26 07, 2018

THE FREAKEASY IS CHICAGO’S BEST KEPT UNDERGROUND PARTY PARADISE

By |2018-07-26T16:21:47-04:00July 26th, 2018|Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Entertaiment, House, House Music, International, news|Comments Off on THE FREAKEASY IS CHICAGO’S BEST KEPT UNDERGROUND PARTY PARADISE

“I always say in Chicago, bad is good and good is bad,” Freakeasy co-founder Matt Fusello says over a plate of late night lo mein in the Windy City’s Chinatown. Fusello and Freakeasy partner Striz have asked Mixmag out to slurp down noodles in order to impart the feel and history for this legendary Chicago party before [...]

25 07, 2018

Kraftwerk Plays ‘Spacelab’ Live With An In-Orbit German Astronaut

By |2018-07-26T16:21:47-04:00July 25th, 2018|Entertaiment, Music, Music News, My House Radio|Comments Off on Kraftwerk Plays ‘Spacelab’ Live With An In-Orbit German Astronaut

July 23, 201811:35 AM ET Kraftwerk performs with ISS astronaut Alexander Gerst. LARS GOTRICH TwitterFacebookTumblrInstagram First things first: Why hasn't this happened, yet? Kraftwerk, thinking about and making electronic sounds for the future since 1970, performed with an astronaut in-orbit live on Friday night. The collaboration, with German astronaut Alexander Gerst — currently on [...]

25 07, 2018

Why Are We Moved by Music?

By |2018-07-26T16:21:48-04:00July 25th, 2018|Music, Spirituality, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Why Are We Moved by Music?

Music! Understanding our emotional responses to songs, lyrics, and chords. Music is the shorthand of emotion. –Leo Tolstoy Music has the ability to evoke powerful emotional responses—both chills and thrills—in listeners. And this capacity is universal. Why are we moved by music? How does music evoke emotion and pleasure? The followings describe key features [...]

19 07, 2018

Chuck Roberts Proclaims the 10 Commandments of House “In our House, there is only House Music!”

By |2018-07-26T16:21:48-04:00July 19th, 2018|5 Magazine, Chicago, Classics, House, House Music, Interviews|Comments Off on Chuck Roberts Proclaims the 10 Commandments of House “In our House, there is only House Music!”

  In 1987, a group called Rhythm Controll released a track that would contain probably the most sampled speech in House music history: “My House.” Featuring the vocal prowess of a then unknown Chuck Roberts, the speech has gone on to be used in dare I say hundreds of songs in the next 31 years.   Fast [...]

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