[-] Sergio@piefed.social 2 points 45 minutes ago

Boston is so awesome. You didn't mention the museums, historical places, concerts, festivals, theaters, hundreds of little cafes and restaurants, bookstores, art galleries, several dozen universities each with events open to the public. Taking the T (public transportation) over to the Boston Common to see what's going on, then walking through downtown, maybe stop at Fanueil Hall for a snack, then go all the way to the North End to a restaurant. Oh gods I'm homesick and I only lived there like 8 years.

[-] Sergio@piefed.social 2 points 9 hours ago

In THE DRACULA POLYCULE they woulda just had consensual sex after a nice evening of walking around talking about mortality and colonialism or something. Maybe Dracula woulda taken her on a magic carpet ride in this case too.

[-] Sergio@piefed.social 3 points 10 hours ago

"the answer's on the information superhighway!"

[-] Sergio@piefed.social 1 points 18 hours ago

Badass. I suspect they are talented musicians, the type who would be good at any genre they chose, and we're just lucky they chose this genre.

[-] Sergio@piefed.social 3 points 19 hours ago

Nice pick, I need to listen to this album more, especially the songs that were new on it.

[-] Sergio@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I think it's supposed to be "annhilating" rockets, coming and going. The whole album has a theme like that.

[-] Sergio@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago

I always imagined that ADHD was just our minds tuned to being hunter-gatherer survivors, and thus not suited for a sedentary office environment.

[-] Sergio@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago

“if the sun went out we wouldn’t know for about 8 minutes.”

you might like the first chapter of Iron Sunrise. it's a SF book that begins with someone destroying a civilized planet by causing their sun to explode. not a rare trope, but they describe it in a realistic-sounding way. (the rest of the book is mid, unfortunately)

[-] Sergio@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago

The gif was made by those students.

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[-] Sergio@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

Nice video, my BFF used to dance around like that sometimes, and I'd be like: do you want me to put some music on? and they'd be like: it's playing in my head...

[-] Sergio@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah it's gonna be a full album ( source ). Dunno why they didn't list the other songs. "Art of War" is the better of the two, imho.

looks like he's on tour btw:

November

  • 5 Nantes – Stereolux
  • 6 Lille – Aeronef
  • 7 London – O2 Forum Kentish Town
  • 8 Manchester – Damnation Festival
  • 11 Vienna – Arena
  • 12 Budapest – Dürer Kert
  • 13 Prague – SaSaZu
  • 14 Berlin – Huxleys
  • 17 Vilnius – Loftas
  • 19 Helsinki – Kulttuuritalo
  • 21 Stockholm – Fallan
  • 22 Copenhagen – The Grey Hall
  • 23 Oslo – Rockefeller
  • 25 Hamburg – Gruenspan
  • 26 Nijmegen – Doornroosje
  • 27 Brussels – Ancienne Belgique
  • 28 Cologne – Live Music Hall
  • 29 Meisenthal – La Boite Noire

December

  • 1 Munich – Muffathalle
  • 2 Ljubljana – Kino Šiška
  • 3 Milan – Live Club
  • 4 Lausanne – Les Docks
  • 5 Paris – Le Bataclan
  • 6 Paris – Le Bataclan

https://www.kerrang.com/perturbator-james-kent-new-album-age-of-aquarius-lead-single-apocalypse-now-nuclear-blast-october-2025-ulver

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Silent Monster, by Echoberyl (echoberyl.bandcamp.com)
[-] Sergio@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago

Commenter is from Australia. Down there, things naturally rotate counter-clockwise, and they have to take a Clock-Wise class.

