Dog Days Mix

This mixtape will be perfect for =

A. Melting in the heat
B. Eating something frozen
C. Hoping for Autumn
D. Fighting off mosquitoes
E. Enjoying an isolated thunderstorm


I stole the following from the interwebs to explain this week's mix title =


"Everyone knows that the “dog days of summer” occur during the hottest and muggiest part of the season. Webster defines “dog days” as...

1 : the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere


2 : a period of stagnation or inactivity ...

But where does the term come from? Why do we call the hot, sultry days of summer “dog days?”
In ancient times, when the night sky was unobscured by artificial lights and smog different groups of peoples in different parts of the world drew images in the sky by “connecting the dots” of stars. The images drawn were dependent upon the culture: The Chinese saw different images than the Native Americans, who saw different pictures than the Europeans. These star pictures are now called constellations, and the constellations that are now mapped out in the sky come from our European ancestors.

They saw images of bears, (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor), twins, (Gemini), a bull, (Taurus), and others, including dogs, (Canis Major and Canis Minor).

The brightest of the stars in Canis Major (the big dog) is Sirius, which also happens to be the brightest star in the night sky. In fact, it is so bright that the ancient Romans thought that the earth received heat from it. Look for it in the southern sky (viewed from northern latitudes) during January.

In the summer, however, Sirius, the “dog star,” rises and sets with the sun. During late July Sirius is in conjunction with the sun, and the ancients believed that its heat added to the heat of the sun, creating a stretch of hot and sultry weather. They named this period of time, from 20 days before the conjunction to 20 days after, “dog days” after the dog star.

Today, dog days occur during the period between July 3 and August 11. Although it is certainly the warmest period of the summer, the heat is not due to the added radiation from a far-away star, regardless of its brightness. No, the heat of summer is a direct result of the earth's tilt."


So here it be ... the Dog Days Mix ... ENJOY!!!

Wanna download it? Well you can do so HERE.




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Hey look! Ghostbox Music has another delightful radio program to charm your Summertime ears! Thanks, Jim Jupp!

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Speaking of radio shows and mixes, I discovered this fantastic one on the Altered Zones site created by Stefanie Franciotti of Sleep∞Over ... Here's the track list and then the mix itself =

01 Carol: "So Low"
02 Waterborders: "What Wiwant"
03 Twinsistermoon: "Desert Prophecy"
04 Dead Can Dance: "In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated"
05 Strawberry Switchblade: "Go Away"
06 Boxbury Beat: "Windows"
07 Aly Us: "Follow Me"
08 LA Vampires Go Ital: "Streetwise"
09 Oppenheimer Analysis: "New Mexico"
10 SURVIVE: "Cube"
11 Decadance: "On and On"
12 [The Art of] Noise: "Moments in Love"
13 Dynooo: "Huge Apple"
14 Troller: "Winter"







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Time to watch some astounding VIDEOS ...




Andy Stewart posted this awesomely animated one by Mum ... cheers! =




Keith Goodwin posted this one by Men's Recovey Project and it's danceably mental! thanks! =




Speaking of mental ... dig this scary clown short film =

No more clowns at this abandoned New Orleans Six Flags ... Angel Vuong posted this (gracias!) and I wish I could go there just to take pictures ... supposedly it never got torn down as planned =




Some classic electronic bliss fom Jurgen Muller =



I call this next one by Vladik a "basking in bad quality" video ... not that it's actually bad or anything! =



Electro funk retro fun from Yalls =

Dessert time!!!




This "chain reaction" scene fom the movie "The Money Pit" always makes me laugh and laugh =




Jimmy Gordon posted this (thanky!) saying :"how come this guy didn't get sued by George Lucas?" haha =




Wow ... What planet is this from?!Ryan sent me this whacky ass Tumai Con Do clip =




Another great one from Ryan ... I love this! =




I'm a fan of David Sedaris on facebook and he posted this recently ... haha =




And lastly, I decided to include a bit of local insanity, care of Dean & Company =