The Great Facebook Purge is Coming. How Will DJs Fare?
They're already calling it The Great Facebook Purge.
The suspicions of many are likely to be validated this Thursday, March 12, 2015, when Facebook has announced plans to purge an unknown number of what...
Moodymann Remixes Ralf Gum’s “With Her Hand”
Ralf Gum always provides heavy ammunition for his DJs. The third single from his 2014 album In My City dropped yesterday in promo release on Traxsource with a surprising mix from Detroit's Kenny Dixon,...
Kstarke Makes His UK Debut This Week
Bon chance and safe journeys to our pal Kevin Starke. The owner of Kstarke Records is donning his Jackmaster Hater guise again for his first ever London, UK or even European gig!
If you are...
Ethan White of Tortured Soul, Remembered
Another good man has gone. Ethan White - best known as the keyboard player for Tortured Soul - has passed away, the band's official Facebook page has confirmed:
Former Tortured Soul bassist JKriv (Deep&Disco) reacted...
First Look at Brawther’s Endless LP on Balance
Brawther has opened the kimono on the tracklist of Endless, his quasi-album/compilation to be released on 3x12" vinyl and on CD by Chicago's Balance in April.
Endless made up of material from Brawther's previous Balance...
Joey Negro’s 2008 Dub Mighty Bloody Real (Free Download)
Way ahead of it's time, Better Days Records featured some of the most beautiful and most versatile bootleg disco edits in the world. Better Days also published some of the most hilarious tongue-in-cheek pseudonyms...
Boardroom War Threatened Over Sillerman’s Plan To Buy Out SFX
After gobbling up independent EDM promoters across the world, SFX's chairman has unveiled a plan to gobble up SFX itself.
Just one month after clearing out the top echelon of the company's executive staff, SFX...
Is This The First House Music Track to Evoke Eric Garner?
Updated 3/9: Out today via beatport.
Dance music often deals with currents affairs and controversies from an oblique and indirect angle. I don't think this is anything to apologize for. Dance music grew out of...
The Chicago Cubs Are Hiring a DJ
The marketing department of Chicago's second most successful professional baseball team is hiring a DJ.
The Chicago Cubs are looking for a DJ for some 60+ dates over the summer of 2015, and their job...
Colette Releases Candy Talk Dubs Vol 1
Chicago's DJ Colette has released Dubs Vol 1, a set of five dubs representing five years of releases for the Chicago House Music DJ, producer and impresario's Candy Talk Records.
Among the tracks are...
Cajmere Drops 31 Track Compilation
Out today comes another bundle of sunshine from Cajual and Relief Records in Chicago - a massive 31 track compilation pitting the labels in mortal combat, Cajual vs. Relief Volume 2.
There are few...
Remembering House Dance Pioneer Marjory Smarth
We are saddened to find out that we lost a very important and pivotal figure in the House Dance community, when Marjory Smarth recently lost her battle with cancer.
Originally hailing from Haiti, she...
Frankie Knuckles Movie, The Warehouse, To Shoot in Chicago
A feature film about the life of Frankie Knuckles, The Warehouse and Warehouse founder Robert Williams is going forward and is scheduled to begin shooting in Chicago.
Producers Joe Shanahan (Metro/SmartBar/Double Door), Bob Teitel...
Hardkiss Launches Delusions of Grandeur 20th Anniversary Campaign
"I've owned this CD for 2 years and would nearly kill anyone who would do harm to it." -- "A Customer", October 15, 1999
It was 1995, and if you were young, underage and drifting...
Spring Awakening 2015 Lineup Announced
In anticipation of warmer days to come, the good folks at React have announced the acts to their 4th annual Spring Awakening Music Festival, taking place once again Chicago’s Soldier Field on June 12th,...
The Legend of Kevin Irving: Issue #115
"All I knew for sure is that he was a hell of a singer - one of the best, certainly in House Music, likely of his era, probably in the world..."
5 Magazine's Terry Matthew...
Gramaphone Records Relaunches Gramaphone Records
Last month we wrote about Kevin Starke, whose Kstarke Records store lends its name to his in-house record label.
This month, Chicago’s Gramaphone has announced a rejuvenation of its own in-house imprint. Gramaphone Records...
Congress Theater Will Reopen, But EDM is Still Banned
Big news today that may bring the long, tortured saga of Chicago's crumbling landmark Congress Theater in Logan Square to a close.
Darryl Holliday of DNAinfo is reporting that a redevelopment plan for the Congress...
Remembering Frankie. 5 Magazine’s January 2015 Issue
Welcome to 2015 and Issue #114 of 5 Magazine.
This month, we remember Frankie Knuckles on what would have been his 60th birthday with David Morales, Frankie's Def Mix partner and his brother. "If any...
Ready or Not, Beatport Turns to Streaming
Beatport has confirmed that it is launching a new Beatport streaming service starting next year. What does this mean for labels that sell on the site?
In a puffy interview with Beatport Creative Director Clark...
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
