The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made. One of the signature tracks of the early Chicago house music era has been inducted in to the National Recording Registry. Jamie Principle‘s “Your Love” — the 1986 [...]
Premiere: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld - Better For Me (Original Mix) [Artworx] 5 MAG PREMIERE: Richard Earnshaw launches a new label ARTWORX with the sultry voice of Sabrina Chyld — the irresistible soulful house jam “Better For Me” is out now in promo release on Traxsource and available worldwide on 19 December 2025. Introducing the latest imprint from the [...]
Saving classic house music DJ sets from oblivion, one compressed mp3 file at a time. SYNC is another new feature for 5 Mag, which you can probably describe it in as few words as possible as “a new mix series for old mixes.” There’s more to it than that, of course. A few years back [...]
Chicago’s Trax Records released some of the most influential records in house history, but decades later, many of the artists behind them are still waiting to be paid. Harold Heath investigates the long and complicated history of one of house music’s most infamous labels HAROLD HEATH Tuesday, March 7, 2023 The Trax Records saga [...]
The life & times of a jazz musician working in the dance music industry. Crackazat’s been doing a little this… a little that… for more than a minute. Tap dance and jazz as a kid, hip hop and jazz funk as a teenager while playing multiple instruments and producing. Five years ago he [...]
I Was There When: House Music Took Over The World Behind the scenes with Jake Sumner of the new Ch 4 documentary on the dawn of House Music in Chicago. July 11, 2017 In October of last year, I was contacted by people that were working on a music series for Channel 4 in [...]
Arts In The Dark House Music Dance Party Coming to Downtown Chicago Roy Davis plays at the Bean in Millennium Park Saturday, October 21 2017! October 13, 2017 The city of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events is going all out for Halloween. Collaborating with LUMA8 and the Chicago Park District, get ready for “Arts in [...]