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Music: Industrial, EBM, Electro, Synthpop, Futurepop, Synthwave, Darksynth, Witchhouse, Goth, EDM, Dubstep, Noise, Techno etc. / Re: Lebanon Hanover / Qual - New Wave, Minimal, Darkwave, Coldwave from Switzerland
« Last post by droidrage on May 17, 2024, 09:41:37 PM »
Techsick
by Qual





Qual is back with this amazing EP. Old school EBM sound mixed up with industrial nasty electronics, heavy guitar rhythms smothered with haunty vocals. First run 500 copies in transparent bloody red with black LTD Edition.

released May 17, 2024
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Bandcamp, Website, Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Soundcloud, Spotify, Twitch.tv, KICK.com links / Re: Pashang 爬上
« Last post by droidrage on May 17, 2024, 09:34:32 PM »
The Awakening (ft. Isidor)
by Pashang 爬上 ft. Isidor





Welcome to the Summer of Space - a season-long exploration of sci-fi and space vibes from across the infinite expanse of the cosmos. This track features the inimitable Isidor (isidorbobinec.bandcamp.com) on the trumpet, and is mastered by our Overlord and the father of all post-synthwave, Volkor X (https://volkorx.bandcamp.com)! More to come...stay tuned!

released May 17, 2024

Produced by Pashang 爬上
Trumpets performed by Isidor Bobinec (isidorbobinec.bandcamp.com)
Mastered by Volkor X (volkorx.bandcamp.com)
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General Discussion / Re: Alex Garland's - CIVIL WAR movie - (No! not that Civil War fought over slavery}
« Last post by droidrage on May 17, 2024, 09:25:15 PM »
More proof that this movie might be prophetic



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MAGA: If This Happens We'll Have Civil War




CIVIL WAR Trailer (NEW 2024)




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Trumper Claims To Know The SECRET Reason "The Libs" Want Trump In Jail




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Trump openly threatens to become dictator, Republicans cheer




Donald Trump increasingly compared to Adolf Hitler




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Yale professor: Why it's useful to compare Trump to Hitler




Bernstein: Top US general compared Trump to 'Hitlerian fascism'




Trump Invokes HITLER When Talking About Migrants




Is Donald Trump a Fascist? | Robert Reich




Donald Trump Is A Fascist | Stephen Miller’s Horrific Immigration Plan | Bernie Stops A Fight

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General Discussion / Re: The END OF DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA is coming...
« Last post by droidrage on May 17, 2024, 09:19:23 PM »
‘Megalopolis’ is about U.S. heading in ‘fascist’ direction, Coppola says

The director said at a Cannes news conference that he wasn’t thinking about Donald Trump per se, but there are certainly MAGA parallels in his new film.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/05/17/megalopolis-about-francis-ford-coppola-cannes/





Cannes, FRANCE — Near the end of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” — a baffling sci-fi epic that cost the director $120 million of his own money and was 40 years in the making — Shia LaBeouf’s slimy rich-kid politician is exposed as a false prophet to the poor masses of New Rome and strung upside down by his feet.

Throughout the film, he’d been presenting himself as an alternative to the two warring leaders of the city: Adam Driver as a visionary architect who wants to build a utopia, and Giancarlo Esposito as a mayor who thinks the status quo is just great, though it could be raking in more money. He writhes and protests as the crowd, whom he had told he would lead out of poverty, pelt him with objects. The last thing that hits him is a red hat: “Make America Great Again.”

Is Coppola scared of people like Donald Trump being at the helm of American society, a journalist from Barcelona asked Friday, at what was by far the most crowded and anticipated news conference of the festival?

“Men like Donald Trump are not at the moment in charge … but there is a trend toward the more neo-right, even fascist tradition, which is frightening,” Coppola said. “Because anyone who was alive during World War II saw the harm that took place and we don’t want a repeat of that.”

He kept turning to Jon Voight, an old friend who plays New Rome’s richest man: “Jon, you have different political opinions than me,” he said as the press room burst into laughter.

