In the column today, I rattled off 10 new (or new-to-me) artists who have my iPod rockin' so far in '08. If you checked out my Bartender Challenge mix or read The Beehive, you might already know some of the names on the list.

Since I'm constantly trying to hip people to new music, I'm taking that a step further on The Beehive. I'm introducing
my own Muxtape site that I will updating from time to time and share with you all. You can count on new artists, new music and occasionally some old favorites that I might be feeling at the time. Here's the first mix.

Among others, it includes Miguel, Chester French, The Ting Tings and Santogold, all of whom were mentioned in this morning's column. If you're not familiar with Muxtape, it's a site where people upload 12-song mixes for the site's visitors, who can easily stream the songs. All you gotta do is click the song titles. Go have a listen. It's better than the radio.

If any of you are using Muxtape, drop your links and let's start sharing new music recommendations.