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House music magazine from Chicago. We cover house, techno, deep house, soulful house, disco, synth and all forms of underground dance music. - https://5mag.net/
This is the second Spotify rate increase in the last 7 months.
In related news, yachts for coked out tech execs are expensive π₯
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Hi, Spotify can't figure out how to keep pumping their stock without soaking you so we're increasing our rates from $11.99 to $12.99 per month starting in February.
Next month US subscribers will be getting this email telling them Spotify is raising monthly subscription rates again to "keep delivering a great experience" ππ°
15.01.2026 21:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Featuring Gilles Peterson, Louie Vega, Ron Trent, Soul Clap and the annual celebration of the life of Frankie Knuckles
Come early, come often: @smartbarchicago.com and @metrochicago.com are selling a multi-day pass to this weekend's blockbuster lineup of events
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New: @bandcamp.com just banned AI generated music from their platform
Users are encouraged to flag music they suspect was generated via AI or relies heavily upon it for review:
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STOP and put this on!
120 minute house music workout from Detroit's DJ Cent in this week's 5 Mag RISE βοΈ mix
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Chicago house music legend Farley Jackmaster Funk recorded a new #ChicagoBears anthem called "We Are Da Bears" π
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The latest in the 5 Mag Book Club π€
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Gluesticks & Glowsticks = electronic bliss
This is an amazing artifact of the early 1990s rave scene. A new book TRiP MAGAZEEN 1992-1994 reproduces every issue of a seminal Florida electronic music + rave zine and dives deep into an overlooked piece of dance music history.
After users reported outages and VPN + TOR blocks, SoundCloud claims a βpurported threat actor groupβ obtained βcertain limited data."
It's never a bad time to change your password:
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NEW: SoundCloud discloses site hack, member data theft and DOS attacks over the weekend:
16.12.2025 04:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Tracklist and other platforms:
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Listen live on SoundCloud:
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Get happy π cue'ing up a proper Chicago deep house set from the city's own DJ + producer TWAN for this week's 5 Mag RISE βοΈ mix
15.12.2025 21:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0BETTER FOR ME is in promo release now on @traxsource , worldwide release Dec 19 2025
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The first single from Richard Earnshaw's forthcoming EP series entitled DIFFERENT SPACES, full track up on our SoundCloud:
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5 MAG PREMIERE: @richardearnshaw launches a new label ARTWORX with "Better For Me" β an irresistible soulful house jam featuring @SabrinaChyld π
12.12.2025 22:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0"A 15 track comp of Balearic music, that most elastic of genres which in this case includes tropicalia, city pop, UK techno, electronica, soundtracks, deep house & IDM, mostly for listening rather than the club but with moments of dancefloor action too."
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La Torre Ibiza Volumen Cinco album cover
The critical eye of @haroldheath.bsky.social settles on the lush Balearica of La Torre Ibiza vol 5, "one of the better Ibiza compilations released in 2025" β
11.12.2025 18:54 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Announced today:
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Barry Canβt Swim
Carl Cox
Carl Craig (Live)
Danny Brown
Dax J (Live)
DJ Harvey
Kevin Saunderson
Ellen Allien b2b DJ Stingray 313
Green Velvet
Hot Since 82
KI/KI
Maceo Plex
Mochakk
Nia Archives (DJ Set)
Richie Hawtin
Voices From The Lake
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Paxahau reveals the first 19 artists for Detroitβs Movement 2026 festival lineup
11.12.2025 16:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0One of the most bootlegged records in dance music history gets an official release after the Rolling Stones clear a sample 25 years later
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New Chicago house residency + day party starting up this month on the Southside π
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Fresh Meat: Veteran of Chicago House Music's golden age Jevon Jackson delivers two thumpin' tracks for Mazi's Fresh Meat Records π₯©πͺ
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Congrats to Ron Trent for repping Chicago and Chicago house music at this year's Grammy Awards π
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Bledsoe was known for creating many opportunities for DJs at all levels of experience and stature, and many will be on hand to perform in his honor including Gabriel G, Branko, Pat, VJ, Czboogie, Rose Red, Jevon Jackson, Kevin Durkin and Chris Speck.
29.10.2025 19:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The memorial is being held at InnJoy, where Mike held his Housebroken residency for many years, on Thursday October 30 starting at 8:30pm.
29.10.2025 19:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Friends are holding a memorial event for Mike Bledsoe, Chicago / San Francisco-based #housemusic DJ and promoter known for his Housebroken events and afterhours. Mike passed away last week at the age of 47.
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The Legend of Paul Johnson:
5 Mag announces a special issue dedicated solely to the Chicago House Music icon. Coming this week.
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