Voight is one of Hollywood’s most outspoken conservatives and had urged his fans not to support the certifying of the 2020 election. He’s called Trump “the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln.” He’s also come out in favor of Israel defending itself in the war in Gaza and has endorsed Trump’s presidential candidacy in 2024.

He did not, however, take Coppola’s bait. The film, he said, was about how we can make the world better, and he’d been deeply moved by it, as someone who’d first heard Coppola talk about it 25 years ago, back when Voight was a central figure of the American counterculture — which he’s since repudiated. “I agree with this film, Francis’s vision that says human beings are capable of solving every problem we get ourselves into … we must bond together, we must help each other, we must listen to each other and we must take this on,” Voight said.

Unlike many directors here trying to sell a film, Coppola hadn’t given a single interview about “Megalopolis,” despite the fact that he’s yet to find an American distributor and had to sell part of his successful winery to come up with the funds to make it. This news conference was journalists’ first opportunity to pepper Coppola with questions of why and how he had made such a head scratcher. (At an earlier screening, the audience gasped and burst out giggling, for instance, when Voight’s billionaire character, on his deathbed, pretends to have an erection and instead produces a tiny bow and arrow, perfectly suited for a vengeful rampage.)

The film has MAGA parallels, sure, but it’s also Coppola’s way of comparing the downfall of American society to the fall of Rome — under the framework of something like a Greek tragedy or Shakespearean play, replete with incest, star-crossed lovers and two warring houses, with Driver’s and Esposito’s characters essentially representing the allures of art and science, and LaBeouf as someone who’s preying off those disillusioned by both.

Why did Coppola want to do “a Roman epic, but set in modern America”? “Because America was founded on the ideas of the Roman Republic,” he said, explaining that much of our architecture is based on Rome, including the original Penn Station, modeled on the Baths of Caracalla.

“I had no idea that the politics of today would make that so relevant, because what’s happening in America, in our republic, in our democracy, is exactly how Rome lost their republic thousands of years ago,” Coppola said. It wasn’t politicians who’d be the answer, he added, but artists who would illuminate what’s happening, “and allow people to see it, because you can’t act on it if you can’t see it.”

Coppola dismissed concerns that he’d squandered his personal fortune on this project. His children had careers and would be fine, he said. “Money doesn’t matter,” he said, providing a life lesson to the room. “What matters are friends.”

And he seemed quite comfortable about his lack of U.S. distribution. He could wait. He didn’t want to send it to streaming, “which is what we used to call home video,” he said, mentioning the dominance of companies like Apple and Amazon. He wanted an audience to see it together and become one. “I fear that the film industry has become more a matter of people being hired to meet their debt obligations,” he said, “because studios face great debt and their job is not to make good movies. Their job is to make sure that they pay their debt obligations.”

And he also put to rest the idea that “Megalopolis” is a coda to his career. “I’ll be here in 20 years, I think,” he said, mentioning that he’d already started writing another film.

At 85, criticism has long ceased to matter to him. “So many people when they die say, ‘Oh, I wish I’d done that,” he said. “When I die, I’m going to say, ‘I got to see my daughter win an Oscar and I got to make wine and I got to make every movie I wanted to make.’ And I’m gonna be so busy thinking of all the things that I got to do that when I die I won’t notice it.”
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Bandcamp, Website, Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Soundcloud, Spotify, Twitch.tv, KICK.com links / Re: Moonstone Warlock
« Last post by Administrator on May 17, 2024, 09:01:20 PM »





Ghost Train
by Moonstone Warlock





released May 17, 2024
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Bandcamp, Website, Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Soundcloud, Spotify, Twitch.tv, KICK.com links / Re: SURGE
« Last post by Administrator on May 17, 2024, 08:43:00 PM »




Journey Through a Lost Universe
by SURGE






released May 17, 2024
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General Discussion / Re: Youtube Cozy Fireplaces that will keep you warm day or night
« Last post by droidrage on May 17, 2024, 02:03:48 PM »
Autumn Lake House Porch Ambience with Rain Sounds, Bonfire and Fall Vibes




Lakeside TreeHouse with Autumn Rainy Day Ambience to Melt Stress Away for a Restful Night




