US Government files suit to break up Live Nation as an illegal monopoly
It's finally happening: Live Nation and Ticketmaster control at least 80% of ticketing at major concert events, the lawsuit by the Department of Justice and nearly 30 states alleges.
Rooted: Laurent Garnier in the new issue of 5 Mag
Electronic music pioneer Laurent Garnier, Monty Luke, Petals In Sound, Henna Onna, Paul Johnson and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, released May 2024.
Just Announced: Movement 2024 Set Times – All Stages
Set times have been announced for all stages and all three days of the 2024 installment of Movement, America's most cherished techno festival taking place in Hart Plaza, Detroit on Memorial Day weekend, May 25 through May 27 2024.
Sign of the Times: Music retailer Sam Ash is closing all stores
Music instrument and equipment chain Sam Ash is liquidating all merchandise and will close their final store by the end of July as brick-and-mortar stores continue to collapse.
Revisionist BBC documentary “Disco: The Soundtrack of a Revolution” comes to the US
The three part series produced by the BBC is one of a number of new documentaries that correctly re-frame disco from a story of sex, drugs and bad jokes to the revolutionary movement which birthed contemporary culture.
Hot Summer Nights: Smartbar reboots Thursdays
Smartbar has added a slew of events with a local, grassroots vibe for a rebooted Thursday night slate at the iconic Chicago nightclub.
Need a new studio computer? Buy a US government supercomputer.
The Cheyenne Super Computer was recently rated the world's 20th most powerful computer and bidding is currently around $50k.
Event Announce: 5 Mag presents Jamie 3:26, Seven Davis Jr, Czboogie at Smartbar
Chicago stand up: Coming May 31 2024, 5 Mag presents two of our favorite DJs in the world: Jamie 3:26 and Seven Davis Jr with 5 Mag's Czboogie at Smartbar.
Chicago public library selling off 9,000 records for $1 apiece
Harold Washington Library is offering up over 9,000 unneeded or discarded vinyl LPs from their collection for sale this week only.
Electronic music pioneers Orbital reissue their debut Green Album
Orbital's Green Album reissue with vinyl and CD deluxe boxsets with previously unreleased tracks and splatter vinyl for Record Store Day.
Movement 2024: Full Stages and Daily Line-Ups
Taking place Memorial Day weekend in Hart Plaza, Detroit, Movement features six stages, five showcases and VIP pop-up sets in addition to headline sets from Fatboy Slim, Solomun, a new show from Richie Hawtin, plus James Blake, Dom Dolla, Goldie (live band and DJ set), Idris Elba b2b with Kevin Saunderson and more.
Beloved: Inside the new 5 Mag
An oral history of Freerange Records with Jimpster, Tom Roberts, Matt Masters, Pezzner, Manuel Tur and Fred Everything, plus Chicago house with Black Sjuan, DJ Paulette's welcome to the club, Elbert Phillips on Tears, Dark Heaven and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
Studio Savant: Remembering Mark Rubel
The acclaimed studio engineer drew thousands of artists to Pogo Studio in Champaign and taught many more the art of recording music.
Four Days of House: Chicago House Music Festival returns to Millennium Park June 2 2024
Karizma, Anané, Tony Touch, Ash Lauryn, Jana Rush, Wayne Williams and more highlight this year's Chicago House Music Festival's powerhouse main event and series of events spread over 4 days from May 30 to June 2 2024 in Chicago's Millennium Park.
Magic mushroom bill gains momentum in Illinois Senate
The CURE Act has picked up more than a dozen co-sponsors to legalize psilocybin for therapeutic use and expunge criminal records.
Chicago’s ARC Music Festival 2024 / August 30 – September 1 2024
Labor Day weekend 2024 gets electric with the return of ARC Music Festival in Union Park.
Scientists urge the world to deploy more disco balls
A new academic paper illustrates the benefits of brightening the planet with more sparkles. We agree.
Warner mounts bid for Believe & TuneCore distribution
The $1.8 billion buy-out would include the company's artist services, record labels and popular distribution arm TuneCore.
Kanye West sued again for copyright, this time it’s Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love”
The Summer estate denied use of the iconic disco song due to "potential degradation to Summer's legacy" and "wanted no association with West's controversial history."
New show features Muzic Box interviews & unheard Ron Hardy mixtape
Jacob Arnold interviews about the classic Chicago club the Music Box precede a Ron Hardy mix from 1984 from the archives of DJ M-Traxxx.
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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.
