how do you narrow down your one single favorite song from both the 80s and the 90s? it's nearly impossible. but here at the friendly confines of abpg, we specialize in the near-impossible.

yes friends, for the first time in abpg #MixDay history, we're bringing you an epic 2-"disc" set. each mixtaper has picked their 2 favorite tracks ranging from 1980 to 1999 and we've got a little bit of everything. there's certainly something for everyone.

happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay: Best of 80s Disc 1

1. i'm gonna be (500 miles) / the proclaimers :: amanda hoelzeman
2. when doves cry / prince :: ryan byrd
3. patience / guns 'n roses :: alissa mathews
4. strangelove / depeche mode :: paula cigainero
5. the glamorous life / sheila e :: jason wiest
6. obsession / animotion :: lindsay irvin
7. she sells sanctuary / the cult :: kristen heldenbrand
8. little red corvette / prince :: doc harper
9. the killing moon / echo & the bunnymen :: amber brewer
10. please don't go / kc & the sunshine band :: mark friedman
11. come on eileen / dexy's midnight runners :: alex graham
12. vampira / the misfits :: graham cobb
13. we built this city / jefferson starship :: bekah caraway
14. dress you up / madonna :: jennifer pyron
15. you can call me al / paul simon :: audra wallace

Thank God it's #MixDay: Best of 90s Disc 2

1. 6th avenue heartache / the wallflowers :: amanda hoelzeman
2. black hole sun / soundgarden :: ryan byrd
3. wonderwall / oasis :: alissa mathews
4. breaking the girl / red hot chili peppers :: paula cigainero
5. can i get a… / jay-z :: jason wiest
6. tearin' up my heart / nsync :: lindsay irvin
7. are you gonna go my way / lenny kravitz :: kristen heldenbrand
8. misery / soul asylum :: doc harper
9. common people / pulp :: amber brewer
10. smooth (ft. rob thomas) / santana :: mark friedman
11. wannabe / spice girls :: alex graham
12. if it kills you / drive like jehu :: graham cobb
13. everybody (backstreet's back) / backstreet boys :: bekah caraway
14. zombie / the cranberries :: jennifer pyron
15. volcano girls / veruca salt :: audra wallace

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sometimes, the day never ends. sometimes, you're on the brink of snapping. sometimes, you just feel like you can't go on. if you've ever experienced these things, we've got the mix for you!

for this #MixDay, we've compiled a list of get-you-through-the-day songs. some will give you energy, while some will calm you down. either way, these are all songs that will help you make it through your day.

happy listening!

1. dogs day are over / florence + the machine :: amanda morgan
2. i want to break free / queen :: lindsay irvin
3. the beat / ben rector :: alex graham
4. on a day like this / elbow :: ryan byrd
5. bad romance / lad gaga :: jennifer pyron
6. b.o.b. / outkast :: chip taulbee
7. party in the usa / miley cyrus :: audra wallace
8. common people / pulp :: kristen heldenbrand
9. it's not you it's me / coconut records :: liz sendejo
10. they just don't know / gyft :: alissa mathews
11. take a look around / limp bizkit :: paula cigainero
12. 200 miles from memphis / donald cowen :: tre baker
13. ms. jackson / outkast :: aubri duran
14. she's long gone / the black keys :: bekah caraway
15. teeth / lady gaga :: jason wiest

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for every #MixDay-er, the musical journey must begin somewhere. for some of us, our entry point served as the launching point for a long and similar journey. for others, it merely serves as an embarrassing reminder that we had no taste in the 80s… either way, this week, we've taken a look back to our first album. whether it be vinyl, cassette, cd (or 8 track?), we all began somewhere and we thought we'd share it with the world.

happy listening!

1. Every Heartbeat / Amy Grant :: Alex Graham
2. Pac-Man Fever / Buckner & Garcia :: Mark Friedman
3. Leave Me Alone / Michael Jackson :: Ryan Byrd
4. Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) / Garth Brooks :: Justin Myers
5. Rhythm is Gonna Get You / Gloria Estefan :: Lindsay Irvin
6. Billie Jean / Michael Jackson :: Paula Cigainero
7. Life is a Highway / Tom Cochrane :: Audra Wallace
8. We're Not Gonna Take It / Twisted Sister :: Graham Cobb
9. Ghostbusters Theme / Ray Parker, Jr. :: Aubri Duran
10. Nobody Gets Off in This Town / Garth Brooks :: Jason Wiest
11. Beat It / Michael Jackson :: Alissa Mathews
12. Take it Like a Man / Michelle Wright :: Amanda Morgan
13. Too Much Time on My Hands / Styx :: Tre Baker
14. Hot for Teacher / Van Halen :: Jennifer Pyron
15. Baby, Baby / Amy Grant :: Bekah Caraway

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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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as the famous proverb goes, "train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." so it is with #MixDay. we've got an office full of wide-eyed interns and it's our god-given duty to lead them into a life of awesome. so, we've gotten liz sendejo, business editorial intern, to join us on this #MixDay journey. she's submitted her mixtape and quite frankly, it appears that she's not going to need our guidance too much. she's given us a stellar mix.

so, get in the car. hit the open road. and roll the windows down.

Thank God it's #MixDay: Songs That Need Air

1. Promise / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
2. This Wind / The Tallest Man on Earth
3. Airplanes / The Local Natives
4. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out to Get Us! / Sufjan Stevens
5. Come Pick Me Up / Ryan Adams
6. Fascination / Magic Hassle
7. It Takes a lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry / Bob Dylan
8. Dreams Old Men Dream / Cold War Kids
9. Wolf Among Wolves / Bonnie Prince Billy
10. Nantes / Beirut
11. Unsatisfied / The Replacements
12. Sweet Jane / The Velvet Underground
13. When My Time Comes / Dawes
14. Used Cars / Bruce Springsteen
15. Gravel / American Princes
16. These Days / Nico

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the beauty of #MixDay is that each mixtaper provides a little unique slice of their musical life. variety is, in fact, the spice of said life. but occasionally, we get caught in a bit of a pop/rock/rap rut here at the #MixDay headquarters. enter jennifer pyron, editor of @LRFamily, stage left. she's single-handedly pulled us out of the rut and into a solid mix of classic country, where outlaws and loose women ruled the day.

so, strap on your cowboy boots and enjoy the ride.

