Musique Électronique celebrates 10 years with Kenny Dope, Freddy K in Madison
A celebration of house and techno this July 15 and 16, 2022 at McPike Park with afterparties to follow.
#SaveOurTicketBrokers
How Live Nation affiliated-companies got into pandemic funds intended for independent venues.
Mark Fleischman, ex-owner of Studio 54, has died today
Former club owner and author Mark Fleischman chose to end his life by assisted suicide in Switzerland.
Bicep drops new track, announces new North American tour dates
A new version of "Meli" (with drums!) plus new North American tour dates in San Francisco, Denver, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Daniel Avery’s new album a “distorted fever dream of a record”
Ultra Truth is "intentionally heavy and dense... Riled, determined and alive."
Gerald VDH Dines out on “Snacks”
Snacks, the phenomenal new album Gerald VDH of Vienna's MEAT MARKET is "full of gay pride" that you can feel on every track.
Hardkiss Lives: New remixes of ’90s rave anthem “Raincry”
Öona Dahl, Gavin Hardkiss, David Christopher and SABO remix Scott Hardkiss' '90s rave anthem "Raincry."
Kanye sued for sampling house music classic “Move Your Body” 22 times
A lawsuit filed Wednesday lights up Kanye West for alleged "blatant exploitation" of Marshall Jefferson's house music classic on "Flowers" from Donda 2.
The Love for DJ Deeon
Chicago house and ghetto house legend DJ Deeon is in the hospital and asking for prayers tonight.
New York tries to hold Ticketmaster’s feet to the fire
A new bill awaiting the governor's signature would ban hidden ticket fees and other exploitative behavior by ticket brokers such as Ticketmaster and StubHub.
Freakeasy brings the sound of the underground to downtown Chicago this summer
Sundays on State is a 5 block street festival in downtown Chicago this July, August & September featuring live art and music from the Chicago house music underground.
“Roe & Casey Are Overruled” – Resources for a post-Roe America
Resources for a post-Roe America: how to fund and how to find abortion services after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade.
#Reinvention – Inside the New 5 Mag
Dance System, Lester Fitzpatrick, Roots Underground, Levon Vincent, Dave Lee, Daniel Avery & more inside 5 Mag Issue 199, out now.
It’s Bandcamp vs. Google & artists are in the middle again
Just three months after its purchase by Epic, Bandcamp is engaged in legal warfare with Google over fees on Android devices.
Computers cannot be assigned copyright & it’s mostly because of a monkey
Despite increasing adoption by music producers and visual artists, the US copyright body affirms that computers are not human and cannot be "creators."
Spring Awakening 2022 will not be happening
Spring Awakening Music Festivals' 10th anniversary has been postponed for the third year in a row.
Spotify promotes fan support for artists – to better target their rivals
The music streaming platform is luring livestreaming artists back from Twitch and YouTube by leveraging fan donations.
Giorgio Moroder is working on a new video game soundtrack
Vengeance Is Mine from 110 Industries features the iconic producer collaborating on the game's theme song.
#Expansion – Inside the new 5 Mag
Louie Vega's love letter to NYC nightlife, the legend and Gil Scott-Heron collaborator Brian Jackson, Beretta Music and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag.
New Event: 5 Mag welcomes Terry Hunter to Smartbar June 4
5 Mag welcomes Chicago house legend Terry Hunter with Czboogie & Duke Shin for a Saturday night special on June 4 2022 at Smartbar.
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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