Windy Day at Cozy Cabin with Fireplace and Howling Wind Ambience | Relax, Focus, Study Sounds


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General Discussion / Re: Youtube Cozy Fireplaces that will keep you warm day or night
« Last post by droidrage on May 17, 2024, 01:52:46 PM »
More Calm When Immersing with Autumn Rain by The Lake Ambience and Fireplace | Rain Melody




More Calm When Immersing in Cozy House Lakeside with Heavy Rain | Autumn Rain with Fireplace




More Calm When Immersing with Autumn Rain | The Lake Ambience and Fireplace




More Calm When Immersing in Cozy Lake House with Heavy Rain | Rain Melody

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General Discussion / Re: How do you take your coffee?
« Last post by droidrage on May 17, 2024, 01:19:16 PM »
List of coffeehouse chains

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coffeehouse_chains


List
Name   Country founded in   Number of locations   Notes
% Arabica   Hong Kong   94+   
321 Coffee   United States   5   Based in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, U.S.
85C Bakery Cafe   Taiwan   994   Based in Taichung, Taiwan, international branches in Hong Kong, Australia, U.S. and China.
Aida   Austria   34   
AMT Coffee   United Kingdom   50+   Mostly at railway stations
ANGELINUS   South Korea   600+   China, Indonesia, South Korea, and Vietnam
Arcaffe   Israel   29   Israel and France
Aroma Café   United Kingdom   15+   UK, Argentina, Brazil
Aroma Espresso Bar   Israel   140+   Israel, Canada, U.S., Romania, Ukraine, Kazakhstan
Au Bon Pain   United States   171   Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Barista   India   221   India, Sri Lanka, Maldives
Bewley's   Ireland   1+   Based in Dublin, operates Rebecca's Cafe and Java City in the U.S.
Biggby Coffee   United States   300+   Based in East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Black Sheep Coffee   United Kingdom   70+   UK, France, Philippines, U.S.
Blenz Coffee   Canada   65   
Blue Bottle Coffee   United States   86   U.S., Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong
Bo's Coffee   Philippines   91   Philippines, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Boston Tea Party   United Kingdom   22   Mainly South West England
Bourbon Coffee   Rwanda   4   
Bridgehead Coffee   Canada   20   Fair trade chain in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Café Amazon   Thailand   3,333 as of March 2021   A subsidiary of PTT, based in Bangkok, Thailand. Area served: Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Myanmar, Oman, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, China and Vietnam.
Caffeine   Lithuania   100+[6]   Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark, Norway
Cafe Barbera   Italy   53   [7]
Café Café   Israel   151   
Café Coffee Day   India   1,556   India, Austria, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Nepal and Egypt
Cafe Frei   Hungary   65[8]   
Café Hillel   Israel   25+   
Caffe Bene   South Korea   1,378   Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, U.S., and Vietnam
Caffè-Pasticceria Cova   Italy   1+   Milan, Italy; Hong Kong, Japan; Celebrity Cruises
Caffè Nero   United Kingdom   1026   UK, Cyprus, Ireland, Poland, Sweden, Turkey, UAE, USA[9]
Caffè Pascucci   Italy      Founded in Italy, has locations in over 25 countries
Caffè Ritazza   United Kingdom   119   40 countries, mostly at railway stations
Caffe Trieste   United States   6   In the San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.
Caffé Vita Coffee Roasting Company   United States   12   Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Caribou Coffee   United States   725   Global, headquartered in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, U.S.
Cibo Espresso   Australia   30   
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf   United States   1,000+   U.S., India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Bangladesh, South Korea, Singapore, Israel, Sri Lanka
Coffee Beanery   United States   120+   Based in Flushing, Michigan, U.S.
Coffee Berry   Greece   213   Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
The Coffee Club   Australia   410+   Australia, Maldives, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand, New Caledonia, China, Egypt
Coffee Fellows   Germany   140+   Germany, Austria, Benelux
The Coffee House   Vietnam   152   
Coffee Island   Greece   473   Greece, Cyprus, United Kingdom, Canada, UAE, Switzerland, Egypt, Romania
Coffee Like   Russia   497   
Coffee Republic   United Kingdom   129   UK, Southeast Europe, Middle East
Coffee Time   Canada   100+   
Coffee World   Thailand   100+   Founded in Bangkok, Thailand; has locations in nine countries
Coffee#1   United Kingdom   57   
Coffine Gurunaru   South Korea   120+   
Cofix   Israel   430   
Colectivo Coffee Roasters   United States   20   Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconisn
Compass Coffee   United States   14   Headquartered in Washington, DC
Costa Coffee   United Kingdom   3,401   Global headquartered in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, with locations in the UK, Pakistan, Ireland, Germany, Hungary, France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Cyprus, China, India, UAE, Qatar and more
Cotti Coffee   China   6,061   China
Country Style   Canada   400   Headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Crazy Mocha Coffee Company   United States   29   Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dôme   Australia   65+   Based in Perth, Australia
Double Coffee   Latvia   40   Based in Latvia; 40 locations in the Baltic states, Ukraine and Belarus
Doutor Coffee   Japan   1,300+   Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia
Dunkin'   United States   11,000+   Global, based in Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.
Dunn Brothers Coffee   United States   79   Founded in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Dutch Bros. Coffee   United States   912   Based in Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S.
Ediya Coffee   South Korea   2,800+ as of June,2019   
Espresso House   Sweden   500+   based in Sweden, locations in Norway, Finland, Denmark and Germany
Espresso Vivace   United States   3   Seattle, Washington, U.S.
EspressoLab   Turkey   230   Based in Turkey,
Chain Includes Branches in Egypt,Qatar,Jordan,Moracco,UAE,Iraq,Portugal.

