Look at you. With your dirty little secrets. Oh, don't think we didn't know about them. Everybody knows; it's common knowledge. You have a soft spot for songs that you know you shouldn't like, songs that you wish you didn't like. Well, child, it's time to hang that dirty laundry out on Mixologists' front lawn. We are laying down a Challenge! for you to tell us your guilty musical pleasures.

Of course, there are some ground rules involved. Let's run through those.

• The length of your mix should not exceed the length of a standard CD - 80 minutes.
• Mixes must be submitted via email: submitmix@googlegroups.com
• Kindly give your mix a title, and create cover art (attach to the submission email).
  
• There is no limit on the number of mixes that can be submitted by one person.

The deadline for submission is March 24, 2006. We will begin posting mixes on the 24th, but will not accept submissions after that (hence the word "deadline").

Some tips:

• Ordinarily, we'd emphasize originality, but this time, we're gonna ask you to bring forth the most embarrassing music that you can't help but dig.
• Bonus points for this Challenge! will be handed out if you can somehow construct a mix full of bad songs and make it really groove. (Good luck...) Put some thought into the order of your playlist and make sure it flows from one song to the next nicely.
• Eclecticism and diversity count. Boy bands are pretty obvious, and I don't discourage their inclusion, but try to blend genres if you can.

Most importantly, though, don't be embarrassed. Let it all hang out. Bad is good. This Mixologists Challenge! is calling collect. Will you accept the charges?
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Guilty Pleasures Challenge! Entries
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80's Guilty Pleasures - The Pumpkinhead
Guilty Pleasures - Mandy
Hunka Chunka Peanut Butter Fudge - Becker
Not Guilty - Tori
18 Songs You Hate to Love - The Pumpkinhead
Starring John Stamos - Britt
Arresting - The Pope