Thank God it's #MixDay: Beware Outlaws & Loose Women

1. L.A. Freeway / Guy Clark
2. We’re Not The Jet Set / John Prine with Iris DeMent
3. Evangeline / Emmylou Harris (with The Band)
4. Desperadoes Waiting For A Train / The Highwaymen
5. Angel from Montgomery / John Prine and Bonnie Raitt
6. Suspicious Minds / Waylon Jennings and Jessie Coulter
7. Tecumseh Valley / Townes Van Zandt
8. No Swallerin’ Place / June Carter
9. Luckenbach, Texas / Waylon Jennings
10. That’s The Way The World Goes ‘Round / John Prine
11. Ford Econoline / Nanci Griffith
12. Texas Cookin / Guy Clark
13. Pancho and Lefty / Willie Nelson
14. Hotter Than The Mohave In My Heart / Iris DeMent
15. Sunday Morning Comin’ Down / Kris Kristofferson
16. Red Dirt Girl / Emmylou Harris
17. Cocaine Blues / Johnny Cash
18. Late Night Grand Hotel / Nanci Griffith
19. In Spite of Ourselves / John Prine with Iris DeMent
20. Whiskey River (Live) / Willie Nelson

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this week, we introduce you to one of the newest members of the abpg fold. little rock family art director aubri duran has breathed some new air into not only our family publication, but now, to #MixDay. because she's new to this gig, she thought she'd take you on a little journey through her life and subsequently, a little journey through awesome.

so, sit back and enjoy the memories.

Thank God it's #MixDay: A Flood of Memories

1. Beautiful World :: Coldplay
2. Caught A Glimpse :: Blindside
3. Fidelity :: Regina Spektor
4. Kerosene :: Miranda Lambert
5. Say (All I Need) :: OneRepublic
6. Spin :: Lifehouse
7. The Power of Love :: Celine Dion
8. Sweet Caroline :: Neil Diamond
9. A Praise Chorus :: Jimmy Eat World
10. Back That Thang Up :: Juvenile
11. Movies :: Alien Ant Farm
12. Portland, Oregon :: Loretta Lynn
13. The Distance :: Cake
14. A Castaway :: After The Tragedy
15. I Miss You :: Shane & Shane
16. Into the Ocean :: Blue October
17. Swing, Swing :: All- America Rejects
18. Southside :: Moby
19. My Hero :: Foo Fighters
20. Where is My Mind :: The Pixies
21. Set the Fire to the Third Bar :: Snow Patrol
22. Pardon Me :: Incubus
23. Elephant Love Medley :: Moulin Rouge soundtrack
24. Such Great Heights :: The Postal Service

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well last week was a weird week. much like the album art above. but we have babies on the brain! alissa mathews delivers (pun?) a great mix that will have you cooing and drooling with joy. from george strait to led zeppelin to the late MJ, there’s a little something for everyone.

here’s looking at you, kid.

Thank God it's #MixDay: Baby Love

1. All That She Wants / Ace of Base
2. Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On / Mel McDaniels
3. I Can’t Quit You Baby / Led Zeppelin
4. Baby, I Love Your Way / Peter Frampton
5. Hey Baby / No Doubt
6. Find My Baby / Moby
7. Baby Blue / George Strait
8. Baby Be Mine / Michael Jackson
9. Sir Mix-a-Lot / Baby Got Back

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on this week's #MixDay docket, audra wallace, production traffic coordinator extraordinaire, reminds us that 1, in fact, is the loneliest number. hence, the duet. yes friends, audra has pulled together a mix of some likely, but many unlikely duets from music past and present. i mean, where are you gonna find a mix with a nelly/tim mcgraw partnership combined with the likes of the incomparable paula abdul/mc skat kat tandem? nowhere, friends. nowhere. so, find someone to snuggle up with and enjoy the experience.

happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay: Duets

1. Islands in the Stream / Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
2. Gone, Gone, Gone / Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
3. Over and Over / Nelly & Tim McGraw
4. Seven Spanish Angels / Willie Nelson & Ray Charles
5. Opposites Attract / Paula Abdul & MC Skat Kat
6. Relator / Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson
7. Baby, Can I Hold You Tonight / Luciano Pavarotti & Tracy Chapman
8. Don't Go Breaking My Heart / Elton John & Kiki Dee
9. You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma / David Frizzell & Shelly West
10. Love Like This / Natasha Bedingfield feat. Sean Kingston
11. Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy / Chris Ledoux & Garth Brooks
12. 4 Minutes / Madonna Ft Justin Timberlake
13. I'm Real / JaRule & Jennifer Lopez
14. Under Pressure / Queen & David Bowie

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i'm not sure if anyone's noticed, but it's hotter than a mother outside. yes, in fact, hotter than even a mother. whether or not you noticed it, our very own chip taulbee, arkansas business associate publisher, certainly did and has made an appropriate compilation of summertime music. enter summer sounds. that's right, it's time for classics ranging from frank black to wilco to local favorite the reds and a little something for everyone in between.

so, enjoy.

Thank God it's #MixDay: Summer Sounds

1. School’s Out / Alice Cooper
2. Thalassocracy / Frank Black
3. A Pillar of Salt / The Thermals
4. Encore / DJ Danger Mouse (The Beatles / Jay-Z)
5. Rudie Can’t Fail / The Clash
6. The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1 / Neutral Milk Hotel
7. 11th Dimension / Julian Casablancas
8. Girl / Beck
9. Wind Blow / Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
10. Tribulations / LCD Sound System
11. Wolf Like Me / TV On The Radio
12. Walk On The Wild Side / Lou Reed
13. I’m Always In Love / Wilco
14. Summer / The Reds
15. The Trees (Felled By I Monster) / Pulp
16. Me & Mia / Ted Leo & The Pharmacists


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chugging along with abpg's Thank God it's #MixDay, we're excited to bring you a mix from advertising designer extraordinaire, paula cigainero. acoustic alchemy brings you a chance to wind down with everything from the decemberists' frontman colin meloy to ben harper to switchfoot frontman jon foreman to wilco.

enjoy!

Thank God it's #MixDay: Acoustic Alchemy

1. You and I / Wilco
2. Gone for Good / The Shins
3. Great Beyond / Aimee Mann
4. Turn Into / Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5. Watching the Wheels / John Lennon
6. Every Day Is Like Sunday / Colin Meloy
7. The Cure for Pain / Jon Foreman
8. Society / Eddie Vedder
9. Needle in the Hay / Elliott Smith
10. Morning Yearning / Ben Harper
11. Lonely Anywhere / the everybodyfields
12. My Life As a Ghost / Tanya Donelly
13. Wild Horses / The Sundays
14. You're Gonna Leave / Stephen Marley
15. Just Wanna Be Loved / Roebeck

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this week on the #MixDay docket is account executive extraordinaire and overall badass, graham cobb. between funkee homosapiens, superchunks and kings of pop, undoubtedly, everyone will find a little something that is sure to warm his or her #MixDay heart and get the late night kitchen party started.

happy listening.

