New Magazine Candy Rain “Likes The D.”
New York Press reports on the launch of another indie erotic magazine aimed at straight women. Candy Rain (previously “Ligerbeat“) is the project of three New York women, Callie Watts, “Mama D” and “Yung Ho”. It seems that Callie is the main driving force as she has previously worked for Playgirl before it folded and also helps with Bust magazine.
The mag came about because the three joked that they could do better than Playgirl. When a male friend volunteered to be a model, it all became quite serious. Candy Rain’s first issue was funded by a party with a $5 cover charge. It’s only 31 pages and I’m not sure where you can buy it.
What female porn consumers want, according to Watts, is a realistic reflection of sexuality encompassing both carnal lust and the inherent humor of floppy external genitalia. “No one ever gives porn a chance to be both [funny and hot],” she laments. “You can make fun of the dick and still wanna stick it in your mouth.”
When Filament launched last year I expressed doubts about how well they’d do because they decided to be a hard copy magazine. So far they’ve proved me wrong by being very popular. I’ll be interested to see if Candy Rain can replicate that success.
January 17th, 2010 at 6:54 am
I have a copy of the first LigerBeat! It came out last Spring, and is definitely a worthy effort! Though the men in the first issue had WAY too much facial hair for my taste (Filament has more variety), I am very glad that the publishers are continuing their efforts.
I think the first issue of LigerBeat actually sold out. I’m happy Filament and CandyRain are available in print. The Internet is great for porn, but I can’t bring my laptop into the bathtub. It is also much harder to curl up in bed with a computer.
I must add that I was a subscriber to Playgirl back in the early 1990s, and it was FABULOUS! Hopefully, I’ll find time to write more about this on my LiveJournal.
Cheers!
January 17th, 2010 at 9:08 am
Go them! I am definitely grabbing myself a copy to check it out. I’m really intrigued to see what it will be like, not least because shipping to the UK is ludicrously expensive, so I’m assuming it’s fairly big.
January 17th, 2010 at 9:12 am
Haha oh, right, 31 pages. They’d better be thick pages! Crikey. I ordered their second issue through the website, here:
http://candyrainmagazine.com/
It’s $US8 + $US10.10 for shipping to the UK.
January 22nd, 2010 at 10:21 am
Hey Ladies,
We’re deep in the dick cave, hard at work on issue 2. It’s gonna be a lot bigger than the first, and totally worth the wait. In the mean time, check out our janky site, and peep our blog.
xoxo,
the ladies who love the d
candyrainmagazine.com
http://candyrainmagazine.com/candyrainblog/
January 22nd, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Thanks for stopping by my blog! And thanks for the updated URL. I rather love the idea of a “dick cave”.
December 23rd, 2010 at 5:06 pm
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