Blasthavers

News

House Music news, new releases and blog posts from 5 Magazine

video

Moog launches GIANTS video series on pioneering electronic music

GIANTS is a new documentary series exploring the early days of electronic music and the untold stories of its pioneers.
video

Alex Gibney to produce new documentary on Philadelphia International Records’ disco groove

The Sound of Philadelphia documentary will shine a spotlight on the disco soul outfit lead by the legendary Gamble & Huff & Bell.
Dubbyman Assemblage EP Sole Aspect album art

Amaré launches Sole Aspect, a new vinyl deep house label

Sole Aspect is launching with a new EP from Dubbyman with tracks from Trinidadian Deep and others to follow.
HitPiece logo

RIAA condemns “scam site” HitPiece in savage legal missive

The big boys are getting involved to keep "NFT scam site" HitPiece permanently offline and warn any copycats of trying the same thing.
The Secret DJ Tales From The Booth cover

The Secret DJ has a new book: Tales From The Booth

The mysterious author and veteran DJ's third title will be released this Friday from Velocity Press.
HitPiece logo

Frisking HitPiece, the NFT platform that wasn’t

What is HitPiece, who is behind it, and just what the holy hell did they think they were doing?
Michael K Williams photo

Police arrest 4 in the death of actor Michael K Williams

Surveillance video shows men selling the fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin that would lead to the actor's 2021 overdose.
prince

Prince Estate to reissue 12 classic albums in February

Controversy, Dirty Mind, 1999, Lovesexy are among the reissued on vinyl from Sony Legacy and the Prince Estate.
Ronnie Spector

Sixties icon Ronnie Spector has died

Vocalist and leader of The Ronettes, Ronnie Spector's life was an inspiration.
Frankie Knuckles

We have plans for Frankie Knuckles’ birthday

For Frankie, the annual Foundation benefit is this Sunday at Metro / Smartbar with Ralphi Rosario, Kai Alce, Terisa Griffin, Czboogie, Derrick Carter, Michael Serafini and Garrett David.
5 Mag Issue 195 with Rahsaan Patterson

House Music Is Church: Rahsaan Patterson in the new 5 Mag

New issue of 5 Mag with Rahsaan Patterson, Ka§par, Harold Heath's 2021 rewind, Jeff Mills & Kraftwerk on soundtracking Metropolis and more.
Music Lives Here Chicago music history markers

Have you seen these? Signs appear at Chicago house music landmarks

Music Lives Here is a new project that places markers at the condos, parking lots & empty fields that shaped Chicago music history.
What Happened to the Save Our Stages Act

The SBA rejected 30% of COVID venue relief applicants and has billions left over

Billions in aid are still parked in US government accounts as club operators sue for relief under the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) administered by the US Small Business Administration.
video

Soul Train’s Don Cornelius honored by Chicago TV industry body

Legendary Chicago impresario Don Cornelius of Soul Train to be inducted by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Chicago chapter.
Norm Talley, photo by Marie Staggat

#Praise – Inside the new issue of 5 Mag

Live from Detroit with Norm Talley & Upstairs Asylum, Lea Lisa, Cratan and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag.
Neon Desert

New exhibition celebrates house music history in Salt Lake City & the Mountain West

Neon Desert is an exhibition at Fice Gallery December 10 to benefit the Frankie Knuckles Foundation.

Remembering the victims of the Oakland Ghost Ship fire 5 years later

Remembering the 36 people who died during a show at the warehouse-turned-artists' space on December 2, 2016.
Abraham Lincoln and Frankie Knuckles

How Frankie Knuckles’ reel-to-reel wound up in Abe Lincoln’s library

"The State of Sound" is an exhibit showcasing Illinois artists from Miles Davis to Frankie Knuckles at the Abraham Lincoln presidential library in Springfield.
video

Party Like It’s Y2K: “Pirates” UK Garage movie opens to rave reviews

Nitpicking aside, generally positive reviews for UK Garage inspired movie Pirates that opened in the UK last week.
Marshall Jefferson and Byron Stingily

Ten City’s JUDGEMENT nominated for a Grammy Award

The nominations are out, and Marshall Jefferson and Byron Stingily are nominated for a Grammy Award for Ten City's JUDGEMENT album.

MUST READ!