Thank God it's #MixDay: Late Night Kitchen Party (A Mix With a Little Help from My Friends)

1. Happy / The Rolling Stones
2. Guilt Free / Rocket From The Crypt
3. Sporting Life / The Sea And Cake
4. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin’ / Michael Jackson
5. Catch A Bad One / Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
6. Growin' Up / Bruce Springsteen
7. With A Girl Like You / The Troggs
8. The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory / Guided by Voices
9. Sunshine State / Superchunk
10. I Love My Shirt / Donovan
11. I'm Waiting For The Day / The Beach Boys
12. Last Chance / John Mellencamp
13. Requiem / Nuisance
14. Boogie Chillen / Canned Heat And John Lee Hooker
15. Hotel Arizona / Wilco
16. Tomorrow Never Knows / The Beatles
17. No Quarter / Led Zeppelin
18. Sunny Afternoon / The Kinks

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it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. ah yes, the toils of adolescence. from awkward growth spurts to being snubbed by the girl in 3rd period to voice cracks to horrific clothing choices, adolescence was a wonderful time of pain and utter awkwardness. with this mix, we're doing our best to flood you with memories that you've worked for years to repress…

with that said, happy listening!

1. Garbage / I'm Only Happy When it Rains :: Sam Eifling
2. Calling You / Blue October :: Bekah Caraway
3. Scarlet Begonias / Sublime :: Alissa Mathews
4. Army of Me / Björk :: Amber Brewer
5. Normal Like You / Everclear :: Ryan Byrd
6. Anthem / Good Charlotte :: Lindsay Irvin
7. Night Train / Guns n' Roses :: Graham Cobb
8. Alive / POD :: Aubri Duran
9. Free to Decide / The Cranberries :: Amanda Morgan
10. Twisted / Keith Sweat :: Audra Wallace
11. How I Could Just Kill a Man / Cypress Hill :: Paula Cigainero
12. South Central Rain / R.E.M. :: Jennifer Pyron
13. Crash Course in Brain Surgery / Metallica:: Tre Baker
14. With or Without You / U2 :: Mark Friedman

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in a world full of bridge-burners, there are a handful of bridge-builders. indeed, lindsay irvin is one of the bridge-builders. for the better part of the last several millenniums, there's been a bitter rivalry between the great state of arkansas and the township of texas. god knows that i've helped to perpetuate this deep-seated hatred… but alas! lindsay irvin—through the mystical power of #MixDay—has created a mix that helps to bridge the gap with a tribute to her former homeland of texas while, of course, dwelling in the great state of arkansas.

so, enjoy!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Texas 101 / Hilljack
2. Ohio (Come back to Texas) / Bowling for Soup
3. Young Forever / Jay-Z
4. Would? / Alice in Chains
5. Looking Through Your Big Brown Eyes / Bob Marley
6. Down / 311
7. In Bloom / Nirvana
8. Burning For You / Blue Oyster Cult
9. Cherish / Madonna
10. Alive / Pearl Jam
11. Comfortable / John Mayer
12. Fade Into You / Mazzy Star
13. The Greatest / Cat Power
14. A Sorta Fairytale / Tori Amos
15. Hey Mister / Custom
16. Edge of Love / Mindy Smith
17. Little Sister / Jewel
18. First Floor People / Barcelona
19. Just Say Yes / Snow Patrol

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what do you get when you mix #MixDay and mark friedman? in a word: genius. yes friends, we're glad to present, once again, abpg's favorite son, mark friedman. there's little more we could say than this, so without further ado, we present farkum: the love story.

enjoy.

Thank God it's #MixDay: Farkum: The Love Story

1. Freedom Baby/ Pirates in Your Pants
2. Tunnel of Love/ Bruce Springsteen
3. Ask/ The Smiths
4. Pop Song 89/ R.E.M.
5. For You/ Greg Kihn
6. Hi-Heel Sneakers/ Elvis Presley
7. Anna Begins/ Counting Crows
8. So Cruel/ U2
9. Somebody's Crying/ Chris Isaak
10. Boys Don't Cry / The Cure


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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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truly, variety is the spice of life. our fearless marketing director, justin myers, has once again proven this age-old sagely proverb. this #MixDay offering serves up some presidents singing about nudity, wet sprockets crooning about love lost and the beasties running wild as 70s cops (ok, you can't hear that part, but that's all everybody thinks about with this song, right?). any way you slice it, this is truly a mix with a little bit of everything.

so, happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay: A Little Bit of Everything

1. Sabotage / Beastie Boys
2. Retrace / Anberlin
3. Lucky Man / The Verve
4. Sunday Best / Augustana
5. Lost Cause / Beck
6. All Along The Watch Tower / Jimi Hendrix
7. Jane Says / Jane's Addiction
8. Look What You've Done / Jet
9. Come in From The Cold / Marc Broussard
10. Shattered / Trading Yesterday
11. Brighter Than Sunshine / Aqualung
12. The Man Who Can't Be Moved / The Script
13. Naked and Famous / The Presidents of the United States of America
14. High & Dry / Radiohead
15. Big Empty / Stone Temple Pilots
16. What I Got / Sublime
17. All I Want / Toad the Wet Sprocket
18. Whiskey River / Willie Nelson

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as always, friends, it brings me great pleasure to bring you yet another installment of abpg's Thank God it's #MixDay. this week, as usual, we have a stellar contribution from internet editor tre baker. while we could speak flowery about the decades of amazing music cram-packed into tre's mix, it's certainly worth noting that your mix is adorned by none other than ALF and ed mcmahon…i mean, come on people, what more could you ask for??

alright, happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Heaven and Hell / The Who
2. Express Yourself / N.W.A.
3. Painted Soldiers / Pavement
4. Hard Luck Woman / KISS
5. How Does it Feel to Be Back / Hall & Oates
6. On Any Other Day / The Police
7. I'm in Love With My Car / Queen
8. Medicine Jar / Wings
9. 14 Years / Guns N' Roses
10. It's Just That Simple / Wilco
11. Mankind / Pearl Jam
12. Governator / Green Day
13. My House / Mulehead
14. Wanna Hold You / The Rolling Stones
15. Texarkana / R.E.M.
16. La La Love You / Pixies
17. Harvest for the World / The Power Station
18. Tell Her Tonight / Franz Ferdinand
19. Helpless Automation / Men at Work
20. After Hours / The Velvet Underground

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spring is springing and that means it's time to put down the windows, open the sunroof…and belt out your favorite song at the top of your lungs. hey, guess what friends…we're helping you do just that with our latest mix of songs we love to sing out loud in the car.

i mean, come on, we all do it. some of us in shame, some of us in our full, unabashed glory. (you can pick which one one you'd prefer…)

so, turn it up and enjoy!