Esquires   Canada   130+   Canada, Britain and Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, and Middle East
Figaro Coffee   Philippines   55   Philippines-based chain of coffee shops and restaurants, with outlets in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam
Flocafé   Greece   41   Greece, Bulgaria, Egypt, United Kingdom, Hungary, Kuwait, Qatar
Gimme! Coffee   United States   7   
Gloria Jean's Coffees   Australia   1,000+   Australia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, New Zealand, USA, Ukraine, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Taiwan
Greggs   United Kingdom   2000+   
Gregory's   Greece   345   Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Germany
Grounds for Coffee   United States   7   
Havanna   Argentina   230   
Heart Coffee Roasters   United States   3   
Highlands Coffee   Vietnam   610 (Number in Jan, 2023)   Vietnam, Philippines
Hollys   South Korea   538 as of 2018   
Hudsons Coffee   Australia   70   
The Human Bean   United States   200+   Founded in Oregon, U.S.
Illy Caffè   Italy   160[10]   
Indian Coffee House   India   400   
Insomnia Coffee Company   Ireland   175   Locations in Ireland and the UK, with over 500 self service docks
Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea   United States   13   U.S. and South Korea
J.CO Donuts   Indonesia   236   Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and Hong Kong
Jamaica Blue   Australia   134   A franchise business of Foodco which operates small coffee shops throughout the Australia, New Zealand, UK, China, Malaysia, Singapore and United Arab Emirates
Java House   Kenya   68   Headquartered in Nairobi, chain selling export quality Kenyan coffee
Jittery Joe's   United States   10   
Juan Valdez Café   Colombia   300   Headquarters in Colombia; coffee shops in South America, North America, Middle East, East Asia and the Caribbean
Kaffebrenneriet   Norway   41   
Killiney   Singapore   48   Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, and U.S.
Krispy Kreme   United States   1,005   Global, based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Kahve Dünyası   Turkey   450+   Based in Turkey, One Branch in London Picadilly Circus,Two in Bucharest,[1] With Master Franchise Agreements,Saudi Arabia,UAE.and Kuwait. Not to be confused with Taiwanise Coffee Chain Coffee World, Which has similar name.
La Colombe   United States   32   U.S. only
Leonidas Cafe   United States   4   Chicago and the northern suburbs, Illinois, U.S.
Lollicup Coffee & Tea   United States   38   U.S. and China
Louisa Coffee   Taiwan   489   
Luckin Coffee   China   16,167   China and Singapore
Maan Coffee   China      
McCafé   Australia      Owned by McDonald's
Michel's Patisserie   Australia   360   
Mikel Coffee Company   Greece   351   Greece, Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Canada, Turkey, North Macedonia, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Germany, Iraq and Serbia
mmmuffins   Canada   5   
Mugg & Bean   South Africa   184   
Muzz Buzz   Australia   100+   
My Kopi-O!   Indonesia   31   
O' Coffee Club   Singapore   33   Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia
OldTown White Coffee   Malaysia   245   Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, China, and Myanmar
Pacific Coffee   Hong Kong   120   Based in Hong Kong, with branches in Singapore, Cyprus, China, and Malaysia
