The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
This is how complicated India is: the Gujjars are asking that their caste (who traditionally raise livestock)
be downgraded a couple of notches. It seems the Indian government allows subsidies and benefits to members of the lowest castes, and our Gujjar buddies are currently stuck in an onerous “disadvantaged but not terribly so” category. There’s 10 million of them in Rajasthan alone, where some thousands of them have been demonstrating their furor.
The Best of hackedepicciotto (Live in Napoli) (Mute). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Ink 19’s Randy Radic spoke with C.L. Turner of the band Arctic Wave to discuss the latest single, inspirations, and next directions.
Featured image courtesy of Present PR
Radiance Films resurrects a trio of ghostly mid-century Japanese films for their Daiei Gothic: Japanese Ghost Stories Blu-ray box set.
Haunted Underground Classics (RockBeat Records). Review by Charles DJ Deppner.
