and in the soul. Keyboard riffs, drums, a strumming baseline and the unmistakable...
Barbara Tucker Interview
HER POWERHOUSE VOICE AND presence has established her as the diva of house music. Think of the classic songs: "Deep Inside", "Beautiful People", "I Get Lifted" and "Jazz it Up".
But Barbara Tucker is more...
Who is Robert Williams?
WHO IS THE MAN with the glasses, the one you see at certain House parties? Those who know him revere him, and for those of you who don't, it's time to brush up on...
Minister of Sound: Legendary DJ and Producer Ron Carroll
5 Magazine's Czarina Mirani talks to Chicago House Music DJ and producer Ron Carroll.
I Went to Jail For House Music
Adam Rivera has been promoting parties for 16 years now and he has no plans of stopping. He started out in '89 with small house parties catering to the Latino population, then moved on...
Georgie Porgie Interview
He is a singer, a songwriter, a recording artist, record producer, an independent dance music mogul and one of the hottest dance music remixers to emanate out of Chicago. Georgie Porgie, greatly influenced during...
DJ Lego Interview
DJING SINCE HE WAS 11 years old, Chicago's own Rafael "Légo" Rodriguez is now one of the most sought after djs and producers in the world. His Monday night Boom Boom Room, going on...
Inaya Day Interview
Interview by Doug Brandt.
YOU KNOW WHO SHE IS, although you may not realize it. She's had three #1s and two #2s on the Billboard dance charts over the last nine years, and at least...
Spin Slide and Jack: A History of House Dancing
IN 1998, I GOT MY first experience of a New York club called Shelter, and was immediately struck by the vibe. There was a massive dance floor with hundreds of people dancing by themselves...
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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.