Paris Baguette   South Korea   3,558   Based in Seoul, South Korea, with branches in U.S., Singapore, China, and Vietnam
Paul Bassett   South Korea   93   
Peet's Coffee   United States   200+   
Philz Coffee   United States   71   
Pickup Coffee   Philippines   230   
PJ's Coffee   United States   95   Based in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Port City Java   United States   25+   
Pret a Manger   United Kingdom   450+   UK, U.S., Hong Kong, France, Dubai, Kuwait, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Ireland, Canada, and Singapore.
Raees Coffee   Iran   7   
Revelator Coffee   United States   22   Southern United States
Ritual Coffee Roasters   United States   6   San Francisco, California, U.S.
Robin's Donuts   Canada   160+   
Seattle's Best Coffee   United States      Nestlé owns this brand. US Locations have failed or have been converted to Starbucks when Starbucks owned this brand. This brand's franchising rights for coffeehouses in non-United States markets and in United States military bases are owned by Focus Brands, and is still active in those markets.
Second Cup   Canada   300+   
Secret Recipe   Malaysia   440+   Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia and Myanmar
Scooter's Coffee   United States   651+   
SPoT Coffee   United States   10   Locations in Canada and U.S.
SPR Coffee   China   545   China, Taiwan
Starbucks   United States   33,833   Global, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Stumptown Coffee Roasters   United States   14   U.S., headquartered in Portland, Oregon
Surf Coffee   Russia   218   Located in Russia, Belarus, Turkey, Serbia
Tchibo   Germany   1,000+   
Tim Hortons   Canada   4,613   Based in Toronto, Canada. Also owns Bess Eaton. Locations in Canada, U.S., U.K., Pakistan, Ireland, the Philippines and several Gulf countries.
Timothy's World Coffee   Canada   40   
Tom N Toms   South Korea   410+   
Tully's Coffee   United States      This brand was purchased by Keurig Dr Pepper, and its United States coffeehouse business licensed the brand back. This business eventually liquidated. A separate company has purchased this brand in Japan, and that chain continues to operate.
A Twosome Place   South Korea   1,069 as of 2018   
Uncommon Grounds   United States   4   Capital District (New York), U.S.
Vida e Caffè   South Africa   67   
Výtopna   Czech Republic   5   
Wayne's Coffee   Sweden   140+   Originated in Sweden, locations throughout Scandinavia and Saudi Arabia
White Rhino Coffee   United States   14   Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Woods Coffee   United States   18   Washington, U.S.
Ya Kun Kaya Toast   Singapore   50+   Chain of kopitiams based in Singapore
Zarraffas Coffee   Australia   88+   
Ziferblat   Russia   16+   Russia, Ukraine and London, first "pay-as-you-go cafe"
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General Discussion / Re: How do you take your coffee?
« Last post by droidrage on May 17, 2024, 01:16:38 PM »
Starbucks Music Playlist 2024 - Best of Playlist Starbucks Coffee Music For Study, Work




How Starbucks Became An $80B Business




Starbucks: The First 50 Years




Why Americans are OBSESSED with Starbucks




https://www.starbucks.com/menu








Frappuccinos



Starbucks - Funny Commercial.




Starbucks - Eye of the Tiger




Starbucks Verismo - Saturday Night Live

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