Spotify DJ is going global because the term “DJ” has lost all meaning & nobody cares...
In Spotify's bleak vision of the future, AI will replace DJs and whisper lovingly in your ear. It will also take requests.
2024 Grammy Award nominees announced amid assault controversy
The Academy and its former CEO were named in a sexual assault lawsuit filed in New York just days before this year's nominee list was announced.
Warehouse event series launches this Saturday with Juan Atkins
The Chicago events hosted by Warehouse (yes THAT Warehouse) founder Robert Williams was created to "celebrate the global impact of Chicago house music."
House Music is a Spiritual Thing: Inside 5 Mag #210
Sacred beats: Levon Vincent, DJ Disciple, Gehno Aviance aka One A and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, house music from Chicago.
Spotify plans war against small artists, white noise & clickfraud
Spotify finally figured it out: it's those unknown artists and white noise tracks that are hogging all the artist revenue.
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.
Weed arrests are increasing despite widespread legalization
Police made more than a quarter million arrests for marijuana in 2022 according to the FBI's crime database, an increase over the previous year.
Brutal layoffs at Bandcamp as new owner slashes 50% of staff
A week after promising to preserve many of the site's most beloved features, Bandcamp's new owner has gutted the company's staff. The writing team at Bandcamp Daily is reportedly down to just 3 people.
FCC confirms record breaking $2.3 million fine against NYC pirate radio
Custodians of a dead medium want you to know how MAD! they are that the Ayoras of Radio Impacto 2 won't return their letters.
New Announce: Seth Troxler brings Slacker 85 to Chicago’s Serum
Playing b2b with Jackmaster, Bill Patrick b2b with Hiroko Yamamura and Tres Mortimor on Friday November 3 at Serum at Prysm.
Former basketball star sentenced to 20 years in Sound-Bar shooting
Armond Williams, who once appeared in an MTV reality show hosted by LeBron James, has pled guilty to the March 2019 killing of Sound-Bar doorman Thurmond Bailey.
Chicago shuts down club after 8 shot in River North
Police issued a summary closure of Blum after a mass shooting on Sunday morning sent 8 people to the hospital, 4 in critical condition.
Report: Hundreds killed at Israeli rave during Hamas offensive
Videos show Hamas attacking a psy-trance rave in the Negev desert. An estimated 260 attendees as the festival were killed, a number that is expected to climb.
Daft Punk’s drumless Random Access Memories is a low-effort collectible made for Record Store Day
Another 10th anniversary edition strips the drums from Random Access Memories though I don't think the drums were what anyone disliked about it.
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.
And it’s gone: Bandcamp has been sold again
Epic Games used, neglected and finally divested themselves of Bandcamp in barely more than a year. Intentions of Bandcamp's third owner since February 2022 are unknown.
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.
Full schedule of events announced for VIVA ACID 2023
Season 3 features a slew of events, workshops and conversations in celebration of the squelch and the scene starting October 5 2023 in Chicago.
Dropbox puts a hard limit on “unlimited” storage
DJs and producers and others pooling storage were violating TOS all along.
Sounds of the Underground – Inside 5 Mag #209
Alinka on the cover, Laseech cover mix, Marco Lenzi on resuscitating Molecular Recordings and finding talent in a noisy world, Being on being there and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
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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.
