on january 15, we kicked off our latest round of #MixDay with 19 fresh-faced mixtapers. 6 months later, we've amassed a collection of retro, country, hip hop, indie, pop and mark friedman. we've seen a little bit of everything. truly, it's been the best of times…and the, um, worst of times (you can choose which mixes fall in which category…).

while we prepare to launch a new #MixDay initiative (that will look somewhat different), we thought we'd pause to take a look back. thanks to the choices of mixtapers bekah caraway and tre baker, we present to you, thank god it's #mixday: the best of 2010 (so far).

enjoy.

1. All That She Wants / Ace Of Base :: Alissa Mathews
2. Gone, Gone, Gone / Robert Plant & Alison Krauss :: Audra Wallace
3. Auditorium / American Princes :: Amanda Morgan
4. Gone For Good / The Shins :: Paula Cigainero
5. Young Forever / Jay-Z :: Lindsay Irvin
6. Encore / DJ Danger Mouse (The Beatles / Jay-Z) :: Chip Taulbee
7. The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us! / Sufjan Stevens :: Liz Sendejo
8. For You / Greg Kihn :: Mark Friedman
9. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go / Wham! :: Ryan Byrd
10. The Power Of Love / Celine Dion :: Aubri Duran
11. I'm In Love With My Car / Queen :: Tre Baker
12. Video Phone (Ft. Lady Gaga) / Beyonce :: Jason Wiest
13. I Fell In Love With A Girl / The White Stripes (Bluegrass Cover) :: Sam Eifling
14. Pretend You're Alive / Lovedrug :: Chris Earls
15. High & Dry / Radiohead :: Justin Myers
16. Sunny Afternoon / The Kinks :: Graham Cobb
17. In Spite Of Ourselves / John Prine With Iris Dement :: Jennifer Pyron
18. New Slang / The Shins :: Bekah Caraway
19. Someone Great / LCD Soundsystem :: Keely Kaffenberger

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web developer extraordinaire. keeper of all things good and holy @flex360. and now purveyor of #MixDay goodness. chris earls has come with a stellar #MixDay offering. from violets burning to kanye walking to the inspiration of a muse, you're sure to find a little something you can play on repeat over and over.

enjoy!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Strange New Place / Moses Mayfield
2. Rapture / Pedro the Lion
3. Jesus Christ Walks / Kanye West vs. Brand New
4. The Prayer / Bloc Party
5. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) / Arcade Fire
6. Don't Cry Out / Shiny Toy Guns
7. I Still Remember / Bloc Party
8. Non-Photo Blue / Pinback
9. Ageless Beauty / Stars
10. Sweet Disposition / The Temper Trap
11. Airport Disco / Athlete
12. Serpents / Angeles Drake
13. Pretend You're Alive / Lovedrug
14. Green Gloves / The National
15. Blackout / Muse
16. Follow The Cops Back Home / Placebo
17. Set The Fire To The Third Bar ft. Martha Wainright / Snow Patrol
18. Blindsided / Bon Iver
19. I Remember / The Violet Burning
20. The Guide / Borne

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several months ago, we kicked off the inaugural round of abpg's #MixDay. no doubt about it, it's been a huge success. we've had everything from 80s pop to singing poop to pirates in your pants. certainly, it's been good so far.

we'll be back next week with a whole new slate of mixtapers, so be sure to check back here next friday. you'll see some old names and some new ones, so it's sure to be an extra helping of awesome in 2010.

to kick off the year, though, we're gonna take a look back. we've taken a single track from each person's mixtape to create a best of 2009 mix. (the song choice/order was determined by what order people went. for example, paula was in the 5th week, so we picked her track #5 from her previously-submitted mix.)

happy listening!

1. Entertain / Sleater-Kinney :: Lance Turner
2. Born Again / Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons :: Ryan Byrd
3. Coconut / Widespread Panic :: Jennifer Pyron
4. So Deep / MSTRKRFT :: Gabe Couch
5. Daybreaker / Beth Orton :: Paula Cigainero
6. Hey Hey You Say / Papa Fritas :: Graham Cobb
7. In the Waiting Line / Zero 7 :: Amanda Morgan
8. Heart it Races / Architecture in Helsinki :: Amber Brewer
9. The Con / Tegan and Sara :: Chris Earls
10. Black Friday / Steely Dan :: Tre Baker
11. Driving Song / Widespread Panic :: Alissa Mathews
12. Slow Life / Grizzly Bear :: Bekah Caraway
13. Lost / Anouk :: Audra Wallace
14. Catch That Girl / Pirates in Your Pants :: Mark Friedman
15. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Mr. Hankey :: Chip Taulbee
16. Don't Look Back in Anger / Oasis :: Justin Myers

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web developer extraordinaire. keeper of all things good and holy @flex360. and now #MixDay-preneur. chris earls has come with a stellar #MixDay offering. i truly didn't know anyone besides me even knew who k-os was, but we now know that chris has dipped deep into his well of awesome to forge his mixtape. throw in some paper route and pedro the lion doing be thou my vision and you've got the making of a #MixDay champion.

alright, enjoy!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. American Names / Sebastien Grainger
2. Love Is Noise / The Verve
3. So So Cold / Hot Hot Heat
4. Sunday Morning / K-OS
5. Tiger Teeth / Paper Route
6. Like I Do / Minipop
7. Walking On A Dream / Empire of the Sun
8. The Night Starts Here / Stars
9. The Con / Tegan and Sara
10. Lasso / Phoenix
11. We Are The People / Empire of the Sun
12. Come Down / The Hero Factor
13. First Train Home / Imogen Heap
14. Good Intentions / Paper Route
15. 23 / Blonde Redhead
16. Calendar Girl / Stars
17. Hallelujah/I Know It's Over (Medley) / Jeff Buckley
18. Needle & Thread / Sleeping At Last
19. Be Thou My Vision / Pedro the Lion

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