Lochness Monster:Â Working for a Future

Lochness Monster Working for a Future (Venemusic LLC) Loud guitars and a stuttering drumbeat from Rene Rivera opens the fantastically desperate âGlass Jar,â the first tune from Miamiâs Lochness Monsterâs second EPÂ Working for a Future. Right from the jump, the listener is captured by the production of perfect layering of a well-written rock More...

Eric Anders and Mark OâBitz: Variant Blues: Music In The Time Of Coronavirus: Songs 21-30
Eric Anders and Mark OâBitz Variant Blues: Music In The Time Of Coronavirus: Songs 21-30 (Eric Anders and Mark OâBitz) The fourth release from Eric Anders and Mark OâBitz, Variant Blues: Music In The Time More...

Ajay Mathur:Â Talking Loud
Ajay Mathur Talking Loud (Ajay Mathur) A simple yet effective high-sailing guitar line begins the upbeat first tune, âSooner Or Later,â off Ajay Mathurâs 5th full-length album, Talking Loud. As I often More...

The Color of Cyan: Agape Â
The Color of Cyan Agape (The Color of Cyan) The swirling, rising, spooky keys that turn quite mournful of âInceptionâ start us off on The Color of Cyanâs new release, Agape. Iâm not sure all the layered More...

THE SEX FILES: Interview with Madam Director/Lola-PART 2
Photo credit: Mistrexx Mars Here is my part two talk with domina/filmmaker/ goddess Madam Director/Lola Are you dom in your personal sex life? In my personal life, my husband and I are both switches. I am in general, More...

THE SEX FILES: An Interview with Madam Director/Lola-PART 1
Photo credit: Mistrexx Mars The fetching, seriously sexy, dangerously adept domina/filmmaker based in NYC almost exclusively now just films the scenes of her art and work, often alongside her sub âPeaches.â More...

Swansgate: Becoming Someone
Swansgate Becoming Someone (Swansgate) Big swirling string strikes begin on âLost in the Sun,â as we easily float into Michael McKinneyâs MOR beat and Stu Draughnâs tight vocal delivery laden, with maybe More...

Aura Blaze: Open-Mindedness
Aura Blaze Open-Mindedness (Cleopatra Records) Open-Mindedness opens an EP of the same name from Rhode Rachelâs Aura Blaze. This trio of tunes, written (save for the last track, a cover of The Charlatans, âThe More...

Spencer Elliot: SE3
Spencer Elliott SE3 (CandyRat Records) Spencer Elliottâs strummed and echoey acoustic breaks into the free-flying groove of âTorque,â the opener on his new album SE3. Along with drummer Chris Hudson and More...

Leadbetter Band: Howl
Leadbetter Band Howl (CD Baby) A heavy beat with Mark Johnsonâs organ spikes and some chunky guitar runs inform the opener âWaterdogsâ from Oregon-based rock trio Leadbetter Bandâs new Howl. The second More...