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Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova is reclaiming their body through sex work
Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova embodies empowerment. In their AP digital cover story, the singer and activist explores their journey in fourth-wave feminism.
Slipknot's Clown breaks down Knotverse: “It’s a way for us to be as close to you as possible”
Slipknot’s foray into the metaverse was only announced this month, via a partnership with Sandbox, but it’s been a lifetime in the making. Inspired by the early days of playing the video game Quake online via dial-up internet with friends in different parts of the world to the creativity that came from editing the source […]
Inside Goth Girlfriends' London takeover
From “crypto bros” to “goth girlfriends,” despite the vastly growing world of Web3, there remains an absence of diverse, marginalized groups represented in these spaces. Opportunities for artistic innovation are now being led by predominantly male, white, cisgendered voices, leaving little inspiration for women, people of color or those who identify with the LGBTQ+ community […]
SOL Flowers pays homage to classic AltPress covers with exclusive tokens
SOL Flowers has teamed up with Alternative Press to create a run of 864 special tokens centered around our classic covers. Check them out below. Everyone has been inspired by a trio of iconic AP covers featuring Nirvana, OutKast and Good Charlotte, and they will be split equally between the Solana and Ethereum chains. You […]
Avenged Sevenfold's Deathbats Club is reinventing the fan experience
In December, Avenged Sevenfold launched their Deathbats Club, an NFT-based enterprise to unite a 10,000-strong community through the power of blockchain technology. In short, it’s a fan club with the unique NFT acting as your membership card, as well as offering digital and physical perks — everything from ticket presales to custom guitars from Synyster […]
Women-led NFT gallery Vellum LA is transforming how we experience art
LA Art Show, which typically takes place in January, pulled off a summer 2021 comeback as one of the first live events to take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in the COVID-19 era. Art fans who expected the show to skip a year had yet another major surprise in store when they were greeted […]
Avenged Sevenfold's Deathbats Club unites the music world with the metaverse
M. Shadows couldn’t be more excited about non-fungible tokens Avenged Sevenfold’s recently launched Deathbats Club is set to revolutionize what a band’s fan community is capable of being. The NFT-based enterprise, set to take flight in November, will unite a 10-000-strong community through the power of blockchain technology, with fans who hold pieces of exclusive […]
How to make NFTs—a guide to creating your own unique artworks
There are many guides to what NFTs are, including my own. Simply put, a non-fungible token is a unit of data stored on blockchain technology, which certifies a digital asset to be unique and therefore not interchangeable. While many people are becoming familiar with what they are and where to find them, it can still […]
Mike Shinoda releases 'ZIGGURATS' mixtape after NFTs sell out in minutes
Mike Shinoda has released his “generative mixtape” ZIGGURATS. NFTS associated with the project sold out almost instantly after release. The music/NFT artwork collection was released Dec. 2 on the Tezos blockchain and dropped on streaming services Dec. 3. Five thousand NFTs were designed by Shinoda, each with their own exclusive cover art for ZIGGURATS and […]
Pussy Riot release Nadya Tolokonnikova's 'Drink My Blood' NFT
Pussy Riot are releasing an exclusive NFT titled Drink My Blood. The project was developed with social token community Friends With Benefits (FWB). The art piece will consist of a prison freedom certificate stained with the artist’s blood, bottled blood of the artist and a digitized version of prison freedom certificate with unreleased Pussy Riot […]
Where do NFTs actually come from? A short history of non-fungible tokens
If you have been following the latest news, you’ve surely heard of the hype surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In many ways, 2021 was the Year of NFTs. It was an unprecedented ascent that gave creators the ability to monetize their work easily and provided collectors with an efficient way to purchase and store value. While […]
Mike Shinoda teases 'ZIGGURATS,' upcoming music and NFT project
Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda will release his new music project ZIGGURATS in early December. The solo music/NFT art hybrid project is expected to be released on streaming services and the Tezos blockchain. Shinoda teased a 12-second preview of ZIGGURATS on social media. New music: #ZIGGURATS coming December 3 pic.twitter.com/rBESnl86sg — Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) November […]
What exactly are NFTs? Understanding the world of non-fungible tokens
Let’s start from the basics and define non-fungible tokens (NFTs). A Non-Fungible Token is a unit of data stored on a digital ledger, most commonly known as blockchain technology. This structure certifies a digital asset to be unique and therefore not interchangeable (non-fungible). Read more: AltPress and Wicked Craniums team up for first-ever NFT covers […]
HE Creative and 0xNoFace are making an inclusive NFT space with goth gfs
HE Creative and 0xNoFace have developed a new NFT project, goth gfs. NFTs have the capability to provide an alternative. They not only are changing how we make and consume art; they are also offering an inclusive platform for people who can be marginalized in traditional art spaces. Read more: Exclusive interview: Avenged Sevenfold’s game-changing […]
Dillinger Escape Plan celebrate ’Dissociation’ anniversary with NFT drop
On this day five years ago, the Dillinger Escape Plan released their final album, Dissociation. The band’s sixth record marked the end of a two-decade-long career for the metalcore band. To celebrate the anniversary of the album, the Dillinger Escape Plan are releasing several exclusive enhanced NFTs that truly bring the album to life. Read […]
Exclusive interview: Avenged Sevenfold's game-changing Deathbats Club
Avenged Sevenfold recently announced the Deathbats Club, a new level of connecting with fans based around non-fungible tokens, or NFTs—digital assets that can’t be replicated. After an initial drop of 101 free NFTs to whet fans’ appetites, they are ready to release 10,000 via avengedsevenfold.io, with everyone who buys one becoming part of the community. […]
Good Charlotte and Clay Mates tease exclusive Halloween NFT collection
Clay Mates and Good Charlotte have announced an exclusive collaboration: the planned release of a collection of NFTs to celebrate Halloween on Oct. 31. Shared by both Good Charlotte and Clay Mates on their socials, the creative duo revealed limited details of a “Trick or Treat”-themed drop that will be available exclusively to Clay Nation […]
Visa enters the world of NFTs with the purchase of a CryptoPunk—learn more
Visa is entering the market of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with the purchase of CryptoPunk 7610, a collection of art from various creators. CryptoPunk is considered one of the original NFTs and was started in 2017 by Larva Labs. It includes 10,000 pixel art image tokens that live on the Ethereum blockchain. Read more: Here’s everything […]
Ron English enters NFT space with some of his iconic characters
Ron English is an iconic pop surrealist with a street art edge. Whatever term you prefer—rebel, agitator, deviant, disruptor—the Texas-raised New Yorker embodies them all, so it’s only natural that he entered the NFT art space with a bang. On March 28, English debuted the 10-piece Essential Collection on Nifty Gateway. The digital drop included […]
Scott Campbell creates new NFT marketplace for tattoo artists
Digital art and tattoo art share something in common: Both have been underappreciated by gatekeepers of the traditional art market. Crypto-art pioneers already helped elevate digital works by decentralizing curation and fueling the emergence of NFTs. Famed ink artist Scott Campbell is about to make a similar breakthrough with a new approach to tattoos. He […]
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