New show features Muzic Box interviews & unheard Ron Hardy mixtape (5 Mag)

By |2024-03-04T18:58:20-06:00March 4th, 2024|5 Magazine, Chicago, Classics, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, Ten City|

  Jacob Arnold interviews about the classic Chicago club the Music Box precede a Ron Hardy mix from 1984 from the archives of DJ M-Traxxx. Today marks 32 years since the passing of one of the greatest DJs in history. Ron Hardy died on this date, March 2, 1992. In honor of Ronnie — universally [...]

Chicago’s Global House Music Pioneer Terry Hunter Is Still Making Waves (BET.com)

By |2024-02-22T21:45:41-06:00February 22nd, 2024|African American, black History Month, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, electronic music, House, House Music, House Music History, Interviews, producer|

  From his underground hit ‘Madness’ in 1990 to remixing legends like Michael Jackson and Chaka Khan, the Grammy nominee reflects on Chicago's music legacy, the birth of house music, and his latest venture into the world of documentary with BET.com. Terry Hunter has been one of the seminal purveyors of house music across the globe. [...]

Black Futures: How house music took center stage in the ’80s (NPR.org)

By |2024-02-13T17:01:46-06:00February 13th, 2024|black History Month, Chicago, Dance Music, Detroit, Frankie Knuckles, House, House Music, House Music History, NPR, Techno|

Known as The Godfather of House Music, Frankie Knuckles helped revolutionize electronic music in the '80s. - The Frankie Knuckles Foundation If the grandeur of disco reigned supreme in the '70s, the following decade belonged to the homespun productions of rogue DJs. "In the '80s, you got the introduction of relatively affordable music-making equipment," says World [...]

Remembering the Black and Queer Foundations That Helped to Build House Music (vt.co)

By |2023-02-28T18:18:13-06:00February 28th, 2023|African American, black History Month, Dance Music, Disco, DJ, electronic music, Gay, House, House Music, House Music History, LGBTQIA+, Music, UK|

  By Asiya Ali For this Black History Month US and LGBT History Month, we're celebrating the rich roots of house music and the Black and Queer DJs who helped create it. There's a strong impression that House music has become synonymous with whiteness. This is obviously due to the genre being spearheaded by mostly white, [...]

Celebrating Black History Month with House & Techno (6AM)

By |2023-02-19T11:22:35-06:00February 19th, 2023|African American, black History Month, Chicago, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Detroit, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, Techno|

Author : 6AM February 10, 2023 Celebrating Black History Month With House & Techno The contribution of Black artists in house and techno are undeniable and pervasive. In fact, the bedrock of electronic music owes much of its legacy to Black artists. From Chicago and Detroit, the cities that started it all, its local pioneers wove dance music culture’s fabric that now stretches [...]

House Music Is Back. Let’s Remember Its Roots. (Harper’s Bazaar)

By |2023-02-06T23:10:57-06:00February 6th, 2023|African American, black History Month, Chicago, Dance Music, House, House Music, House Music History, New York|

Drake, Beyoncé and more have brought the genre back into the mainstream. But it's always been the sound of Black queer resistance. BY LYNNÉE DENISE.  PUBLISHED: JUN 30, 2022 NURPHOTO//GETTY IMAGES First things first, house music is Black queer music. A vehicle used to transcend earthly troubles and a soundtrack for the disappearing of bodies on dance [...]

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: PIONEERS OF HOUSE MUSIC (MIXMAG)

By |2023-02-01T18:00:55-06:00February 1st, 2023|African American, black History Month, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Detroit, DJ, Frankie Knuckles, Gay, House, House Music, House Music History, MixMAg|

    A trip through the timeline of dance music HARRISON WILLIAMS,    21 FEBRUARY 2017 Dance music was built on love, unity, respect, and inclusivity. Mixmag is celebrating Black History Month by honoring electronic music's most cherished and revered artists who embraced these founding values. Last week we showcased the women who shaped dance music and [...]

It’s Time To Jack Again (5 Magazine)

By |2018-07-26T16:21:58-05:00April 12th, 2018|5 Magazine, Announcements, House Music, Music, Music News, My House Radio, Videos|

Chip E and Carl Cox remake Time To Jack and Chicago House Music lore of Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy in the studio. He was the man who encouraged and helped co-produce Frankie Knuckles’ first track “You Can’t Hide.” He was in the studio with Ron Hardy when he did his very first [...]

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