1. Buddy Holly / Weezer :: Audra Wallace
2. Stay With You / John Legend :: Ryan Byrd
3. Born to Run / Bruce Springsteen :: Jennifer Pyron
4. Beat It / Michael Jackson :: Mark Friedman
5. Human / The Killers :: Chris Earls
6. Ya Mamma / The Pharcyde :: Graham Cobb
7. I Wanna Dance With Somebody / Whitney Houston :: Jason Weist
8. Brain Stew / Green Day :: Justin Myers
9. Bohemian Rhapsody / Queen :: Bekah Caraway
10. Multiply (In a Minor Key) / Jamie Lidell :: Sam Eifling
11. All These Things I've Done / The Killers :: Amanda Morgan
12. Changes / 2pac :: Lindsay Irvin
13. Leather and Lace / Stevie Nicks and Don Henley:: Alissa Mathews
14. Rush / Big Audio Dynamite :: Paula Cigainero
15. Ozone Baby / Led Zeppelin :: Tre Baker
15. Johnny Sunshine / Liz Phair :: Amber Brewer


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it's friday. it's been a long, tiring weekday. but do not fear, friends of #MixDay, jason wiest has come with a sizable helping of wake-me-up-and-get-dancing music. indeed, we have all the ingredients to kick start your own little party with the likes of some mid-90s tlc, the late aaliyah and of course, the inimitable lady gaga. so, get your dancing shoes on and indulge in the goodness.

happy listening (and dancing)!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Lupe Fiasco / Kick, Push
2. Prince / I Wanna Be Your Lover
3. TLC / Creep
4. John Legend / Ordinary People
5. Aaliyah / Rock The Boat
6. Sublime / Wrong Way
7. Violent Femmes / Blister in the Sun
8. Jay Z ft. Swiss Beats / On To The Next One
9. Beyonce / Video Phone (ft. Lady Gaga)
10. Trey Songz ft. Fabolous / Say Ahh
11. Joe Buddens / Pump it Up

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ah, the deep wound that is the breakup. it happens to us all. some of us move on. some of us fall into a state of depression. some of us burn down our professional football player ex-boyfriend's mansion. many of us, though, turn to music and bekah caraway has created a modern (and retro) symphony that takes us through the breakup journey.

but alas!, with any breakup, there is often a happy ending. maybe we'll find it on this mix.

happy listening and happy breakupping!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Why Can't This Be Love? / Van Halen
2. Spiders / Lovedrug
3. Uninvited / Alanis Morissette
4. X&Y / Coldplay
5. Tiny Vessels / Death Cab for Cutie
6. She Has No Time / Keane
7. Stay or Leave / Dave Matthews
8. Total Eclipse of the Heart / Bonnie Tyler
9. Cologne / Ben Folds
10. How it Ends / DeVotchKa
11. Lullaby Haze / Mates of State
12. Accidental Babies / Damien Rice
13. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) / Nancy Sinatra
14. Hearing Damage / Thom Yorke
15. Nostrand / Ratatat
16. Song for the Dumped / Ben Folds Five
17. Time Bomb / The Format
18. Here I Go Again / Whitesnake
19. Go Where You Wanna Go / The Mamas & The Papas
20. You Ex-Lover is Dead / Stars
21. New Slang / The Shins
22. Part One / Band of Horses
23. I Still Care for You / Ray LaMontagne
24. Glory of Love / Peter Cetera
25. Exogenesis Symphony Part 3 (Redemption) / Muse


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ah yes, love is in the air. valentine's day is upon us. you know, that quasi-holiday where we're supposed to fork over cash for a cheap box of chocolate's at our local walgreens? yeah, that one. well, the fine folks here at #MixDay central don't roll like that. you can keep your stinkin' chocolates because we've got a fresh box of awesome just waiting to add 5 pounds to that still-hungover christmas dinner belly of yours.

but sometimes, of course, we love things we ought to hate. this mix represents that. we've each chosen a song that we hate to love. it's our guilty pleasures. it's what we sing out loud in the car, but furiously turn down when the windows lower. it's what you were never supposed to hear.

so, while we're ashamed and weeping, we ask you to enjoy the mix!

1. Always Be My Baby / Mariah Carey :: Justin Myers
2. All Cried Out / Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam :: Jennifer Pyron
3. By Your Side / Sade :: Lindsay Irvin
4. Tom's Diner (Acapella) / Suzanne Vega :: Tre Baker
5. I Need to Know / Marc Anthony :: Paula Cigainero
6. MMMBop / Hanson :: Audra Wallace
7. Friends in Low Places / Garth Brooks :: Jason Weist
8. What Goes Around Comes Around / Justin Timberlake :: Alissa Mathews
9. True / Spandau Ballet :: Mark Friedman
10. Fantasy / Mariah Carey :: Amanda Morgan
11. Here's a Quarter / Travis Tritt :: Ryan Byrd
12. More Than Words / Extreme :: Chris Earls
13. Mamma Mia / ABBA:: Graham Cobb
14. Believe / Cher :: Bekah Caraway
15. Break it Down Again / Tears for Fears :: Sam Eifling

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due to some inclement weather friday (a.k.a. an average day in minnesota pretty much 10 months out of the year), we've bumped #MixDay a couple days. but do not fear, fellow music-moochers, sam eifling—one of the newest additions to the arkansas business editorial crew—brings one of the biggest heaping scoops of awesome we've had yet. have you ever dreamed of a mixtape that pauses for a moment to hear william faulkner's nobel prize for literature acceptance speech? well...bam! you've got it.

happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. (untitled) / Ray
2. Power and the Glory / NFL Films
3. The World is Yours / Nas
4. Talk Amongst Yourselves / Grand National
5. Why You / The Loose Cannons
6. Treat Me Mean, I Need the Reputation / Xploding Plastix
7. Bitch, I'm Broke / Cody Chesnutt
8. Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb / The Pilgrim Travelers
9. Sixteen Tons / Tennessee Ernie Ford
10. Powerhouse / Raymond Scott
11. I Fell In Love With a Girl / The White Stripes (bluegrass cover)
12. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) / Marvin Gaye
13. Cello Song / Nick Drake
14. (accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature) / William Faulkner speech
15. Old School / Danger Doom & Talib Kweli
16. Chemical Calisthenics / Blackalicious
17. Thirteen / Garbage
18. Think Locally, F'ck Globally / Gogol Bordello
19. Wheels, No Engines / Awesome New Republic
20. Pink Glove / Pulp
21. The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine / Spoon
22. Scuba (Amon Tobin remix) / Bonobo
23. Oo-de-Lally / Roger Miller

