The spirit of the gypsies was colorful and vibrant.  As was this weekends ballet performance of Day of the Gypsy at the Harris Theater in Chicago.  A live band supported the dancers in the foreground emitting the vibrancy of a culture from fables and fantasy.  I recently had the opportunity to speak with Day of the Gypsy‘s creator, Gordon Peirce Schmidt, […]

Karen O and Willie Nelson unveil their cover of the iconic David Bowie and Queen classic “Under Pressure”—produced by Dave Sitek, featuring guitars from Nick Zinner, ImaadWasif and JohnnyHanson and background vocals from PriscillaAhn—today via BMG—listen here. Inspired by the looming presidential election, O asked Nelson to join her on the cover after finding political urgency in the song’s lyrics:“Pressure pushing down on mePressing down on you, no man ask forUnder […]