Episodes in Virtuosity: Raphella Smits

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"Miss Smits is an uncommonly musical guitarist : she has nimble fingers, a prismatic sence of timbre, and a serene dignity that informs all she plays." – Tim Page, New York Times.

Raphaella Smits is a gem in the world of classical guitar. Her playing has taken my breath away for years and TWD would like to feature her performance of Franz Schubert's Standchen on today's Episodes in Virtuosity.

In addition, you counted correct… She is performing on an eight string guitar here.

Raphaella Smits: Standchen

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New Releases

Gorilla Warfare Tactics – Premier EP

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Gorilla Warfare Tactics' rise to prominence is just like their music: vintage. The boys have people talking through pure talent and hard work. No PR blasts, pandering, or famous friends. After dropping a few stellar tracks out of nowhere, they've already completed a debut EP, Premier, and it's one of the best debut hip hops albums I've heard in awhile.

Gorilla Warfare Tactics – Temptations

Gorilla Warfare Tactics – Dream Green

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The Blogger Lowdown

Digster Edition w/ Steve

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Now we're gonna get all meta on your asses! We've been doing The Blogger Lowdown for months now, introducing you to the people behind the scenes of our favorite blogs. I recently came to the realization that you guys out there in internet-land probably know more about who runs other blogs than you do about your humble Digsters. So here is the first of three Blogger Lowdown: Digster Editions, where you get to know the inner workings of the TWD writers' brains. Don't be scared, we're a lot of fun!

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Throwbacks

Evan Dando: Stop My Head

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Evan Dando: Stop My Head

The recent TWD Throwbacks featured the wonderful song and video for Blur's Coffee and TV. The quirky and charming animation in this video got me thinking about my other favorite animated indie rock videos from my high school days. This brings me to Evan Dando and the 2003 release of the Jon Brion produced solo album entitled Baby I'm Bored.

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Videos

Lupe Fiasco (ft. The Roots) – The Show Goes On (Live on Fallon)

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The Roots make everything better. It's just science. Like I wish I could put The Roots on the sandwich I ate for dinner last night, cause that shit sucked. Anyways, Lupe Fiasco performed what is probably my least favorite song on Lasers, "The Show Goes On" on Fallon last night and it was chill as an ice cube. I think there's a formula that says "?uestlove + gospel choir + hip hop song = briliance" but I didn't really pay attention in high school Physics.

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