Why we love and why we support DJ Deeon
Someone like Chicago ghetto house & low end legend DJ Deeon only comes around once in a generation.
Bandcamp Makes Every 1st Friday Fee-Free through 2020
Bandcamp is extending their fee-free "Bandcamp Fridays" concept to the 1st Friday of every month until the end of 2020.
For Independent Music Venues, “The Warning Light Is Flashing”
Contact your congresspeople and urge them to support the Save Our Stages Act, introduced on Wednesday July 22 in the US Senate.
Newspaper Prints Chicago House Themed Crossword Puzzle
Jim Daley of Chicago's South Side Weekly has composed a crossword puzzle with clues themes from Chicago House Music history.
Bryan Jones Splits from Golf Clap
Hugh Cleal will carry on with the Golf Clap name and Country Club Disco label after a split with Bryan Jones.
Dave Lee Drops Joey Negro Moniker
A day after Marea Stamper drops "The Black Madonna," Dave Lee announces he's dropping his most widely-known moniker.
Chicago DJ D2A Found Dead Two Months After Being Charged in Wife’s Murder
Brian Rosin aka DJ D2A was found dead by police on Saturday morning. The DJ/producer had been charged in May for the smothering death of his wife during a mushroom trip.
Black Madonna Responds to Petition from Black Artists, Changes Name
"I commend Marea Stamper for finally making the decision to cease the use of the name, 'The Black Madonna,'" Monty Luke tells 5 Mag.
In Viral Petition, Black Artists Call for Black Madonna to Change Her Name
The petition by Monty Luke on Change.org has received hundreds of signatures, with endorsements from King Britt, Gene Farris, Kai Alcé, Ash Lauryn, Jon Dixon and more.
Red Bull Gutting Music Studios & Events: Reports
"All Red Bull music events are cancelled" according to Music Business Worldwide's tipsters and dance music's Sugar Water Daddy is down.
Juan Atkins, DJ Minx, Delano Smith Tapped for Charivari 2020 Digital Festival
Detroit's Charivari festival is going digital starting July 28, streaming from July 28 to August 2 with Eddie Fowlkes, Rick Wilhite, Blake Baxter and more.
US Venues Facing “Certain Collapse” Without Aid
Fast action is required by Congress to save the still-shuttered music and live entertainment industry, trade association warns.
Detroit DJs Stream for Black Lives Matter
Stacey Hotwaxx Hale, Reggie Dokes and Whodat will be playing a virtual show in support of Black Lives Matter.
City of Chicago Throws Its Support Behind the Chosen Few Virtual Festival
The city is among the supporters of this year's Chosen Few Picnic and Music Festival, which like everything else has moved online.
Larry Heard & Robert Owens are Suing Trax Records
Chicago House Music pioneers Larry Heard and Robert Owens have filed a multi-million dollar copyright infringement suit against Trax Records and defendant Rachael Cain.
More Classic Chicago House Flyers in Beyond Heaven Vol 2
New book showcases party flyers from back in the day - Chicago from 1981 to 1992 - and snapshots from ground zero of house music's origins.
Vitality: Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag
Jorge Caiado, Erick Morillo, John Digweed, Tee Mango and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now!
Alinka Prepares New EP for Crosstown Rebels
Alinka was born in Kiev, reared in Chicago and is based in Berlin and little pieces of all of those electronic metropolises are in Control Transmission, out in July on Crosstown Rebels.
Chicago Announces Next Round of Festival Cancellations
The city of Chicago has cancelled all special events until Labor Day in the latest update to coronavirus cancellations.
Chicago House Doc Thee Debauchery Ball Launches with 14 Days of Virtual Afterparties
Awarded Best Film at the Southside Chicago Film Festival, Thee Debauchery Ball "celebrates Chicago's large and thriving Afrocentric house music scene" with a focus on the bi-annual party and the people who find freedom and community.
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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
