5 Magazine DJ Series Contest Ends July 31st | This is the final call - there wonÕt be another! July 31st, 2008 is the cut off date for submissions from Chicago-area DJs for 5 MagazineÕs DJ Series Contest, our search for the next great DJ talent. The winner will be featured in the October 2008 edition...
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Mark Farina: The Art of the Mix | There's not a DJ in House Music that's had more success with commercial mix CDs than Mark Farina. And despite the worldwide slump in record sales and the wide assortment of mixes online, a new Mark Farina CD is still an "event" Ð for the fans who line up to buy them, and for the artists who have told me over the years how exposure in one of Mark's mixes can blow up a good tune. Few take the art of the recorded mix as seriously Ð and even fewer have the ear and the turntable chops to capture the magic experienced in the clubs on tape, and to do it so consistently...
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Mike Dunn Interview | You hear it, and within a split second you know the man that made it. Mike Dunn's tracks are justifiably called "classics" - from "God Made Me Phunky" to "Let It Be House" and the underground (and up until now, usually bootlegged) "Phreaky MF". Yet few know everything he's done - pick a Chicago classic from the 1990s at random, and if Mike didn't have a hand in it, he's probably worked with the artist or producer at another time. And after several years away from House Music, Mike Dunn is back with a vengeance. With the rate that he's putting out music these days, you could say he's only making up for lost time...
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Strobelight Revival @ Kstarke Records Tonight! | It's on! Tonight, Kstarke Records, Terry Hunter's T's Box Records and 5 Magazine are celebrating our June 2008 issue, the coming of summer and the release of Leonard Part Sixx's new single of the same name at "Strobelight Revival", going on from 9pm until the lights come on at Kstarke Records (1109 N. Western Ave, just south of Western and Division - click here for maps and directions...
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Master Kev Interview | Master Kev is part of the second generation of New York's top deep house DJs. Following in the footsteps of Timmy Regisford, Tony Humphries and Louie Vega, Kev is becoming known around the world as the face of New York soulful house...
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Chosen Few Move Picnic Date | This year's Chosen Few Picnic - estimated by many to be the largest House Music festival in North America, and certainly in the Midwest - has changed dates. Chosen Few founder Wayne Williams has informed us that the all-day outdoor event will now be held on Saturday, July 5th (not July 4th) in the park at 63rd and Hayes Drive on the Southside of Chicago...
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Rich Medina Interview | From Jump N Funk to Afro Disco + Beyond...
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Free for All? | Online downloads are becoming cheaper every day. Yet one artist made millions by giving it away for free...
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[Archive] Vick Lavender Interview | Still more classic interviews as we update our archives, this time featuring Vick Lavender of Mr. A.L.I. and the Vick Lavender Ensemble...
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[Archive] Groove Junkies Interview | This was our longest interview at the time it was published, with Parrish Wintersmith and Evan Landes of Groove Junkies...
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[Archive] Stacy Kidd Interview - House 4 Life | Another classic interview from the archives of 5 Magazine...
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Gene Farris Interview | After four years in Amsterdam, Gene Farris is back...
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ARCHIVE: Michael Ezebukwu Interview | From our January 2007 issue: Michael Ezebukwu Rediscovered.
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ARCHIVE: Ron Trent Interview | An old classic interview with Ron Trent...
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Osunlade Interview | Osunlade is not just a House Music phenomenon, but one of the true artists of any genre or artform of our time. A working musician from the age of seventeen, he's released more than twenty albums of material and worked with artists from Patti Labelle to Roy Ayers...
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Who is Ricky Bradshaw? | When Ricky Bradshaw's massive underground hit "Black Keys (Filtered Jazz Mix)" hit the streets in 1999, vinyl was still king among Househeads. Chicago's House scene was vibrant and ubiquitous...
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Grei Anatomy | I'm going to apologize in advance for framing it like this, but Kerri Chandler is going to be the one to really bring sexy back. Lesser artists talk; true artists will show you how it's done. That's at least the line I'm taking in describing one of the strangest but most beautiful releases to come out in 2007...
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Gant Man | Cajmere caused a stir a year ago with the release of the "Shake and Pop" remixes on Relief. Among the edits by DJ Sneak, Dealer and Mark Grant was a pair of remixes by Gant Garrard who, like Cajmere/Green Velvet or Lil John/Lil John Coleman's use of separate identities for different musical styles...
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Liquid Vinyl Review | In the past few years we've had the honor of having four movies dedicated to the subject of dance music: Maestro, The UnUsual Suspects, The Godfather of Disco, The Chicago LP/DVD and now Liquid Vinyl. The latter, directed by LA-based Taylor Neary played in February at independent film haven Facets to very little fanfare...
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Farley Jackmaster Funk Interview | From our March 2008 Issue: Interview with Farley Jackmaster Funk on the past, the present, the future...
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DJ Spinna: From Funk to Futuristic | From our March 2008 Issue: Interview with DJ Spinna on House and Hip-Hop, Stevie Wonder and more...
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Mike Dunn: The Return of the Man God Made Phunky | From our February 2008 issue: Mike Dunn's return to House Music...
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Sunshine Jones Interview | From our February 2008 issue: the co-founder of Dubtribe and now solo artist...
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Michael Serafini Interview | Boom Boom Room Resident + the new owner of Gramaphone Records
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Dr. Bob Jones Interview | So you think you're old school?
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Chaka Khan | The first lady of funk's House Music revival.
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Mel Cheren, 1933-2007 | In Memory of West End's founder.
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Dancetracks NYC Closes | Another one bites the dust.
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