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The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

  • Just start watching that movie this Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
  • and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
  • I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

... the film is a farce about a florist's assistant who cultivates a plant that feeds on human blood. ... the film employs an original style of humor, combining dark comedy with farce[8] and incorporating Jewish humor and elements of spoof.[9] The Little Shop of Horrors was shot on a budget of $28,000 (equivalent to $298,000 in 2024). Interiors were shot in two days, by utilizing sets that had been left standing from A Bucket of Blood.
...
The film's critical reception was largely favorable. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 92% based on reviews from 12 critics.[41] Variety wrote, "The acting is pleasantly preposterous. [...] Horticulturalists and vegetarians will love it."[42]

Jack Nicholson, recounting the reaction to a screening of the film, states that the audience "laughed so hard I could barely hear the dialogue. I didn't quite register it right. It was as if I had forgotten it was a comedy since the shoot. I got all embarrassed because I'd never really had such a positive response before."[6]

In his book Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008, Bruce G. Hallenbeck called the film "one of Corman's gems, an idea that was born on 'a night out on the town' that's every bit as looney as it sounds." He cited the hilarious performances delivered by the ensemble cast and Corman's strong results while working under the self-imposed pressures of a cheap budget and a fast shooting schedule.

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

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UNDED, by LUNA13 (copinternational.bandcamp.com)

black bass metal, 2020. We passed 666 Monthly Active Users, so I guess it's time for another Luna13 song posted at midnight!!?!

https://www.youtube.com/@luna13music

LUNA13's forceful Black/Bass/Metal style incorporates elements of electronica, black metal and industrial rock

track link: https://copinternational.bandcamp.com/track/unded

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Miste, by The Haxan Cloak (thehaxancloak.bandcamp.com)

electronic / dark ambient, 2013. @Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world recommended this about a month ago, and I finally got around to listening to it. The whole album is solid, and this is my fave song off it.

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

track link: https://thehaxancloak.bandcamp.com/track/miste

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Images in post body (piefed.social)

ok, let's say I want to make an image post. I click "image" and it lets me choose a file to upload, cool.

But what if I want to also have an image in the Body of the post. (i.e. where this text here is...) I see the lil' "image" icon there, but if I click it, it just adds a link to a URL for me to fill out. I cannot choose a file to upload. Is there some way to choose a file to upload so it'll go in the Body of the post?

thanks!?!

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This is a lightly edited cross-post from !gothindustrial@lemmy.world

Wave-Gotik-Treffen is “one of the largest events of the gothic, cybergoth, steampunk, and rivethead subcultures worldwide”. It was like two months ago in Germany. Fashion is an important component (besides music and other cultural events).

  • a photostream of outfits at WGT 2025
  • a video of moments at WGT 2025
  • a photostream from the Victorian Picnic at WGT which started as “an opportunity for attendees to dress in elaborate Victorian-era-inspired clothing. Participants would gather to socialize, showcase their outfits, and enjoy a leisurely afternoon reminiscent of the Victorian era.” Over the years, people started wearing more goth-, fantasy-, and steampunk-inspired outfits.
  • More about the Victorian Picnic, including a photostream of outfits over the years
  • index of stories about WGT 2025 and a blog about WGT 2025 (in German but automated translators work pretty well)
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Angelspit - Destroyed With Noise [NEW RELEASE] (angelspit-official.bandcamp.com)

cyberpunk / darkwave / industrial, 2025

https://www.angelspit.net/

new album: https://angelspit-official.bandcamp.com/album/red-end

livestreams:

  • EVERY SECOND THURDAY: ANGELSPIT SYNTH JAM – Live Synth Orgy with extra MAYHEM!
    (12PM PDT/3PM EDT/8PM GMT) – July08, 12, Aug 05, 19, Sept 02, 16, 30
  • SUNDAYS: ART OF ROCK – Artists’ gathering to talk about the creative process
    (9amPST/12pmEST/5pmGMT)

https://www.angelspit.net/live/

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Lamentum, by SCHMERZ (schmerz.bandcamp.com)
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Merzbow Live in Taipei (www.youtube.com)

Noise, 2013

Merzbow ... is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita,[1][2] best known for a style of harsh noise music. ... The name Merzbow comes from the German dada artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork Merzbau, in which Schwitters transformed the interior of his house using found objects. The name was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic. In addition to this, Akita has cited a wide range of musical influences from progressive rock, heavy metal, free jazz, and early electronic music[4] to non-musical influences like dadaism, surrealism and fetish culture.

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

track link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP1UQ3hZXuA

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industrial, 2017

heard on https://www.twitch.tv/corvusmalum

track link: https://blackasteroid.bandcamp.com/track/black-moon-feat-cold-cave

they got a show coming up next week:

  • Aug 9 Morgan Manufacturing Chicago, IL
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Sergio

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