October 2008

Our October 2008 issue is out now. Featured on this month's cover feature is a story with Boom Boom Room resident, DJ and producer Diz, a feature on making it (or trying) in the digital label industry, in our monthly DJ Series mix with Craig Loftis and all of the photos, reviews and listings that you're used to.

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		5 Magazine October 2008 Issue Online In our members section; members login here | what's this? added sep 3 | read more »
		5 Magazine DJ Series presents Craig Loftis With his blazing marathon set at D/E Entertainment's "The Gift" party last July 3rd, Craig Loftis rose to the occasion and made a packed house move in unison from the time the doors opened until the lights came on. It was just the launch of one of the most memorable weekends in the Chicago House Music scene, and you couldn't ask for a more capable pilot to flick the ignition switch... added oct 13 | listen »
		New Mix Monday: DJ Meme Soulful House Mix Starting this month, 5 Magazine is introducing a special feature exclusive to our website called New Mix Monday. Each and every Monday, we'll be presenting mixes from some of the greatest House Music DJs on the planet as well as fixtures on the Chicago scene. And speaking of "greatest House Music DJs on the planet," we couldn't have asked for a more auspicious debut than DJ Meme. A native of Rio de Janeiro, DJ Meme has become renowned as Brazil's top House Music DJ and most successful remixer and producer added oct 6 | listen »
		New Mix Monday: Freddie Bain House Music DJ Mix As part of New Mix Mondays, we're featuring this week a new DJ mix from 5 Magazine's own Freddie Bain. Freddie launched our DJ Series monthly mix CD series back in March 2007 with Volume 1, and is back again with a new mix for October... added oct 20 | listen »
		David Sabat DJ Mix We're a day late this week, but it's well worth it. For this week's New Mix Monday, we're featuring this hot new mix from Chicago's David Sabat, head of Chicago Sound Source and someone making moves as a DJ in the House Music scene (full playlist is below)... added oct 28 | listen »
		Elbert Phillips Mix We meant to post this mix last week but ran out of time - much to the disappointment, we're sure, of soulful House Music lovers everwhere! Back for a return engagement this month in our audio department are our DJ Series alumni Andre Harris, Freddie Bain and, to the point, Elbert Phillips... added oct 10 | listen »
		5 Magazine Radio Show New episode added October 31, 2008 added oct 31 | listen »
		5 Magazine Radio Show New episode added October 18, 2008 added oct 18 | listen »
		5 Magazine Radio Show New episode added October 2, 2008 added oct 2 | listen »
		Cz's Night Out Blog: Interviews and Bad Grammar "I've gotten the ball rolling with the feature interviews for the next few months. Wednesday afternoon I met with Alton Miller (who has now moved here from Detroit and other exotic places) at my new favorite vegetarian place on Milwaukee Avenue. He is very kind, well-spoken on history and shared many insights that I've never heard before. He's the kind of guy you could sit and debate with for hours on end on every kind of subject. This morning I interview Miguel Migs over the phone from his San Francisco"... added oct 11 | read more »
		Cz's Night Out Blog: Discarding is Rewarding "For over 10 years I have been living in this gorgeous, massive 3-bedroom condo in Chicago's Gold Coast. It's actually 3 one-bedrooms combined, so not only is it my living quarters but my home office as well. Unfortunately my building's assessments have gone up the roof to ridiculous amounts in the past several years, to the point where I'm literally throwing"... added oct 22 | read more »
		Cz's Night Out Blog: Someone Else's Blog "I wanted to share an entry from a blog that I am fond of. While I don't have the time to read blogs as much as I'd like, I often find comfort in the writings of my fellow countrymen"... added oct 27 | read more »
		Cz's Night Out Blog: Click Again "I wanted to share an entry from a blog that I am fond of. While I don't have the time to read blogs as much as I'd like, I often find comfort in the writings of my fellow countrymen"... added oct 28 | read more »