From the earliest settlers to modern day clubbers, we dive into a potted history of the world-famous party island Even if you’ve never visited Ibiza, you can probably conjure up a good picture of the party island today: Boozy Brits, dusk ‘til dawn parties, and blazing pyrotechnics at mammoth superclubs - and those are just [...]
Danny Tenaglia shares the story behind one of dance music’s most treasured tracks, ‘Music Is The Answer’ Danny Tenaglia shares the story behind one of dance music’s most treasured tracks, ‘Music Is The Answer’. In this episode of our Making Of A Dance Classic series, the legendary New York DJ recalls how he [...]
Members are eligible to receive quarterly ownership shares depending on how active they are. Subvert, a new marketplace for music and merchandise that aims to be fully community-owned, wants to offer a new alternative to platforms like Bandcamp. The venture, announced earlier this month, will enable artists to sell directly to their audience. [...]
The legendary house music vocalist said that the cost of treatments are mounting. Peven Everett is raising money to cover the cost of his lung cancer treatment. The Chicago house music legend launched a GoFundMe with the help of friend George Shaban on July 29th, aiming to raise $100,000. "The cost of treatments [...]
Produced by AlphaTheta, the film tells the story of the White Isle through the decades A new hour-long documentary highlighting the history of Ibiza throughout the decades has been released. The Evolution of Ibiza: Can the White Isle retain its legendary magic? was released at the end of July, produced by AlphaTheta, Pioneer DJ’s parent [...]
Lost mix from the Chicago house icon Paul Johnson originally posted around Thanksgiving 2012. We’ve been searching for a proper way to post all this stuff from 5 Mag’s 18 19 years of history that slipped through the cracks. This series, SYNC, is our way to revisit that history in a respectful way and not just dump [...]
The legendary German group paid tribute to the late Japanese composer during a headlining set at Fuji Rock Festival. Kraftwerk performed a rare cover during their headlining set at Japan's Fuji Rock Festival on July 27th: "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Before diving into an instrumental version of the 1983 track, [...]
The concept release, a collaboration between Armada Music, Warner Music Africa and Africori, features amapiano reinterpretations of classic Ibiza house tracks A new V/A EP has been announced, 'AMAPIANO TO IBIZA', which sees amapiano reinterpretations of classic Ibiza house tracks. The concept - a collaboration between Armada Music, Warner Music Africa and Africori, a [...]
Only 1000 print copies of Deckades will be available, chronicling the history and influence of the CDJ from 1994 to now. Pioneer DJ is ringing in 30 years of the CDJ with a new limited-edition fan zine. The Deckades zine maps the history and influence of the CDJ across 23 distinct models, from [...]
*This article was originally pubished in Beatportal on July 29, 2021 An often overlooked but crucially important factor for any DJ, having an organised music collection can make or break your set. Ray Philip speaks to five selectors to find out what works for them. What does it take to be a good DJ? [...]