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for our second #MixDay offering of 2010, advertising coordinator extraordinaire keely kaffenberger brings you 27 tracks of digital awesome. she's given us a little something for everyone's animal interests: elephants, mice, wolves...and fergie. so, you're sure to find something to help you make it through the end of another long work week.

happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Good Day / Nappy Roots
2. Satellite Skin / Modest Mouse
3. Don’t Upset the Rhythm / The Noisettes
4. No one is gonna love you / Band of Horses
5. Oxford Comma / Vampire Weekend
6. In One Ear / Cage the Elephant
7. Never Forget You / The Noisettes
8. Back Against the Wall / Cage the Elephant
9. Maps / Yeah Yeah Yeahs
10. Breaking / Anberlin
11. I’m Not Over / Carolina Liar
12. New in Town / Little Boots
13. Show Me What I’m Looking For / Carolina Liar
14. Fergalicious / Fergie
15. Ulysses / Franz Ferdinand
16. No You Girls / Franz Ferdinand
17. Be Be Your Love / Rachel Yamagata
18. Phenomena / Yeah Yeah Yeahs
19. White Sky / Vampire Weekend
20. We Used to Vacation / Cold War Kids
21. Bad Man’s World / Jenny Lewis
22. Beautiful World / Carolina Liar
23. Believe / The Bravery
24. Someone Great / LCD Soundsystem
25. The Gift / Angels and Airwaves
26. You’re a Wolf / Sea Wolf
27. Time Won’t Let me go by / The Bravery

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ladies and gentlemen, #MixDay is back for 2010! [cue the applause] much like a lot of people, i've spent plenty of time pontificating on the past 10 years of music, looking at the best and worst of the decade. so i thought it was high time to look back at the previous two decades of awesome. the 80's and 90's were the best of times and the worst of times. on one hand, the 80's brought us the musical styling of one hall & oates, but we were also forced to survive years of hair metal and dudes in makeup. and, of course, the 90's brought us so much good…but then there was the wilson phillips years.

so, buckle up for this stroll down memory lane.

Thank God it's #MixDay: 20+ Years of Awesome

1980: Rock With You / Michael Jackson
1981: You Make My Dreams Come True / Hall & Oates
1982: Jack & Diane / John Cougar
1983: Islands in the Stream / Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
1984: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go / Wham!
1985: Sussudio / Phil Collins
1986: I Can't Wait / Nu Shooz
1987: Heart and Soul / T'Pau
1988: Wishing Well / Terence Trent D'Arby
1989: My Prerogative / Bobby Brown
1989: Hold On / Wilson Phillips
1991: Joyride / Roxette
1992: To Be With You / Mr. Big
1993: All That She Wants / Ace of Base
1994: Cannonball / The Breeders
1995: Candy Rain / Soul 4 Real
1996: Pepper / Butthole Surfers
1997: Love Rollercoaster / Red Hot Chili Peppers
1998: Ghetto Superstar / Pras ft. Mya & Ol' Dirty Bastard
1999: All Star / Smashmouth
2000: The Bad Touch / Bloodhound Gang


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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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joy to the world, #MixDay has come! yes, indeed, our last MixDay of 2009 (i think) has come and we bear great tidings of goodness to the world. for this mix—titled Gifts to the World—each mixtaper has submitted a single track that they consider, naturally, a gift to the world. as you can see, this is a sordid group of music connoisseurs. nevertheless, when you combine the likes of extreme with the bee gees and a certain pirate musical group, awesomeness is sure to ensue.

enjoy!

Thank God it's #MixDay: Gifts to the World

1. More Than Words / Extreme :: Amber Brewer
2. The Gambler / Kenny Rogers :: Audra Wallace
3. I Wanna Sex You Up / Color Me Badd :: Ryan Byrd
4. One / U2 :: Alissa Mathews
5. X-Mas Gift / il libretina :: Graham Cobb
6. Stayin' Alive / Bee Gees :: Bekah Caraway
7. Losing My Religion / R.E.M. :: Amanda Morgan
8. Macarena / Los Del Rio :: Chip Taulbee
9. Heretics / Andrew Bird :: Jamie Walden
10. Fire & Rain / James Taylor :: Justin Myers
11. Purple Haze / Jimi Hendrix :: Keely Kaffenberger
12. Hallelujah / Jeff Buckley :: Lance Turner
13. Respect / Aretha Franklin :: Paula Cigainero
14. The Gift / The Velvet Underground :: Tre Baker
15. Do They Know It's Christmas / Band Aid :: Jennifer Pyron
16. Silver Bells / Pirates in Your Pants :: Mark J. Friedman

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from the depths of the musical soul of our director of marketing and creative services, justin myers, comes this blend of the best rock and pop of the last 20 years. any time you mix a guy named hootie with somebody named spacehog and then throw in a dash of the almighty radio gods, it's bound to be a great mix.

happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Are You In / Incubus
2. In the Meantime / Spacehog
3. California Waiting / Kings of Leon
4. Lucky / Seven Mary Three
5. Superman's Dead / Our Lady Peace
6. Raining in Baltimore / Counting Crows
7. Your Winter / Sister Hazel
8. What's Been Going On / Amos Lee
9. Free / Zac Brown Band
10. Where We Gonna Go From Here / Mat Kearney
11. Something's Come Over Me / Ernie Halter
12. Old Man & Me / Hootie & the Blowfish
13. Desperately Wanting / Better than Ezra
14. Motorcycle Drive By / Third Eye Blind
15. Standing Outside a Broken Phonebooth with Money in My Hand / Primitive Radio Gods
16. Don't Look Back in Anger / Oasis
17. Long Road to Ruin / Foo Fighters
18. Gimme Shelter / The Rolling Stones


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someone had to do it. someone needed to do it. alas, thanks to arkansas business associate publisher, chip taulbee, brings the christmas mix. but what's a christmas mix without a few gifts from dee snyder, hollis' greatest rap group, a singing, high-pitched piece of poo and, of course, the dark lord of the underworld? merry christmas!

enjoy.

