I realize the Summer Mix Series can be a bit of an overwhelming affair but I think the creativity (both audibly and visually) make it well worth spending some time. It has only been open a few days but there are already a number of mixes that have caught my eye. This isn't everything that I'm enjoying so far but a good place to start:

• An Alternative Retrospective: 1993 - 1996 - all songs from the mid-nineties from a lot of college / indie / non-mainstream types. It's easy to look back on the nineties as just the time of Grunge but there was a lot more being offered; it's worth going back to.
• KNIEVEL - another quality mix from the Schwartzblog family. This one consists of a lot of 60's and 70's rock songs - those type that when listened to in the car will make you want to drive up a ramp and clear 30 buses.
• Four - a mix from Mondo Salvo comprised entirely of bands with four letters in their names. It's a fun theme and he manages to make the tracklisting flow together well.
• BOSS Battle - 8-bit music extraordinaire. I've been listening to this all morning and it invokes a frenzied energy.. good for getting a lot of work done.
• Sunrays and Sand - Music for the Beach is a pretty vague theme but the mix is an enjoyable listen and, thus, recommended for downloading.
• 2010: A Space Opera - a themed mix attempting to tell the story of the human race being evacuated from Earth. It's a daunting task but the break-up of five acts makes it actually work.

There will be plenty more of these roundups - be sure to comment on the site to let the authors know they're doing a great job.