Thu. 03/04 - Will NFTs Change How We Buy Music & Movies?

Will NFTs bring about an economic and creative revolution for artists and change the way we buy our media? Kings of Leon are willing to give it a shot. A small village in Iceland is making a big bid for Oscar glory. And another small town that just might be the job capital of the U.S.

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Kings of Leon Will Be the First Band to Release an Album as an NFT (Rolling Stone) Unfortunately, We're Going to Talk About Blockchain Now (The Content Mines, Spotify) NFTs Explained: Why They're Nifty and Terrible (FutureNow, YouTube)“BUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH CRYPTOART WILL BE SOLVED SOON, RIGHT?” (Everest Pipkin)"The next 10 years will be a total revolution..." (Raoul Pal, Twitter) "Sounds like a gimmick until..." (Brian Hiatt, Twitter) Undeterred by “Jaja Ding Dong” snub, the town from Eurovision stumps for its Oscar (A/V Club)Óskar for Húsavík – My hometown the job capital of america (BNet)New York City woman finds hidden empty apartment behind her medicine cabinet (Boing Boing)Hidden basement TikTok: Ponder its unseen horrors (A/V Club)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on Twitter