Studio 5 by NudeAudio

The start-up's first home speaker makes the perfect bedside accompaniment

San Francisco-based newcomer NudeAudio debuted their affordable line of portable Bluetooth speakers just last fall, but they show no signs of being satisfied with the status quo. They recently announced their newest speaker, the Studio 5, which marks their expansion into home audio territory. While their previous Move line was inspired by performance fashion, the stationary Studio 5 mingles more with industrial design and home …

Studio Visit: Jacob Escobedo

The Adult Swim designer on creating album art for Broken Bells, The Shins and more

The helmet-clad, naked woman gracing the covers of Broken Bells‘ new album and previously released single are a reflection of the vibrant psychedelic visions of Atlanta-based artist Jacob Escobedo. Released today, the highly anticipated album, After the Disco, showcases the collaborative sounds of Brian Burton—better known as Danger Mouse—and The Shins frontman James Mercer. After creating the artwork for the duo’s eponymous 2010 album and …

Big Boi feat. Phantogram and Sade: CPU 2.0

Mahotella Queens, Banks + Shlomo, Habibi and more in the music we tweeted this week

2014 may well be the year of OutKast. The “Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik”-bumping duo is set to headline over 40 music festivals throughout the year, including Coachella and Governor’s Ball, plus both Big Boi and André 3000 are slated to release solo albums (we can only hope for another Outkast record too). In anticipation of his new release, Big Boi is dropping re-imaginations of tracks from his previous …