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Jingle Bells / Frank Sinatra
2. Oh Come All Ye Faithful / Twisted Sister
3. Linus and Lucy / Vince Guaraldi Trio
4. The Chipmunk Song / Alvin & the Chipmunks
5. Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town / Bruce Springsteen
6. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight) / The Romones
7. Baby It’s Cold Outside / Leon Redbone / Zoe Deschanel
8. Here Comes Santa Claus / Bob Dylan
9. Christmas in Hollis / Run-D.M.C.
10. Wizards In Winder / Trans-Siberian Orchestra
11. Skating / George Winston
12. You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch / Boris Karloff
13. What’s This / Danny Elfman
14. Christmas Time In Hell / Satan, The Dark Prince
15. Punk Rock Christmas / Sex Pistols
16. New Years Eve / The Walkmen
17. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer / Dean Martin
18. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas / Mr. Hankey


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what can we say about mark j. friedman? many eloquent words could be spoken here on this #MixDay post: the greatest of all time, the coolest guy ever named mark or friedman or to have the middle initial j., knocked up and loaded... so many kind and loving words could be said, but we'd rather let the songs do the talking. so, without further ado, we present knocked up and loaded.

enjoy.

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Catch That Girl / Pirates In Your Pants
2. Stolen Car / Patty Griffin
3. (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame / Elvis Presley
4. Just Can't Get Enough / Depeche Mode
5. High / The Cure
6. Strangelove / Depeche Mode
7. Beast of Burden / The Rolling Stones
8. How Soon Is Now / The Smiths
9. One Step Up / Bruce Springsteen


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up first this week, audra wallace, production traffic coordinator extraordinaire (that just means she's important...), tickles your #MixDay fancy with 14 tracks of awesome (well, except for that toby keith guy......). with all the greatness this list has compiled, one question leaps off the page at me, "where's the archuleta??" in spite, of that, we hope you enjoy.

happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Outside Villanova / Eric Hutchinson
2. Banditos / The Refreshments
3. Need / Tyrone Wells
4. Wallflower / Caroline’s Spine
5. Should have been a Cowboy / Toby Keith
6. Sweat Pea / Amos Lee
7. Pretty Girl / Ernie Halter
8. Sunshine Lady / Two Spot Gobi
9. What’s Up? / 4 Non Blondes
10. Wagon Wheel / Old Crow Medicine Show
11. Gotta Get Thru This (Acoustic) / Daniel Bedingfield
12. Play / Matt White
13. Lost / Anouk
14. Carry On / Pat Green

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only a few seconds into bekah caraway's opening track, welcome 2 detroit, you can see why i suggested this mix be renamed mama's don't let your babies grow up to be named trick trick…. but alas, she didn't take my advice. :) nevertheless, we've got a stellar contribution from ad coordinator extraordinaire bekah. from the arcade fire to quiet riot to mike jones shouting military orders, we've got everything that makes for a great #MixDay offering.

happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Welcome 2 Detroit / Trick Trick & Eminem
2. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) / Arcade Fire
3. Clipping / Mute Math
4. Happy / The Daylights
5. Failsafe / The New Pornographers
6. Angels With Enemies / Lovedrug
7. Sleepless / Until June
8. Believable Doubt / Andy Davis
9. The Stroke / Billy Squier
10. Come On Feel the Noize / Quiet Riot
11. You Love Me / DeVotchKa
12. Slow Life / Grizzly Bear
13. The Chills / Peter Bjorn and John
14. Seventeen Years / Ratatat
15. Reckoner / Radiohead
16. Sister Winter / Sufjan Stevens
17. To Love Somebody / Ray LaMontagne & Damien Rice
18. Unintended / Muse
19. Possibility / Lykke Li
20. Roslyn / Bon Iver & St. Vincent
21. Get Better / Mates of State
22. I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You / Black Kids
23. Drop and Gimme 50 / Mike Jones & Hurricane Chris
24. The Final Countdown / Europe

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coming from the mind of ad coordinator and resident abpg hippy, alissa mathews has truly crafted a strangebrew. it's a beautiful thing when the boys of widespread panic can share some #MixDay space with the likes of ice cube and devin the dude, and alissa has brought us just that. so, sit back and take a few sips of her strangebrew.

enjoy!

Thank God it's #MixDay: Strangbrew

1. Blue Mountain Hop / Bela Fleck
2. Gold to Me / Ben Harper
3. Space Wrangler / Widespread Panic
4. Redemption Song / Bob Marley
5. Pusherman / Curtis Mayfield
6. Danko/Manuel / Drive By Truckers
7. Love on the Run / Galactic
8. Friend of the Devil / Grateful Dead
9. Hurt / Johnny Cash
10. Oh My God / Michael Franti
11. Driving Song / Widespread Panic
12. Cornflake Girl / Tori Amos
13. Golden / My Morning Jacket
14. I’ll Be Your Man / The Black Keys
15. Pancho & Lefty / Willy Nelson
16. Lovin in my Baby’s Eyes / Taj Mahal & Leftover Salmon
17. Wade in the Water / Blind Boys of Alabama
18. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik / Outkast
19. Still Not a Player / Big Punisher
20. Picture Me Rollin / Tupac
21. Check Yo Self / Ice Cube
22. Vato / Snoop Dogg
23. Get By (remix) / Talib Kweli
24. What a Job / Devin the Dude
25. DTP / Growing Pains

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UPDATE: it has come to our attention that there was a technical issue with the previously linked, Thank God it's #MixDay: YES! We Graduated!. apparently, in the place of the correctly labeled a.m. radio by everclear, was the seminal 2001 track by ludacris, what's your fantasy. this was not justin myers' favorite track from his senior year. it was actually his 2nd favorite track. the everclear track is, indeed, his 1st favorite.

so, the zipped file has been updated to reflect the proper track. if you don't want to re-download the entire album, you can click here to download the single everclear track.

sorry for the mixup justin!

(oh, and because we never heard from our favorite internet editor, lance turner, several mixtapers decided to play the role of prognosticator and take a crack at what his favorite track of 1995 might have been.....hope you enjoy it.....) :)

this week, we bring you a special early edition of Thank God it's #MixDay that brings together all of ABPG's mixtapers, titled "YES! We Graduated!". this mix features each person's favorite track from their senior year of high school, so it spans a lot of years, a lot of genres and a lot of regretful musical selections... so, from the fine young cannibals singing in a strange, high-pitched voice to andre 3000 belting out lines about shaking it like a polaroid picture, we've got the full gambit of senior year awesomeness.

as an aside, it's interesting to note the musical evolution just within the tale end of the 80s to the mid-2000s. particularly, the rise of hip hop in mainstream, teenage culture is interesting. the rock/pop angst of the 90s was more or less replaced by the rise of eminem, outkast and radio-friendly hip hop at the dawn of the new millennium. so, it would be interesting to see where this mix ends up in another 20 years.

alright, enough musical pontification. enjoy!

Thank God it's #MixDay: YES! We Graduated!

