Why the convenience of streaming might be costing us our musical history
While streaming offers instant access to nearly every song ever recorded, music professor Tom Rizzuto explores the hidden risks of a purely digital library and the enduring value of physical formats.
The video traces the evolution of music formats, moving from vinyl and CDs to the ingenious 'bone music' used in the Soviet era, where records were pressed onto discarded X-rays. Rizzuto examines the fragility of art in a digital-only world, using the near-loss of the film 'Nosferatu' as a cautionary tale about the importance of tangible archives. He argues that for art to truly endure, it must exist beyond the ephemeral nature of the cloud.
Source: Tom Rizzuto: The problem with streaming — and the case for physical media
