East-West Summer Mixtape and Esoteric Video Roundup

I feel bad for Aaron down south. Up here in the north, the East and West coasts battle for supremacy over summer. California claims a dry and hot climate conducive to gangster pool parties, but DC and NYC rep dubbed out humid beats and long warm nights. In a two part mixtape on Lyrical Smelter, I bring together the best tracks to compliment summer on both coasts:

http://lyricalsmelter.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-west-summer-mixtape-part-i.html

Also, summer time means debauchery, which inevitably leads to bad decisions, such as making home music videos. Kid Bombardos are dope. You can download the track from the video, "I Around the Bend", here. As for Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, well, I don't even have words. But I do like Shamu (shout out to D. Cott for the vid).