1989: She Drives Me Crazy / Fine Young Cannibals :: Mark Friedman
1989: Kid Fears / Indigo Girls :: Jennifer Pyron
1990: Poison / Bel Biv Devoe :: Paula Cigainero
1992: Happy / Victory Garden :: Tre Baker
1994: Home of the Lame (Boba Fett's Last Ride) / Nuisance :: Graham Cobb
1995: Freak Like Me / Adina Howard :: Lance Turner
1997: Tha Crossroads / Bone Thugs-N-Harmony :: Alissa Mathews
1998: Rabbit in Your Headlights / UNKLE :: Amber Brewer
1998: Sex and Candy / Marcy Playground :: Ryan Byrd
1999: Pretty Fly for a White Guy / The Offspring :: Audra Wallace
1999: Higher / Creed :: Chris Earls
2000: The Real Slim Shady / Eminem :: Keely Kaffenberger
2000: Everything in its Right Place / Radiohead :: Chip Taulbee
2001: A.M. Radio / Everclear :: Justin Myers
2001: Here's to the Night / Eve 6 :: Amanda Morgan
2003: Such Great Heights / The Postal Service :: Jamie Walden
2004: Hey Ya / Outkast :: Bekah Caraway

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the music is great. the mix is sublime. the attention to musical detail is impeccable. but ladies and gentlemen, just take a look at internet editor tre baker's artwork. is it an overstatement to say that this artwork is the eddie murphy of #MixDay art?? ok, so maybe you don't want your musical endeavors to be compared to eddie murphy's movie career, but you get the point. oh wait...not just the artwork, but when you hear track #18 comes pulsing through your headphones, your day is going to be immediately more awesome.

fellow mixtapers, i just want to offer a hearty, "thank you for being a friend..."

enjoy.

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Run to The Hills / Iron Maiden
2. Thank You Friends / Big Star
3. Memphis and Arkansas Bridge / Charlie Rich
4. Tulsa Telephone Book / Calexico
5. Pumpkin Pie / Rex Mantlepiece
6. Flex / The Rodeo Boys
7. Gratitude / Beastie Boys
8. Gold / John Stewart
9. Billie Jean (home demo from 1981) / Michael Jackson
10. Black Friday / Steely Dan
11. Black and Brown Blues / Silver Jews
12. Young Pilgrims / The Shins
13. Little Man With A Gun In His Hand / Minutemen
14. Don't You Worry 'bout A thing / Stevie Wonder
15. What a Fool Believes / Aretha Franklin
16. Through the Long Night / Billy Joel
17. Linus And Lucy / Built To Spill
18. Thank You For Being A Friend / Cynthia Fee
19. Cold Turkey / John Lennon

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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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there's several things we know about @LRsoiree: it has amazing writing, great philanthropic content and, most of all, it has killer design. what you may not have know, is that amber brewer—art director for @LRsoiree—has incredible music taste. the way you know a mixtape is awesome is that in addition to the layers of identified awesomeness, she even through in a few "found objects" that were so awesome she left them unnamed. now that's good mixtaping! (oh, one sidenote: this was supposed to be 26 tracks, but unfortunately, the stellar track mr. club by pretty girls make graves fell victim to DRM purgatory...) :)

ok, happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Autumn Sweater / Yo La Tengo
2. Black Marketeering / Tel Aviv
3. True Affection / The Blow
4. Cause = Time / Broken Social Scene
5. Stay Loose / Belle and Sebastian
6. Loud Pipes / Ratatat
7. Gila / Beach House
8. Heart it Races / Architecture in Helsinki
9. Found Object #3 / Unknown
10. Long Division / Fugazi
11. Pirate Song / The Besties
12. Six Days / DJ Shadow
13. Penelope / Pinback
14. Atmosphere / Atmosphere
15. Sovereign / The Duke Spirit
16. Sunrise / Yeasayer
17. You Came to Me / Beach House
18. It Killed Mom / The Ohsees
19. Anthem for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl / Broken Social Scene
20. Marble House / The Knife
21. Doctor Blind / Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton
22. Found Object #4 / Unknown
23. Through the Backyards / Au Revoir Simone
24. Found Object #2 / Unknown
25. Bunny in a Bunny Suit / Simone White

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this week, the fine folks @LRsoiree have brought the #MixDay goods and brought it they did. @LRsoireeAmanda (amanda morgan) is the associate editor of soiree and she's edited her itunes down to 19 tracks of sweet #MixDay goodness. and because variety is, indeed, the spice of life, we've got everything from the fugees to the stills to a little known guitar player name jimi hendrix.

enjoy your trip through awesome.

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Level / The Raconteurs
2. Taper Jean Girl / Kings of Leon
3. Killing Me Softly / The Fugees
4. Dearest / Buddy Holly
5. Down to the River to Pray / Alison Krauss
6. Wishing Well / The Airborne Toxic Event
7. In the Waiting Line /Zero 7
8. Someone Else’s Song / Wilco
9. Effect & Cause / The White Stripes
10. Punkrocker / Teddybears (feat. Iggy Pop)
11. Still In The Love Song / The Stills
12. Big Blue Sky / Sandra McCracken
13. White Daisy Passing / Rocky Votolato
14. Time is Running Out / Muse
15. Everything to Nothing / Manchester Orchestra
16. No One’s Gonna Love You / Band of Horses
17. Angie / The Rolling Stones
18. Stick With Me Baby / Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
19. Red House / Jimi Hendrix

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next up on the #MixDay docket is account executive, guitarist for the reds & overall badass, graham cobb. graham spent many long, loud nights in the 90s listening to angsty rock & rap from a number of the 36 chambers, so while his memory is a little fuzzy, his 90s mix lives on!

enjoy your trip back.

