Here it is! 5 Magazine's 5 Year Anniversary trailer...this is from months and months of us running around interviewing people and checking out Chicago's many House music events. You have NO IDEA how much work this took to arrange and interview 40 different artists, edit their videos and bug them for a free song lol. A big thank you to each and every artist for contributing their time and efforts to us, it is very much appreciated.

A lot of people have had the misconception that this is a trailer for a documentary...this is a trailer for the multimedia project wherein each artist has his own separate video interview and each one donates a free track. I guess you'll just have to wait and see! :)

Thank you to Eric "esmoove" Miller for spending 9 hours of final editing time with me for this trailer, your help was invaluable.

The 40 individual artist videos and songs will launch on August 16th, 2010.

Enjoy everyone!

p.s. (Now I can get some sleep!)

To have a residency in Chicago that lasts a few months is a blessing. To have a residency in Chicago that lasts 2 years is a MIRACLE. Our Thursday party URBAN'S HOUSE held at Betty's Blue Star has been going 2 years strong, with resident Rees Urban and hosted by yours truly. That night we had a red party with special guests Farley Jackmaster Funk and Lil John. What can I say? The party was beyond off the hook! Thank you to all those that came...what a night!!!

Here's a cute little Question & Answer I did for Eddie Ortiz of Chicago's Party Mix: My inspirations, best pickup line and DJs throwing balls in each other's faces.

What can I say this year was my favorite one so far!

We were not in the mood to do the get-there-at-4am-and-get-a-good-spot-then-be-there-all-day camping style, so we opted instead to lug a few chairs, some drinks and several boxes of 5 Magazine. We got there pretty late, and with the really bad traffic didn't get to settle down until about 5pm.

Regardless, it was DOPE. The weather was just right, the music was awesome, all our friends were there and everything was very well organized. This year we weren't the safe haven for white folks like we usually are, and instead looked more like a Latino/Filipino coop on our little corner to the right of the stage. Danced, drank, took lots of pictures, danced, drank some more and had the best of times. Can't go wrong with sunshine and House music!

There were also quite a few freak shows as expected: that girl with the giant christmas balls around her neck and the cameraman following her around...she probably had a cable access show. And then that girl dancer in red up onstage...oh my lord that was painful.

Big big thanks and hugs to the Chosen Few for yet another amazing and inspiring event, this truly is THE House music event of the year for Chicago! Those of you who don't live here, put next year's picnic in your calendar because this is IT.

And here's a short little drunk video I made of the picnic... you'll see guest diva vocalist Rochelle Fleming, an appearance by Frankie Knuckles and Andre Hatchett and Wayne William onstage. Also me and my friends hiding in the bushes during a brief rain spell. Oh and 20,000 Househeads living and loving :)

This past Sunday 5 Mag's March cover story Mark Farina came back to Chicago to headline Green Dolphin's big 4th of July party. As always he was sweet, charming with the cutest dance moves I've ever seen. The party was great fun even though it was boiling hot in all 3 rooms. Here is a super short video of him while he was here. I tried to cut out as much of the footage of the 3 horrible girl dancers in the front of the stage.

This past Wednesday we had our 90's House party at Smartbar, which due to its popularity is on it's 3rd leg! (3rd leg...bad analogy.) Lil John, Ricky Bradshaw and Rees Urban killed it with tunes we all know and love, and I even got to open and play for the bartender, the one drunk girl by the bar and a few cockroaches. My original Fivestar Biatch party-girl in crime Kate came in from LA and it was just like old times. We had acted together many years ago, but she decided to pursue it by moving there. I of course got sidetracked from my Hollywood dream and got into dancing and House music.

But Wednesday night... Wednesday night was just so so so much damn fun. Everyone knows 90's House, because it was on the radio! Song after song kept playing, each bringing back memories.