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“Get Up!” A Tribute to DJ Deeon
The man behind the legend was even greater than the legend itself. 5 Mag remembers Chicago house DJ and ghetto house pioneer DJ Deeon, who passed away today.
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.
Record Store Day at Gramaphone Records!
All your jaded tweets about Record Store Day have come true. But there are still some places where the original spirit flies and Gramaphone Records is one of them.
Dance Mania Founder Ray Barney’s New Life
Ghetto House is for your mind, your body and your soul. Watch a short video about Ray Barney's North Lawndale health food store, New Life.
When Parris Mitchell Did UK Garage
A B-side from Parris Mitchell (as Victor Romeo) became an unlikely UK Garage smash thanks to these remixes from Scott Garcia, Mark Yardley & Ray Hurley.
UKG2017: Peter Croce’s Hyper Funk Mix
"Hyper Funk": A UK Garage mix from Peter Croce for 5 Magazine's three part celebration of UKG.
Parris Mitchell and RJ Hall: Work It! 94
Nowhere is Parris Mitchell's flexibility as a producer shown better than on this 1994 EP, reissued from the Dance Mania archives.
Lay-Far, Inaya Day, Danism…
... plus Minneapolis Exchange and more in Issue 134 of 5 Magazine, out now for members only.
Dance Mania is Still Running This Shit
Of the dozens of classic Chicago House labels that ran aground at the turn of the millennium, none was more lamented than Dance Mania....
KIRV: The Legend of Kevin Irving
ALL I KNEW FOR SURE was that he was a hell of a singer - one of the best, certainly in House Music, likely...
Parris Mitchell: A 5 Mag Mix Vol ++003
"Just some good ol' funky House Music": Musician, DJ, producer and Dance Mania impresario Parris Mitchell mixes down a new DJ set and sits...
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...
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...
Kevin Irving, Legendary House Music Vocalist, Has Died
Another of the seminal artists that powered Chicago's early House Music scene has passed away.
5 Magazine has confirmed that legendary House Music vocalist Kevin...
Dance Mania Residency Launches at Primary December 4
Public Housing and Primary are teaming up to launch a new Thursday night residency featuring the legendary Dance Mania Records.
With resident DJ Rees...
Dance Mania Revival Traxx EP from Strut
I'm still counting out the loot from Record Store Day, and among the treasures is this peculiar re-issue of two in-demand Dance Mania tracks,...
Watch Strut’s New Dance Mania Documentary (Video)
Hardcore Traxx, the Dance Mania compilation from Strut Records, is still slated for a release sometime in 2014 on February 11 2014.
In the meantime,...
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House of Fouk: Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag
Dutch deep house duo Fouk's first 5 Mag cover story and an exclusive mix, plus London soul with Paris Cesvette, Azzad, Thando, Moby, Aslice, another lost Paul Johnson mix and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