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Facet Squared / Fugazi
2. Goodbye, Dr. Fate / Trusty
3. Natural / Chino Horde
4. Wheelz of Steel / Outkast
5. Rearview Mirror / Pearl Jam
6. Hey Hey You Say / Papa Fritas
7. Disco Six Six Six / Girls Against Boys
8. Scenario / A Tribe Called Quest
9. Harnessed in Slums / Archers of Loaf
10. The Question is How Fast / Superchunk
11. Protect Ya Neck / Wu-Tang Clan
12. West Coast Invitational / Jawbreaker
13. Hummer / Smashing Pumpkins
14. Pass the Mic / Beastie Boys
15. Do You Compute? / Drive Like Jehu
16. Dine Alone / Quicksand
17. X French T-Shirt / Shudder to Think
18. Burn in Hell / Junior Kimbrough

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it's week 3 of abpg's Thank God it's #MixDay and we're excited to announce that advertising designer extraordinaire, paula cigainero, brings us a mix that's sure to stir up your inner-estrogen supply. actually, this is a great dovetail mix to today's release from our friends over at CJRW. you can find nicole boddington's mix here.

happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Salud / RJD2
2. Bachelorette / Björk
3. What Else is There? / Röyksopp
4. Coast is Clear / Curve
5. Daybreaker / Beth Orton
6. De-Luxe / Lush
7. Tears from the Moon / Conjure One ft. Sinéad O'Connor
8. Carnival / Tori Amos
9. Down by the Water / PJ Harvey
10. Angels / Wax Poetic ft. Norah Jones
11. Maps / Yeah Yeah Yeahs
12. Sour Times / Portishead
13. Honestly OK / Dido
14. Out of This / Autamata
15. Six Seven Times / Flunk
16. Since we Last Spoke / RJD2

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for our next selection, we're proud to announce that @gabecouchbrings us our first mixtape that requires a parental advisory. so, we're definitely cool with keepin' it classy here at abpg... :)

the highlight of gabe's mix might just be the bonus track, which features the soon-to-be-huge rapper/brother of gabe, known as mo c. never has dardanelle produced such a feared gangster, rapper and street entrepreneur.

alright, happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Your Way with Words is Through / A Day To Remember
2. I Kissed a Girl / Attack! Attack!
3. The Sky is Falling / Thrice
4. So Deep / MSTRKRFT
5. Fulfill the Dream / Minus the Bear
6. Clipping / MuteMath
7. Meat / Ruiner
8. Archangel / Burial
9. I am A Book, Torn / Manchester Orchestra
10. Eat / Jack Conte
11. Cutting off the Blood To Ten / Right Away, Great Captain!
12. Auditorium / Mos Def
13. In the Mind and Marrow / Shai Hulud
14. Forgive / Burial

**Bonus Track**
15. Freestyle / Mo C

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here we go. the second installment of abpg's Thank God it's #MixDay is here! first up, we've got jennifer pyron, editor of @LRFamily. jennifer's taking us back with a great "retro"spective. for those born post-1989, prepare to be taken to a faraway land called Awesome.

alright, happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay: A "Retro"spective by Jennifer Pyron

1. Dancing Queen / ABBA
2. My Generation (Part 2) / Todd Snider
3. Coconut / Widespread Panic
4. A Little Less Conversation / Elvis Presley
5. Deadbeat Club / B-52s
6. Groove is in the Heart / Dee-Lite
7. Alison / Elvis Costello
8. Mother Mary / Foxboro Hottubs
9. What's My Scene / Hoodoo Gurus
10. A Campfire Song / 10,000 Maniacs
11. I Drove All Night / Cyndi Lauper
12. Punk Rock Party / Mulehead
13. My Life Would Suck Without You / Kelly Clarkson
14. Killians Red / Nada Surf
15. Take the Skinheads Bowling / Camper Van Beethoven
16. That's the Way That the World Goes Round / John Prine
17. Here Comes Your Man / The Pixies
18. King of Birds / R.E.M.
19. Interstate Love Song / Stone Temple Pilots
20. Thriller / Michael Jackson

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for the second, um, first, installment of abpg's Thank God it's #MixDay, @ryanbyrd offers up a plethora of ditties sure to please the eardrums. fortunately for ryan, the fear of a false advertising suit is nonexistent, so, you know what, i'm just gonna go ahead and say that this mix will extend your life expectancy 5 years and it will remove bug and tar from your vehicle.

alright, happy listening!

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Welcome / Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
2. Born Again / Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons
3. Hard to Be / David Bazan
4. Empty / Ray LaMontagne
5. Backfire / Mute Math
6. Relator / Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson
7. Mostly Prove Me Wrong / Fiction Family
8. I Don't Know / Lisa Hannigan
9. Irish Hymn / Kevin Max
10. Acid Tongue / Jenny Lewis
11. What You Give Up to Get It / Derek Webb
12. Every Thought a Thought of You / mewithoutYou
13. Wide Awake / Chris Cornell
14. Call it in the Air / Discover America
15. But for You Who Fear my Name / The Welcome Wagon
16. On a Day Like This / Elbow
17. Lies / Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
18. What You Don't Know / Don Chaffer
19. Jackdaw / David Gray
20. When Doves Cry / Damien Rice
21. Helena / Nickel Creek
22. Oh Dear / Brandi Carlile

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ladies and gentlemen, for the first time ever, we're glad to present to you abpg's Thank God it's #MixDay. as stated, the first on the docket is @LT and he brings it with the fierce intensity that only an internet editor and social media master can bring! ;)

as a bonus, not only do you get this amazing mix, but you also get to stare at lance turner all day long in your itunes!

enjoy.

Thank God it's #MixDay

1. Entertain / Sleater-Kinney
2. Marro / St. Vincent
3. Life Like / The Rosebuds
4. Angeles / Crosstide
5. This Must Be the Place / Miles Fisher
6. Dead Sound / The Ravonettes
7. Unfinished Sympathy / Massive Attack
8. Certamente / Madreblu
9. Streets of New York / Cerys Matthews
10. People Got a Lotta Nerve / Neko Case
11. 4 M.B. / Lloyd Cole
12. Trains to Brazil / Guillemots
13. Bonnie Brae / The Twilight Singers
14. Here Comes the Flood / Peter Gabriel

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hello all. welcome to the new home of arkansas business publishing group's foray into what the good people @cjrwInteractive have dubbed Thank God it's #MixDay. instead of thinking of this as us ripping them off (which we certainly are...), we like to think of it as a collaborative effort amongst little rock's creatives. see how we word that to make it fit our agenda? beautiful.


after much weeping and gnashing of teeth (you'll notice that i'm posting this a little after 2 a.m.), the site is up, running and ready to hit you with many weeks worth of possibly sordid and likely lurid mixtapes from the fine folks at ABPG. instead of simply offering mixes from a single department, our #MixDay selections will feature people from designers to account executives to the coffee-driven folks back in editorial. so, it should be a sorted bunch of mixtapes. due to the relatively large number of participants, instead of a single mix each week, you'll get two (and one week will have three). so, double your money.

we'll try to post these by, at least, noon on friday, but we actually do work around here, so we'll play it by ear.

if you want to keep up-to-date with the goings-on here at #MixDay central, you can do one of a few things. you can, a.) obsessively hit refresh in browser all day on fridays, b.) follow @ryanbyrd on twitter where immediate #MixDay updates will given or, c.) subscribe to our rss feed.

so, happy listening. the first mixes—from myself and @LT (lance turner)—will be up in a matter of hours.