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The Rockin' House Records boss, and first producer to add guitars and live instruments to the studio mix, leaves a huge legacy behind 

Chicago house music legend Rodney Bakerr has died. 

Baker, who produced and DJ'd with an additional "r" on his surname, suffered a heart attack last...

We review the Sneak/Carter/Farina trio

Friday nights are now in the hands of the Insane crew. They have moved quickly and filled the 40 year old Ibiza institution with a whole host of underground artists, including John Digweed, Fritz Kalkbrenner (regular residents), Uner, Steve Lawler, Joris Voorn, Coyu and Umek, plus tonight's guests - the Chicago house trio of DJ Sneak, Mark Farina & Derrick Carter.

Cynic Music boss digs up some vocal gems!

Felix Dickinson's new tune is sensational. Out on Futureboogie this month, it's been on heavy rotation in the DJ Mag office over the last few...

It's a thorough snapshot of a timeless scene...

A new 96-page book documenting early Chicago House music has been published.

Out now via Brandon Johnson's Almighty & Insane Books, 'Beyond Heaven: Chicago House...

Carlos Ramirez-Rosa wants the genre to be honoured properly in its birthplace

Chicago city councilor Carlos Ramirez-Rosa has put forward a suggestion that the city should open two new 24-hour clubs dedicated specifically to house music, to...

Chicago's local authorities are supporting the city's first ever house music festival: DJmag.com interviewed the festival's organisers.


Chicago will host its first house music festival (Move!) in July


The local authorities are supporting Move! Festival


Lady D will DJ at Move! Festival...

The artist revealed in a post on Facebook that Trax Records owed him royalties

A fundraiser has been started for pioneering Chicago house producer, Adonis, who revealed he had not received "a penny" in royalties from renowned house label...

Jesse Saunders

The influential Chicago house artist suffered "a major stroke" in November 2022

A fundraiser has been launched to support the medical care of pioneering Chicago house artist Jesse Saunders. Saunders suffered "a major stroke" in November 2022...

Messages of support have poured in from across the world 

Chicago house legend Paul Johnson is in an intensive care unit (ICU) after becoming infected with Covid-19. 

Johnson shared the news on Sunday (18th July)...

"I’ve been interested in club, and the many different iterations of nightlife," he said

Frank Ocean has revealed details of his upcoming third studio album in a rare interview.

Speaking to W Magazine, the U.S. artist said that...

The man, basically, is a workaholic

Danish producer Noir and his sprawling musical empire Noir Music have been riding the crest of a wave for a couple of years now, and it’s all down to one man’s tireless work ethic...

This new 96-page book, Beyond Heaven: Chicago House Party Flyers From 1983-1989, documents the rise of Chicago house using classic posters and artwork from the...

There’s a glory to whacking open a thick paperback cover of raised black title design, of a typical hand-drawn skyline and musical quavers, atop a...

Walker & Royce will be the first artists to appear

Diplo is launching a brand new house music label, Higher Ground. 

Taking its name from his recent deep house-infused EP, 'Higher Ground', the new imprint...

The Chicago-based DJ is famous for speaking his mind and continues to be the flag-bearer of underground house...

He’s known for speaking his mind on social media but Chicago-born house legend DJ Sneak is on the road to redemption. We meet him during...

Premiere: Big Dope P ‘Southside Of Chicago’

Moveltraxx founder Big Dope P pays tribute to the late, great Paul Johnson on his new track,  ‘Southside Of Chicago’

Moveltraxx will release its latest compilation EP, ‘Street Bangers Factory 21’, this month. Listen to founder Big Dope P’s ‘Southside Of Chicago’ below. The London-via-Paris’...